Jeremiah 4:7-9

New Century Version

⁷ A lion has come out of his den;
    a destroyer of nations has begun to march.
He has left his home
    to destroy your land.
Your towns will be destroyed
    with no one left to live in them.
⁸ So put on rough cloth,
    show how sad you are, and cry loudly.
The terrible anger of the Lord
    has not turned away from us.

⁹ “When this happens,” says the Lord,
    “the king and officers will lose their courage.
The priests will be terribly afraid,
    and the prophets will be shocked!”