Jeremiah 4:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ A lion has come out of his ·den [lair; thicket; 2:15];
    a destroyer of nations has begun to march.
He has left his ·home [^Lplace]
    to ·destroy [^Lset destruction in] your land.
Your towns will be ·destroyed [devastated]
    with no one left to live in them.
⁸ So put on ·rough cloth [sackcloth; burlap; ^Cmourning clothes],
    ·show how sad you are [lament; mourn], and ·cry loudly [wail].
The ·terrible [fierce] anger of the Lord
    has not turned away from us.

⁹ “·When this happens [^LIn that day],” says the Lord,
    “the ·king and officers will lose their courage [^Lheart of king and officers/princes will fail].
The priests will be ·terribly afraid [desolate],
    and the prophets will be ·shocked [stunned; appalled]!”