“ You people have a proverb about the land of Israel. What do you mean by it? It says,“‘ The parents eat sour grapes. But the children have a bitter taste in their mouths.’

“你们在以色列地怎么用这俗语说‘父亲吃了酸葡萄，儿子的牙酸倒了’呢？”

“你们在以色列地何以有这俗语，‘父亲吃了酸葡萄，儿子牙齿就酸倒’呢？

“你们在以色列地何以有这俗语，‘父亲吃了酸葡萄，儿子牙齿就酸倒’呢？

“你们以色列人为什么说‘父亲吃了酸葡萄，儿子的牙酸倒了’这句俗语呢？

“论到以色列地，你们为什么引用这俗语说‘父亲吃了酸葡萄，儿子的牙酸倒了’呢？

「你們在以色列地怎麼用這俗語說『父親吃了酸葡萄，兒子的牙酸倒了』呢？」

「你們在以色列地何以有這俗語，『父親吃了酸葡萄，兒子牙齒就酸倒』呢？

「你們在以色列地何以有這俗語，『父親吃了酸葡萄，兒子牙齒就酸倒』呢？

「你們以色列人為什麼說『父親吃了酸葡萄，兒子的牙酸倒了』這句俗語呢？

“論到以色列地，你們為甚麼引用這俗語說‘父親吃了酸葡萄，兒子的牙酸倒了’呢？

『論到以色列地你們怎麼用這俗語說：「父親喫了酸葡萄，兒子的牙酸倒了」呢？

爾論以色列地、奚用諺云、父食酸葡萄、而子齒軟、

爾指以色列地常云父、食酸果、子齒覺酸、用此諺語曷故。

爾曹何故在在或作指以色列地、常用此諺語曰、父食酸葡萄、子齒覺酸、

“ What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:“‘ The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

“ What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel,‘ The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

“ Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel:‘ The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste’?

“ What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel:‘ The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

“ What do you people mean by using this proverb about the land of Israel, saying,‘ The fathers eat sour grapes, But it is the children’s teeth that have become blunt’?

“ What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying:‘ The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

“ What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel: The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

“ What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel,“‘ The fathers eat sour grapes And the children’s teeth become numb?’

“ What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying,‘ The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

Our people of long ago sinned. And they are now dead. We are being punished because of their sins.

“ In those days people will no longer say,“‘ The parents have eaten sour grapes. But the children have a bitter taste in their mouths.’Instead, everyone will die for their own sin. The one who eats sour grapes will taste how bitter they are.

“ These people refuse to obey me. Ask them,‘ Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them,‘ Nebuchadnezzar went to Jerusalem. He was the king of Babylon. He carried off King Jehoiachin and the nobles. He brought them back with him to the city of Babylon.

What do you mean by crushing my people? Why are you grinding the faces of the poor into the dirt?” announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Son of man, these bones stand for all the people of Israel. The people say,‘ Our bones are dried up. We’ve lost all hope. We are destroyed.’

They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob. That is where your people of long ago lived. They, their children, their children’s children, and their children after them will live there forever. And my servant from David’s family line will be their prince forever.

But you are a mere human being. So who are you to talk back to God? Scripture says,“ Can what is made say to the one who made it,‘ Why did you make me like this?’ ”( Isaiah 29:16; 45:9)

Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ I am going to get the stick of Joseph and the Israelites connected with it. That stick is in Ephraim’s hand. I am going to join it to Judah’s stick. I will make them a single stick of wood in my hand.” ’

What I’m about to tell you is true. All this will happen to those who are now living.

I will make all the kingdoms on earth hate them. That will happen because of what Manasseh did in Jerusalem. He was king of Judah and the son of Hezekiah.

Tell them,‘ Listen to the message of the Lord and King. He says,“ You laughed when my temple was made‘ unclean.’ You also laughed when the land of Israel was completely destroyed. You mocked the people of Judah when they were taken away as prisoners.

“ Son of man, turn your attention to the mountains of Israel. Prophesy against them.Say,‘ Mountains of Israel, listen to the message of the Lord and King. Here is what he says to the mountains and hills. And here is what he says to the canyons and valleys. He tells them,“ I will send swords to kill your people. I will destroy the high places where you worship other gods.

“ Son of man, I am the Lord and King. I say to the land of Israel,‘ The end has come! It has come on the four corners of the land.

“ Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel. Tell them,‘ Mountains of Israel, listen to the Lord’ s message.The Lord and King says,“ Your enemies made fun of you. They bragged,‘ The hills you lived in for a long time belong to us now.’ ” ’Ezekiel, prophesy. Say,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Your enemies destroyed you. They crushed you from every side. So the rest of the nations took over your land. People talked about you. They told lies about you.” ’ ”Mountains of Israel, listen to the message of the Lord and King. He speaks to you mountains, hills, canyons and valleys. He speaks to you destroyed cities and deserted towns. The rest of the nations around you took away from you everything of value. They made fun of you.So the Lord and King says,“ I am very angry with those nations. I have spoken against them and the whole land of Edom. They were very happy when they took over my land. Deep down inside them, they hated Israel. They wanted to take its grasslands.Ezekiel, prophesy about the land of Israel. Speak to the mountains, hills, canyons and valleys. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ I have a jealous anger against the nations. They have laughed at you.”