Jeremiah 4:16-18

The Voice

¹⁶ Eternal One (to Jeremiah): Tell the nations to beware.
        Announce to Jerusalem:
    “Invaders are coming from a distant land.
        Their war cries will soon be heard in Judah’s villages.”
¹⁷     They will spread out and surround Jerusalem on every side like guards in a field,
        all because she has acted against Me.

¹⁸     (to the people) You chose this path that led to disaster.
        Your plans and actions brought it on.
    It is your wickedness that tastes so bitter,
        your evil that pierces your heart.