# General Information

The punishment that is prophesied in this chapter will happen quickly. The author gives many illustrations which describe how quickly it will come. The punishment of Judah will be great but Yahweh promises a future restoration by bringing his people back from captivity.

# the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

"Yahweh gave me a message. He said," or "Yahweh spoke this message to me:"