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25 Destruction hath come, And they have sought peace, and there is none.

26 Mischief on mischief cometh, and report is on report, And they have sought a vision from a prophet, And law doth perish from the priest, And counsel from the elders,

27 The king doth become a mourner, And a prince putteth on desolation, And the hands of the people of the land are troubled, From their own way I deal with them, And with their own judgments I judge them, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah!'

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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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