13. Behold, he comes up like clouds; his chariots like the whirlwind;his horses are swifter than eagles—woe to us, for we are ruined!
14. O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil,that you may be saved.How long shall your wicked thoughtslodge within you?
15. For a voice declares from Danand proclaims trouble from Mount Ephraim.
16. Warn the nations that he is coming;announce to Jerusalem,“Besiegers come from a distant land;they shout against the cities of Judah.
17. Like keepers of a field are they against her all around,because she has rebelled against me,declares the Lord.
18. Your ways and your deedshave brought this upon you.This is your doom, and it is bitter;it has reached your very heart.”
19. My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain!Oh the walls of my heart!My heart is beating wildly;I cannot keep silent,for I hear the sound of the trumpet,the alarm of war.
20. Crash follows hard on crash;the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are laid waste,my curtains in a moment.