Jeremiah 10:19-25 - The Nation Accepts Its Judgment
19 Woe is me because of my injury. My wound is severe. I said, "Truly this is my sickness, and I must bear it. 20 My tent is destroyed, and all my tent cords are broken. My sons have gone away from me, they no longer live. There is no one to pitch my tent again and set up my curtains. 21 Because the shepherds are stupid and don't seek the LORD, therefore, they don't prosper, and their flock is scattered. 22 The sound of a report, it's coming now! There is a great commotion from a land in the north to make the towns of Judah desolate, a refuge for jackals."
23 LORD, I know that a person's life is not his to control, nor does a person establish his way in life. 24 LORD, correct me, but with justice, not with anger. Otherwise, you'll bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out your anger on the nations that don't acknowledge you, and on the families that don't call on your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured and consumed him; they have devastated his habitation.