Calamitous Judgments of Jerusalem

¹² Then the word of Yahweh came to me saying, ¹³ “Son of man, if a country sins against Me by ^(A)committing unfaithfulness, and I stretch out My hand against it, break its ^(B)staff of bread, send famine against it, and cut off from it both man and beast, ¹⁴ even ^(C)though these three men, ^(D)Noah, ^(E)Daniel, and ^(F)Job were in its midst, by their own righteousness they could only deliver ^(G)themselves,” declares Lord Yahweh. ¹⁵ “If I were to cause ^(H)wild beasts to pass through the land and they bereaved it of children and it became desolate so that no one would pass through it because of the beasts, ¹⁶ though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “they could not deliver either their sons or their daughters. ^(I)They alone would be delivered, but the country would become desolate. ¹⁷ Or if I should ^(J)bring a sword on that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass through the country and ^(K)cut off man and beast from it,’ ¹⁸ even though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “they could not deliver either their sons or their daughters, but they alone would be delivered. ¹⁹ Or if I should send a ^(L)plague against that country and pour out My wrath in blood on it to cut off man and beast from it, ²⁰ even though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in its midst, as I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “they could not deliver either their son or their daughter. They would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.”

²¹ For thus says Lord Yahweh, “How much more when ^(M)I send My four calamitous judgments against Jerusalem: sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague to cut off man and beast from it! ²² Yet, behold, ^[a]survivors will be left in it who will be brought out, both sons and daughters. Behold, they are going to come forth to you, and you will ^(N)see their way and actions; then you will be ^(O)comforted for the calamity which I have brought against Jerusalem for everything which I have brought upon it. ²³ Then they will comfort you when you see their way and actions, so you will know that I have not done ^(P)in vain all that I did ^[b]to it,” declares Lord Yahweh.