So the Lord and King said to me,“ How terrible it will be for this city! It has so many murderers in it. I too will pile the wood high.

所以主耶和华如此说：祸哉！这流人血的城，我也必大堆火柴，

所以主耶和华如此说：祸哉！这流人血的城，我必亲自加大柴堆。

所以主耶和华如此说：祸哉！这流人血的城，我必亲自加大柴堆。

所以主耶和华说，‘血腥的城啊，你有祸了！我要预备大堆木柴，

因此，主耶和华这样说：流人血的城，有祸了！我也必把柴堆加大。

所以主耶和華如此說：禍哉！這流人血的城，我也必大堆火柴，

所以主耶和華如此說：禍哉！這流人血的城，我必親自加大柴堆。

所以主耶和華如此說：禍哉！這流人血的城，我必親自加大柴堆。

所以主耶和華說，『血腥的城啊，你有禍了！我要預備大堆木柴，

因此，主耶和華這樣說：流人血的城，有禍了！我也必把柴堆加大。

因此主永恆主這麼說：有禍啊這流人血的城！我，我也要加大柴堆，

主耶和華曰、禍哉血邑、我必堆積多薪、

耶和華曰、邑民殺人其有禍乎、我必用車薪、使鼎沸然、增益其柴、火炎水沸、骨肉俱盡。

故主天主如是云、邑中殺人流血、禍必臨之、我必廣其火場、

“‘ Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:“‘ Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the wood high.

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

“ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits Jerusalem, the city of murderers! I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her.

“‘ Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I myself will make the pile of kindling large.

Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:“ Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the wood pile great.

‘ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:“ Woe to the bloody city! I too will make the pyre great.

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I Myself will make the pile of kindling large.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.

“‘ Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I will also make the pile high.

“‘ Therefore the Lord Yahweh says:“ Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build cities by spilling the blood of others. They establish towns by doing what is wrong.

The Lord and King says,“ How terrible it will be for this city! It has so many murderers in it. How terrible for the pot that is coated with scum! The scum on it will not go away. Take the meat out of the pot piece by piece. Take it out in whatever order it comes.

In the Valley of Ben Hinnom, Topheth has been prepared for a long time. It has been made ready for the king of Assyria. Its fire pit has been made deep and wide. It has plenty of wood for the fire. The breath of the Lord will be like a stream of burning sulfur. It will set the wood on fire.

So I will pour out my anger on its people. I will destroy them because of my great anger against them. And anything that happens to them will be their own fault,” announces the Lord and King.

So the Lord and King says,“ People of Israel, all of you have become like scum. So I will gather you together in Jerusalem.People put silver, copper, iron, lead and tin into a furnace. They melt it with a blazing fire. In the same way, I will gather you. I will pour out my burning anger on you. I will put you inside the city and melt you.I will gather you together. My burning anger will blaze out at you. And you will be melted inside Jerusalem.Silver is melted in a furnace. And you will be melted inside the city. Then you will know that I have poured out my burning anger on you. I am the Lord.”

By God’s word the heavens and earth of today are being reserved for fire. They are being kept for the day when God will judge. Then ungodly people will be destroyed.Dear friends, here is one thing you must not forget. With the Lord a day is like a thousand years. And a thousand years are like a day.The Lord is not slow to keep his promise. He is not slow in the way some people understand it. Instead, he is patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. Instead, he wants all people to turn away from their sins.But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar. Fire will destroy everything in them. God will judge the earth and everything done in it.So everything will be destroyed in this way. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.Live like this as you look forward to the day of God. Living like this will make the day come more quickly. On that day fire will destroy the heavens. Its heat will melt everything in them.

Those who worship the beast have poured out blood. They have poured out the life’s blood of your holy people and your prophets. So you have given blood to drink to those who worship the beast. That’s exactly what they should get.”

In the winepress outside the city, the grapes were stomped on. Blood flowed out of the winepress. It spread over the land for about 180 miles. It rose as high as the horses’ heads.

How terrible it will be for Nineveh! It is a city of murderers! It is full of liars! It is filled with stolen goods! The killing never stops!

The great city split into three parts. The cities of the nations crumbled and fell. God remembered Babylon the Great. He gave Babylon the cup filled with the wine of his terrible anger.

The people of Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns around them also did evil things. They freely committed sexual sins. They committed sins of the worst possible kind. There is a fire that never goes out. Those people are an example of those who are punished with it.

“ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and throw stones in order to kill those who are sent to you. Many times I have wanted to gather your people together. I have wanted to be like a hen who gathers her chicks under her wings. And you would not let me.Look, your house is left empty. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say,‘ Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”( Psalm 118:26)

He will punish those who don’t know God. He will punish those who don’t obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.

Their hiding places will be destroyed when terror strikes them. Their commanders will see their enemy’s battle flags. Then they will be filled with panic,” announces the Lord. His fire blazes out from Mount Zion. His furnace burns in Jerusalem.

But others will be thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Those who are afraid and those who do not believe will be there. Murderers and those who make themselves impure will join them. Those who commit sexual sins and those who practice witchcraft will go there. Those who worship statues of gods and all who tell lies will be there too. The lake of fire is the second death.”