Jeremiah:4:5-31
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Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem ,
and say : "
Blow the trumpet in the land ;
Cry , "
Gather together ,'
And say , "
Assemble yourselves ,
And let us go into the fortified cities .'
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Set up the standard toward Zion .
Take refuge !
Do not delay !
For I will bring disaster from the north ,
And great destruction ."
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The lion has come up from his thicket ,
And the destroyer of nations is on his way .
He has gone forth from his place To make your land desolate .
Your cities will be laid waste ,
Without inhabitant .
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For this ,
clothe yourself with sackcloth ,
Lament and wail .
For the fierce anger of the LORD Has not turned back from us .
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And it shall come to pass in that day ,"
says the LORD , "
That the heart of the king shall perish ,
And the heart of the princes ;
The priests shall be astonished ,
And the prophets shall wonder ."
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Then I said , "
Ah ,
Lord GOD !
Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem ,
Saying , "
You shall have peace ,'
Whereas the sword reaches to the heart ."
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At that time it will be said To this people and to Jerusalem , "
A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness Toward the daughter of My people --
Not to fan or to cleanse --
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A wind too strong for these will come for Me ;
Now I will also speak judgment against them ."
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Behold ,
he shall come up like clouds ,
And his chariots like a whirlwind .
His horses are swifter than eagles .
Woe to us ,
for we are plundered !"
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O Jerusalem ,
wash your heart from wickedness ,
That you may be saved .
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you ?
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For a voice declares from Dan And proclaims affliction from Mount Ephraim :
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Make mention to the nations ,
Yes ,
proclaim against Jerusalem ,
That watchers come from a far country And raise their voice against the cities of Judah .
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Like keepers of a field they are against her all around ,
Because she has been rebellious against Me ,"
says the LORD .
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Your ways and your doings Have procured these things for you .
This is your wickedness ,
Because it is bitter ,
Because it reaches to your heart ."
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O my soul ,
my soul !
I am pained in my very heart !
My heart makes a noise in me ;
I cannot hold my peace ,
Because you have heard ,
O my soul ,
The sound of the trumpet ,
The alarm of war .
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Destruction upon destruction is cried ,
For the whole land is plundered .
Suddenly my tents are plundered ,
And my curtains in a moment .
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How long will I see the standard ,
And hear the sound of the trumpet ?
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For My people are foolish ,
They have not known Me .
They are silly children ,
And they have no understanding .
They are wise to do evil ,
But to do good they have no knowledge ."
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I beheld the earth ,
and indeed it was without form ,
and void ;
And the heavens ,
they had no light .
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I beheld the mountains ,
and indeed they trembled ,
And all the hills moved back and forth .
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I beheld ,
and indeed there was no man ,
And all the birds of the heavens had fled .
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I beheld ,
and indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness ,
And all its cities were broken down At the presence of the LORD ,
By His fierce anger .
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For thus says the LORD : "
The whole land shall be desolate ;
Yet I will not make a full end .
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For this shall the earth mourn ,
And the heavens above be black ,
Because I have spoken .
I have purposed and will not relent ,
Nor will I turn back from it .
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The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen .
They shall go into thickets and climb up on the rocks .
Every city shall be forsaken ,
And not a man shall dwell in it .
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And when you are plundered ,
What will you do ?
Though you clothe yourself with crimson ,
Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold ,
Though you enlarge your eyes with paint ,
In vain you will make yourself fair ;
Your lovers will despise you ;
They will seek your life .
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For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor ,
The anguish as of her who brings forth her first child ,
The voice of the daughter of Zion bewailing herself ;
She spreads her hands ,
saying , "
Woe is me now ,
for my soul is weary Because of murderers !'