Jeremiah 25:30–38

³⁰“Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and say to them:

‘The Lord will ⁿroar from on high,

And utter His voice from ^oHis holy habitation;

He will roar mightily against ^pHis fold.

He will give ^qa shout, as those who tread the grapes,

Against all the inhabitants of the earth.

³¹A noise will come to the ends of the earth—

For the Lord has ^ra controversy with the nations;

^sHe will plead His case with all flesh.

He will give those who are wicked to the sword,’ says the Lord.”

³²Thus says the Lord of hosts:

“Behold, disaster shall go forth

From nation to nation,

And ^ta great whirlwind shall be raised up

From the farthest parts of the earth.

^33u“And at that day the slain of the Lord shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They shall not be ^vlamented, ^wor gathered, or buried; they shall become refuse on the ground.

³⁴“Wail, ^xshepherds, and cry!

Roll about in the ashes,

You leaders of the flock!

For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions are fulfilled;

You shall fall like a precious vessel.

³⁵And the shepherds will have no ⁵way to flee,

Nor the leaders of the flock to escape.

³⁶A voice of the cry of the shepherds,

And a wailing of the leaders to the flock will be heard.

For the Lord has plundered their pasture,

³⁷And the peaceful dwellings are cut down

Because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

³⁸He has left His lair like the lion;

For their land is desolate

Because of the fierceness of the Oppressor,

And because of His fierce anger.”