9. “Son of man, has the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
10. Say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai Elohim: this burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel there.’
11. Say, ‘I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, so it will be done to them—they will go into exile, into captivity.
12. The prince who is among them will bear a burden on his shoulder, and go out in the darkness. They will dig through the wall to get out; he will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.
13. I will spread out My net upon him, so he will be caught in My net. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans. He will not see it, though he will die there.
14. I will disperse toward every wind all that surround him to help him and all his troops. I will draw out the sword after them.
15. So they will know that I am Adonai when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them among the countries.
16. But I will let a few of them escape the sword, the famine and the pestilence, so they may tell about all their detestable practices among the nations where they go. And they will know that I am Adonai.”
17. The word of Adonai came to me saying:
18. “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.
19. Say to the people of the land, this is what Adonai says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with horror, because her land will be stripped of all that is in it, because of the violence of all who live there.
20. The inhabited cities will be deserted and the land will become desolate. And you will know that I am Adonai.”