Jeremiah 12:5-7

Contemporary English Version

⁵ Jeremiah, if you get tired
    in a race against people,
how can you possibly run
    against horses?
If you fall in open fields,
what will happen in the forest
    along the Jordan River?
⁶ Even your own family
    has turned against you.
They act friendly,
    but don't trust them.
They're out to get you,
    and so is everyone else.

⁷ I loved my people and chose them
    as my very own.
But now I will reject them
and hand them over
    to their enemies.