8. So put on rough cloth,show how sad you are and cry loudly.The terrible anger of the Lordhas not turned away from us.
9. “When this happens,” says the Lord,“the king and officers will lose their courage.The priests will be terribly afraid.And the prophets will be shocked!”
10. Then I, Jeremiah, said, “Lord God, you have tricked the people of Judah and Jerusalem. You said, ‘You will have peace.’ But now the sword is pointing at our throats!”
11. At that time this message will be given to Judah and Jerusalem: “A hot wind blows from the bare hilltops. It comes out of the desert toward the Lord’s people. It is not like the gentle wind farmers use to separate grain from chaff.
12. It’s a stronger wind than that. And it comes from the Lord. Now he will announce his judgment against the people of Judah.”
13. Look! The enemy rises up like a cloud.His chariots come like a windstorm.His horses are faster than eagles.How terrible it will be for us! We are ruined!