⁷ Then he said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain.^(A) Go!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.

²¹ Say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary^(A)—the stronghold in which you take pride,^(B) the delight of your eyes,^(C) the object of your affection. The sons and daughters^(D) you left behind will fall by the sword.^(E)

³ Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you said “Aha!^(A)” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated^(B) and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile,^(C)