¹⁷ They keep on saying to those who despise me,^(A) ‘The Lord has spoken: You will have peace.’^(B) They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’”

³ When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction^(A) will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.