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1 “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction. 2 Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion. 3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion: 4 ‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long. 5 Rise up, let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses!’” 6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst. 7 As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me. Jeremiah 6:1-7, Berean Standard Bible. Public domain.
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