Jeremiah 6:1-7 ▼

1 “Flee to safety, you sons of Benjamin, From the midst of Jerusalem! Blow a trumpet in Tekoa And raise a warning signal over Beth-haccerem; For evil looks down from the north, Along with a great destruction.

2 “The beautiful and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, I will destroy.

3 “Shepherds and their flocks will come to her, They will pitch their tents around her, They will pasture, each in his place.

4 ‘Prepare for war against her; Arise, and let’s attack at noon. Woe to us, for the day declines, For the shadows of the evening lengthen!

5 ‘Arise, and let’s attack by night And destroy her palaces!’”

6 For this is what the LORD of armies says: “Cut down her trees And pile up an assault ramp against Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished, In whose midst there is only oppression.

7 “As a well keeps its waters fresh, So she keeps fresh her wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard in her; Sickness and wounds are constantly before Me.