16. The God of Jacob is not like them;he is the one who made everything,and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people.The Lord Almighty is his name.
17. People of Jerusalem, you are under siege! Gather up your belongings.
18. The Lord is going to throw you out of this land; he is going to crush you until not one of you is left. The Lord has spoken.
19. The people of Jerusalem cried out,“How badly we are hurt!Our wounds will not heal.And we thought this was something we could endure!
20. Our tents are ruined;the ropes that held them have broken.Our children have all gone away;there is no one left to put up our tents again;there is no one to hang their curtains.”