Jeremiah 5:12-16 Common English Bible (CEB)

12. They have lied about the Lordand said, "He’ll do nothing!Disaster won’t come upon us;we won’t see war or famine."

13. The prophets are so much wind;the word isn’t in them.Thus and so may it be done to them.

14. Therefore, the Lord God of heavenly forces proclaims:Because you have spoken this way,I will put my wordsin your mouth as a fire;it will consume the people,who are but kindling.

15. I am about to bring a distant nation against you,people of Israel,declares the Lord.It is an established nation,an ancient nation,a nation whose language you don’t know,whose speech you won’t understand.

16. Its weapons are deadly;its warriors are many.

Jeremiah 5