Jeremiah 13:20-22

New International Reader's Version

²⁰ Jerusalem, look up!
    Your enemies are coming from the north.
Where is the flock you were supposed to take care of?
    Where are the sheep you were so proud of?
²¹ You have worked hard to make special friends.
    But the Lord will let them rule over you.
    Then what will you say?
Suffering will take hold of you.
    It will be like the pain of a woman having a baby.
²² Suppose you ask yourself,
    “Why has this happened to me?”
It’s because you have committed so many sins.
    That’s the reason your skirt has been torn off.
    That’s why your body has been treated so badly.