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18 If I go out into the field,
    look—those killed by the sword!
And if I enter the city,
    look—those sick with[a] famine!
For both prophet and priest ply their trade throughout the land,
    and have no knowledge.

The People Plead for Mercy

19 Have you completely rejected Judah?
    Does your heart loathe Zion?
Why have you struck us down
    so that there is no healing for us?
We look for peace, but find no good;
    for a time of healing, but there is terror instead.
20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord,
    the iniquity of our ancestors,
    for we have sinned against you.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:18 Heb look—the sicknesses of

18 If I go into the country,
    I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
    I see the ravages of famine.(A)
Both prophet and priest
    have gone to a land they know not.(B)’”

19 Have you rejected Judah completely?(C)
    Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
    so that we cannot be healed?(D)
We hoped for peace
    but no good has come,
for a time of healing
    but there is only terror.(E)
20 We acknowledge(F) our wickedness, Lord,
    and the guilt of our ancestors;(G)
    we have indeed sinned(H) against you.

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