²³ Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter^(A) them through the countries,

³³ I will scatter^(A) you among the nations^(B) and will draw out my sword^(C) and pursue you. Your land will be laid waste,^(D) and your cities will lie in ruins.^(E)

¹⁵ Also with uplifted hand I swore^(A) to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands^(B)—

⁵ Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land^(A) raised his right hand to heaven.^{(B) 6} And he swore^(C) by him who lives for ever and ever,^(D) who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it,^(E) and said, “There will be no more delay!^(F)

⁴ I will make them abhorrent^(A) to all the kingdoms of the earth^(B) because of what Manasseh^(C) son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

⁶⁴ Then the Lord will scatter^(A) you among all nations,^(B) from one end of the earth to the other.^(C) There you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.^{(D) 65} Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place^(E) for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes^(F) weary with longing, and a despairing heart.^{(G) 66} You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life. ⁶⁷ In the morning you will say, “If only it were evening!” and in the evening, “If only it were morning!”—because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights that your eyes will see.^{(H) 68} The Lord will send you back in ships to Egypt on a journey I said you should never make again.^(I) There you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.