Jeremiah 6:25-27

New Catholic Bible

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.
^27 [a]I have designated you as a tester of my people
    so that you may learn and test their ways.