¹² I will make people^(A) scarcer than pure gold,
    more rare than the gold of Ophir.^(B)

⁶ Therefore a curse^(A) consumes the earth;
    its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,^(B)
    and very few are left.

⁹ Happy is the one who seizes your infants
    and dashes them^(A) against the rocks.

¹⁶ It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,^(A)
    with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.^(B)

¹⁵ Whoever is captured will be thrust through;
    all who are caught will fall^(A) by the sword.^(B)
16 Their infants^(C) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
    their houses will be looted and their wives violated.^(D)

¹⁷ See, I will stir up^(E) against them the Medes,^(F)
    who do not care for silver
    and have no delight in gold.^(G)
18 Their bows^(H) will strike down the young men;^(I)
    they will have no mercy^(J) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.^(K)