Jeremiah 6:1-8

New American Standard Bible

6 “Flee to safety, you sons of ^(A)Benjamin,
From the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow a trumpet in Tekoa
And raise a warning signal over ^[a](B)Beth-haccerem;
For evil looks down from the ^(C)north,
Along with a great destruction.
² The beautiful and ^(D)delicate one, ^(E)the daughter of Zion, I will destroy.
^3 (F)Shepherds and their flocks will come to her,
They will ^(G)pitch their tents ^[b]around her,
They will pasture, each in his ^[c]place.
⁴ ‘^[d](H)Prepare for war against her;
Arise, and let’s ^[e]attack at ^(I)noon.
Woe to us, for the day declines,
For the shadows of the evening lengthen!
⁵ Arise, and let’s ^[f]attack by night
And ^(J)destroy her ^[g]palaces!’”
⁶ For this is what the Lord of armies says:
“^(K)Cut down her trees
And pile up an ^(L)assault ramp against Jerusalem.
This is the city to be punished,
In whose midst there is only ^(M)oppression.
^7 (N)As a well ^[h]keeps its waters fresh,
So she ^[i]keeps fresh her wickedness.
^(O)Violence and destruction are heard in her;
^(P)Sickness and wounds are constantly before Me.
^8 (Q)Be warned, Jerusalem,
Or ^[j](R)I shall be alienated from you,
And make you a desolation,
An uninhabited land.”