“ Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.

“那时，必有一人兴起接续他为王，使横征暴敛的人通行国中的荣美地。这王不多日就必灭亡，却不因忿怒，也不因争战。”

“那时，有一人兴起接续他的王位，他为了王国的荣华，差官员横征暴敛。这王过不多时就死了，不是因怒气，也不是因战役。”

“那时，有一人兴起接续他的王位，他为了王国的荣华，差官员横征暴敛。这王过不多时就死了，不是因怒气，也不是因战役。”

继承他王位的人将派税吏横征暴敛，以维持王国的荣耀。但不久他必灭亡，并非死于民怨，也非死于战争。

“那时，必有一个人兴起来代替他；这人要派一个横征暴敛的人，为了王国的荣华，走遍全地；可是不多几日，这人就必被毁灭，不是因为忿怒，也不是因为战争。

“然后会有一个人兴起坐上王位，为了国家的荣华，派出一个横征暴敛的人；但在几天之内，这王必被摧毁，既不是由于怒气，也不是由于战争。

「那時，必有一人興起接續他為王，使橫征暴斂的人通行國中的榮美地。這王不多日就必滅亡，卻不因忿怒，也不因爭戰。」

「那時，有一人興起接續他的王位，他為了王國的榮華，差官員橫征暴斂。這王過不多時就死了，不是因怒氣，也不是因戰役。」

「那時，有一人興起接續他的王位，他為了王國的榮華，差官員橫征暴斂。這王過不多時就死了，不是因怒氣，也不是因戰役。」

繼承他王位的人將派稅吏橫徵暴斂，以維持王國的榮耀。但不久他必滅亡，並非死於民怨，也非死於戰爭。

“那時，必有一個人興起來代替他；這人要派一個橫征暴斂的人，為了王國的榮華，走遍全地；可是不多幾日，這人就必被毀滅，不是因為忿怒，也不是因為戰爭。

『那時必有一個立起來的人接替他的位子，打發橫徵暴斂的人為了君王的榮華而遍行國內；但不多幾日這王就必破敗，卻不是因面對面的打鬥，也不是因爭戰。

「然後會有一個人興起坐上王位，為了國家的榮華，派出一個橫徵暴斂的人；但在幾天之內，這王必被摧毀，既不是由於怒氣，也不是由於戰爭。

嗣其位者、使虐索者、遍行國內美地、惟彼無怒無戰、不日隕亡、

繼位者在樂郊、摧稅甚苛、無怒無鬥、不日殞亡、

繼其位者、使人通行榮國、橫徵暴斂、無怒無戰、不日殞亡、

“ His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

“ The next king after him will send someone out to collect taxes. The taxes will help maintain the glory of his kingdom. But in a few years the king will be destroyed. It will not happen because someone becomes angry with him or kills him in battle.

“ Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.

“ His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle.

“ In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be broken, though not in anger or in battle.

“ Then in his place one will arise who will allow an oppressor to pass through the Jewel of his kingdom; yet within a few days he will be broken, though not in anger nor in battle.

“ There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle.

Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

“ In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be shattered, though not in anger or in battle.

Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes[ in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

There will arise after him one who will send out an exactor of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or battle.

For bronze I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler.

This is the way it shall be done: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not require payment from his neighbor and his brother, because Yahweh’s release has been proclaimed.Of a foreigner you may require it; but whatever of yours is with your brother, your hand shall release.

Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.

“ In his place a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in time of security, and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

“ But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army, and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal against them, and will prevail.

For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood; so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”