Jeremiah 4:9-10
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9 On that day, says the Lord, courage shall fail the king and the officials; the priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded.(A) 10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God, how utterly you have deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It shall be well with you,’ even while the sword is at the throat!”(B)
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Jeremiah 4:19-28
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Sorrow for a Doomed Nation
19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain!
Oh, the walls of my heart!
My heart is beating wildly;
I cannot keep silent,
for I[a] hear the sound of the trumpet,
the alarm of war.(A)
20 Disaster overtakes disaster;
the whole land is laid waste.
Suddenly my tents are destroyed,
my curtains in a moment.(B)
21 How long must I see the standard
and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22 “For my people are foolish;
they do not know me;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are skilled in doing evil
but do not know how to do good.”(C)
23 I looked on the earth, and it was complete chaos,
and to the heavens, and they had no light.(D)
24 I looked on the mountains, and they were quaking,
and all the hills moved to and fro.(E)
25 I looked, and there was no one at all,
and all the birds of the air had fled.(F)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert,
and all its cities were laid in ruins
before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(G)
27 For thus says the Lord: The whole land shall be a desolation, yet I will not make a full end.(H)
28 Because of this the earth shall mourn
and the heavens above grow black,
for I have spoken; I have purposed;
I have not relented, nor will I turn back.(I)
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- 4.19 Or for you, O my soul,
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