Jeremiah 8:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴ The people of Judah
    say to each other,
“What are we waiting for?
Let's run to a town with walls
    and die there.
We rebelled against the Lord,
and we were sentenced to die
    by drinking poison.
¹⁵ We had hoped for peace
and a time of healing,
    but all we got was terror.
¹⁶ Our enemies have reached
    the town of Dan in the north,
and the snorting of their horses
    makes us tremble with fear.
The enemy will destroy Jerusalem
and our entire nation.
    No one will survive.”