And now for those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them here and kill them in front of me!’ ”
“But the people who were going to be his subjects hated him. They sent some messengers after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
Since that time, he’s been waiting for his enemies to be put under his control.
This made the king so angry that he sent his army to destroy those murderers and burn down their city.
This is the time when God will punish Jerusalem. Everything will come true, just as it has been written.
He will come and kill them and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “We hope this never happens!”
Some will be killed by the sword and others will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be taken over by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles come to an end.