Jeremiah 14:9-11

New Century Version

⁹Why are you like someone who has been attacked by surprise,
    like a warrior who is not able to save anyone?
But you are among us, Lord,
    and we are called by your name
    so don’t leave us without help!

¹⁰This is what the Lord says about the people of Judah:

“They really love to wander from me;
    they don’t stop themselves from leaving me.
So now the Lord will not accept them.
    He will now remember the evil they do
    and will punish them for their sins.”

¹¹Then the Lord said, “Don’t pray for good things to happen to the people of Judah.

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