Jeremiah 6:22-26
New King James Version
22 Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, a people comes from the (A)north country,
And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.
23 They will lay hold on bow and spear;
They are cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice (B)roars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.”
24 We have heard the report of it;
Our hands grow feeble.
(C)Anguish has taken hold of us,
Pain as of a woman in [a]labor.
25 Do not go out into the field,
Nor walk by the way.
Because of the sword of the enemy,
Fear is on every side.
26 O daughter of my people,
(D)Dress in sackcloth
(E)And roll about in ashes!
(F)Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation;
For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:24 childbirth
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