"Thussaysthe LORD,'Thiscitywill certainlybe giveninto the handof the armyof the kingof Babylonand he will captureit.'"
"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."'
Thussaysthe LORDGodof Israel,"Behold,I am about to turnbackthe weaponsof warwhichare in your hands,with whichyou are warringagainstthe kingof Babylonand the Chaldeanswho are besiegingyou outsidethe wall;and I will gatherthem into the centerof thiscity.
"He who dwellsin thiscitywill dieby the swordand by famineand by pestilence;but he who goesout and fallsawayto the Chaldeanswho are besiegingyou will live,and he will havehis own lifeas booty.
for thussaysthe LORDconcerningthe kingwho sitson the throneof David,and concerningallthe peoplewho dwellin thiscity,your brotherswhodid not gowith you into exile--
"The Chaldeanswill also returnand fightagainstthiscity,and they will captureit and burnit with fire."'
But ifyou will not goout to the officersof the kingof Babylon,then thiscitywill be givenover to the handof the Chaldeans;and they will burnit with fire,and you yourselfwill not escapefrom their hand.'"
