He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
He that is far off - namely, from the foe; those who in a distant exile fear no evil, "shall die of the pestilence."
He that remaineth - he that is left in the city, not carried away into captivity, nor having into the country "shall die by the famine." Distinct from "he that is near" - namely, those outside the city, who are within reach of "the sword" of the foe, and so "fall" by it, not by "famine," as those left in the city.