Jeremiah 6:19 (NLT) - 19 Listen, all the earth! I will bring disaster on my people. It is the fruit of their own schemes, because they refuse to listen to me. They have rejected my word.
Jeremiah 6:20 (NLT) - 20 There’s no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba. Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands! I will not accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me.”
Jeremiah 6:21 (NLT) - 21 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: “I will put obstacles in my people’s path. Fathers and sons will both fall over them. Neighbors and friends will die together.”
Jeremiah 6:23 (NLT)
They are armed with bows and spears.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
They sound like a roaring sea
as they ride forward on horses.
They are coming in battle formation,
planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 6:24 (NLT)
We have heard reports about the enemy,
and we ring our hands with fright.
Pangs of anguish have gripped us,
like those of a woman in labor.
Jeremiah 6:26 (NLT)
Oh! My people, dress yourselves in burlap
and sit among the ashes.
Mourn and weep bitterly,
as for the loss of an only son.
For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you.
Jeremiah 7:2 (NLT) - 2 “Go to the entrance of the Lord's Temple, and give this message to the people: ‘O Judah, listen to this message from the LORD! Listen to it, all of you who worship here!
Jeremiah 7:3 (NLT) - 3 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “‘Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you stay in your own land.
Jeremiah 7:4 (NLT) - 4 But don’t be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the Lord's Temple is here. They chant, “The Lord's Temple is here! The Lord's Temple is here!”
6 only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols.