7 ^aThe lion has come up from his thicket,
And ^bthe destroyer of nations is on his way.
He has gone forth from his place
^cTo make your land desolate.
Your cities will be laid waste,
Without inhabitant. ‡

8 For this, ^aclothe yourself with sackcloth,
Lament and wail.
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us. ‡

10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God!
^aSurely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem,
^bSaying, ‘You shall have peace,’
Whereas the sword reaches to the¹ heart.” ‡

11 At that time it will be said
To this people and to Jerusalem,
^a“A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness
Toward the daughter of My people—
Not to fan or to cleanse— ‡