3 “And I will ^aappoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the Lord: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, ^bthe birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.  ‡

4 I will hand them over to ^atrouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of ^bManasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem. ‡

6 ^aYou have forsaken Me,” says the Lord,
“You have ^bgone backward.
Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you;
^cI am¹ weary of relenting! ‡

7 And I will winnow them with a winnowing fan in the gates of the land;
I will ^abereave them of children;
I will destroy My people,
Since they ^bdo not return from their ways. ‡