Jeremiah 4:5-10

5Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, “1Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry aloud and say, ‘2Assemble yourselves, and let us go Into the fortified cities.’6Lift up a 3standard toward Zion! Seek refuge, do not stand still, For I am bringing 4evil from the north, And great destruction.7A 5lion has gone up from his thicket, And a 6destroyer of nations has set out; He has gone out from his place To 7make your land a waste. Your cities will be ruins Without inhabitant.8For this, 8put on sackcloth, Lament and wail; For the 9fierce anger of the Lord Has not turned back from us.” 9“It shall come about in that day,” declares the Lord, “that the 10heart of the king and the heart of the princes will fail; and the priests will be appalled and the 11prophets will be astounded.”

10Then I said, “Ah, Lord 12God! Surely You have utterly 13deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘14You will have peace’; whereas a sword touches the 15throat.”