17 (A)Because they have forsaken me and have made offerings to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore (B)my wrath will be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched. 18 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, 19 (C)because your heart was penitent, and you (D)humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become (E)a desolation and (F)a curse, and you (G)have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord.

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