⁴⁸ therefore in hunger and thirst,^(A) in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke^(B) on your neck^(C) until he has destroyed you.

⁴⁹ The Lord will bring a nation against you^(D) from far away, from the ends of the earth,^(E) like an eagle^(F) swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,^{(G) 50} a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old^(H) or pity for the young.