⁷ At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to ^(A)uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it; ^8 (B)if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will ^[a](C)relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it. ⁹ Or at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to ^(D)build up or to plant it; ¹⁰ if it does ^(E)evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will ^[b](F)think better of the good with which I had promised to ^[c]bless it.

¹⁸ “Son of man, ^(A)wail for the hordes of Egypt and ^(B)bring it down, her and the daughters of the powerful nations, to the ^(C)nether world, with those who go down to the pit;

⁴ for the ^(A)weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but ^[a]divinely powerful ^(B)for the destruction of fortresses.