"You shall be drivenmadby the sightof whatyou see.
"Behold,your expectationis false;Will you be laidlowevenat the sightof him?
Sinnersin Zionare terrified;Tremblinghas seizedthe godless."Whoamong us can livewith the consumingfire?Whoamong us can livewith continualburning?"
Then the kingof Babylonslewthe sonsof Zedekiahbefore his eyesat Riblah;the kingof Babylonalso slewallthe noblesof Judah.
"The LORDwill smiteyou with madnessand with blindnessand with bewildermentof heart;
"A peoplewhomyou do not knowshall eatup the produceof your groundand allyour labors,and you will neverbe anythingbut oppressedand crushedcontinually.
"The LORDwill strikeyou on the kneesand legswith soreboils,from whichyou cannotbe healed,from the soleof your footto the crownof your head.
"The LORDwill bringyou backto Egyptin ships,by the wayabout whichI spoketo you, 'You will neverseeit again!'And thereyou will offeryourselves for saleto your enemiesas maleand femaleslaves,but therewill be nobuyer."
