A third part you are to burn in the fire in the middle of the city when the days of the siege are completed; and you are to take a third part and strike it with the sword around the city; and a third part you are to scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.
“the city.” That is, Jerusalem. The words “the city” are supplied for clarity in many English versions such as the REV, the Hebrew text reads “it.”
