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17 They say to those who hate me:
    ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’
They say to all those who are stubborn and do as they please:
    ‘Nothing bad will happen to you.’
18 But none of these prophets has stood in the meeting of angels
    to see or hear the message of the Lord.
    None of them has paid close attention to his message.
19 Look, the punishment from the Lord
    will come like a storm.
His anger will be like a hurricane.
    It will come swirling down on the heads of those wicked people.

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17 They keep saying(A) to those who despise me,
    ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’(B)
And to all who follow the stubbornness(C) of their hearts
    they say, ‘No harm(D) will come to you.’
18 But which of them has stood in the council(E) of the Lord
    to see or to hear his word?
    Who has listened and heard his word?
19 See, the storm(F) of the Lord
    will burst out in wrath,
a whirlwind(G) swirling down
    on the heads of the wicked.

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