(¹² No one can break iron, especially the iron from the north that is mixed with bronze.)

¹³ The Lord said to me, “I will send enemies to carry away the wealth and treasures of my people, in order to punish them for the sins they have committed throughout the land. ¹⁴ I will make them serve their enemies in a land they know nothing about, because my anger is like fire, and it will burn forever.”