And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah YY Elohim! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Yisrael?
And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah YY Elohim! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Yisrael in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Yerushalayim?
And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth YY our Elohim all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange elohim in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not your's.
For I am with thee, saith YY , to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet I will not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Art thou not from everlasting, O YY my Elohim, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O YY , thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty Elohim, thou hast established them for correction.