"And thoughthey gointo captivitybeforetheir enemies,From thereI will commandthe swordthat it slaythem, And I will setMy eyesagainstthem for eviland not for good."
"Then you saidto your servants,Bringhim downto me that I may setmy eyeson him.'
"For the eyesof the LORDmoveto and frothroughoutthe earththat He may stronglysupportthose whose heartis completelyHis. You have actedfoolishlyin this.Indeed,from nowon you will surely havewars."
[The righteous] cry,and the LORDhearsAnd deliversthem out of alltheir troubles.
At the morningwatch,the LORDlookeddownon the armyof the Egyptiansthrough the pillarof fireand cloudand broughtthe armyof the Egyptiansinto confusion.
"On allthe bareheightsin the wildernessDestroyershave come,For a swordof the LORDis devouringFrom one endof the landeven to the other;Thereis nopeacefor anyone.
"For I have setMy faceagainst thiscityfor harmand not for good,"declaresthe LORD."It will be giveninto the handof the kingof Babylonand he will burnit with fire."'
For I will setMy eyeson them for good,and I will bringthem againto thisland;and I will buildthem up and not overthrowthem, and I will plantthem and not pluckthem up.
"Takehim and lookafterhim, and donothingharmfulto him, but ratherdealwith him justas he tellsyou."
"Goand speakto Ebed-melechthe Ethiopian,saying,'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Behold,I am about to bringMy wordson thiscityfor disasterand not for prosperity;and they will takeplacebeforeyou on that day.
"Thereforethussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,'Behold,I am going to setMy faceagainst you for woe,even to cutoffallJudah.
Onethirdof you will dieby plagueor be consumedby famineamongyou, onethirdwill fallby the swordaroundyou, and onethirdI will scatterto everywind,and I will unsheathea swordbehindthem.
"Onethirdyou shall burnin the fireat the centerof the city,when the daysof the siegeare completed.Then you shall takeonethirdand strike[it] with the swordallaroundthe city, and onethirdyou shall scatterto the wind;and I will unsheathea swordbehindthem.
And anymanfrom the houseof Israel,or from the alienswho sojournamongthem, whoeatsanyblood,I will setMy faceagainst that personwho eatsbloodand will cuthim offfrom amonghis people.
You, however, I will scatteramong the nationsand will drawout a swordafteryou, as your landbecomesdesolateand your citiesbecomewaste.
"Behold,the eyesof the LordGODare on the sinfulkingdom,And I will destroyit from the faceof the earth;Nevertheless,I will not totallydestroythe houseof Jacob,"Declaresthe LORD.
For beforethosedaysthere was nowagefor manor any wagefor animal;and for him who wentout or camein therewas nopeacebecauseof his enemies,and I setallmenoneagainst another.
