Againhewassilentforawhilestaringthroughtheopendoorsattheskybeyond。Thenhesaid：
“Whatwouldyemore，ProphetsofJahveh？Justicehasbeendoneuponmyofficerwhoslewthemanofyourpeople。Alifehasbeentakenforalifeaccordingtothestrictletterofthelaw。Thematterisfinished。Unlessyouhaveaughttosay，getyougone。“
“BythecommandoftheLordourGod，“answeredtheprophet，“wehavethistosaytoyou，OPharaoh。LifttheheavyyokefromofftheneckofthepeopleofIsrael。Bidthattheyceasefromthelabourofthemakingofbrickstobuildyourwallsandcities。“
“AndifIrefuse，whatthen？“
“ThenthecurseofJahvehshallbeonyou，Pharaoh，andwithplagueuponplagueshallhesmitethislandofEgypt。“