Jeremiah 6:22-26 - A Cruel Nation From The North
22 This is what the Lord says:
a great nation will be awakened
from the remote regions of the earth.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea,
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Zion.
24
and we are discouraged.
Distress has seized us—
pain like a woman in
don’t walk on the road.
For the enemy has a sword;
terror is on every side.
and roll in the dust.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer