Jeremiah 4:16-18

New International Version - UK

¹⁶ ‘Tell this to the nations,
    proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
“A besieging army is coming from a distant land,
    raising a war cry against the cities of Judah.
¹⁷ They surround her like men guarding a field,
    because she has rebelled against me,”’
declares the Lord.
¹⁸ ‘Your own conduct and actions
    have brought this on you.
This is your punishment.
    How bitter it is!
    How it pierces to the heart!’