Jeremiah 4:10

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Summary

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

Surely

Ye shall have

General references

Jeremiah 8:15

Bible References

Surely

Then I said, Ah, Lord God! see, the prophets say to them, You will not see the sword or be short of food; but I will give you certain peace in this place.

And the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.

O Lord, why do you send us wandering from your ways, making our hearts hard, so that we have no fear of you? Come back, because of your servants, the tribes of your heritage.

And if the prophet, tricked by deceit, says anything, it is I the Lord by whom he has been tricked, and I will put out my hand against him, and he will be cut off from among my people Israel.

For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:

Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,

Ye shall have

They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food:

And they have made little of the wounds of my people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

They keep on saying to those who have no respect for the word of the Lord, You will have peace; and to everyone who goes on his way in the pride of his heart, they say, No evil will come to you.

Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not give us word of what is true, but say false things to give us pleasure:

For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.

General references

We were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there is only a great fear.