Jeremiah 6:22-26 - A Cruel Nation From The North

²² Thus says the Lord,
“Behold, a people is coming from the north land,
And a great nation will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.
²³ “They seize bow and spear;
They are cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice roars like the sea,
And they ride on horses,
Arrayed as a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Zion!”

²⁴ We have heard the report of it;
Our hands are limp.
Anguish has seized us,
Pain as of a woman in childbirth.
²⁵ Do not go out into the field
And do not walk on the road,
For the enemy has a sword,
Terror is on every side.
²⁶ O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth
And roll in ashes;
Mourn as for an only son,
A lamentation most bitter.
For suddenly the destroyer
Will come upon us.