Jeremiah 6:24-26

New Catholic Bible

²⁴ As news about them reaches us,
    our hands become limp.
Anguish has gripped us,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.
²⁵ Do not venture forth into the countryside
    or walk along the roads.
Terror lurks on every side
    from the swords of the enemy.
²⁶ O daughter of my people,
    wrap yourselves in sackcloth
    and roll in the ashes.
Mourn as you would for an only child
    with bitter lamentation.
For suddenly approaching us,
    we will behold the destroyer.