Jeremiah 12:11-13

New Catholic Bible

¹¹ They have made it into a wasteland,
    the sight of which causes me to mourn.
The entire land has become desolate,
    and no one shows the slightest bit of concern.
¹² Upon all the barren heights of the desert
    those who wreak destruction have arrived.
For the Lord will wield a devouring sword
    from one end of the land to the other;
    no living thing will remain unscathed.
¹³ Men have sown wheat only to reap thorns;
    they have worked to the point of exhaustion
    but have profited nothing.
Their harvests are a source of disappointment
    because of the fierce anger of the Lord.