8 You have ^afeared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you,” says the Lord God.  ‡

9 “And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and ^aexecute judgments on you.  ‡

11 ^aThis city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel.  ‡

12 And you shall know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but ^ahave done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you.” ’ ”  ‡