16. But God, who is Jacob’s Portion, is not like the idols.God made everything.And he made Israel to be his special people.The Lord of heaven’s armies is his name.
17. Get everything you own and prepare to leave.You people of Judah are trapped in the city by your enemies.
18. This is what the Lord says:“At this time I will throw out the people of Judah who live in this land.I will bring pain and trouble to them.And they will really feel it.”
19. How terrible it will be for me because of my injury.I am injured and cannot be healed.Yet I told myself,“This is my sickness; I must suffer through it.”
20. My tent is ruined.All its ropes are broken.My children have gone away and left me.No one is left to put up my tent.No one is left to set up a shelter for me.