Jeremiah 25:30-38

Common English Bible

³⁰ Now prophesy all these things and say to them:
The Lord roars on high;
    from his holy place he thunders.
He roars fiercely against his flock,
    like the shouting of those who tread on grapes,
        against everyone on earth.
³¹ The uproar is heard far and wide,
    because the Lord is bringing a lawsuit against the nations.
        He’s entering into judgment with all people,
            sentencing the guilty to death,
                declares the Lord.
³² The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims:
Look! Disaster travels from nation to nation.
    A terrible storm comes from the far ends of the earth.

³⁴ Wail, you shepherds, cry out.
    Roll in the dust, you masters of the flock!
The day of your slaughter has arrived.
    You will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
³⁵ The shepherds have no place to hide;
    the masters of the flock can’t escape.
³⁶ Hear the cry of the shepherds
    and the sobbing of the masters of the flock,
        because the Lord is ravaging their pasture.
³⁷ There’s an eerie silence in the peaceful meadows,
    because of the Lord’s fierce anger.
³⁸ The lion is on the prowl,
    and the land is reduced to nothing,
        because of the fierce sword,^[a]
        because of his fierce anger.