You have killed many people in this city; you have filled its streets with corpses.’

He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders.

The sword is outside; pestilence and famine are inside the house. Whoever is in the open field will die by the sword, and famine and pestilence will consume everyone in the city.

While I listened, he said to the others, “Go through the city after him and strike people down; do no let your eye pity nor spare anyone!

He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went out and struck people down throughout the city.

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.