Jeremiah 25:30-38

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

The Lord will roar from on high
    and from his holy habitation utter his voice;
he will roar mightily against his fold
    and shout like those who tread grapes
    against all the inhabitants of the earth.^(A)
31 The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth,
    for the Lord has an indictment against the nations;
he is entering into judgment with all flesh,
    and the guilty he will put to the sword,
            says the Lord.^(B)

³² Thus says the Lord of hosts:
See, disaster is spreading
    from nation to nation,
and a great tempest is stirring
    from the farthest parts of the earth!

³⁴ Wail, you shepherds, and cry out;
    roll in ashes, you lords of the flock,
for the days of your slaughter have come—and your dispersions,^[a]
    and you shall fall like a choice vessel.^(D)
35 Flight shall fail the shepherds,
    and there shall be no escape for the lords of the flock.
³⁶ Listen! The cry of the shepherds
    and the wail of the lords of the flock!
For the Lord is despoiling their pasture,
³⁷     and the peaceful folds are devastated
    because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
³⁸ Like a lion he has left his den,
    for their land has become a waste
because of the cruel anger
    and because of his fierce anger.