Jeremiah 6:23-27

“They seize bow and spear; They are cruel and have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea, And they ride on horses, Lined up as a man for the battle Against you, daughter of Zion!”

We have heard the report of it; Our hands are limp. Anguish has seized us, Pain like that of a woman in childbirth.

Do not go out into the field, And do not walk on the road; For the enemy has a sword, Terror is on every side.

Daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A most bitter mourning. For suddenly the destroyer Will come against us.

“I have made you an assayer and an examiner among My people, So that you may know and put their way to the test.”