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Jeremiah 5:13

Jeremiah 5:13
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the prophets shall become wind,.... Their prophecies shall vanish into air; they shall become of no effect; they…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Word - Rather, speaker. Literally, And he who speaketh is not in them, i. e., there is no one who speaketh in them; what…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 5:10-19

We may observe in these verses, as before,

I. The sin of this people, upon which the commission signed against them is…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

and the prophets shall become wind the rejoinder continued. As the word is generally used in Jeremiah of the false…