14. “So, human, prophesyand clap your hands.Let the sword striketwo or three times.It is a sword meant for killing,a sword meant for much killing.This sword surrounds the people to be killed.
15. Their hearts will melt with fear,and many people will die.I have placed the killing swordat all their city gates.Oh! The sword is made to flash like lightning.It is held, ready for killing.
16. Sword, cut on the right side;then cut on the left side.Cut anywhere your blade is turned.
17. I will also clap my handsand use up my anger.I, the Lord, have spoken.”
18. The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
19. “Human, mark two roads that the king of Babylon and his sword can follow. Both of these roads will start from the same country. And make signs where the road divides and one way goes toward the city.
20. Mark one sign to show the road he can take with his sword to Rabbah in the land of the Ammonites. Mark the other sign to show the road to Judah and Jerusalem, which is protected with strong walls.
21. The king of Babylon has come to where the road divides, and he is using magic. He throws lots with arrows and asks questions of his family idols. He looks at the liver of a sacrificed animal to learn where he should go.
22. The lot in his right hand tells him to go to Jerusalem. It tells him to use logs to break down the city gates, to shout the battle cry and give the order to kill, and to build a dirt road to the top of the walls and devices to attack the walls.