Jeremiah 6 Blackout poem

Jerusalem!

raise

disaster

great destruction.

daughter of Zion.

us attack at noon!

evening lengthen!

siege mound against

Jerusalem.

–must be punished;

you in disgust,

uninhabited land”

remnant of Israel;

gatherer pass

speak

warning,

may hear?

word

object of scorn;

children in the street,

the very aged.

inhabitants of the land,”

people lightly,

when there is no peace.

committed abomination?

roads, and look,

ancient paths,

nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

stumbling blocks

shall stumble;

like the roaring

sea;

ride on horses,

O daughter of Zion!”

the destroyer

will come

test their

ways.

refining goes on,

Rejected silver

LORD has rejected