4 Give them this command for their masters:

“‘“This is what Jehovah of armies, the God of Israel, says; this is what you should say to your masters,

8 “‘“‘If any nation or kingdom refuses to serve King Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar of Babylon and refuses to put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword,+ with famine, and with pestilence,’* declares Jehovah, ‘until I have finished them off by his hand.’