Thus says the LORD: I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read — Huldah's oracle announces judgment: 'I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants' (הִנְנִי מֵבִיא רָעָה עַל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְעַל־יוֹשְׁבָיו, *hinneni mevi'a ra'ah al-ha-makom ha-zeh*). The judgment is grounded in the people's violation of 'all the words of the book.' The oracle confirms Josiah's theological assessment: the discovered law reveals obligations the nation has violated, incurring divine judgment.

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