Jeremiah 13:15-20 - The Lord's Warning

¹⁵ Listen and give heed, do not be haughty,
For the Lord has spoken.
¹⁶ Give glory to the Lord your God,
Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dusky mountains,
And while you are hoping for light
He makes it into deep darkness,
And turns it into gloom.
¹⁷ But if you will not listen to it,
My soul will sob in secret for such pride;
And my eyes will bitterly weep
And flow down with tears,
Because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.

¹⁸ Say to the king and the queen mother,
“Take a lowly seat,
For your beautiful crown
Has come down from your head.”
¹⁹ The cities of the Negev have been locked up,
And there is no one to open them;
All Judah has been carried into exile,
Wholly carried into exile.
²⁰ “Lift up your eyes and see
Those coming from the north.
Where is the flock that was given you,
Your beautiful sheep?