For thus saith the Lord unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city?

Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

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For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah:

“Though you are like Gilead(A) to me,
    like the summit of Lebanon,(B)
I will surely make you like a wasteland,(C)
    like towns not inhabited.
I will send destroyers(D) against you,
    each man with his weapons,
and they will cut(E) up your fine cedar beams
    and throw them into the fire.(F)

“People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’(G) And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.(H)’”

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