Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
General references
Bible References
The prophets
Jeremiah 14:13
Then I said, "Oh, Lord God, look! The prophets are telling them that you said, 'You will not experience war or suffer famine. I will give you lasting peace and prosperity in this land.'"
Jeremiah 18:18
Then some people said, "Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God's word. Come on! Let's bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says."
Jeremiah 20:8
For whenever I prophesy, I must cry out, "Violence and destruction are coming!" This message from the Lord has made me an object of continual insults and derision.
Jeremiah 28:3
Before two years are over, I will bring back to this place everything that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon took from it and carried away to Babylon.
Job 6:26
Do you intend to criticize mere words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind?
Job 8:2
"How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?
Hosea 9:7
The prophet is considered a fool -- the inspired man is viewed as a madman -- because of the multitude of your sins and your intense animosity.
General references
Ezekiel 6:10
They will know that I am the Lord; my threats to bring this catastrophe on them were not empty.'