1 God says, “Israel, come back to Me. Stop bad idols. Do not turn away.” ↩️ 2 God says, “Say, ‘God lives.’ Be true. Do right. Then other lands will be glad in God.” ✅ 3 God says to Judah and Jerusalem, “Make your hearts soft, like good dirt. Do not plant in thorns.” ❤️ 4 God says, “Make your hearts open to Me. Do not keep hard hearts. Or I will be very angry like fire because of your bad acts.” ❤️ 5 Tell all in Judah and Jerusalem: “Blow the horn! Run to safe towns now!” ♂️ 6 Raise a flag to Zion! Hurry to a safe place. Big trouble comes from the north. ♀️⬆️ 7 A bad army is like a big lion. It will make the land empty. Towns will have no people. ⚠️️ 8 Wear sad clothes. Cry loud. God is very angry. 9 That day the king will be very afraid. His helpers will be shocked. God’s helpers and God’s speakers will be surprised. 10 Jeremiah says to God, “I am upset. People heard, ‘We will have peace.’ But now war comes.” ⚔️ 11 People will say, “A hot wind comes from the desert. It will not help. It will hurt.” ️️ 12 The wind is very strong. God says, “I will say, ‘You did wrong.’ I will punish you.” ️️⚠️ 13 Look! The bad army comes fast like clouds and wind. Horses run fast like eagles fly. We are in big trouble. ☁️️ 14 Jerusalem, clean your heart. Stop bad thoughts. Then you can be safe. ❤️ 15 News comes from Dan and from Ephraim: Trouble is near. ️⚠️ 16 Tell the nations: The bad army comes from far away. They shout against the towns of Judah. ⚠️️ 17 They circle the city like men watch a field. God says, “My people turned against Me.” ️ 18 This bad day comes from your own bad ways. It hurts your heart. 19 Jeremiah says, “My heart hurts! I hear war horns! I cannot be quiet.” ⚔️ 20 Boom after boom! The land is wrecked. My tents and homes are gone fast. ⛺️ 21 How long will I see war flags and hear horns? ️⏳ 22 God says, “My people do not know Me. They act like kids who do not learn. They are good at bad, but not good at good.” ❌✅ 23 I look and see the land empty. The sky is dark. ️ 24 The big hills shake and move. ⛰️ 25 No people are there. The birds fly away. ️➡️ 26 Good land turns to sand. Cities fall down. God did this in His anger. ️️ 27 The land will be hurt. But God says, “I will not end all of you.” ⚠️✋ 28 The earth will cry. The sky turns dark. God says, “I said it. I will do it.” 29 Horses and men with bows come. People run to woods and rocks. Towns are empty. ♂️ 30 The city tries to look pretty with a red dress, gold, and eye paint. But friends do not like you now. They want to hurt you. 31 I hear a woman cry like in birth. Zion lifts hands and says, “Oh no! I am weak. Bad men are here.”