I will heapmisfortuneson them; I will useMy arrowson them.
When I sendagainst them the deadlyarrowsof faminewhichwere for the destructionof those whomI will sendto destroyyou, then I will also intensifythe famineupon you and breakthe staffof bread.
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"HowmuchmorewhenI sendMy fourseverejudgmentsagainstJerusalem:sword,famine,wildbeastsand plagueto cutoffmanand beastfrom it!
He made the arrowsof His quiverTo enterinto my inwardparts.
"But it shall comeabout, ifyou do not obeythe LORDyour God,to observeto doallHis commandmentsand His statuteswith whichI chargeyou today,that allthesecurseswill comeupon you and overtakeyou:
then I will actwith hostilityagainstyou; and I, evenI, will strikeyou seventimesfor your sins.
You have increasedthe nation,O LORD,You have increasedthe nation,You are glorified;You have extendedallthe bordersof the land.
"Then the LORDwill singlehim out for adversityfrom allthe tribesof Israel,according to allthe cursesof the covenantwhich are writtenin thisbookof the law.
Ifalso afterthesethingsyou do not obeyMe, then I will punishyou seventimesmorefor your sins.
I will make My arrowsdrunkwith blood,And My swordwill devourflesh,With the bloodof the slainand the captives,From the long-hairedleadersof the enemy.'
"And He sentout arrows,and scatteredthem, Lightning,and routedthem.
He sentout His arrows,and scatteredthem, And lightningflashesin abundance,and routedthem.
Your arrowsare sharp;The peoplesfallunderYou; [Your arrows are] in the heartof the King'senemies.
"Becausethey have forsakenMe and have burnedincenseto othergodsthat they might provokeMe to angerwith allthe workof their hands,therefore My wrathburnsagainst thisplace,and it shall not be quenched."'
Behold,he travailswith wickedness,And he conceivesmischiefand bringsforthfalsehood.
"Utterlyslayoldmen,youngmen,maidens,littlechildren,and women,but do not touchanymanon whomis the mark;and you shall startfrom My sanctuary."So they startedwith the elderswho[were] beforethe temple.
