Jeremiah 4:7-9

Easy-to-Read Version

⁷ A lion has come out of his cave.
    A destroyer of nations has begun to march.
He has left his home to destroy your land.
    Your towns will be destroyed.
    There will be no one left to live in them.
⁸ The Lord is angry with us,
    so put on sackcloth and cry out loud!
⁹ The Lord says, “When this happens,
    the king and his officers will lose their courage.
The priests will be filled with fear,
    and the prophets will be shocked.”