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So, put on sackcloth,
    mourn and wail,
because the burning anger of the Lord
    has not turned away from us.”
“On that day,” declares the Lord,
    “the courage of the king and the leaders will fail.
The priests will be appalled
    and the prophets astounded.”

10 Then I replied, “Ah, Lord God, you have completely deceived this people and Jerusalem when you said, ‘You will have peace,’ while the sword is at their[a] throat!”

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  1. Jeremiah 4:10 Lit. the

So put on sackcloth,(A)
    lament(B) and wail,
for the fierce anger(C) of the Lord
    has not turned away from us.

“In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “the king and the officials will lose heart,(D)
the priests will be horrified,
    and the prophets will be appalled.”(E)

10 Then I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived(F) this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’(G) when the sword is at our throats!”

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