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Prophets to Wind, Words Without Breath: Futility and Punishment in Jeremiah 5:13

וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ יִֽהְי֣וּ לְר֔וּחַ וְהַדִּבֵּ֖ר אֵ֣ין בָּהֶ֑ם כֹּ֥ה יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה לָהֶֽם׃ Contextual Introduction Jeremiah 5:13 is part of a scathing prophetic denunciation against false prophets in Yehudah. The people have dismissed YHWH’s warnings and now, in ironic reversal, YHWH declares that the … Continue reading

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