11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching windf from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a windg too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgmentsh against them.”

13 Look! He advances like the clouds,i

his chariotsj come like a whirlwind,k

his horsesl are swifter than eagles.m

Woe to us! We are ruined!n

14 Jerusalem, washo the evil from your heart and be saved.p

How longq will you harbor wicked thoughts?

15 A voice is announcing from Dan,r

proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.s

16 “Tell this to the nations,

proclaim concerning Jerusalem:

‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land,t

raising a war cryu against the cities of Judah.v

17 They surroundw her like men guarding a field,

because she has rebelledx against me,’ ”

declares the Lord.

18 “Your own conduct and actionsy

have brought this on you.z

This is your punishment.

How bittera it is!

How it pierces to the heart!”

19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!b

I writhe in pain.c

Oh, the agony of my heart!

My heart poundsd within me,

I cannot keep silent.e

For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;f

I have heard the battle cry.g

20 Disaster follows disaster;h

the whole land lies in ruins.i

In an instant my tentsj are destroyed,

my shelter in a moment.

21 How long must I see the battle standardk

and hear the sound of the trumpet?l

22 “My people are fools;m

they do not know me.n

They are senseless children;

they have no understanding.o

They are skilled in doing evil;p

they know not how to do good.”q

23 I looked at the earth,

and it was formless and empty;r

and at the heavens,

and their lights was gone.

24 I looked at the mountains,

and they were quaking;t

all the hills were swaying.

25 I looked, and there were no people;

every bird in the sky had flown away.u