4. ‘Here is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You have weapons of war in your hands to defend yourselves against the king of Babylon and the Babylonians, who are all around the city wall. But I will make those weapons useless. Soon I will bring them into the center of this city.
5. In my anger, my very great anger, I myself will fight against you with my great power and strength.
6. I will kill everything living in Jerusalem—both people and animals. They will die from terrible diseases.
7. Then, says the Lord, I’ll hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in Jerusalem who do not die from the terrible diseases or battle or hunger, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I will let those win who want to kill the people of Judah, so the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be killed in war. Nebuchadnezzar will not show any mercy or pity or feel sorry for them!’
8. “Also tell this to the people of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the Lord says: I will let you choose to live or die.