Jeremiah 13:20-22

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁰ Jerusalem, look!
    The enemy is coming from the north^[a]!
Where is the flock^[b] you were once in charge of?
    That beautiful flock is gone now.
²¹ I will let your enemies become your rulers—
    people you once trusted with your secrets.
    What will you say then?
Surely you will feel great pain,
    like a woman giving birth.
²² You might ask yourself,
    “Why has this bad thing happened to me?”
It happened because of your many sins.
    Because of your sins, your skirt was torn off,
    and your sandals were taken away.
    They did this to embarrass you.