Jeremiah 4:17-19

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁷The enemy has surrounded Jerusalem
like men guarding a field.
Judah, you turned against me,
so the enemy is coming against you.”
This message is from the Lord.

¹⁸“The way you lived and the things you did
brought this trouble to you.
It is your evil that made your life so hard.
Your evil life brought the pain that hurts deep in your heart.”

Jeremiah’s Cry

¹⁹My sadness and worry is making my stomach hurt.
    I am bent over in pain.
I am so afraid.
    My heart is pounding inside me.
I cannot keep quiet, because I have heard the trumpet blow.
    The trumpet is calling the army to war.

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