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11 The family of Israel and the family of Judah
    have been unfaithful to me in every way.”
    This message is from the Lord.

12 “Those people lied about the Lord.
    They said, ‘He will not do anything to us.
Nothing bad will happen to us.
    We will never see an army attack us.
    We will never starve.’
13 The prophets are only empty wind.[a]
    The word of God is not in them.[b]
    Bad things will happen to them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:13 wind This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word for wind is like the word for spirit.
  2. Jeremiah 5:13 The word … them Literally, “And the ‘He said’ is not in them.”

11 The people of Israel and the people of Judah
    have been utterly unfaithful(A) to me,”
declares the Lord.

12 They have lied(B) about the Lord;
    they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;(C)
    we will never see sword or famine.(D)
13 The prophets(E) are but wind(F)
    and the word is not in them;
    so let what they say be done to them.”

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