¹⁴ Then ^(A)he led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ^(B)ten thousand captives, and ^(C)all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained ^(D)except the poorest people of the land.

¹² “Say now to the ^(A)rebellious house, ‘Do you not ^(B)know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the ^(C)king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and princes and brought them to him in Babylon. ¹³ He took one of the royal ^[a](D)family and made a covenant with him, ^[b]putting him under ^(E)oath. He also took away the ^(F)mighty of the land,