²¹ Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must leave it, and those out in the country must not enter it,^(A)

The Imminence and Horror of the Invasion

⁴ Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,

³¹ On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away, and likewise anyone in the field must not turn back. ³² Remember Lot’s wife. ³³ Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it.

¹⁵ the one on the housetop must not go down or enter to take anything from the house;

¹⁶ then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;

¹² Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his share of property^[a] among the people there.

¹¹ But when King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon came up against the land, we said, ‘Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans and the army of the Arameans.’ That is why we are living in Jerusalem.”^(A)

²⁶ He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Turn away from the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be swept away for all their sins.”^(A)