7. I will send men against it to destroy itwith their axes and hatchets.They will hack up its fine cedar panels and columnsand throw them into the fire.
8. “‘People from other nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another, “Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?”
9. The answer will come back, “It is because they broke their covenant with the Lord their God and worshiped and served other gods.”
10. “‘Do not weep for the king who was killed.Do not grieve for him.But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile.For he will never return to see his native land again.
11. “‘For the Lord has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile. He has said, “He will never return to this land.
12. For he will die in the country where they took him as a captive. He will never see this land again.”