Jeremiah 5:12–13
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5:12“These people have denied what the Lord says.38
They have said, ‘That is not so!39
No harm will come to us.
We will not experience war and famine.40
5:13The prophets will prove to be full of wind.41
The Lord has not spoken through them.42
So, let what they say happen to them.’ ”
Footnotes
- 38 Heb “have denied the Lord.” The words “What … says” are implicit in what follows.
- 39 Or “he will do nothing”; Heb “Not he [or it]!”
- 40 Heb “we will not see the sword and famine.”
- 41 Heb “will be wind.” There is a wordplay on the Hebrew word translated “wind” (רוּחַ, ruakh) which also means “spirit.” The prophets spoke by inspiration of the Spirit of the Lord (cf., e.g., 2 Chr 20:14); hence the prophet was sometimes called “the man of the spirit” (cf. Hos 9:7). The people were claiming that the prophets were speaking lies and hence were full of wind, not the Spirit.
- 42 Heb “the word is not in them.” The has a highly unusual form here, the Piel perfect with the definite article (הַדִּבֵּר, haddibber). It is undoubtedly best to read with the (Greek version) and one Hebrew the article on the noun (הַדָּבָר, haddavar).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
They have spoken falsely of the Lord
and have said, ‘He will do nothing;
no disaster will come upon us,
nor shall we see sword or famine.
The prophets will become wind;
the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them!’ ”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
They have lied about the Lord;
they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;
we will never see sword or famine.
The prophets are but wind
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
They have contradicted the Lord
and insisted, “It won’t happen.
Harm won’t come to us;
we won’t see sword or famine.”
The prophets become only wind,
for the Lord’s word is not in them.
This will in fact happen to them.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“They have lied about the Lord
and said, ‘He won’t bother us!
No disasters will come upon us.
There will be no war or famine.
God’s prophets are all windbags
who don’t really speak for him.
Let their predictions of disaster fall on themselves!’ ”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“They have denied Yahweh, and have said,
‘Not he, for evil will not come on us,
we will see neither sword nor famine.
And the prophets are like wind,
and the word is not in them.’
Thus it will be done to them.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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