Jeremiah 6:22-26

22This is what the Lord says: Look, an army is coming from a northern land; a great nation will be stirred up from the remote regions of the earth.

23They grasp bow and javelin. They are cruel and show no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, lined up like men in battle formation against you, Daughter Zion.

24We have heard about it, and our hands have become weak. Distress has seized us — pain, like a woman in labor.

25Don’t go out to the fields; don’t walk on the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

26My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in the dust. Mourn as you would for an only son, a bitter lament, for suddenly the destroyer will come on us.