Jeremiah 6:23-25

Lexham English Bible

²³ The bow and the short sword they grasp are cruel,
    and they show no mercy.
Their sound roars like the sea, and on horses they ride,
    drawn up like a man for battle against you, O daughter of Zion.”
²⁴ We have heard news of it,
    our hands grow slack,
anxiety has grasped us,
    pain as a woman who gives birth.
²⁵ You must not go out into the field,
    and you must not walk on the road,
for the enemy has a sword,^[a]
    terror is all around.