Jeremiah 5:13
The prophets are but wind,
What it says
They dismiss the prophets as wind and say the word is not in them, wishing their warnings back on them.
What it is doing
This verse reveals contempt for prophetic truth.
In context
1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. 2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ 3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? 4Then I said, “They are only the poor; 5I will go to the powerful 6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, 7“Why should I forgive you? 8They are well-fed, lusty stallions, 9Should I not punish them for these things?” 10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, 11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah 12They have lied about the LORD and said: 13The prophets are but wind,