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17 They say continually unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace; and unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked [a]my word, and heard it? 19 Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, even his wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:18 Another reading is, his

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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