Jeremiah 4:15-17

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¹⁵Listen! The voice of a messenger
    from the land of Dan^[a] is speaking.
Someone is bringing bad news
    from the hill country of Ephraim^[b]:
¹⁶“Report it to this nation.^[c]
    Spread the news to the people in Jerusalem.
Enemies are coming from a faraway country.
    They are shouting words of war against the cities of Judah.
¹⁷The enemy has surrounded Jerusalem
    like men guarding a field.
Judah, you turned against me,
    so the enemy is coming against you.”
This message is from the Lord.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 4:15 land of Dan The people from the tribe of Dan lived near the border in the northern part of Israel. They would be the first to be attacked by an enemy from the north.
Jeremiah 4:15 hill country of Ephraim This was the central part of the land that had been the northern kingdom of Israel.
Jeremiah 4:16 “Report … nation The Hebrew text here is hard to understand.