⁸ Jerusalem staggers,
    Judah is falling;^(A)
their words^(B) and deeds^(C) are against the Lord,
    defying^(D) his glorious presence.

⁷ I am going to bring foreigners against you,
    the most ruthless of nations;^(A)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom^(B)
    and pierce your shining splendor.^(C)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,^(D)
    and you will die a violent death^(E)
    in the heart of the seas.^(F)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,^(G)
    in the hands of those who slay you.^(H)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised^(I)
    at the hands of foreigners.