¹⁴ Then ^(A)he took away into exile all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the mighty men of valor, ^(B)10,000 captives, and ^(C)all the craftsmen and the smiths. None was left ^(D)except the poorest people of the land.

¹² “Say now to the ^(A)rebellious house, ‘Do you not ^(B)know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the ^(C)king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and princes, and brought them to him in Babylon. ¹³ He took one of the royal ^(D)seed and cut a covenant with him and brought him under ^(E)oath. He also took away the ^(F)dominant one of the land,