Jeremiah 5:12,31
Jeremiah 5:12-13 The Message (MSG)
“They’ve spread lies about GOD. They’ve said, ‘There’s nothing to him. Nothing bad will happen to us, neither famine nor war will come our way. The prophets are all windbags. They speak nothing but nonsense.’”
Jeremiah 5:30-31 The Message (MSG)
“Unspeakable! Sickening! What’s happened in this country? Prophets preach lies and priests hire on as their assistants. And my people love it. They eat it up! But what will you do when it’s time to pick up the pieces?”
Jeremiah 5:12 King James Version (KJV)
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine
Jeremiah 5:31 King James Version (KJV)
the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Jeremiah 5:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They have lied about the LORD And said, “Not He; Misfortune will not come on us, And we will not see sword or famine.
Jeremiah 5:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love it so! But what will you do at the end of it?
Jeremiah 5:12 New Century Version (NCV)
Those people have lied about the LORD and said, “He will not do anything to us! Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never see war or hunger!
Jeremiah 5:31 New Century Version (NCV)
The prophets speak lies, and the priests take power into their own hands, and my people love it this way. But what will you do when the end comes?
Jeremiah 5:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine
Jeremiah 5:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Jeremiah 5:12 New International Version (NIV)
They have lied about the LORD; they said, “He will do nothing! No harm will come to us; we will never see sword or famine.
Jeremiah 5:31 New International Version (NIV)
The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
Jeremiah 5:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
They have lied about the LORD, And said, “It is not He. Neither will evil come upon us, Nor shall we see sword or famine.
Jeremiah 5:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?
Jeremiah 5:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They have lied about and denied the LORD By saying, “It is not He [who speaks through His prophets]; Misfortune and evil shall not come on us, Nor will we see war or famine.
Jeremiah 5:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love [to have] it so! But what will you do when the end comes?
Jeremiah 5:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
“They have lied about the LORD and said, ‘He won’t bother us! No disasters will come upon us. There will be no war or famine.
Jeremiah 5:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?
Jeremiah 5:12 The Passion Translation (TPT)
They have lied about YAHWEH, saying, “No disaster is coming. We won’t experience sword or famine. He won’t let anything happen to us.
Jeremiah 5:31 The Passion Translation (TPT)
The prophets prophesy lies, and the priests lead out of their own self-interest. And my people love it that way. But what will they do when judgment comes?”