15. For a voice declares from Dan,and publishes wickedness from Mount Ephraim:
16. “Report it to the nations, now!”Indeed, proclaim against Jerusalem:“Besiegers come from a far country,and lift their voices against the cities of Judah.
17. As watchmen of a field, they are against her all around,because she has been rebellious against Me,says the Lord.
18. Your way and your deedshave procured these things to you.This is your wickedness.How bitter it is!How it touches your heart!”
19. My soul, my soul!I am pained at my very heart.My heart makes a noise in me.I cannot hold my peace,because you have heard, O my soul,the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.