Jeremiah 6:23-25

Good News Translation

²³ They have taken up their bows and swords; they are cruel and merciless. They sound like the roaring sea, as they ride their horses. They are ready for battle against Jerusalem.”

²⁴ “We have heard the news,” say the people of Jerusalem, “and our hands hang limp; we are seized by anguish and pain like a woman in labor. ²⁵ We don't dare go to the countryside or walk on the roads, because our enemies are armed and terror is all around us.”