¹¹ He will come and attack Egypt,^(A) bringing death^(B) to those destined^(C) for death, captivity to those destined for captivity,^(D) and the sword to those destined for the sword.^(E)

² When the days of your siege come to an end, burn^(A) a third^(B) of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind.^(C) For I will pursue them with drawn sword.^(D)

¹² A third of your people will die of the plague or perish by famine inside you; a third will fall by the sword outside your walls; and a third I will scatter to the winds^(A) and pursue with drawn sword.^(B)

⁹ and said, “I will not be your shepherd. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish.^(A) Let those who are left eat^(B) one another’s flesh.”

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness^(B) on the part of God’s people.^(C)