Jeremiah 8:13-17

13“ ‘I would have gathered their harvest,’ ” declares the Lord, “ ‘but there are no grapes on the vine. There are no figs on the tree, and the leaves have dried up. What I have given them will be taken away.’ ”

14Why are we just sitting here? Let’s get up! Let’s go into the fortified cities and die there. The Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has given us poison to drink because we have sinned against the Lord.

15We hoped for peace, but nothing good has happened. We hoped for a time of healing, but there’s only terror.

16The snorting of horses can be heard from Dan. The neighing of stallions makes the whole land tremble. They are coming to devour the land and everything in it, the city and its people.

17“I am going to send snakes among you, vipers that can’t be charmed. They will bite you,” declares the Lord.