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17 They keep saying to those who openly reject My word, “Don’t worry, the Eternal has promised you peace.” And to those stubborn souls who go their own way, they say, “Don’t worry, nothing bad will happen to you.”

18 Which one of these false prophets has stood in the presence of the Eternal
    and heard His voice or seen His plan?
Who of them has paid attention to His word and truly listened?

19 Behold, the storm of the Eternal’s wrath will now break open,
    swirling down out of the sky like a whirlwind onto the heads of the wicked.

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17 They keep saying(A) to those who despise me,
    ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’(B)
And to all who follow the stubbornness(C) of their hearts
    they say, ‘No harm(D) will come to you.’
18 But which of them has stood in the council(E) of the Lord
    to see or to hear his word?
    Who has listened and heard his word?
19 See, the storm(F) of the Lord
    will burst out in wrath,
a whirlwind(G) swirling down
    on the heads of the wicked.

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