35 Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock. 36 Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture. 37 The peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger.
Jeremiah 25:35–37
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