Jeremiah 4:5-20

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.”

11In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A 16scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness in the direction of the daughter of My people--not to winnow and not to cleanse, 12a wind too strong for 17this--will come 18at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.13Behold, he 19goes up like clouds, And his 20chariots like the whirlwind; His horses are 21swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for 22we are ruined!”

14Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem, That you may be saved. How long will your 23wicked thoughts Lodge within you?15For a voice declares from 24Dan, And proclaims wickedness from Mount Ephraim.16“Report it to the nations, now! Proclaim over Jerusalem, ‘Besiegers come from a 25far country, And 26lift their voices against the cities of Judah.17Like watchmen of a field they are 27against her round about, Because she has 28rebelled against Me,’ declares the Lord.18Your 29ways and your deeds Have 30brought these things to you. This is your evil. How 31bitter! How it has touched your heart!”

1932My 33soul, my 34soul! I am in anguish! 35Oh, my heart! My 36heart is pounding in me; I cannot be silent, Because 37you have heard, O my soul, The 38sound of the trumpet, The alarm of war.2039Disaster on disaster is proclaimed, For the 40whole land is devastated; Suddenly my 41tents are devastated, My curtains in an instant.