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16 They say, ‘Warn all the nations that the enemy is coming!’
Shout this message in Jerusalem:
    ‘An army is coming from a country that is far away.
    They will attack the towns in Judah.
17 Their soldiers are all around Jerusalem's walls,
    like guards around a farmer's field.’

The Lord says, ‘This will happen because the people of Judah have turned against me. 18 I will punish you very much, because that is what you deserve. You have lived in a wicked way and you have done evil things. My punishment will give you pain that goes all through you.’

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