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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.
Jeremiah 5:14 — KJV
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Jeremiah 5:14
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Jeremiah 5:14
Theological / DevotionalLord God of hosts. See on ch. 7:3.
Fire. Instead of proving to be wind, God’s word in the mouth of Jeremiah is represented as becoming a fire that would suddenly and irresistibly consume the scoffers as fire consumes dry wood (see Jer. 5:9, 10; 23:29; cf. Ps. 83:14, 15; Isa. 9:18, 19).
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