Jeremiah continues: “Better have those slain with the sword proved to be than those slain by famine, because these pine away, pierced through for lack of the produce of the open field. ” ​ — Lamentations 4: 6, 9.
Ta jätkab: „Õnnelikumad olid mõõgaga mahalöödud kui näljast surmatud, kes kidusid torgatuina põllusaagi puudusest! ”.