¹⁰ For I have ^(A)set My face against this city for ^[a]evil and not for good,” declares Yahweh. “It will be ^(B)given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will ^(C)burn it with fire.”’

³ because Zedekiah king of Judah had ^(A)shut him up, saying, “Why do you ^(B)prophesy, saying, ‘^(C)Thus says Yahweh, “Behold, I am about to ^(D)give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it;

²² Behold, I am going to command,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will cause them to return to this city; and they will fight against it and ^(A)capture it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a ^(B)desolation ^(C)without inhabitant.’”

⁸ The Chaldeans will also ^(A)return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.”’ ⁹ Thus says Yahweh, ‘Do not ^(B)deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely go away from us,” for they will not go. ¹⁰ For ^(C)even if you had struck down the entire military force of the Chaldeans who were fighting against you, and there were only wounded men remaining among them, each man in his tent, they would rise up and ^(D)burn this city with fire.’”