¹⁶ Therefore thus saith the Lord of the King, that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwell in this city, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity:

¹⁷ Even thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will send upon them the ^[a]sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile ^[b]figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so naughty.

² Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord, behold, ^(A)I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babel, and he shall burn it with fire,