⁷ After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah^(A) king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague,^(B) sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon^(C) and to their enemies^(D) who want to kill them.^(E) He will put them to the sword;^(F) he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’^(G)

⁸ “Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life^(H) and the way of death. ⁹ Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague.^(I) But whoever goes out and surrenders^(J) to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.^{(K) 10} I have determined to do this city harm^(L) and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands^(M) of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’^(N)

²⁰ I will deliver^(A) into the hands of their enemies who want to kill them.^(B) Their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.^(C)

³⁷ therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip^(A) you in front of them, and they will see you stark naked.^(B)

¹⁷ Then the Babylonians^(A) came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.^(B)

²² “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stir up your lovers^(A) against you, those you turned away from in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side^(B)—