²⁷ “‘If in spite of this you still do not listen to me^(A) but continue to be hostile toward me, ²⁸ then in my anger^(B) I will be hostile^(C) toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.^{(D) 29} You will eat^(E) the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.^{(F) 30} I will destroy your high places,^(G) cut down your incense altars^(H) and pile your dead bodies^[a] on the lifeless forms of your idols,^(I) and I will abhor^(J) you. ³¹ I will turn your cities into ruins^(K) and lay waste^(L) your sanctuaries,^(M) and I will take no delight in the pleasing aroma of your offerings.^{(N) 32} I myself will lay waste the land,^(O) so that your enemies who live there will be appalled.^{(P) 33} I will scatter^(Q) you among the nations^(R) and will draw out my sword^(S) and pursue you. Your land will be laid waste,^(T) and your cities will lie in ruins.^{(U) 34} Then the land will enjoy its sabbath years all the time that it lies desolate^(V) and you are in the country of your enemies;^(W) then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths. ³⁵ All the time that it lies desolate, the land will have the rest^(X) it did not have during the sabbaths you lived in it.