Jeremiah 13:18-27

18Say to the 1king and the queen mother, “2Take a lowly seat, For your beautiful 3crown Has come down from your head.”19The 4cities of the Negev have been locked up, And there is no one to open them; All 5Judah has been carried into exile, Wholly carried into exile.

20“Lift up your eyes and see Those coming 6from the north. Where is the 7flock that was given you, Your beautiful sheep?21What will you say when He appoints over you-- And you yourself had taught them-- Former 89companions to be head over you? Will not 10pangs take hold of you Like a woman in childbirth?22If you 11say in your heart, ‘12Why have these things happened to me?’ Because of the 13magnitude of your iniquity 14Your skirts have been removed And your heels have 15been exposed.2316Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots? Then you also can 17do good Who are accustomed to doing evil.24Therefore I will 18scatter them like drifting straw To the desert 19wind.25This is your 20lot, the portion measured to you From Me,” declares the Lord, “Because you have 21forgotten Me And trusted in falsehood.26So I Myself have also 22stripped your skirts off over your face, That your shame may be seen.27As for your 23adulteries and your lustful neighings, The 24lewdness of your prostitution On the 25hills in the field, I have seen your abominations. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! 26How long will you remain unclean?”