Jeremiah 6:25-27

Good News Translation

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.”

²⁶ The Lord says to his people, “Put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter tears as you would for an only child, because the one who comes to destroy you will suddenly attack. ²⁷ Jeremiah, test my people, as you would test metal, and find out what they are like.