Jer 5:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. belied-- denied. It is not he-- rather, "(Jehovah) is not He," that is, the true and only God ( ; ; , ). By their idolatry they virtually denied Him. Or, referring to what follows, and to , "(Jehovah) is not," namely, about to be the punisher of our sins ( ; ).

‏ Jeremiah 5:12

12. belied--denied.

It is not he--rather, "(Jehovah) is not He," that is, the true and only God (Jr 14:22; De 32:39; Is 43:10, 13). By their idolatry they virtually denied Him. Or, referring to what follows, and to Jr 5:9, "(Jehovah) is not," namely, about to be the punisher of our sins (Jr 14:13; Is 28:15).