⁵ Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword^(A) from its sheath; it will not return^(B) again.’^(C)

⁶ “Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.^{(D) 7} And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?^(E)’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear^(F) and every hand go limp;^(G) every spirit will become faint^(H) and every leg will be wet with urine.’^(I) It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord.”