For this, (A)clothe yourself with sackcloth,
Lament and wail.
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.

“And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord,
That the heart of the king shall perish,
And the heart of the princes;
The priests shall be astonished,
And the prophets shall wonder.”

10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God!
(B)Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem,
(C)Saying, ‘You shall have peace,’
Whereas the sword reaches to the [a]heart.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:10 Lit. soul

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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