9. “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
10. Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.’
11. Say, ‘I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.’
12. And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder at dusk, and shall go out. They shall dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes.
13. And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there.
14. And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops, and I will unsheathe the sword after them.
15. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.
16. But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the Lord.”
17. And the word of the Lord came to me:
18. “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety.
19. And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord God concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink water in dismay. In this way her land will be stripped of all it contains, on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it.
20. And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
21. And the word of the Lord came to me: