Jeremiah 6:4-6

Easy-to-Read Version

⁴ “Get ready to fight against Jerusalem.
    Get up! We will attack the city at noon.
But it is already getting late.
    The evening shadows are growing long.
⁵ So get up! We will attack the city at night!
    Let’s destroy the strong walls that are around Jerusalem.”

⁶ This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:
    “Cut down the trees around Jerusalem,
    and build a siege mound^[a] against it.
This city should be punished
    because inside there is no justice—only slavery.