^4:10In response to all this²¹ I said, “Ah, Lord God,²² you have surely allowed²³ the people of Judah and Jerusalem²⁴ to be deceived by those who say, ‘You will be safe!’²⁵ But in fact a sword is already at our throats.”²⁶

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Footnotes

19 Or “wail because the fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from us.” The translation does not need to assume a shift in speaker as the alternate reading does.
20 Heb “In that day.”
21 The words “In response to all this” are not in the text but are supplied in the translation to clarify the connection.
22 Heb “Lord Yahweh.” The translation follows the ancient Jewish tradition of substituting the Hebrew word for God for the proper name Yahweh.
23 Or “You have deceived.” The Hiphil of נָשָׁא (nasha’, “to deceive”) is understood in a tolerative sense here: “to allow [someone] to be deceived.” §27.5c notes that this function of the hiphil describes caused activity that is welcome to the undersubject, but unacceptable or disagreeable to a third party. Jerusalem and Judah welcomed the assurances of false prophets who deceived them. Although this was detestable to God, he allowed it.
24 Heb “this people and Jerusalem.”
25 Heb “Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace’ ”; or “You have deceived the people of Judah and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace.’ ” The words “you will be safe” are, of course, those of the false prophets (cf., Jer 6:14; 8:11; 14:13; 23:16–17). It is difficult to tell whether the charge here is meant literally as the emotional outburst of the prophet (compare for example, Jer 15:18) or whether it is to be understood as a figure of speech in which a verb of direct causation is to be understood as permissive or tolerative, i.e., God did not command the prophets to say this but allowed them to do so. While it is not beyond God to use false prophets to accomplish his will (cf., e.g., 1 Kgs 22:19–23), he elsewhere in the book of Jeremiah directly denies having sent the false prophets to say such things as this (cf., e.g., Jer 14:14–15; 23:21, 32). For examples of the use of this figure of speech, see E. W. Bullinger, Figures of Speech, , and compare Ezek 20:25. The translation given attempts to resolve the issue.
26 Heb “touches the throat/soul.” For this use of the word usually translated “soul” or “life” cf. נֶפֶשׁ 1, 2 and compare the use in Ps 105:18.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For this put on sackcloth,

lament and wail,

for the fierce anger of the Lord

has not turned back from us.”

“In that day, declares the Lord, courage shall fail both king and officials. The priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded.” Then I said, “Ah, Lord God, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It shall be well with you,’ whereas the sword has reached their very life.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So put on sackcloth,

lament and wail,

for the fierce anger of the Lord

has not turned away from us.

“In that day,” declares the Lord,

“the king and the officials will lose heart,

the priests will be horrified,

and the prophets will be appalled.”

Then I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at our throats!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Because of this, put on sackcloth;

mourn and wail,

for the Lord’s burning anger

has not turned away from us.

“On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be scared speechless.”

I said, “Oh no, Lord God, you have certainly deceived this people and Jerusalem, by announcing, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

NLTNew Living Translation

So put on clothes of mourning

and weep with broken hearts,

for the fierce anger of the Lord

is still upon us.

“In that day,” says the Lord,

“the king and the officials will tremble in fear.

The priests will be struck with horror,

and the prophets will be appalled.”

Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord,

the people have been deceived by what you said,

for you promised peace for Jerusalem.

But the sword is held at their throats!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because of this gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament and wail,

for the burning anger of Yahweh has not turned back from us.

And then on that day,” declares Yahweh,

“the heart of the king and the heart of the officials will be destroyed,

and the priests will be appalled,

and the prophets will be astonished.”

Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It will be peace for you,’ while the sword reaches up to the throat.”

KJV 1900King James Version

For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us. And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. 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.

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