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17 They say to them that blaspheme me, The Lord spake, Peace shall be to you; and they said to each man that goeth in the shrewdness of his heart, Evil shall not come [up]on you. (They say to those who blaspheme me, The Lord spoke, Peace shall be to you; and they said to each person who goeth in the depravity of his own heart, Evil shall not come upon you.)

18 For why who is present in the counsel of the Lord (For who hath stood in the council of the Lord), and saw, and heard his word? who beheld, and heard the word of him?

19 Lo! the whirlwind of the Lord’s indignation shall go out, and tempest breaking [out] shall come on the head of wicked men.

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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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