Jeremiah 6:1-8

New American Standard Bible 1995

6 “Flee for safety, O sons of ^(A)Benjamin,
From the midst of Jerusalem!
Now blow a trumpet in Tekoa
And raise a signal over ^[a](B)Beth-haccerem;
For evil looks down from the ^(C)north,
And a great destruction.
² “The comely and ^(D)dainty one, ^(E)the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.
³ “^(F)Shepherds and their flocks will come to her,
They will ^(G)pitch their tents ^[b]around her,
They will pasture each in his ^[c]place.
⁴ “^[d](H)Prepare war against her;
Arise, and let us ^[e]attack at ^(I)noon.
Woe to us, for the day declines,
For the shadows of the evening lengthen!
⁵ “Arise, and let us ^[f]attack by night
And ^(J)destroy her ^[g]palaces!”

“^(K)Cut down her trees
And cast up a ^(L)siege against Jerusalem.
This is the city to be punished,
In whose midst there is only ^(M)oppression.
⁷ “^(N)As a well ^[h]keeps its waters fresh,
So she ^[i]keeps fresh her wickedness.
^(O)Violence and destruction are heard in her;
^(P)Sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
⁸ “^(Q)Be warned, O Jerusalem,
Or ^[j](R)I shall be alienated from you,
And make you a desolation,
A land not inhabited.”