² And the Lord sent against him ^(A)bands of Chaldeans, ^(B)bands of Arameans, ^(C)bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, ^(D)in accordance with the word of the Lord which He had spoken through His servants the prophets.

¹¹ At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A ^(A)scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness, in the direction of the daughter of My people—not to winnow and not to cleanse, ¹² a wind too ^[a]strong for ^[b]this—will come ^[c]at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.”