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)