4. Dedicate yourselves to the Lord;don’t be thick-skinned,people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem,or else my anger will spread like a wildfire.It will burn, with no one to put it out,because of your evil deeds.
5. Announce in Judah,in Jerusalem proclaim,sound the alarm throughout the land,cry out and say,"Gather together!Let’s flee to the fortified towns!"
6. Set up a flag to Zion;take cover, don’t just stand there!I’m bringing disaster from the north,massive devastation.
7. A lion bursts out of the thicket;a destroyer of nations advances.He’s gone forth from his placeto ravage your land,to wipe out your towns,until no one is left.
8. So put on funeral clothing.Weep and wail,for the Lord’s fierce angerhasn’t turned away from us.