你们以为降祸的日子还远，坐在位上尽行强暴。

你们以为降祸的日子尚远，却使残暴的统治临近。

你们以为降祸的日子尚远，却使残暴的统治临近。

你们以为灾难的日子离得还远，就大肆施行暴政。

你们认为灾祸的日子离开很远，你们的行为却招致残暴的审判。

你們以為降禍的日子還遠，坐在位上盡行強暴。

你們以為降禍的日子尚遠，卻使殘暴的統治臨近。

你們以為降禍的日子尚遠，卻使殘暴的統治臨近。

你們以為災難的日子離得還遠，就大肆施行暴政。

你們認為災禍的日子離開很遠，你們的行為卻招致殘暴的審判。

有禍啊那些擅自把災禍之日推遠，反把強暴之座位挪近的！

爾以為患難之日遙遠、致暴虐之位速設、

居位之人、所行暴虐、以為報應之理、甚屬茫昧、

爾曹以為降罰之日尚遠、且居於位行強暴、且居於位行強暴原文作使強暴之位相近

You put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of terror.

You are trying to avoid the time when trouble will come. But you are only bringing closer the Assyrian rule of terror.

O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence?

You push away every thought of coming disaster, but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.

You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence.

Are you postponing the day of disaster, And would you bring near the seat of violence?

Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near;

— ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence.

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.

Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say,‘ Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’ (niv)

“ Come,” each one cries,“ let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better.” (niv)

“ Son of man, the Israelites are saying,‘ The vision he sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies about the distant future.’ (niv)

They will say,“ Where is this‘ coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” (niv)

While people are saying,“ Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. (niv)

“ Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel:‘ The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’? (niv)

But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself,‘ My master is staying away a long time,’ (niv)

“ They do not know how to do right,” declares the Lord,“ who store up in their fortresses what they have plundered and looted.” (niv)

For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts. (niv)

Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light. (niv)

Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness— (niv)

In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’“ Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. (niv)

When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. (niv)

Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees? (niv)

You said,‘ I am forever— the eternal queen!’ But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen. (niv)