- Behold:
- "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ I will giveª°¹ this¹ cityª into the handª of the Chaldeans,ª and into the handª of Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylon,ª and he shall takeª° it: ... And the Chaldeans,ª that fightª° against¹ this¹ city,ª shall comeª° and setª° fireª on¹ this¹ city,ª and burnª° it with the houses,ª upon¹ whose¹ roofsª they have offered incenseª° unto Baal,ª and poured outª° drink offeringsª unto otherª gods,ª to¹ provoke me to anger.ª°" {Jer 32:28-29} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will turn backª°¹ the weaponsª of warª that¹ [are] in your hands,ª wherewith¹ ye¹ fightª° against¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and [against] the Chaldeans,ª which besiegeª°¹ you withoutª¹ the walls,ª and I will assembleª° them into¹ the midstª of this¹ city.ª ... And afterward,ª¹ saithª° the LORD,ª I will deliverª°¹ Zedekiahª kingª of Judah,ª and his servants,ª and the people,ª and such as are leftª° in this¹ cityª from¹ the pestilence,ª from¹ the sword,ª and from¹ the famine,ª into the handª of Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylon,ª and into the handª of their enemies,ª° and into the handª of those that seekª° their life:ª and he shall smiteª° them with the edgeª of the sword;ª he shall not¹ spareª°¹ them, neither¹ have pity,ª° nor¹ have mercy.ª°" {Jer 21:4-7} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] the nationª and kingdomª which¹ will not¹ serveª° the same¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª and that¹ will not¹ putª°¹ their neckª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª that¹ nationª will I punish,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª with the sword,ª and with the famine,ª and with the pestilence,ª until¹ I have consumedª° them by his hand.ª" {Jer 27:8} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Goª° and speakª° to¹ Zedekiahª kingª of Judah,ª and tellª°¹ him, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ I will giveª°¹ this¹ cityª into the handª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and he shall burnª° it with fire:ª ... And thou¹ shalt not¹ escape¹ out²° of his hand,ª¹ but¹ shalt surely²° be taken,ª° and deliveredª° into his hand;ª and thine eyesª shall beholdª°¹ the eyesª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and he shall speakª° with¹ thee mouthª to mouth,ª and thou shalt goª° to Babylon.ª" {Jer 34:2-3} + "Then came¹ the wordª of the LORDª unto¹ the prophetª Jeremiah,ª saying,ª° ... For¹ though¹ ye had smittenª° the whole¹ armyª of the Chaldeansª that fightª° against¹ you, and there remainedª° [but] woundedª° men²¹ among them, [yet] should they rise¹ up²° every manª in his tent,ª and burnª°¹ this¹ cityª with fire.ª" {Jer 37:6-10} + "Ebedmelechª went forthª° out of the king'sª house,ª¹ and spakeª° to¹ the king,ª saying,ª°" {Jer 38:8}
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