10. It has been planted, but will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it – wither away in the plot where it grew?” ’
11. Then the word of the Lord came to me:
12. ‘Say to this rebellious people, “Do you not know what these things mean?” Say to them: “The king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and carried off her king and her nobles, bringing them back with him to Babylon.
13. Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,