¹⁵ Outside is the sword;
    inside are plague and famine.
Those in the country
    will die by the sword;
those in the city
    will be devoured by famine and plague.^(A)

¹⁸ If I go into the country,
    I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
    I see the ravages of famine.^(A)
Both prophet and priest
    have gone to a land they know not.^(B)’”

²⁰ “See, Lord, how distressed^(A) I am!
    I am in torment^(B) within,
and in my heart I am disturbed,^(C)
    for I have been most rebellious.^(D)
Outside, the sword bereaves;
    inside, there is only death.^(E)

“‘Those destined for death, to death;
those for the sword, to the sword;^(A)
those for starvation, to starvation;^(B)
those for captivity, to captivity.’^(C)

²³ “I will heap calamities^(A) on them
    and spend my arrows^(B) against them.
²⁴ I will send wasting famine^(C) against them,
    consuming pestilence^(D) and deadly plague;^(E)
I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts,^(F)
    the venom of vipers^(G) that glide in the dust.^(H)
25 In the street the sword will make them childless;
    in their homes terror^(I) will reign.^(J)
The young men and young women will perish,
    the infants and those with gray hair.^(K)