Jeremiah 5:10-18

English Standard Version

¹⁰^(A)“Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
    ^(B)but make not a full end;
strip away her branches,
    for they are not the Lord's.
¹¹^(C)For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
    have been utterly treacherous to me,
declares the Lord.
¹²They have spoken falsely of the Lord
    and have said, ‘He will do nothing;
^(D)no disaster will come upon us,
    ^(E)nor shall we see sword or famine.
¹³The prophets will become wind;
    the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them!’”

The Lord Proclaims Judgment

¹⁴Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:
“Because you have spoken this word,
behold, ^(F)I am making my words in your mouth ^(G)a fire,
    and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them.
¹⁵^(H)Behold, I am bringing against you
    a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
declares the Lord.
It is an enduring nation;
    it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
    ^(I)nor can you understand what they say.
¹⁶^(J)Their quiver is like ^(K)an open tomb;
    they are all mighty warriors.
¹⁷^(L)They shall eat up your harvest and your food;
    they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
    they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
your ^(M)fortified cities in which you trust
    they shall beat down with the sword.”