8 You have feared the sword. But I will bring a sword against you, says the Lord God.
9 I will force you out of the city. I will hand you over to strangers. I will surely punish you.
10 You will die by the sword. I will punish you at the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
11 This city will not be your cooking pot. You will not be the best meat in the middle of the city. I will punish you at the border of Israel.
12 Then you will know that I am the Lord. You did not live by my rules. You did not obey my laws. You did the same things that the nations around you do.”
13 As I prophesied, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I bowed facedown on the ground. I shouted with a loud voice and said, “Oh no, Lord God! Will you completely destroy the Israelites who are left alive?”
14 The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,