^{17 Ref} Or if I send a sword against that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, cutting off from it man and beast:

¹⁸ Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves.

^{19 Ref} Or if I send disease into that land, letting loose my wrath on it in blood, cutting off from it man and beast:

^{20 Ref} Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep son or daughter safe; only themselves would they keep safe through their righteousness.

^{21 Ref} For this is what the Lord has said: How much more when I send my four bitter punishments on Jerusalem, the sword and need of food and evil beasts and disease, cutting off from it man and beast?