Jeremiah 10:19-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁹ I face disaster because of my injuries.
    My wounds are incurable.
However, I thought, “This is my punishment,
    and somehow I must endure it.”
²⁰ My tent has been destroyed,
    and all of its ropes are severed.
My children have left me,
    and they are no more.
No one remains to help me pitch my tent again
    or to put up its curtains.
²¹ The shepherds have proved to be stupid;
    they failed to search for the Lord.
As a result, they have not prospered,
    and their entire flock is scattered.