Jeremiah 6:23-25

International Standard Version

²³They grab bow and spear;
    they’re cruel and show no mercy.
Their sound roars like the sea
    as they ride on horses,
deployed like men ready for battle
    against you, daughter of Zion.”

²⁴We have heard the news about it,
    and our hands are limp.
Distress has seized us
    like a woman in labor.
²⁵Don’t go out into the field,
    and don’t travel on the road,
because the enemy has a sword,
    and terror is on every side.