OET interlinear YIR (JER) 5:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) The prophets will become wind

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,prophets are to/for=wind/breath/spirit and,the,word not (is)_in=them thus done to/for=them )

Here “prophets” is a metonym that represents what the prophets say, and “wind” is a metaphor for something that does not do anything. Alternate translation: [The prophets words are just noisy wind] or [The prophets make noise like the wind, but what they prophesy will not happen] (See also: figs-metaphor)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) the word is not in them

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,prophets are to/for=wind/breath/spirit and,the,word not (is)_in=them thus done to/for=them )

Here “the word” refers to God’s message. Alternate translation: [God’s message is not in them] or [the messages that they speak are not from God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) so let what they say be done to them

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,prophets are to/for=wind/breath/spirit and,the,word not (is)_in=them thus done to/for=them )

It can be stated clearly what kinds of things the prophets were talking about. Alternate translation: [so let the harm that the prophets talk about come to them] or [since the prophets say that bad things will happen to us, let those bad things happen to the prophets]