²⁷ Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: ^(A)As I live, surely those who are in ^(B)the waste places shall fall by ^(C)the sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to ^(D)the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in ^(E)strongholds and in caves shall die by ^(F)pestilence. ^28 (G)And I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and ^(H)her proud might shall come to an end, and ^(I)the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through. ^29 (J)Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations that they have committed.