Jeremiah 6:22-26
Legacy Standard Bible
Mourn the Coming Destroyer
22 Thus says Yahweh,
“Behold, (A)a people is coming from the land of the north,
And a great nation will be aroused from the (B)remote parts of the earth.
23 They take hold of (C)bow and spear;
They are (D)cruel and have no compassion;
Their voice (E)roars like the sea,
And they ride on horses,
Arranged as a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Zion!”
24 We have (F)heard the report of it;
Our hands are limp.
(G)Distress has taken hold of us,
Pain as of a woman in childbirth.
25 (H)Do not go out into the field
And (I)do not walk on the road,
For the enemy has a sword;
(J)Terror is on every side.
26 O daughter of my people, (K)gird yourself with sackcloth
And (L)roll in ashes;
[a](M)Mourn as for an only son,
A lamentation most bitter.
For suddenly the destroyer
Will come upon us.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:26 Lit Make for yourself mourning
Jeremiah 6:22-26
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 This is what the Lord says.
Look, a nation is coming from a land in the north.
A great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
23 Its warriors grip bows and spears.
They are cruel and merciless.
They sound like the roaring sea.
They ride horses, arranged like soldiers ready for battle
against you, O daughter of Zion.
The People of Judah
24 We have heard the news about them,
and our hands hang limp.
Anguish grips us like a woman in labor.
25 Do not go out to the field.
Do not walk on the road,
because the enemy has a sword.
There is terror on every side.
26 Put on sackcloth, daughter of my people.
Roll in ashes.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
because suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
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