Jeremiah 14:17-19

The Voice

¹⁷God told me to speak these words to them:

Jeremiah: May my eyes fill with tears day and night.
    Let me not stop crying for what I see:
        for my tender virgin daughter—my people—
    Has suffered a crushing blow.
        I see her now with a serious, gaping wound.
¹⁸    If I go to the countryside, I see the bodies of those cut down in war;
        if I walk into the city, I see the misery brought on by famine.
    And yet the prophets and priests go about their business in blissful ignorance,
        unaware of what they are doing.

¹⁹    (to God) Have You abandoned Judah completely?
        Do You now hate Zion?
    Why have You wounded us beyond healing?
        We longed for peace, but nothing good ever came.
        We hoped for healing, but only terror came our way.