Jeremiah 6:1-8

1“Flee to safety, you sons of 1Benjamin, From the midst of Jerusalem! Blow a trumpet in Tekoa And raise a warning signal over 23Beth-haccerem; For evil looks down from the 4north, Along with a great destruction.2The beautiful and 5delicate one, 6the daughter of Zion, I will destroy.37Shepherds and their flocks will come to her, They will 8pitch their tents 9around her, They will pasture, each in his 10place.4‘1112Prepare for war against her; Arise, and let’s 13attack at 14noon. Woe to us, for the day declines, For the shadows of the evening lengthen!5Arise, and let’s 15attack by night And 16destroy her 17palaces!’”6For this is what the Lord of armies says: “18Cut down her trees And pile up an 19assault ramp against Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished, In whose midst there is only 20oppression.721As a well 22keeps its waters fresh, So she 23keeps fresh her wickedness. 24Violence and destruction are heard in her; 25Sickness and wounds are constantly before Me.826Be warned, Jerusalem, Or 2728I shall be alienated from you, And make you a desolation, An uninhabited land.”