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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 5:13 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Jer 5:13	King James	And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Continuation of the unbelieving language of the Jews. the prophets--who prophesy punishment coming on us. the word--the Holy Spirit, who speaks through true prophets, is not in them [MAURER]. Or else, "There is no word (divine communication) in them" (Hos 1:2) [ROSENMULLER]. thus, &c.--Their ill-omened prophecies shall fall on themselves.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Continuation of the unbelieving language of the Jews.

the prophets--who prophesy punishment coming on us.

the word--the Holy Spirit, who speaks through true prophets, is not in them [MAURER]. Or else, "There is no word (divine communication) in them" (Hos 1:2) [ROSENMULLER].

thus, &c.--Their ill-omened prophecies shall fall on themselves.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Word - Rather, speaker. Literally, And he who speaketh is not in them, i. e., there is no one who speaketh in them; what the prophets say has no higher authority than themselves. Thus ... - i. e., May the evil which the prophets threaten fall upon their head.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Word - Rather, speaker. Literally, And he who speaketh is not in them, i. e., there is no one who speaketh in them; what the prophets say has no higher authority than themselves.

Thus ... - i. e., May the evil which the prophets threaten fall upon their head.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Became wind - A proverbial expression, all the prophet's threats shall come to nothing. The word - The prophet's words are not from God. Thus - It shall fall upon their own heads that have thus threatened us.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Became wind - A proverbial expression, all the prophet's threats shall come to nothing. The word - The prophet's words are not from God. Thus - It shall fall upon their own heads that have thus threatened us.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
And the prophets shall become wind - What are the prophets? Empty persons. Their words are wind; we hear the sound of their threatening but of the matter of the threatenings we shall hear no more. And the word is not in them - There is no inspirer, but may their own predictions fall on their own heads! This seems the natural sense of this passage.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

And the prophets shall become wind - What are the prophets?

Empty persons. Their words are wind; we hear the sound of their threatening but of the matter of the threatenings we shall hear no more.

And the word is not in them - There is no inspirer, but may their own predictions fall on their own heads! This seems the natural sense of this passage.

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