Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, “(A)Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry aloud and say, ‘(B)Assemble yourselves, and let us go Into the fortified cities.’
“A (E)lion has gone up from his thicket, And a (F)destroyer of nations has set out; He has gone out from his place To (G)make your land a waste. Your cities will be ruins Without inhabitant.