12 (A)They have lied about the Lord,
And said, (B)It is not He.
(C)Neither will [a]evil come upon us,
Nor shall we see sword or famine.

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  1. Jeremiah 5:12 disaster

12 They have lied(A) about the Lord;
    they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;(B)
    we will never see sword or famine.(C)

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16 But (A)they mocked the messengers of God, (B)despised His words, and (C)scoffed at His prophets, until the (D)wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy.

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16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed(A) at his prophets until the wrath(B) of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.(C)

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14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men,
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
And with Sheol we are in agreement.
When the overflowing scourge passes through,
It will not come to us,
(A)For we have made lies our refuge,
And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”

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14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord,(A) you scoffers(B)
    who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15 You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death,(C)
    with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement.
When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(D)
    it cannot touch us,
for we have made a lie(E) our refuge
    and falsehood[a] our hiding place.(F)

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  1. Isaiah 28:15 Or false gods

And watch: if it goes up the road to its own territory, to (A)Beth Shemesh, then He has done [a]us this great evil. But if not, then (B)we shall know that it is not His hand that struck us—it happened to us by chance.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 6:9 this calamity to us

but keep watching it. If it goes up to its own territory, toward Beth Shemesh,(A) then the Lord has brought this great disaster on us. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not his hand that struck us but that it happened to us by chance.”

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19 and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I [a]follow the (A)dictates of my heart’—(B)as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.

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  1. Deuteronomy 29:19 walk in the stubbornness or imagination

19 When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing(A) on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,”(B) they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

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10 He who believes in the Son of God (A)has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God (B)has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.

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10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.(A) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,(B) because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.

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For you yourselves know perfectly that (A)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (B)sudden destruction comes upon them, (C)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

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for you know very well that the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief in the night.(B) While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(C) destruction will come on them suddenly,(D) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(E)

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The Lord’s Reply

“Look(A) among the nations and watch—
Be utterly astounded!
For I will work a work in your days
Which you would not believe, though it were told you.
For indeed I am (B)raising up the Chaldeans,
A bitter and hasty (C)nation
Which marches through the breadth of the earth,
To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.

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The Lord’s Answer

“Look at the nations and watch—
    and be utterly amazed.(A)
For I am going to do something in your days
    that you would not believe,
    even if you were told.(B)
I am raising up the Babylonians,[a](C)
    that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth(D)
    to seize dwellings not their own.(E)

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  1. Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans

11 (A)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(B)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [a]money.
(C)Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”

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  1. Micah 3:11 Lit. silver

11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(A)
    her priests teach for a price,(B)
    and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(C)
Yet they look(D) for the Lord’s support and say,
    “Is not the Lord among us?
    No disaster will come upon us.”(E)

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11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [a]prophesy to you [b]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (A)prattler of this people.

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  1. Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
  2. Micah 2:11 concerning

11 If a liar and deceiver(A) comes and says,
    ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’(B)
    that would be just the prophet for this people!(C)

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(A)They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ But the Lord has (B)not sent them; yet they hope that the word may [a]be confirmed.

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  1. Ezekiel 13:6 Come true

Their visions are false(A) and their divinations a lie. Even though the Lord has not sent(B) them, they say, “The Lord declares,” and expect him to fulfill their words.(C)

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22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, (A)‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’? 23 Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will lay this proverb to rest, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.” ’ But say to them, ‘ (B)“The days are at hand, and the [a]fulfillment of every vision. 24 For (C)no more shall there be any (D)false[b] vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25 For I am the Lord. I speak, and (E)the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and (F)perform it,” says the Lord God.’ ”

26 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 27 (G)“Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is (H)for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ 28 (I)Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak (J)will be done,” says the Lord God.’ ”

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  1. Ezekiel 12:23 Lit. word
  2. Ezekiel 12:24 Lit. vain

22 “Son of man, what is this proverb(A) you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’?(B) 23 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to put an end to this proverb, and they will no longer quote it in Israel.’ Say to them, ‘The days are near(C) when every vision will be fulfilled.(D) 24 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations(E) among the people of Israel. 25 But I the Lord will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay.(F) For in your days, you rebellious people, I will fulfill(G) whatever I say, declares the Sovereign Lord.(H)’”

26 The word of the Lord came to me: 27 “Son of man, the Israelites are saying, ‘The vision he sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies about the distant future.’(I)

28 “Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

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(A)that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to dwell there.’ But (B)Baruch the son of Neriah has [a]set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon.”

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  1. Jeremiah 43:3 Or incited

Azariah son of Hoshaiah(A) and Johanan(B) son of Kareah and all the arrogant(C) men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying!(D) The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to settle there.’(E) But Baruch(F) son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians,[a] so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon.”(G)

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  1. Jeremiah 43:3 Or Chaldeans