¹⁹ The cities in the Negev will be shut up,
    and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah^(A) will be carried into exile,
    carried completely away.

²⁰ Look up and see
    those who are coming from the north.^(B)
Where is the flock^(C) that was entrusted to you,
    the sheep of which you boasted?
²¹ What will you say when the Lord sets over you
    those you cultivated as your special allies?^(D)
Will not pain grip you
    like that of a woman in labor?^(E)