“The cities of the South are shut up,and there is no one to open them.Judah is carried away captive: all of them.They are wholly carried away captive.”
Jeremiah 13:19 (WEB)
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17But if you will not hear it,my soul will weep in secret for your pride.My eye will weep bitterly,and run down with tears,because Yahweh’s flock has been taken captive. 18Say to the king and to the queen mother,“Humble yourselves.Sit down, for your crowns have come down,even the crown of your glory. 19The cities of the South are shut up,and there is no one to open them.Judah is carried away captive: all of them.They are wholly carried away captive. 20Lift up your eyes,and see those who come from the north.Where is the flock that was given to you,your beautiful flock? 21What will you say when he sets over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you?Won’t sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail?