Jeremiah 5:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.

Young's Literal Translation
They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, ‘[It is] not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see.

King James Bible
They have belied the LORD, and said, [It is] not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

Hebrew
They have lied
כִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ (ki·ḥă·šū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3584: To disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean

about the LORD
בַּיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and said,
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“He
ה֑וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will not do anything;
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

harm
רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

will not
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

come
תָב֤וֹא (ṯā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to us;
עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

we will not
ל֥וֹא (lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

see
נִרְאֶֽה׃ (nir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7200: To see

sword
וְחֶ֥רֶב (wə·ḥe·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

or famine.
וְרָעָ֖ב (wə·rā·‘āḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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