¹⁷ “Ah, Sovereign Lord,^(A) you have made the heavens and the earth^(B) by your great power and outstretched arm.^(C) Nothing is too hard^(D) for you. ¹⁸ You show love^(E) to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps^(F) of their children^(G) after them. Great and mighty God,^(H) whose name is the Lord Almighty,^{(I) 19} great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds.^(J) Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind;^(K) you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.^{(L) 20} You performed signs and wonders^(M) in Egypt^(N) and have continued them to this day, in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown^(O) that is still yours. ²¹ You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand^(P) and an outstretched arm^(Q) and with great terror.^{(R) 22} You gave them this land you had sworn to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.^{(S) 23} They came in and took possession^(T) of it, but they did not obey you or follow your law;^(U) they did not do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster^(V) on them.

²⁴ “See how the siege ramps^(W) are built up to take the city. Because of the sword, famine and plague,^(X) the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said^(Y) has happened,^(Z) as you now see. ²⁵ And though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, you, Sovereign Lord, say to me, ‘Buy the field^(AA) with silver and have the transaction witnessed.^(AB)’”