Jeremiah 6:1-5

Jerusalem Under Siege 1“Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem! For disaster looms out of the north, even terrible destruction.

2I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate.

3Shepherds with their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents around her, each tending his own portion.”

4“Prepare for battle against her! Arise, let us attack at noon! But, alas, the daylight is fading, and the shadows of evening grow long.

5So arise, let us attack at night and destroy her fortresses!”