Jeremiah 14:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

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.

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.