10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God, surely thou hast [a]deceived this people, and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace, and the sword pierceth unto the heart.

11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry [b]wind in the high places of the wilderness cometh toward the daughter of my people, but neither [c]to fan nor to cleanse.

12 A mighty wind shall come unto me from those places, and now will I also give sentence upon them.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:10 By the false prophets which promised peace and tranquility: and thus thou hast punished their rebellious stubbornness by causing them to hearken unto lies which would not believe thy truth, 1 Kings 22:23; Ezek. 14:9; 2 Thess. 2:11.
  2. Jeremiah 4:11 The North wind whereby he meaneth Nebuchadnezzar.
  3. Jeremiah 4:11 But to carry away both corn, and chaff.

10 Then I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived(A) this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’(B) when the sword is at our throats!”

11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind(C) from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a wind(D) too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments(E) against them.”

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