Jeremiah 8:14-17

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¹⁴ Why are we sitting still?
^(A)Gather yourselves, and let us ^(B)go into the fortified cities
And let us be silent there
Because Yahweh our God has silenced us
And given us ^[a](C)poisoned water to drink,
For ^(D)we have sinned against Yahweh.
¹⁵ We ^(E)waited for peace, but there was no good;
For a time of healing, but behold, terror!
¹⁶ From ^(F)Dan is heard the snorting of his horses;
At the sound of the neighing of his ^(G)valiant steeds
The whole land quakes;
And they come and ^(H)devour the land as well as its fullness,
The city and its inhabitants.
¹⁷ “For behold, I am ^(I)sending serpents against you,
Vipers, for which there is ^(J)no charm,
And they will bite you,” declares Yahweh.