Jeremiah 13:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸ The Lord said to me, “Tell the king and his mother to come down from their thrones, because their beautiful crowns have fallen from their heads.^{[a] 19} The towns of southern Judah are under siege; no one can get through to them. All the people of Judah have been taken away into exile.”

²⁰ Jerusalem, look! Your enemies are coming down from the north! Where are the people entrusted to your care, your people you were so proud of