Jeremiah 9:17-19

The Voice

These images are too real, too vivid. Jeremiah tells of the people’s judgment. He can’t help but grieve for them and the land that was once a place of promise.

¹⁷The Eternal, Commander of heavenly armies, has this to say:

Eternal One: Think this over, and summon the mourners.
        Send for the women who will chant the dirge, that they may come.
¹⁸    Let them be quick about it: weep and wail,
        that our eyes may fill with tears that streak down our faces.
¹⁹    Listen to the voice of sorrow weeping from Zion herself:
        “We are ruined. All that remains for us is great shame.
    Now we must leave this land that was ours;
        they have torn down our houses.”