KJV ORIGINAL
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The prophets will become like empty wind, and God's word is not in them. What they predict will happen to them instead.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that false prophets who speak empty words without His truth will face the very judgments they dismiss.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was prophesying during the final years before Babylon destroyed Jerusalem (around 600 BC). Many false prophets were telling the people that God would protect them no matter what, contradicting Jeremiah's warnings about coming judgment. These false prophets were popular because they said what people wanted to hear rather than God's difficult truth.
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