The Destruction of Jerusalem

15 But Yahweh, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of His messengers, sending them time and time again,(A) for He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. 16 But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers,(B) despising His words,(C) and scoffing at His prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against His people that there was no remedy.(D) 17 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans,(E) who killed their choice young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He had no pity on young men or young women, elderly or aged; He handed them all over to him.

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The Fall of Jerusalem(A)(B)

15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers(C) again and again,(D) because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed(E) at his prophets until the wrath(F) of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.(G) 17 He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians,[a](H) who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and did not spare young men(I) or young women, the elderly or the infirm.(J) God gave them all into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:17 Or Chaldeans