The Imminence of Exile and Lament

Jeremiah 10:17-22

You who are living under the siege, gather your belongings off the ground,

for here is what ADONAI says: "At this time I am slinging away the inhabitants of the land; I will distress them, so that they will feel it."

Woe to me because of my wound! My injury is incurable! I used to say, "It's only an illness, and I can bear it."

But now my tent is ruined, all its cords are severed; my children have left me and are no more; there is no one to set up my tent again, no one to raise its curtains.

The shepherds have become stupid, they have not consulted ADONAI. This is why they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.

Listen! A noise! It's coming closer! A great uproar from the land to the north, to make the cities of Y'hudah desolate, a place for jackals to live.

The Imminence of Exile and Lament

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