⁴⁹ The Lord will bring a nation against you^(A) from far away, from the ends of the earth,^(B) like an eagle^(C) swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,^{(D) 50} a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old^(E) or pity for the young. ⁵¹ They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine^(F) or olive oil,^(G) nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.^{(H) 52} They will lay siege^(I) to all the cities throughout your land until the high fortified walls in which you trust fall down. They will besiege all the cities throughout the land the Lord your God is giving you.^(J)

⁴ “The first was like a lion,^(A) and it had the wings of an eagle.^(B) I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.

²⁹ Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me^(A) and keep all my commands^(B) always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!^(C)