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!’”
6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says:
“Cut down the trees
and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem.
This city must be punished;
there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
— Jeremiah 6:2-6