Jeremiah 4:5-10

5Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, “1Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry aloud and say, ‘2Assemble, and let’s go Into the fortified cities.’6Raise a 3flag toward Zion! Take 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 an inhabitant.8For this, 8put on sackcloth, Mourn and wail; For the 9fierce anger of the Lord Has not turned away from us.” 9“And it shall come about on that day,” declares the Lord, “that the 10heart of the king and the hearts of the leaders will fail; and the priests will tremble, and the 11prophets will be astonished.”

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