16 even othough these three men were 2in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; only they would be delivered, and the land would be pdesolate.

17 “Or if qI bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I rcut off man and beast from it, 18 even sthough these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they themselves would be delivered.

19 “Or if I send ta pestilence into that land and upour out My fury on it in blood, and cut off from it man and beast, 20 even vthough Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.”

21 For thus says the Lord God: “How much more it shall be when wI send My four 3severe judgments on Jerusalem—the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence—to cut off man and beast from it? 22 xYet behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will be ybrought out, both sons and daughters; surely they will come out to you, and zyou will see their ways and their doings. Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it.