Jeremiah 6:1-8 - Threatened Siege Of Jerusalem

¹ “Run for cover, Benjaminites,
out of Jerusalem!
Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa;
raise a smoke signal over Beth-haccherem,
for disaster threatens from the north,
even great destruction.
² Though she is beautiful and delicate,
I will destroy Daughter Zion.
³ Shepherds and their flocks will come against her;
they will pitch their tents all around her.
Each will pasture his own portion.
⁴ Set them apart for war against her;
rise up, let’s attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the day is passing;
the evening shadows grow long.
⁵ Rise up, let’s attack by night.
Let us destroy her fortresses.”

⁶ For this is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Cut down the trees;
raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem.
This city must be punished.
There is nothing but oppression within her.
⁷ As a well gushes out its water,
so she pours out her evil.
Violence and destruction resound in her.
Sickness and wounds keep coming to My attention.
⁸ Be warned, Jerusalem,
or I will turn away from you;
I will make you a desolation,
a land without inhabitants.