Jeremiah 6:1-7 ▼

1 “Strengthen yourselves, sons of Benjamin, || From the midst of Jerusalem, || And blow a horn in Tekoa, || And lift up a flame over Beth-Haccerem, || For evil has been seen from the north, || And great destruction.

2 I have cut off the lovely and delicate one, || The daughter of Zion.

3 Shepherds and their droves come to her, || They have struck tents by her all around, || They have each fed [in] his own station.”

4 “Sanctify the battle against her, || Rise, and we go up at noon. Woe to us, for the day has turned, || For the shades of evening are stretched out,

5 Rise, and we go up by night, || And we destroy her palaces.”

6 For thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Cut down her wood, || And pour out a mound against Jerusalem, || She [is] the city to be inspected, || She [is] full of oppression in her midst.

7 As the digging of a well, is [for] its waters, || So she has dug [for] her wickedness, || Violence and spoil is heard in her, || Sickness and striking [are] continually before My face.