Holy Scripture
Jeremiah 23:20
A church father on this verse
“It is the custom in Scripture, after what is bitter, to say kind things for encouragement, and after what is good to say more bitter words. Scripture does this in order that, when they have disdained the wealth of the goodness of God, they may not store up for themselves anger in a day of anger. Hence God said, "If an…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
20And the Lord’s wrath shall return no more, until he have accomplished it, and until he have established it, according to the purpose of his heart: at the end of the days they shall understand it.
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18For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord, and seen his word? who has hearkened, and heard?
19Behold, there is an earthquake from the Lord, and anger proceeds to a convulsion, it shall come violently upon the ungodly.
— Jeremiah 23:20 —
21I sent not the prophets, yet they ran: neither spoke I to them, yet they prophesied.
22But if they had stood in my counsel, and if they had hearkened to my words, then would they have turned my people from their evil practices.