Jeremiah 12:12-14

New Catholic Bible

¹² Upon all the barren heights of the desert
    those who wreak destruction have arrived.
For the Lord will wield a devouring sword
    from one end of the land to the other;
    no living thing will remain unscathed.
¹³ Men have sown wheat only to reap thorns;
    they have worked to the point of exhaustion
    but have profited nothing.
Their harvests are a source of disappointment
    because of the fierce anger of the Lord.