11 “Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it is done to them – they are to go into exile, into captivity.’
12 “And the prince who is in their midst is to bear his baggage on his shoulder at dark and go out. They are to dig through the wall to bring them out through it. He is to cover his face, so that he does not see the land with his eyes.
13 “And I shall spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. And I shall bring him to Baḇel, the land of the Chaldeans, but he shall not see it, and yet die there.
14 “And I shall scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands, and I shall draw out the sword after them.
15 “And they shall know that I am יהוה, when I scatter them among the gentiles. And I shall disperse them throughout the lands.
16 “But I shall let a few of their men escape from the sword, from scarcity of food, and from pestilence, so that they recount all their abominations among the gentiles wherever they go. And they shall know that I am יהוה.”
17 And the word of יהוה came to me, saying,