⁴ Though they are driven into exile by their enemies,
    there I will command the sword^(A) to slay them.

“I will keep my eye on them
    for harm^(B) and not for good.^(C)”^(D)

¹⁰ All the sinners among my people
    will die by the sword,^(A)
all those who say,
    ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’^(B)

¹¹ I am with you^(A) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy^(B) you.
I will discipline^(C) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’^(D)