Jeremiah 4:10-13

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¹⁰Then I, Jeremiah, said, “Lord God, you have tricked the people of Judah and Jerusalem. You said to them, ‘You will have peace.’ But now the sword is pointing at their throats!”

¹¹At that time this message will be given
    to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:
“A hot wind blows from the bare hills.
    It comes from the desert to my people.
It is not like the gentle wind that is used
    to separate the grain from the chaff.
¹²It is a stronger wind than that,
    and it comes from me.
Now I will announce my judgment
    against the people of Judah.”
¹³Look! The enemy rises up like a cloud.
    His chariots look like a windstorm.
    His horses are faster than eagles.
It will be very bad for us!
    We are ruined!