The Hebrew Prophets

Edom, Mo'av, and the people of 'Amon;

all the kings of Tzor, of Tzidon and of the coastlands across the sea;

D'dan, Teima, Buz and all who cut the corners of their beards;

all the kings of Arabia and of the mixed peoples living in the desert;

all the kings of Zimri, of 'Eilam and of the Medes;

and all the kings of the north, far and near, one after another - indeed, all the kingdoms of the world that there are on the surface of the earth. And the king of Sheshakh will drink last of all.

"You are to say to them, 'Here is what ADONAI-Tzva'ot, the God of Isra'el, says: Drink until you're so drunk that you throw up, fall down, and never get up again, because of the sword I am sending among you!'

If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, then say to them, 'Here is what ADONAI-Tzva'ot says: You must drink!

For, look! - if I am bringing disaster on the city that bears my own name, do you expect to go unpunished? Yes, I will summon a sword for all the inhabitants of the earth,' says ADONAI.

"As for you, [Yirmeyahu,] prophesy all these words against them; say to them, 'ADONAI is roaring from on high, raising his voice from his holy dwelling, roaring with might against his own habitation, shouting out loud, like those who tread grapes, against everyone living on earth.

The sound resounds to the ends of the earth, for ADONAI is indicting the nations, about to pass judgment on all humankind; the wicked he has handed over to the sword,' says ADONAI."

Thus says ADONAI-Tzva'ot: "Disaster is spreading from nation to nation, a mighty tempest is being unleashed from the farthest ends of the earth."

On that day, those killed by ADONAI will be strewn from one end of the earth to the other; they will not be mourned or gathered or buried, but will lie on the ground like dung.

"Wail, shepherds! Cry! Wallow in the dust, you lords of the flock! For the days for your slaughter have come. I will break you in pieces, and like a prized vase you will fall."

The shepherds have no way to flee, the lords of the flock no way to escape.

Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wails of the lords of the flock! For ADONAI is destroying their pasture,

the peaceful grazing grounds are silenced, because of ADONAI's fierce anger.

Like a lion, he has abandoned his lair; for their land has become desolate because of the oppressor's fierce sword and because of ADONAI's fierce anger.

At the beginning of the reign of Y'hoyakim the son of Yoshiyahu, king of Y'hudah, this word came from ADONAI:

"ADONAI says: 'Stand in the courtyard of ADONAI's house and speak to the people from all the cities in Y'hudah who come to worship at ADONAI's house; say everything I order you to say to them, and don't leave out a word.

Maybe they will listen, and each of them turn from his evil way; then I will be able to relent from the disaster I intend to bring on them because of how evil their deeds are.

So tell them that this is what ADONAI says: "If you will not pay attention to me and live according to my Torah, which I have given you,

and listen to what my servants the prophets, whom I send to you, say - I have sent them frequently, but you haven't listened -

then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing for all the nations of the earth."'"

The cohanim, the prophets and all the people heard Yirmeyahu speaking these words in the house of ADONAI.