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22 Thus said the LORD, Behold, a people is coming from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the ends of the earth. 23 They shall be armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voices roar like the sea; and they ride upon horses set in array as men for war against you, O daughter of Zion. 24 We have heard the report of them; our hands wax feeble; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain as of a woman in travail. 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemies is on every side. 26 O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth and wallow in ashes; make for yourself mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the plunderers shall suddenly come upon you. 27 I have set you as a seer among my great people, that you may know and understand their ways. 28 Their rulers are all rebellious, walking treacherously; like brass and iron, they are corruptible. 29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by their fire; the refiner purges in vain; for their evil does not come out. 30 Rejected silver, they are called, because the LORD has rejected them. Jeremiah 6:22-30, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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