Therefore,they will nowgointo exileat the headof the exiles,And the sprawlers'banquetingwill passaway.
ifI have foundfavorin the sightof the king,and ifit pleasesthe kingto grantmy petitionand dowhatI request,may the kingand Hamancometo the banquetwhichI will preparefor them, and tomorrowI will doas the kingsays."
My mindreels,horroroverwhelmsme; The twilightI longedfor has been turnedfor me into trembling.
The gaietyof tambourinesceases,The noiseof revelersstops,The gaietyof the harpceases.
That same nightBelshazzarthe Chaldeankingwas slain.
"You will goout [through] breaches[in the walls], Eachonestraightbeforeher, And you will be castto Harmon,"declaresthe LORD.
"Therefore, I will make you gointo exilebeyondDamascus,"saysthe LORD,whose nameis the Godof hosts.
"But do not resortto BethelAnd do not cometo Gilgal,Norcrossoverto Beersheba;For Gilgalwill certainlygointo captivityAnd Bethelwill cometo trouble.
"For thusAmossays,'Jeroboamwill dieby the swordand Israelwill certainlygofrom its landinto exile.'"
"Therefore,thussaysthe LORD,Your wifewill becomea harlotin the city,your sonsand your daughterswill fallby the sword,your landwill be parceledup by a [measuring] lineand you yourselfwill dieupon uncleansoil.Moreover, Israelwill certainlygofrom its landinto exile.'"
Liketangledthorns,And like those who are drunkenwith their drink,They are consumedAs stubblecompletelywithered.
and they will fallby the edgeof the sword,and will be led captiveinto allthe nations;and Jerusalemwill be trampled underfoot by the Gentilesuntilthe timesof the Gentilesare fulfilled.
"You shall havesonsand daughtersbut they will not be yours, for they will gointo captivity.
