Jeremiah 10:19-25 - The Nation Accepts Its Judgment
19 Oh, I am wounded! My wound is serious. Then I thought that this is my punishment, and I will bear it. 20 My tent is destroyed. All the ropes are broken. My children have left me and have disappeared. There is no one to set up my tent again or put up my tent curtains. 21 The shepherds are foolish. They do not look to Jehovah for help. That is why they will not succeed and all their flocks will be scattered. 22 The report has arrived. Listen! An incredible uproar is coming from the land of the north. Its army will destroy Judah's cities and make them homes for jackals.
23 O Jehovah, I know that humans are not able to govern their own lives. Humans cannot administer their own steps. 24 Correct me, O Jehovah but please be fair. Do not correct me when you are angry. Otherwise, you will reduce me to nothing. 25 Pour out your fury on the nations who do not know you and on people who do not worship you. They have devoured the descendants of Jacob. They have devoured them completely. They have destroyed their homes.