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Let their predictions of disaster fall on themselves!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The prophets will become wind; the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the prophets shall become wind, and the word <i>is</i> not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the prophets become wind, For the word <i>is</i> not in them. Thus shall it be done to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The prophets are <i>as</i> wind, And the word is not in them. So it will be done to them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The prophets are as wind, And the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the prophets are <i>as</i> wind, And the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The prophets are <i>as</i> wind, And the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The prophets are like the wind [their prophecy will not come to pass], And the word [of God] is not in them. In this manner it will be done to them [as they prophesied, not to us].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The prophets become only wind, for the LORD’s word is not in them. This will in fact happen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The prophets become only wind, for the LORD&#8217s word is not in them. This will in fact happen to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They tell these lies in my name, so now they will be killed in war or starve to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The prophets are nothing but windbags. The LORD hasn't spoken through them, so let what they say happen to them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The prophets are nothing but wind, and the word is not in them. So may the disaster happen to them!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The prophets will prove to be full of wind. The LORD has not spoken through them. So, let what they say happen to them.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the prophets become wind, "" And the word is not in them, "" Thus it is done to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the prophets become wind, And the word is not in them,' -- thus it is done by them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the prophets shall be for wind, and the word not in them: so shall it be done to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The prophets have spoken in the wind, and there was no word of God in them: these things therefore shall befall them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The prophets have spoken into the wind, and there was no answer with them. Therefore, these things will happen to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The prophets are wind, and the word is not with them. Let it be done to them!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The prophets are nothing but wind, for the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the prophets shall become a whirlwind and will have nothing to say; thus shall it be done to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Prophets shall be for the whirlwind, and thus it shall be done to them who do not have the word”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the prophets shall become wind, And the word is not in them; Thus be it done unto them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Our prophets became wind, and the word of the Lord was not in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=1505" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">No One is Just</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">The prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">are</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: lə·rū·aḥ (Prep-l:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">but wind,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1699.htm" title="1699: wə·had·dib·bêr (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture. From dabar; a pasture.">for the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">in them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">So let their own predictions</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: yê·‘ā·śeh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">befall</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Ezekiel 13:3-7</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing. / Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins. / You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Micah 2:11</a></span><br />If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10-11</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a></span><br />The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Lamentations 2:14</a></span><br />The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-20.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:20-21</a></span><br />Do not treat prophecies with contempt, / but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a></span><br />For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a></span><br />and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15</a></span><br />For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done to them.</p><p class="hdg">the prophets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Jeremiah 14:13,15</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Jeremiah 20:8-11</a></b></br> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">The judgments of God upon the people, for their perverseness;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">for their adultery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">for their impiety;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">for their worship of idols;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">for their contempt of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">and for their great corruption in the civil state;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">and ecclesiastical.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The prophets are but wind</b><br>This phrase suggests the emptiness and lack of substance in the words of the false prophets. In the biblical context, wind often symbolizes something transient or insubstantial (<a href="/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7</a>, <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:14</a>). The prophets in Jeremiah's time were misleading the people of Judah by proclaiming peace and safety when destruction was imminent (<a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a>). This reflects a broader biblical theme where false prophets are condemned for leading people away from God's truth (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Ezekiel 13:3</a>).<p><b>for the word is not in them</b><br>The absence of God's word in these prophets indicates their lack of divine authority and inspiration. In the Old Testament, true prophets were characterized by their reception of God's word (<a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9</a>, <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8-9</a>). The phrase underscores the importance of discerning true prophecy, which aligns with God's revealed will and character (1 <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4:1</a>). This also foreshadows the New Testament emphasis on the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, who embodies the ultimate revelation of God (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<p><b>So let their own predictions befall them.</b><br>This is a call for the consequences of the false prophets' own words to return upon them, a principle seen throughout Scripture where individuals reap what they sow (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). Historically, the false prophets in Jeremiah's time predicted peace and prosperity, contrary to God's warnings of judgment (<a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Jeremiah 14:13-16</a>). This phrase reflects the justice of God, who allows the falsehoods of these prophets to lead to their downfall, serving as a warning to others (<a href="/jeremiah/23-15.htm">Jeremiah 23:15</a>). It also highlights the biblical theme of accountability for one's words and actions (<a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36-37</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by themes of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>In this context, refers to the false prophets in Judah who were misleading the people with messages that contradicted God's true word. They claimed to speak for God but were not inspired by Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its persistent sin and rebellion against God. Jeremiah's prophecies were directed primarily at this kingdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wind.htm">Wind</a></b><br>Symbolically used here to describe the emptiness and lack of substance in the false prophets' messages. The Hebrew word (ruach) can mean wind, spirit, or breath, emphasizing the insubstantial nature of their words.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/predictions.htm">Predictions</a></b><br>The false assurances and prophecies given by the false prophets, which were not based on God's truth and therefore destined to fail.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>Believers must exercise discernment in evaluating spiritual leaders and their teachings. Not all who claim to speak for God are truly inspired by Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_god's_word.htm">The Authority of God's Word</a></b><br>The Bible is the ultimate authority for truth. Any teaching or prophecy must align with Scripture to be considered valid.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_false_prophecy.htm">Consequences of False Prophecy</a></b><br>False prophets will face judgment for misleading God's people. Believers should be cautious and seek God's guidance to avoid being led astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit guides believers into all truth. Relying on the Spirit's leading is essential for understanding and applying God's word correctly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_in_teaching.htm">Accountability in Teaching</a></b><br>Those who teach or lead in the church are held to a high standard of accountability. They must ensure their messages are rooted in Scripture and reflect God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_christian_sportsmanship_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about predicting the future?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/scriptural_care_for_widows.htm">What role do prophets play in God's plan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_handle_failed_prophecies.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 - If prophecies were never to be dismissed, how do we address contradictory or failed prophecies throughout Christian history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_5_11-12's_punishment.htm">In Ezekiel 5:11-12, how can we reconcile the promised devastating punishment (famine, sword, and scattering) with accounts from other biblical or secular sources?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">The word.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">He who speaketh, i.e., </span>Jehovah, as the speaker.<p><span class= "bld">Thus shall it be done unto them.</span>--Better, as a wish, <span class= "ital">may it so happen to them; </span>may the evils the prophets foretell fall on their own heads. The speech comes from the lips of the unbelieving mockers.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the prophets</span>, etc. A continuation of the speech of the unbelieving Jews. <span class="cmt_word">The word is not in them</span>. The Authorized Version gives a good meaning, but it involves an interference with the points. The pointed text must be rendered, <span class="accented">he who speaketh</span> (<span class="accented">through the prophets</span>, viz. Jehovah) <span class="accented">is not in them</span>. Thus the Jews hurl against prophets like Jeremiah the very charge which Jeremiah himself brings against the "false prophets" in <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Jeremiah 23:25-32</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Thus shall it be done</span>; rather, so <span class="accented">be it done</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. may the sword and famine, with which they threaten us, fall upon them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The prophets</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but wind,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְר֔וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the LORD’s word</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַדִּבֵּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·had·dib·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not in them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So let [their own words]</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be done</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yê·‘ā·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.”</span><br /><span class="heb">ס</span> <span class="translit">(s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Punctuation<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/5-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 5:13 And the prophets shall become wind (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/5-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 5:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 5:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 5:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 5:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>