16 But I will let a few of them escape the sword, the famine and the pestilence, so they may tell about all their detestable practices among the nations where they go. And they will know that I am Adonai.”
17 The word of Adonai came to me saying:
18 “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.
19 Say to the people of the land, this is what Adonai says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with horror, because her land will be stripped of all that is in it, because of the violence of all who live there.
20 The inhabited cities will be deserted and the land will become desolate. And you will know that I am Adonai.”
21 The word of Adonai came to me saying:
22 “Son of man, what is that proverb you people have in the land of Israel saying, ‘The days are prolonged and every vision fails?’