Jeremiah 15:7-9

Easy-to-Read Version

⁷ I will separate the people of Judah with my pitchfork.^[a]
    I will scatter them at the city gates of the land.
My people have not changed,
    so I will destroy them.
    I will take away their children.
⁸ Many women will lose their husbands.
    There will be more widows than there is sand in the sea.
I will bring a destroyer at noontime.
    The destroyer will attack the mothers of the young men of Judah.
I will bring pain and fear on the people of Judah.
    I will make this happen very quickly.
⁹ The enemy will attack with swords and kill the people.
    They will kill the survivors from Judah.
A woman with seven children will lose them.
    She will cry until she becomes weak and struggles to breathe.
She will be upset and confused,
    because her bright day has become dark.”
This message is from the Lord.