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Jeremiah 5:14

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Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

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  1. Jeremiah 5:12

    They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

  2. Jeremiah 5:13

    And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

  3. Jeremiah 5:15

    Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

  4. Jeremiah 5:16

    Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

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