Jeremiah 8:12-14

International Children’s Bible

¹²They should be ashamed of the terrible way they act.
    But they are not ashamed at all.
    They don’t even know how to blush about their sins.
So they will fall, along with everyone else.
    They will be thrown to the ground when I punish them, says the Lord.

¹³“‘I will take away their crops, says the Lord.
There will be no grapes on the vine.
There will be no figs on the fig tree.
Even the leaves will dry up and die.
I will take away what I gave them!’”

¹⁴“Why are we just sitting here?
    Let’s get together!
We have sinned against the Lord.
    So he has given us poisoned water to drink.
Come, let’s run to the strong, walled cities.
    The Lord our God has decided that we must die.
    So let’s die there.