Jeremiah 4:13–22

¹³“Behold, he ^agoes up like clouds,

And his ^bchariots like the whirlwind;

His horses are ^cswifter than eagles.

Woe to us, for ^dwe are ruined!”

¹⁴Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem,

That you may be saved.

How long will your ^awicked thoughts

Lodge within you?

¹⁵For a voice declares from ^aDan,

And proclaims wickedness from Mount Ephraim.

¹⁶“Report it to the nations, now!

Proclaim over Jerusalem,

‘Besiegers come from a ^afar country,

And ^blift their voices against the cities of Judah.

¹⁷‘Like watchmen of a field they are ^aagainst her round about,

Because she has ^brebelled against Me,’ declares the Lord.

¹⁸“Your ^aways and your deeds

Have ¹brought these things to you.

This is your evil. How ^bbitter!

How it has touched your heart!”

Lament over Judah’s Devastation

^19aMy ¹soul, my soul! I am in anguish! ²Oh, my heart!

My ^bheart is pounding in me;

I cannot be silent,

Because ³you have heard, O my soul,

The ^csound of the trumpet,

The alarm of war.

^20aDisaster on disaster is proclaimed,

For the ^bwhole land is devastated;

Suddenly my ^ctents are devastated,

My curtains in an instant.

²¹How long must I see the standard

And hear the sound of the trumpet?

²²“^aFor My people are foolish,

They know Me not;

They are stupid children

And have no understanding.

They are shrewd to ^bdo evil,

But to do good they do not know.”