Jeremiah 5:16-18

International Standard Version

¹⁶Their quiver is like an open grave,
and all of them are powerful warriors.

¹⁷“They’ll devour your harvest and your food.
    They’ll devour your sons and your daughters.
        They’ll devour your vines and your fig trees.
With their swords they’ll batter down
    your fortified cities in which you trust.

¹⁸“Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I won’t destroy you completely.