¹⁶ He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"

²⁷ But bring those enemies of mine who didn't want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"

⁴¹ They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season."

⁴⁶ Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

³⁶ Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat the fruit of it and the good of it, behold, we are servants in it.

³⁷ It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

⁸ Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, The uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.

⁹ You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

⁸ Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

⁹ You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

¹⁰ You will destroy their descendants from the earth, Their posterity from among the children of men.

⁷ When the king heard that, he was angry, and he sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.