⁷ And afterward,” says the Lord, ^(A)“I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. ^(B)He shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy.” ’

⁸ “Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, ^(C)I set before you the way of life and the way of death. ⁹ He who ^(D)remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and ^[a]defects to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall ^(E)live, and his life shall be as a prize to him. ¹⁰ For I have ^(F)set My face against this city for adversity and not for good,” says the Lord. ^(G)“It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall ^(H)burn it with fire.” ’

³⁷ surely, therefore, ^(A)I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness. ³⁸ And I will judge you as ^(B)women who break wedlock or ^(C)shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy. ³⁹ I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines and break down ^(D)your ^[a]high places. ^(E)They shall also strip you of your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.

^40 (F)“They shall also bring up an assembly against you, ^(G)and they shall stone you with stones and thrust you through with their swords. ⁴¹ They shall ^(H)burn your houses with fire, and ^(I)execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you ^(J)cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers.