Jeremiah 6:22-26 - A Cruel Nation From The North
22 Thus says Yahweh: "Look, a people [is] coming from [the] land of [the] north, a great nation is woken up from [the] farthest part of [the] earth. 23 [The] bow and [the] short sword they grasp [are] cruel, and they show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and on horses they ride, drawn up like a man for battle against you, O daughter of Zion."
24 We have heard news of it, our hands grow slack, anxiety has grasped us, pain as a [woman who] gives birth. 25 You must not go out [into] the field, and you must not walk on the road, for {the enemy has a sword}, terror [is] all around. 26 O daughter of my people, gird yourself [with] sackcloth, and roll about in the ashes in mourning, a mourning ceremony [as for] an only child. Make for yourself wailing of bitterness, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.