33. I will scatter you among the nations. I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty. Your cities will become waste.
34. You will be taken to your enemy’s country. So your land will finally get its rest. It will enjoy its time of rest all the time it lies empty.
35. During the time the land is empty, it will rest. It will have the rest you should have given it while you lived in it.
36. “‘Those who are left alive will lose their courage in the land of their enemies. They will be frightened of everything. They will be frightened by even the sound of a leaf being blown by the wind. They will run as if someone were chasing them with a sword. They will fall even when no one is chasing them.
37. They will run as if someone were chasing them with a sword. They will fall over each other, even though no one is chasing them. You will not be strong enough to stand up against your enemies.
38. You will die among other nations. You will disappear in your enemies’ countries.
39. So those who are left alive will rot away in their enemies’ countries. They will rot away because of their sins and their ancestors’ sins.