Moreover, by connecting the woe oracles of 2.4ff. integrally with the preceding oracles (note the ki of v. 4) the level of eschatological intensity in the oracles against the nations has been raised appreciably and they have been drawn within the orbit of the one great divine event. Finally, the promise of salvation in 3.8ff. has been placed within a traditional pattern which has the the oracles of promise following upon threat and concluding the book