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# belie

verb

«belie» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

The people deny the LORD by saying that no harm will come and that He will do nothing.

**Interpretation.** The prophet Jeremiah treats this as a sin: refusing to believe God's warnings and so ignoring His justice.

### Meaning

To tell lies about someone or to deny the truth about them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/belie/#m1)

### Examples

- They have belied the LORD, and said: 'It is not He, neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine; (Prophets JER.5.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/belie/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «belie» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/belie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«belie» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/belie.html) on Mova free.