“For this, (A)put on sackcloth,
Lament and wail;
For the (B)fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.”

“It shall come about in that day,” declares the Lord, “that the (C)heart of the king and the heart of the princes will fail; and the priests will be appalled and the (D)prophets will be astounded.”

10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord [a]God! Surely You have utterly (E)deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘(F)You will have peace’; whereas a sword touches the [b]throat.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Jeremiah 4:10 Or life