Jeremiah 10:17-25

17Pack your bags and prepare to leave; the siege is about to begin.

18For this is what the Lord says: “Suddenly, I will fling out all you who live in this land. I will pour great troubles upon you, and at last you will feel my anger.”

19My wound is severe, and my grief is great. My sickness is incurable, but I must bear it.

20My home is gone, and no one is left to help me rebuild it. My children have been taken away, and I will never see them again.

21The shepherds of my people have lost their senses. They no longer seek wisdom from the Lord. Therefore, they fail completely, and their flocks are scattered.

22Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies as they roll down from the north. The towns of Judah will be destroyed and become a haunt for jackals.

23I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course.

24So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle. Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.

25Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— on the peoples that do not call upon your name. For they have devoured your people Israel; they have devoured and consumed them, making the land a desolate wilderness.