Jeremiah 8:14-20 - The Nation Longs For Yahweh's Help

¹⁴ Why prolong we the time? Let us gather ourselves together, and go into the strong city; there shall we be in rest. For the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water mixed with gall to drink: because we have sinned against him. ¹⁵ We looked for peace, and we fair not the better; we waited for the time of health, and lo, here is nothing but trouble.

¹⁶ "Then shall the noise of his horses be heard from Dan; the whole land shall be afraid at the neigh of his strong horses. For they shall go in, and devour the land, with all that is in it: the cities, and those that dwell therein. ¹⁷ Moreover, I will send Cockatrices and serpents among you which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you," sayeth the LORD.

¹⁸ Sorrow is come upon me, and heaviness vexeth my heart: ¹⁹ for lo, the voice of the crying of my people is heard from a far country: "Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not the king in her?" "Wherefore then have they grieved me," shall the LORD say, "with their images and foolish strange fashions?" ²⁰ The harvest is gone, the Summer hath an end, and we are not helped.