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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:26 Lit Make for yourself mourning

The Enemy from the North

22 This is what the Lord says:
“Behold, there is (A)a people coming from the north land,
And a great nation will be stirred up from the (B)remote parts of the earth.
23 They seize (C)bow and spear;
They are (D)cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice (E)roars like the sea,
And they ride on horses,
Lined up as a man for the battle
Against you, daughter of Zion!”
24 We have (F)heard the report of it;
Our hands are limp.
(G)Anguish has seized us,
Pain like that 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 Daughter of my people, (K)put on sackcloth
And (L)roll in ashes;
[a](M)Mourn as for an only son,
A most bitter mourning.
For suddenly the destroyer
Will come against us.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:26 Lit Make for yourself mourning