⁷ The king was angry, and he sent his troops and ^(A)destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

²⁷ But ^(A)as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and ^(B)slaughter them before me.’”

¹⁷ For it is time for judgment ^(A)to begin at the household of God; and ^(B)if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who ^(C)do not obey the gospel of God? ¹⁸ And

²⁴ They will fall by the edge of the sword and ^(A)be led captive among all nations, and ^(B)Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, ^(C)until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

^16 (A)by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always ^(B)to fill up the measure of their sins. But ^(C)wrath has come upon them at last!^[a]

²¹ Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it,

⁴² saying, ^(A)“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now ^(B)they are hidden from your eyes. ⁴³ For ^(C)the days will come upon you, when your enemies ^(D)will set up a barricade around you and ^(E)surround you and hem you in on every side ^44 (F)and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And ^(G)they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know ^(H)the time of your ^(I)visitation.”

^40 (A)When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” ⁴¹ They said to him, ^(B)“He will put those wretches to a miserable death and ^(C)let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”

The Coming Day of the Lord

14 Behold, ^(A)a day is coming for the Lord, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst. ² For ^(B)I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and ^(C)the city shall be taken ^(D)and the houses plundered ^(E)and the women raped. ^(F)Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.