People’s hearts will melt away in fear. Many will be wounded or killed. I have prepared the sword to kill people at all their city gates. Look! It strikes like lightning. It is in the killer’s hand.

我设立这恐吓人的刀，攻击他们的一切城门，使他们的心消化，加增他们跌倒的事。哎！这刀造得像闪电，磨得尖利，要行杀戮。

我设立这恐吓的刀，攻击他们一切的城门，为要使他们的心惊慌害怕，许多人因而跌倒。唉！它造得像闪电，磨得尖利，要行杀戮。

我设立这恐吓的刀，攻击他们一切的城门，为要使他们的心惊慌害怕，许多人因而跌倒。唉！它造得像闪电，磨得尖利，要行杀戮。

使他们吓得肝胆俱裂，许多人倒在家门口。我已赐下这亮如闪电的刀，用来杀戮。

好使他们心慌意乱，多人跌倒，我在他们所有的城门那里布下了杀戮（“杀戮”这译法是参考古译本，原文意思不详）的人；啊！这刀做得闪烁发光，磨得尖利，可以杀戮。

我設立這恐嚇人的刀，攻擊他們的一切城門，使他們的心消化，加增他們跌倒的事。哎！這刀造得像閃電，磨得尖利，要行殺戮。

我設立這恐嚇的刀，攻擊他們一切的城門，為要使他們的心驚慌害怕，許多人因而跌倒。唉！它造得像閃電，磨得尖利，要行殺戮。

我設立這恐嚇的刀，攻擊他們一切的城門，為要使他們的心驚慌害怕，許多人因而跌倒。唉！它造得像閃電，磨得尖利，要行殺戮。

使他們嚇得肝膽俱裂，許多人倒在家門口。我已賜下這亮如閃電的刀，用來殺戮。

好使他們心慌意亂，多人跌倒，我在他們所有的城門那裡布下了殺戮（“殺戮”這譯法是參考古譯本，原文意思不詳）的人；啊！這刀做得閃爍發光，磨得尖利，可以殺戮。

好使他們都膽戰心驚，許多人在他們各城裏都跌傷了。我已經把殺戮刀發出了；啊哈！這刀造得像閃電；磨得亮亮、以便屠殺。

我備怖人之刃、攻諸邑門、使眾心怯、增其窒礙、噫嘻、刃若閃電、其利便於行戮、

我以鋒刃攻諸邑門、使人喪膽、使邑傾圮、蓋鋒刃閃爍、以備殺戮、

我在彼諸邑門、已備其磨光之刃、使彼喪膽、多人顛躓、斯刃磨光閃爍、並甚快利、以備殺戮、

So that hearts may melt with fear and the fallen be many, I have stationed the sword for slaughter at all their gates. Look! It is forged to strike like lightning, it is grasped for slaughter.

that their hearts may melt, and many stumble. At all their gates I have given the glittering sword. Ah, it is made like lightning; it is taken up for slaughter.

Let their hearts melt with terror, for the sword glitters at every gate. It flashes like lightning and is polished for slaughter!

I have appointed a sword for slaughter at all their gates, so that their hearts may melt and many may stumble. Yes! It is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

so that their hearts will waver, and many fall at all their gates. I have granted the slaughter of the sword. Oh! It is made for striking like lightning, it is sharpened in readiness for slaughter.

I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble. Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:

I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as lightning, it is pointed for slaughter.

I have appointed a sword for slaughter at all their gates, so that their hearts may melt and many may stumble. Yes! It is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that[ their] heart may faint, and[ their] ruins be multiplied: ah![ it is] made bright,[ it is] wrapped up for the slaughter.

So hearts melt with fear and many stumble. At all their gates I have stationed the sword for slaughter. Ah! It is made to flash, it is drawn for slaughter!

I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied. Ah! It is made as lightning. It is pointed for slaughter.

They will ask you,‘ Why are you groaning?’ Then you will say,‘ Because of the news that is coming. The hearts of all the people will melt away in fear. Their hands will not be able to help them. Their spirits will grow weak. And they will be so afraid they’ll wet themselves.’ The news is coming! You can be sure those things will happen,” announces the Lord and King.

It is sharpened to kill people. It flashes like lightning.” ’ ” The people say,“ Should we take delight in the scepter of the Lord’ s royal son? The sword looks down on every scepter like this.”

But what if you do not obey me? Suppose you do not keep the Sabbath day holy. And suppose you carry a load through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. Then I will start a fire that can’t be put out. It will begin at the gates of Jerusalem. It will destroy its mighty towers.” ’ ”

Then the hearts of your soldiers will melt away in fear. Even those as brave as a lion will be terrified. That’s because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a fighter. They know that those with him are brave.

My strength is like water that is poured out on the ground. I feel as if my bones aren’t connected. My heart has turned to wax. It has melted away inside me.

I will turn against them. They might have come out of the fire. But the fire will destroy them anyway. I will turn against them. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

“ Son of man, prophesy. Say,‘ The Lord and King speaks about the Ammonites. He also talks about the way they laugh because of Jerusalem’s fall. He says,“‘ “A sword! A sword! Nebuchadnezzar’s sword is ready to kill you. It is shined to destroy you. It flashes like lightning.

Tell them,‘ Listen to the Lord’ s message. The Lord and King says,“ I am about to set you on fire. The fire will destroy all your trees. It will burn down green trees and dry trees alike. The blazing flame will not be put out. The faces of everyone from south to north will be burned by it.

His right hand will pull out the arrow for Jerusalem. There he will get huge logs ready to knock down its gates. He will give the command to kill its people. He will sound the battle cry. He will build a ramp up to the city wall. He will bring in his war machines.