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25 A cutting off comes, and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

26 Destruction shall come upon destruction, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then they shall seek an answer from the prophet, but the law shall perish from the priest and counsel from the elders.

27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their judgments I will judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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25 When terror comes,
    they will seek peace in vain.(A)
26 Calamity upon calamity(B) will come,
    and rumor upon rumor.
They will go searching for a vision from the prophet,(C)
    priestly instruction in the law will cease,
    the counsel of the elders will come to an end.(D)
27 The king will mourn,
    the prince will be clothed with despair,(E)
    and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.
I will deal with them according to their conduct,(F)
    and by their own standards I will judge them.

“‘Then they will know that I am the Lord.(G)’”

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