¹⁶ but they continually ^(A)mocked the messengers of God, ^(B)despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, ^(C)until the wrath of the Lord rose against His people, until there was no remedy.

^17 (A)So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or frail; He handed them all over to him.