Jeremiah 6:1 - 6:8

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Yahweh Disciplines Israel

“Flee for safety, O sons of Benjamin,

From the midst of Jerusalem!

Now blow a trumpet in Tekoa

And raise a signal over Beth‑haccerem,

For evil looks down from the north,

As well as great destruction.

2

The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, I will ruin.

3

Shepherds and their flocks will come to her;

They will pitch their tents around her;

They will pasture each in his place.

4

Set yourselves apart for war against her;

Arise, and let us go up at noon.

Woe to us, for the day declines,

For the shadows of the evening stretch out!

5

Arise, and let us go up by night

And destroy her palaces!”

6

For thus says Yahweh of hosts,

“Cut down her trees

And cast up a siege against Jerusalem.

This is the city to be punished,

In whose midst there is only oppression.

7

Like a well keeps its waters fresh,

So she keeps fresh her evil.

Violence and devastation are heard in her;

Sickness and wounds are continually before Me.

8

Heed discipline, O Jerusalem,

Lest My soul become disgusted at you,

Lest I make you a desolation,

A land not inhabited.”

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