Jeremiah 13:20-22

The Voice

²⁰ (to Jerusalem) Now look to the north and see who is marching toward you.
    Where is the beautiful flock that was entrusted to you?
²¹ What will you say when He appoints your so-called allies,
    the very ones you trained, to rule over you?
Will not the pain stab at you
    as it does a woman in childbirth?
²² When you begin to ask yourself, “Why is all this happening to me?”
    know this: it is because of the weight of your sins.
This is why your enemies will tear off your skirts and violate your bodies.