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Invasion and Desolation of Judah Threatened

Declare in Judah, and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:

Blow the trumpet through the land;
    shout aloud[a] and say,
“Gather together, and let us go
    into the fortified cities!”(A)
Raise a standard toward Zion;
    flee for safety; do not delay,
for I am bringing evil from the north
    and a great destruction.(B)
A lion has gone up from its thicket;
    a destroyer of nations has set out;
    he has gone out from his place
to make your land a waste;
    your cities will be ruins
    without inhabitant.(C)
Because of this put on sackcloth,
    lament and wail:
“The fierce anger of the Lord
    has not turned away from us.”(D)

On that day, says the Lord, courage shall fail the king and the officials; the priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.5 Or shout, take your weapons: Heb shout, fill (your hand)

Judgment from the North

Declare in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:

Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land.(A)
Cry out loudly and say:
Assemble yourselves,
and let’s flee to the fortified cities.
Lift up a signal flag toward Zion.(B)
Run for cover! Don’t stand still!
For I am bringing disaster from the north—
a great destruction.(C)
A lion has gone up from his thicket;(D)
a destroyer of nations has set out.
He has left his lair
to make your land a waste.
Your cities will be reduced to uninhabited ruins.(E)
Because of this, put on sackcloth;
mourn and wail,(F)
for the Lord’s burning anger(G)
has not turned away from us.

“On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be scared speechless.”

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