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Jeremiah 5:13

God's word

11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.

12 They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

14 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.

15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”
KJV
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
WEB
The prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them.”
ASV
and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
DARBY
and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
BLB
And the prophets will become as wind; and for the word is not in them; thus shall it be done to them.
ÅB
og profetene skal bli til vind; for det er ingen som taler i dem. Slik skal det gå dem selv.
OTB
Profetene er bare vind, og ordet er ikke i dem; slik vil det bli gjort mot dem.”
B1930
og profetene skal bli til vind; for det er ingen som taler i dem. Således skal det gå dem selv.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 14:15

    Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

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  • Jeremiah 14:13

    Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

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  • Job 8:2

    How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

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  • Jeremiah 20:8–11

    For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

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  • Jeremiah 18:18

    Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

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  • Jeremiah 28:3

    Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:

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  • Hosea 9:7

    The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

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  • Job 6:26

    Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

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