² “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster^(A) I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah.^(B) Today they lie deserted and in ruins^(C)

¹⁰ To this day they have not humbled^(A) themselves or shown reverence,^(B) nor have they followed my law^(C) and the decrees^(D) I set before you and your ancestors.^(E)

³ And now the Lord has brought it about; he has done just as he said he would. All this happened because you people sinned^(A) against the Lord and did not obey^(B) him.