Words like fire

14Therefore this is what Yahweh, the God of armies, says: “Because you people have said this, I am now turning my words in your mouth, Jeremiah, into fire, and this people into wood; the fire will consume them.”

15“Look, I am bringing against you a nation from far away, O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh. “It is a mighty nation; it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, and whose speech you do not understand.”

16Their quiver is like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors.

17And they will consume your harvest and your bread; they will consume your sons and your daughters; they will consume your flock and your herd; they will consume your vine and your fig tree; they will destroy your fortified cities, in which you trust, with the sword.

18Yet even in those days, declares Yahweh, I will not destroy you completely.

19When the people ask, “Why has Yahweh our God done all these things to us?” you must tell them, “Just as you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.”