Jeremiah 6:16-21

New Century Version

“Stand where the roads cross and look.
    Ask where the old way is,
where the good way is, and walk on it.
    If you do, you will find rest for yourselves.
    But they have said, ‘We will not walk on the good way.’
¹⁷ I set watchmen over you
    and told you, ‘Listen for the sound of the war trumpet!’
    But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
¹⁸ So listen, all you nations,
    and pay attention, you witnesses.
    Watch what I will do to the people of Judah.
¹⁹ Hear this, people of the earth:
    I am going to bring disaster to the people of Judah
    because of the evil they plan.
They have not listened to my messages
    and have rejected my teachings.
²⁰ Why do you bring me offerings of incense from the land of Sheba?
    Why do you bring me sweet-smelling cane from a faraway land?
Your burnt offerings will not be accepted;
    your sacrifices do not please me.”

“I will put problems in front of Judah.
    Fathers and sons will stumble over them together.
    Neighbors and friends will die.”