⁵ “‘Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword^(A) at the time of their calamity,^(B) the time their punishment reached its climax,^(C)

⁶ therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will give you over to bloodshed^(A) and it will pursue you.^(B) Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.