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10 I, the Lord, tell you this: I have decided not to rescue this city. Instead I will destroy it. I will give it to the king of Babylon. He will destroy it with fire.” ’

A message to Judah's kings

11 This is the Lord's message to the king of Judah, to his family and his officers:

12 ‘Descendants of King David, the Lord says this to you:
Every day you must be fair as you judge people.
Punish those who rob other people.
Punish those who are cruel to other people.
    Help the people that they have hurt.
If you do not do judge in a fair way,
    I will be very angry.
My anger will burn like a hot fire
    that nobody can stop.
It will destroy you
    because of the evil things that you have done.’

The Lord says:

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