Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. I will make. Jeremiah 1:9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: Jeremiah 23:29 Are not my words as a fire, saith the Lord: and as a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? Jeremiah 28:15-17 And Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananias the prophet: Hear now, Hananias: the Lord hath not sent thee, and thou hast made this people to trust in a lie. . . . 2 Kings 1:10-14 And Elias answering, said to the captain of fifty: If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume thee, and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven and consumed him, and the fifty that were with him. . . . Hosea 6:5 For this reason have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments shall go forth as the light. Zechariah 1:6 But yet my words, and my ordinances, which I gave in charge to my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers, and they returned, and said: As the Lord of hosts thought to do to us according to our ways, and according to our devices, so he hath done to us. Revelation 11:5,6 And if any man will hurt them, fire shall come out of their mouths and shall devour their enemies. And if any man will hurt them, in this manner must he be slain. . . . Context Judgment Proclaimed14Thus 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.15Behold I will bring upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: a strong nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou shalt not know, nor understand what they say.… Cross References Revelation 11:5 And if any man will hurt them, fire shall come out of their mouths and shall devour their enemies. And if any man will hurt them, in this manner must he be slain. Isaiah 24:6 Therefore shall a curse devour the earth, and the inhabitants thereof shall sin: and therefore they that dwell therein shall be mad, and few men shall be left. Jeremiah 1:9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: Jeremiah 23:29 Are not my words as a fire, saith the Lord: and as a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? Hosea 6:5 For this reason have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments shall go forth as the light. Zechariah 1:6 But yet my words, and my ordinances, which I gave in charge to my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers, and they returned, and said: As the Lord of hosts thought to do to us according to our ways, and according to our devices, so he hath done to us. Lexicon Thereforeלָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the Lord יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel GOD אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Because יַ֚עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause you have spoken דַּבֶּרְכֶ֔ם (dab·ber·ḵem) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that word, הַדָּבָ֖ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause I will make נֹתֵן֩ (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set My words דְּבָרַ֨י (də·ḇā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause a fire לְאֵ֗שׁ (lə·’êš) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire in your mouth בְּפִ֜יךָ (bə·p̄î·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and this הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that people וְהָעָ֥ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock the wood עֵצִ֖ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6086: 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 Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat Additional Translations 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 will consume.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. 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. 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. Therefore 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. 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. 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 thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, "Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. 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. 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