Jeremiah 6:22-24

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A Cruel Nation from the North

²²This is what the Lord says:

Look,^(A) an army is coming from a northern land;^(B)
a great nation will be stirred up
from the remote regions of the earth.^(C)
²³They grasp bow and javelin.
They are cruel and show no mercy.^(D)
Their voice roars like the sea,^(E)
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Zion.

²⁴We have heard about it,
and our hands have become weak.
Distress has seized us—
pain, like a woman in labor.^(F)

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