Jeremiah 5:10-18

10“Go among Jerusalem’s rows of grapevines and destroy them, but don’t destroy all of them. Cut off the branches because they don’t belong to the Lord.

11The nations of Israel and Judah are unfaithful to me,” declares the Lord.

12They lie about the Lord and say, “He doesn’t exist! Nothing bad will happen to us. We won’t experience war or famine.

13The prophets are nothing but windbags. The Lord hasn’t spoken through them, so let what they say happen to them.”

14This is what the Lord God of Armies says: Because you’ve talked like this, I’m going to put my words in your mouth like a fire. These people will be like wood. My words will burn them up.

15Nation of Israel, I’m going to bring a nation from far away to attack you, declares the Lord. It is a nation that has lasted a long time. It is an ancient nation. You don’t know the language of this nation. You can’t understand what its people say.

16Their arrow quivers are like open graves. They are all mighty warriors.

17They will devour your harvest and your food. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They will devour your flocks and your cattle. They will devour your grapevines and your fig trees. With their swords they will destroy the fortified cities you trust.

18Yet, even in those days, declares the Lord, I won’t destroy all of you.