15Then the Lord said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel were standing before me, I wouldn't be favorably disposed toward this people. Send them out of my presence! Let them go!H559H3068H4872H8050H5975H6440H5315H5971H7971H6440H3318 2"When they say to you, 'Where can we go?, say to them, 'This is what the Lord says: "Those destined for death, to death will go; those destined for the sword, to the sword will go; and those destined for captivity, to captivity will go.H559H3318H559H559H3068H4194H4194H2719H2719H7458H7458H7628H7628 3"I'll appoint four kinds of judgment for them," declares the Lord: "the sword to kill, the dogs to drag off, the birds of the sky to devour, and the animals of the land to destroy.H6485H702H4940H5002H3068H2719H2026H3611H5498H5775H8064H929H776H398H7843 4I'll make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Hezekiah's son Manasseh, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.H5414H2189H2113H4467H776H1558H4519H1121H3169H4428H3063H6213H3389 5"Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem, and who will grieve for you?Who will go out of his way to ask about your welfare -H2550H3389H5110H5493H7592H7965 6You have deserted me," declares the Lord. "You keep going backward. I'll reach out my hand and destroy you. I'm tired of showing compassion.H5203H5002H3068H3212H268H5186H3027H7843H3811H5162 7I'll winnow them with a winnowing fork in the gates of the land. I'll make them childless. I'll destroy my people, for they didn't change their ways.H2219H4214H8179H776H7921H6H5971H7725H1870 8I'll make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At noontime I'll send a destroyer against the mother of a young man. I'll cause terror and anguish to come to her unexpectedly.H490H6105H2344H3220H935H517H970H7703H6672H5307H6597H928H5892 9"The woman who gave birth to seven will grow faint, her life will expire. Her sun will set while it's still day. She will be disgraced and humiliated. I'll kill the rest of them with swords in the presence of their enemies," declares the Lord.H3205H7651H535H5301H5315H8121H935H3119H3117H954H2659H7611H5414H2719H6440H341H5002H3068 10How terrible for me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man of strife and contention for the whole land! I've neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.H188H517H3205H376H7379H376H4066H776H5383H5383H7043 11The Lord said, "Have I not set you free for a good purpose?Have I not intervened for you with your enemies in times of trouble and times of distress -H3068H559H3808H518H2896H8281H8293H518H341H6293H6256H7451H6256H6869 12"Can anyone break iron?iron from the north - or bronze -H1270H7489H6828H1270H5178 13"I'll give away your wealth and your treasures as plunder, for free, because of all your sins throughout your territory.H2428H214H5414H957H4242H2403H1366 14I'll make you serve your enemies in a land you don't know, for my anger has started a fire that will burn against you."H5674H341H776H3045H784H6919H639H3344 15You are aware?Lord, remember me, pay attention to me, and vindicate me in front of those who pursue me. You are patient?don't take me away. Know that I suffer insult because of you!H3068H3045H2142H6485H5358H7291H3947H639H750H3045H5375H2781 16Your words were found, and I consumed them. Your words were joy and my hearts delight, because I bear your name, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies.H1697H4672H398H1697H8342H8057H3824H7121H8034H3068H430H6635 17I didn't sit in the company of those who have fun, and I didn't rejoice. Because of your hand on me, I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation.H3427H5475H7832H5937H3427H910H6440H3027H4390H2195 18Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed?You are like a deceptive brook, whose waters cannot be depended on.H3511H5331H4347H605H3985H7495H391H4325H539 19Therefore, this is what the Lord says: "If you repent, I'll take you back and you will stand before me. If you speak what is worthwhile, instead of what is worthless, then you will be my spokesman. People will turn to you, but you aren't to turn to them.H559H3068H7725H7725H5975H6440H3318H3368H2151H6310H7725H7725 20I'll make you a fortified wall of bronze to this people. They'll fight against you, but they won't prevail against you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you,"H5414H5971H1219H5178H2346H3898H3201H3467H5337H5002H3068 21So I'll deliver you from the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless."H5337H3027H7451H6299H3709H6184
