Jeremiah 14:13-22

New International Version

¹³But I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets^(A) keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine.^(B) Indeed, I will give you lasting peace^(C) in this place.’”

¹⁴Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies^(D) in my name. I have not sent^(E) them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions,^(F) divinations,^(G) idolatries^[a] and the delusions of their own minds. ¹⁵Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish^(H) by sword and famine.^(I) ¹⁶And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury^(J) them, their wives, their sons and their daughters.^(K) I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.^(L)

¹⁷“Speak this word to them:

“‘Let my eyes overflow with tears^(M)
    night and day without ceasing;
for the Virgin^(N) Daughter, my people,
    has suffered a grievous wound,
    a crushing blow.^(O)
¹⁸If I go into the country,
    I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
    I see the ravages of famine.^(P)
Both prophet and priest
    have gone to a land they know not.^(Q)’”

¹⁹Have you rejected Judah completely?^(R)
    Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
    so that we cannot be healed?^(S)
We hoped for peace
    but no good has come,
for a time of healing
    but there is only terror.^(T)
²⁰We acknowledge^(U) our wickedness, Lord,
    and the guilt of our ancestors;^(V)
    we have indeed sinned^(W) against you.
²¹For the sake of your name^(X) do not despise us;
    do not dishonor your glorious throne.^(Y)
Remember your covenant^(Z) with us
    and do not break it.
²²Do any of the worthless idols^(AA) of the nations bring rain?^(AB)
    Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
    Therefore our hope is in you,
    for you are the one who does all this.^(AC)