Jeremiah 5:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Jeremiah 5:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 5:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 5:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them.””

Jeremiah 5:13 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 5:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Jeremiah 5:13 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 5:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the prophets become wind, And the word is not in them,' --thus it is done by them.”

Jeremiah 5:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Jeremiah 5:13 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 5:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Prophetes shall be as winde, and the worde is not in them: thus shall it come vnto them.”

Jeremiah 5:13 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 5:13 in Context — Jeremiah 5

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:

13 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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What Does Jeremiah 5:13 Mean?

Jeremiah 5:13 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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