Jeremiah 4:8-10

New Catholic Bible

⁸ Therefore, wrap yourselves in sackcloth,
    beat your breasts and wail,
because the blazing anger of the Lord
    has not turned away from us.
⁹ On that day, says the Lord,
    the courage of the kings and the princes will fail;
the priests will be horrified
    and the prophets will be astounded.
¹⁰ Then I said, “Alas, Lord God,
    you completely deceived the people and Jerusalem
when you promised that we would have peace,
    for now the sword is held at our throats.”