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shall consume them. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of armies says: “Because you have spoken this word, Behold, I am making My words fire in your mouth, And this people wood, and it will consume them. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, &#8220Because you have spoken this word, Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire And this people wood, and it will consume them. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, “Because you have spoken this word, Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire And this people wood, and it will consume them. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore, thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, “Because you have spoken this word, Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire And this people wood, and it will devour them. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, thus says the LORD God of hosts, “Because you [people] have spoken this word, Behold, I am making My words a fire in your mouth [Jeremiah] And this people wood, and My words will consume them. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD of Armies says: Because you have spoken this word, I am going to make my words become fire in your mouth. These people are the wood, and the fire will consume them. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: Because you have spoken this word, I am going to make My words become fire in your mouth. These people are the wood, and the fire will consume them. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am the LORD God All-Powerful. Jeremiah, I will tell you exactly what to say. Your words will be a fire; Israel and Judah will be the fuel. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Wherefore thus saith the LORD, the 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD God of Armies says: Because you've talked like this, I'm going to put my words in your mouth like a fire. These people will be like wood. My words will burn them up. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, this is what the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies says: "Because you people have said this, my words in your mouth will become a fire and these people the wood. The fire will destroy them. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: ?Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes. <a href="/net/jeremiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Because of that, the LORD, the God who rules over all, said to me, "Because these people have spoken like this, I will make the words that I put in your mouth like fire. And I will make this people like wood which the fiery judgments you speak will burn up." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, "Because you speak this word, look, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies says, “Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it will devour them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore, thus said YHWH, God of Hosts: “Because of your speaking this word, "" Behold, I am making My words become fire in your mouth, "" And this people wood, "" And it has devoured them. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, Because of your speaking this word, Lo, I am making My words in thy mouth become fire, And this people wood, and it hath devoured them. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, thus said Jehovah, the God of armies, Because ye spake this word, behold me giving my word in thy mouth for fire, and this people wood, and it consumed them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord the God of hosts: Because you have spoken this word, behold I will make my words in thy mouth as fire, and this people as wood, and it shall devour them. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: “Since you have spoken this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth like fire and this people like wood, and it will devour them. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, because you have said this— See! I make my words a fire in your mouth, And this people the wood that it shall devour!— <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts: Because they have spoken this word, I am now making my words in your mouth a fire, and this people wood, and the fire shall devour them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts, Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words fire in your mouth, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, thus says LORD JEHOVAH God of Hosts: “Because you have spoken this word, behold I put my word in your mouth as a fire, and this people is wood, and it shall devour them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Wherefore thus saith the LORD, the 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. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord Almighty, Because ye have spoken this word, behold, I have made my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=1513" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Judgment Proclaimed</a> 14<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">“Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·ber·ḵem (V-Piel-Inf:: 2mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">you have spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">word,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will make</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·ray (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">My words</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: lə·’êš (Prep-l:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">in your mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">and this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·hā·‘ām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ê·ṣîm (N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wa·’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯam (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs:: 3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">it consumes.</a> 15Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a> so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a> For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Hosea 6:5</a> Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning. <a href="/matthew/10-20.htm">Matthew 10:20</a> For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. <a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">Ezekiel 3:4</a> Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them. <a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4-5</a> The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. <a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Isaiah 49:2</a> He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver. <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Revelation 11:5</a> If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed. <a href="/psalms/149-6.htm">Psalm 149:6</a> May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands, <a href="/1_corinthians/14-25.htm">1 Corinthians 14:25</a> and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!” <a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6-7</a> Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. / And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.” <a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Acts 2:3-4</a> They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. / And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a> but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. <a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm">Ephesians 6:17</a> And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a> And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Why thus said 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.I will make.<a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9</a> Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.<a href="/jeremiah/23-29.htm">Jeremiah 23:29</a> Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?<a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Jeremiah 28:15-17</a> Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-24.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-22.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-9.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-17.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 5</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">The judgments of God upon the people, for their perverseness;</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">for their adultery;</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">for their impiety;</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">for their worship of idols;</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">for their contempt of God;</a> 25. <a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">and for their great corruption in the civil state;</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">and ecclesiastical.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: This phrase introduces a divine pronouncement, emphasizing the authority and power of God. The title "LORD God of Hosts" underscores God's sovereignty and command over heavenly armies, reflecting His ultimate authority and ability to execute judgment. This title is often used in contexts where God's power and majesty are highlighted, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a> and <a href="/psalms/46-7.htm">Psalm 46:7</a>.Because you have spoken this word: This refers to the words spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, who faithfully delivered God's message to the people of Judah. The context is one of warning and impending judgment due to the people's persistent disobedience and idolatry. Jeremiah's role as a prophet is to convey God's truth, regardless of the people's response, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7-9</a>.I will make My words a fire in your mouth: Here, God's words are likened to a fire, symbolizing their power to purify, judge, and consume. Fire is a common biblical metaphor for God's presence and judgment, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-24.htm">Deuteronomy 4:24</a> and <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a>. This imagery indicates that Jeremiah's prophetic words will have a powerful and undeniable impact, burning away falsehood and sin.and this people the wood it consumes: The people of Judah are compared to wood, which is easily consumed by fire. This metaphor highlights their vulnerability to God's judgment due to their spiritual and moral decay. The imagery of wood being consumed by fire illustrates the inevitability and thoroughness of the coming judgment, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Ezekiel 15:6-7</a>. This also serves as a warning to repent and turn back to God to avoid destruction.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his lamentations and warnings of impending judgment due to the people's unfaithfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god_of_hosts.htm">The LORD God of Hosts</a> A title emphasizing God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly armies, underscoring His ability to execute judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and injustice, prompting God's warnings through Jeremiah. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_word_of_god.htm">The Word of God</a> The divine message delivered by Jeremiah, described metaphorically as fire, indicating its power to purify and judge. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The recipients of Jeremiah's prophecy, likened to wood, symbolizing their susceptibility to the consuming power of God's word.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a> God's word is not just informative but transformative and powerful, capable of bringing about change and judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_the_messenger.htm">The Responsibility of the Messenger</a> Like Jeremiah, believers are called to faithfully deliver God's message, regardless of the reception it may receive. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Ignoring God's word leads to judgment, as seen in the metaphor of the people being consumed like wood by fire. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> God's warnings are an invitation to repentance, offering a chance to turn back to Him before judgment falls. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_purification.htm">The Role of Purification</a> God's word acts as a purifying fire, refining those who heed it and removing impurities from their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 5</a> <a href="/q/does_jeremiah_5_14-17_match_babylonian_history.htm">Jeremiah 5:14-17 – How does an invading foreign nation align with archaeological evidence and recorded Babylonian conquests, or does the biblical narrative exaggerate historical details? </a> <a href="/q/does_elijah's_challenge_align_with_monotheism.htm">How does Elijah's challenge to the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:21-24 align or conflict with other biblical teachings on monotheism?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_forbid_intercession_here.htm">Jeremiah 14:11-12: Why would God forbid prayers of intercession, when other biblical passages encourage praying for others?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_decision_in_amos.htm">Amos 7:3, 6 - If God is 'unchanging,' why does He appear to change His decision in answer to Amos's plea?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) The Lord God of hosts.--The solemn name (Jehovah Elohim Zebaoth) used for the second time in Jeremiah's teaching (<a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm" title="Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backslidings shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that you have forsaken the LORD your God, and that my fear is not in you, said the Lord GOD of hosts.">Jeremiah 2:19</a>). The message is partly to the people--"Because ye speak this word," partly to the prophet who was sent to bear his witness against them--"I will make my words in thy mouth."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - My words in thy mouth fire. (See on Jeremiah 1:9, 10.) <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore לָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel GOD אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Because יַ֚עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause you have spoken דַּבֶּרְכֶ֔ם (dab·ber·ḵem) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that word, הַדָּבָ֖ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause I will make נֹתֵן֩ (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set My words דְּבָרַ֨י (də·ḇā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause a fire לְאֵ֗שׁ (lə·’êš) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire in your mouth בְּפִ֜יךָ (bə·p̄î·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and this הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that people וְהָעָ֥ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock the wood עֵצִ֖ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood it will consume. וַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃ (wa·’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯam) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 5:14 Therefore thus says Yahweh the God (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/5-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 5:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 5:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 5:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 5:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>