King James Version
Jeremiah 5:13 in the King James Version says “And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.”
Jeremiah 5:13 · KJV
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
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.
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“shall become wind”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
“is not in them thus shall it be done”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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