4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;remove the foreskin of your hearts,O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire,and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.”
5 Declare in Judah, and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, “Blow the trumpet through the land;cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble, and let us gointo the fortified cities!’
6 Raise a standard toward Zion,flee for safety, stay not,for I bring disaster from the north, and great destruction.
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket,a destroyer of nations has set out;he has gone out from his placeto make your land a waste;your cities will be ruins without inhabitant.
8 For this put on sackcloth,lament and wail,for the fierce anger of the Lordhas not turned back from us.”
9 “In that day, declares the Lord, courage shall fail both king and officials. The priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded.”
10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It shall be well with you,’ whereas the sword has reached their very life.”