Jeremiah 4:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ “Report this to the nations.
    ·Spread this news [^LMake it heard] in Jerusalem:
‘Invaders are coming from a faraway country [^CBabylon],
    shouting [^Cwar cries] against the cities of Judah.
¹⁷ The enemy has surrounded Jerusalem as men guard a field,
    because Judah ·turned [rebelled; transgressed] against me,’” says the Lord.
¹⁸ “·The way you have lived and acted [^LYour path/way and your deeds]
    has brought this trouble to you.
This is your ·punishment [trouble; disaster].
    How ·terrible [bitter] it is!
    ·The pain stabs [^LIt reaches] your heart!”