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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430צְבָאוֹתtzeva'othostsH6635יַעַןya'anbecauseH3282דַּבֶּרְכֶםdaberkhemhave spoken youH1696אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַדָּבָרhadavarthe wordH1697הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088הִנְנִיhinihere IH2005נֹתֵןnoten[am] about to makeH5414דְּבָרַיdevaraiwords myH1697בְּפִיךָbefikhain mouth yourH6310לְאֵשׁle'eshinto a fireH784וְהָעָםveha'amand the peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088עֵצִים'etzimwood<s>H6086וַאֲכָלָתַם׃va'akhalatamand it will consume themH398
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