Their littleonesalso will be dashedto piecesBefore their eyes;Their houseswill be plunderedAnd their wivesravished.
And [their] bowswill mowdownthe youngmen,They will not even havecompassionon the fruitof the womb,[Nor] will their eyepitychildren.
"Preparefor his sonsa placeof slaughterBecause of the iniquityof their fathers.They must not ariseand takepossessionof the earthAnd fillthe faceof the worldwith cities."
"But thesetwothingswill comeon you suddenlyin oneday:Lossof childrenand widowhood.They will comeon you in fullmeasureIn spite of your manysorceries,In spite of the greatpowerof your spells.
And with you I shattermanand woman,And with you I shatteroldmanand youth,And with you I shatteryoungmanand virgin,
They ravishedthe womenin Zion,The virginsin the citiesof Judah.
Therefore a tumultwill ariseamong your people,And allyour fortresseswill be destroyed,As ShalmandestroyedBeth-arbelon the dayof battle,[When] motherswere dashedin pieceswith [their] children.
Yetshe became an exile,She wentinto captivity;Alsoher small childrenwere dashedto piecesAt the headof everystreet;They castlotsfor her honorablemen, And allher greatmenwere boundwith fetters.
For I will gatherallthe nationsagainstJerusalemto battle,and the citywill be captured,the housesplundered,the womenravishedand halfof the cityexiled,but the restof the peoplewill not be cutofffrom the city.
