⁷ At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to ^(A)uproot it, to tear it down, or to destroy it; ^8 (B)if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will ^(C)relent of the disaster that I planned to bring on it. ⁹ Or at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to ^(D)build up or to plant it; ¹⁰ if it does ^(E)evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will ^(F)relent of the good with which I said ^[a]that I would bless it.

¹⁸ “Son of man, ^(A)lament for the hordes of Egypt and ^(B)bring it down, her and the daughters of the mighty nations, to the ^(C)netherworld, with those who go down to the pit;

⁴ for the ^(A)weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but ^[a]divinely powerful ^(B)for the destruction of fortresses.