Jeremiah 6:24-26

Good News Translation

²⁴ “We have heard the news,” say the people of Jerusalem, “and our hands hang limp; we are seized by anguish and pain like a woman in labor. ²⁵ We don't dare go to the countryside or walk on the roads, because our enemies are armed and terror is all around us.”

²⁶ The Lord says to his people, “Put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter tears as you would for an only child, because the one who comes to destroy you will suddenly attack.