Jeremiah 10:17-25

New King James Version

“Behold, I will ^(B)throw out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
^(C)That they may find it so.”

^19 (D)Woe is me for my hurt!
My wound is severe.
But I say, ^(E)“Truly this is an infirmity,
And ^(F)I must bear it.”
^20 (G)My tent is plundered,
And all my cords are broken;
My children have gone from me,
And they are ^(H)no more.
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,
Or set up my curtains.

²¹ For the shepherds have become dull-hearted,
And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be ^(I)scattered.
²² Behold, the noise of the report has come,
And a great commotion out of the ^(J)north country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a ^(K)den of jackals.

²³ O Lord, I know the ^(L)way of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
²⁴ O Lord, ^(M)correct me, but with justice;
Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.
^25 (N)Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, ^(O)who do not know You,
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
^(P)Devoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.