Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 5:13
American Standard Version
and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Amplified® Bible
And [say they] the prophets will become wind [what they prophesy will not come to pass], and the word [of God] is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them [as they threatened would be done to us].
Contemporary English Version
They tell these lies in my name, so now they will be killed in war or starve to death.
Darby English Version
and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Good News Bible
They have said that the prophets are nothing but windbags and that they have no message from the LORD. The LORD God Almighty said to me, "Jeremiah, because these people have said such things, I will make my words like a fire in your mouth. The people will be like wood, and the fire will burn them up."
King James Version
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
New American Standard Bible
"The prophets are {as} wind, And the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!"
New International Version
The prophets are but wind
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them."
New King James Version
And the prophets become wind,
For the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them."
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The prophets seem like wind, And the word does not reside in them. Thus it will happen to them!"
Revised Standard Version
The prophets will become wind; the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them!'"
Young's Literal Translation
And the prophets become wind, And the word is not in them,' -- thus it is done by them.
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