Jeremiah 15:10-14

Woe to me, my mother, that you have given birth to me As a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have not lent, nor have people lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me.

The Lord said, “I will certainly set you free for purposes of good; I will certainly make the enemy plead with you In a time of disaster and a time of distress.

“Can anyone smash iron, Iron from the north, or bronze?

“I will give your wealth and your treasures As plunder without cost, For all your sins And within all your borders.

“Then I will make your enemies bring your possessions Into a land that you do not know; For a fire has been kindled in My anger, And it will burn upon you.” Jeremiah’s Prayer and God’s Answer