Jeremiah 4:10

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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.Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

In other translations

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.Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

Hebrew words

וָאֹמַרva'omarand I saidH559אֲהָהּ׀'ahahalas!H162אֲדֹנָי'adonaiO LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069אָכֵן'akhentrulyH403הַשֵּׁאhashe'certainly <to deceive>H5377הִשֵּׁאתָhishetayou have deceivedH5377לָעָםla'am<to> the peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וְלִירוּשָׁלִַםvelirushalimand <to> JerusalemH3389לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559שָׁלוֹםshalompeaceH7965יִהְיֶהyihyehit will belongH1961לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youוְנָגְעָהvenage'ahand it will reachH5060חֶרֶבchereva swordH2719עַד־'ad-toH5704הַנָּפֶשׁ׃hanafeshthe throatH5315

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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Places: Jerusalem

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