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And then on that day,” declares[a] Yahweh,
“the heart of the king and the heart of the officials will be destroyed,
    and the priests will be appalled,
    and the prophets will be astonished.”

10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It will be peace for you,’ while the sword reaches up to the throat.”

11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem,
    A hot wind from the barren heights[b] in the desert,[c]
in the direction of[d] the daughter of my people,
    not to winnow and not to cleanse,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:9 Literally “a declaration of”
  2. Jeremiah 4:11 Literally “a wind of shimmering of barren heights”
  3. Jeremiah 4:11 Or “wilderness”
  4. Jeremiah 4:11 Literally “the way of”

“In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “the king and the officials will lose heart,(A)
the priests will be horrified,
    and the prophets will be appalled.”(B)

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

11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind(E) from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse;

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