Jeremiah 5:15-17

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‘Listen to me, you people of Israel.
    I will bring an army to attack you.
They will come from a nation that is far away.
    It is a strong nation that started long ago.
You do not know their language.
    You cannot understand what they say.
¹⁶ They are all brave soldiers.
    They shoot arrows that will kill you.
¹⁷ They will eat all the crops in your fields
    and the food that you have stored.
They will take your sons and your daughters for themselves.
    They will kill your sheep and your cows for food.
    They will eat all your grapes and your figs.
They will attack your strong cities
    where you thought you would be safe.
Their soldiers will knock down the walls.’