And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as the potter's vessel is broken which cannot be made whole again: and they shall be buried in Topheth, because there is no other place to bury in.
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused the prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, and there was no remedy.
For when they shall say, peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape.
And it came to pass when I prophesied, that Pheltias the son of Banaias died: and I fell down upon my face and cried with a loud voice and said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God: Wilt thou make an end of all the remnant of Israel?