⁴⁸ therefore in hunger and thirst,^(A) in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke^(B) on your neck^(C) until he has destroyed you.

⁷ therefore I will stretch out my hand^(A) against you and give you as plunder^(B) to the nations. I will wipe you out from among the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy^(C) you, and you will know that I am the Lord.^(D)’”

⁴ therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East^(A) as a possession. They will set up their camps^(B) and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.^(C)

¹⁴ This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will put an iron yoke^(A) on the necks of all these nations to make them serve^(B) Nebuchadnezzar^(C) king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I will even give him control over the wild animals.^(D)’”

²⁸ “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to deliver you into the hands^(A) of those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust.