18 Then Yahweh revealed something to me which I understood once he showed me their preparations. 19 I was like a tame lamb being led to be slaughtered, and I didn’t know that they had made plans against me, saying, ‘Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit, and cut him off from the land of the living. Then his name won’t be remembered any longer.’

20 Then I prayed, “Commander-in-chief Yahweh who always judges fairly, examining our inner thoughts and motives, let me see your vengeance on them, because I’ve presented my case to you.”

21 So Yahweh said it was some men of Anatot[fn] who were wanting to kill me, saying that I mustn’t prophesy in Yahweh’s name or else they’d make sure that I die. 22 Therefore Commander-in-chief Yahweh says, “Listen, I’m about to punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, and their children will die from famine. 23 There won’t be any of them left, because I will bring calamity to the people from Anatot at the time of their punishment.”