1. “Run for cover, Benjaminites,out of Jerusalem!Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; raise a smoke signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster threatens from the north, even great destruction.
2. Though she is beautiful and delicate,I will destroy Daughter Zion.
3. Shepherds and their flocks will come against her;they will pitch their tents all around her. Each will pasture his own portion.
4. Set them apart for war against her;rise up, let’s attack at noon.Woe to us, for the day is passing;the evening shadows grow long.
5. Rise up, let’s attack by night.Let us destroy her fortresses.”
6. For this is what the Lord of Hosts says:Cut down the trees; raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem.This city must be punished.There is nothing but oppression within her.
7. As a well gushes out its water,so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her.Sickness and wounds keep coming to My attention.