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16 So Judah’s country will become an empty desert.
    People will not stop making fun of it.
They will shake their heads as they pass by;
    they will be shocked at how the country was destroyed.
17 Like a strong east wind,
    I will scatter them before their enemies.
At that awful time they will not see me coming to help them;
    they will see me leaving.”

Jeremiah’s Fourth Complaint

18 Then the people said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. We will still have the advice from the wise teachers and the words of the prophets. So let’s ruin him by telling lies about him. We won’t pay attention to anything he says.”

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