¹⁶ “Go and speak to ^(A)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Behold, I am about to bring My words on this city ^(B)for disaster and not for ^[a]prosperity; and they will ^(C)take place before you on that day. ¹⁷ But I will ^(D)deliver you on that day,” declares the Lord, “and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread. ¹⁸ For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own ^(E)life as booty, because you have ^(F)trusted in Me,” declares the Lord.’”