Jeremiah 6:6-8

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⁶ This will happen because Lord Almighty has said,
    ‘Cut down the trees around Jerusalem.
    Use them to build towers to the top of the city's walls.
I must punish Jerusalem.
    It is full of cruel people.
⁷ They never stop doing wicked things,
    like water that pours out from a spring.
It is full of the noise of violence and fights.
    Everywhere I see people who have disease and wounds.
⁸ Listen to me as I warn you, Jerusalem.
    If not, I will turn away from you.
I will destroy you completely.
    Nobody will live on your land any more.’