Jeremiah 8:14-16

New Century Version

¹⁴ “Why are we just sitting here?
    Let’s get together!
We have sinned against the Lord,
    so he has given us poisoned water to drink.
Come, let’s run to the strong, walled cities.
    The Lord our God has decided that we must die,
    so let’s die there.
¹⁵ We hoped to have peace,
    but nothing good has come.
We hoped for a time when he would heal us,
    but only terror has come.
¹⁶ From the land of Dan,
    the snorting of the enemy’s horses is heard.
    The ground shakes from the neighing of their large horses.
They have come and destroyed
    the land and everything in it,
    the city and all who live there.”