Jeremiah 4:27-29

Complete Jewish Bible

“The whole land will be desolate
(although I will not destroy it completely).
²⁸ Because of this, the land will mourn
and the sky above be black;
for I have spoken, I have decided,
I will not change my mind, I will not turn back.”

²⁹ At the noise of the horsemen and archers,
the entire city flees —
some plunge into thickets; others climb rocks;
all cities are deserted; no one lives there.