11 “At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, ‘A searing wind blows from the barren heights in the wilderness on the way to My dear people. It comes not to winnow or to sift;
12 a wind too strong for this comes at My call. Now I will also pronounce judgments against them.’ ”
13 Look, he advances like clouds; his chariots are like a storm. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
14 Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem,so that you will be delivered.How long will you harbormalicious thoughts within you?
15 For a voice announces from Dan,proclaiming malice from Mount Ephraim.
16 Warn the nations: Look!Proclaim to Jerusalem:Those who besiege are comingfrom a distant land; they raise their voicesagainst the cities of Judah.
17 They have her surrounded like those who guard a field,because she has rebelled against Me. This is the Lord’s declaration.