¹¹ Say to them, ‘I am a sign^(A) to you.’

“As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives.^(B)

¹⁵ Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile^(A) some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen^[a] and those who had deserted^(B) to the king of Babylon.

² And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

²⁸ This is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile:^(A)

⁶ Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign^(A) to the Israelites.”