Jeremiah 6:23-25

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²³They grasp the bow and the javelin,
    they are cruel and have no mercy,
    their sound is like the roaring sea;
they ride on horses,
    equipped like a warrior for battle,
    against you, O daughter Zion!

²⁴“We have heard news of them,
    our hands fall helpless;
anguish has taken hold of us,
    pain as of a woman in labor.
²⁵Do not go out into the field,
    or walk on the road;
for the enemy has a sword,
    terror is on every side.”

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