Jeremiah 30:12-14

Contemporary English Version

My people, you are wounded
    and near death.
¹³ You are accused of a crime
    with no one to defend you,
and you are covered with sores
    that no medicine can cure.
* ¹⁴ Your friends have forgotten you;
    they don't care anymore.
Even I have acted like an enemy.
And because your sins
    are horrible and countless,
I will be cruel
    as I punish you.