Jeremiah 10:21-23

New Century Version

²¹ The shepherds are stupid
    and don’t ask the Lord for advice.
So they do not have success,
    and all their flocks are scattered and lost.
²² Listen! The news is coming.
    A loud noise comes from the north
to make the towns of Judah an empty desert
    and a home for wild dogs!

²³ Lord, I know that our lives don’t really belong to us.
    We can’t control our own lives.