Jeremiah 5:14

The Lord Proclaims Judgment

¹⁴ Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts:
"Because you speak this word,
_z Behold, I will make My words in your mouth fire,
And this people wood,
And it shall devour them.

Cross References
Isaiah 24:6
Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men are left.
Jeremiah 1:9
Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
Jeremiah 23:29
Is not My word like a fire?" says the LORD, "And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
Hosea 6:5
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And your judgments are like light that goes forth.
Zechariah 1:6
Yet surely My words and My statutes, Which I commanded My servants the prophets, Did they not overtake your fathers? "So they returned and said: 'Just as the LORD of hosts determined to do to us, According to our ways and according to our deeds, So He has dealt with us.' " '

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jeremiah 5:14

Strong's Concordance

Jeremiah 5:14

Wherefore thus saithH559 the LORDH3068 GodH430 of hosts,H6635 Because ye speakH1696 this word,H1697 behold, I will makeH5414 my wordsH1697 in thy mouthH6310 fire,H784 and this peopleH5971 wood,H6086 and it shall devourH398 them.

Notes

Jeremiah 5:14

Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts: "Because you speak this word, Behold, I will make My words in your mouth fire, And this people wood, And it shall devour them.

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