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25 Distress, panic, and destruction shall come, and they [of Judah] shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

26 Calamity shall come upon calamity and rumor shall be upon rumor, and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; and the law and instruction shall cease from the [distracted] priest and counsel from the [dismayed] elders.(A)

27 The king [of Judah] shall wear mourning and the prince shall clothe himself with garments of despair and desolation, while the hands of the people of the land shall tremble [palsied by terror]; for I will do to them in accordance with their ways, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know, recognize, and realize that I am the Lord.

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25 When terror comes,
    they will seek peace in vain.(A)
26 Calamity upon calamity(B) will come,
    and rumor upon rumor.
They will go searching for a vision from the prophet,(C)
    priestly instruction in the law will cease,
    the counsel of the elders will come to an end.(D)
27 The king will mourn,
    the prince will be clothed with despair,(E)
    and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.
I will deal with them according to their conduct,(F)
    and by their own standards I will judge them.

“‘Then they will know that I am the Lord.(G)’”

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