12 They have contradicted the Lord
and insisted, “It won’t happen.[a](A)
Harm won’t come to us;
we won’t see sword or famine.”
13 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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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:12 Lit He does not exist

12 “They have lied about the Lord
    by saying, ‘He wouldn’t do that![a]
Disaster won’t come on us.
    We won’t see sword and famine.
13 The prophets are nothing but[b] wind,
    and the word is not in them.
So may the disaster happen to them!’”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:12 Lit. Not he
  2. Jeremiah 5:13 The Heb. lacks nothing but
  3. Jeremiah 5:13 Lit. so let it be done to them