King James Version

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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וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙vehanviimand the prophetנָבִיאconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.יִֽהְי֣וּyihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְר֔וּחַleruchato angerרוּחַpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).וְהַדִּבֵּ֖רvehadiberand the foldדֹּבֶרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the fold”, the ordinary formH1699a pasture (from its arrangement of the flock)fold, manner.אֵ֣יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).בָּהֶ֑םbaheminבָּהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inכֹּ֥הkoalsoכֹּהadverb — “also”H3541properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) nowalso, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.יֵעָשֶׂ֖הyeasehdoעָשָׂהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָהֶֽםlahemtoלָהֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them; thus be it done unto them.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The prophets have spoken in the wind, and there was no word of God in them: these things therefore shall befall them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them; thus be it done unto them.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Our prophets became wind, and the word of the Lord was not in them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ προφῆται ἡμῶν ἦσαν εἰς ἄνεμον, καὶ λόγος Κυρίου οὐχ ὑπῆρχεν ἐν αὐτοῖς.