1“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin;
flee from Jerusalem!
Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa;
send up a signal over Beth-haccherem,
for disaster looms from the north,
even great destruction.
2Though she is beautiful and delicate,
I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.
3Shepherds and their flocks
will come against her;
they will pitch their tents all around her,
each tending his own portion:
4‘Prepare for battle against her;
rise up, let us attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the daylight is fading;
the evening shadows grow long.
5Rise up, let us attack by night
and destroy her fortresses!’”
— Jeremiah 6:1-5