² And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

⁴ “They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried^(A) but will be like dung lying on the ground.^(B) They will perish by sword and famine,^(C) and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”^(D)