So I handed it over to the Babylonian ruler of the nations. I wanted him to punish it because it was so evil. I decided to get rid of it.

我就必将它交给列国中大有威势的人；他必定办它。我因它的罪恶，已经驱逐它。

我要把它交给列国中强人的手里，他们必定按它的罪恶惩治它。我已经驱逐它。

我要把它交给列国中强人的手里，他们必定按它的罪恶惩治它。我已经驱逐它。

我要把它交在列国的首领手里，他必按照它的邪恶惩治它。我丢弃了它。

我就把它交在列国中为首的人手中，他必定对付它；因着它的罪恶，我就把它驱逐出去。

我就必將它交給列國中大有威勢的人；他必定辦它。我因它的罪惡，已經驅逐它。

我要把它交給列國中強人的手裏，他們必定按它的罪惡懲治它。我已經驅逐它。

我要把它交給列國中強人的手裏，他們必定按它的罪惡懲治它。我已經驅逐它。

我要把它交在列國的首領手裡，他必按照它的邪惡懲治它。我丟棄了它。

我就把它交在列國中為首的人手中，他必定對付它；因著它的罪惡，我就把它驅逐出去。

那我就要將它交於列國中大有威勢的人手中；他一定要照它的邪惡來辦它，並驅逐它。

我必付於列國強者之手、彼必處之、因其邪惡、我已逐之、

故我委於異邦之強暴、俾治其罪、我亦加以驅逐、

故我付之於最有威勢之國、或作故我付之於列國中最強者必循其惡而待之、我亦必驅逐之、

I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside,

I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out.

I will hand it over to a mighty nation that will destroy it as its wickedness deserves. I have already discarded it.

I determined to hand it over to a ruler of nations; he would surely deal with it. I banished it because of its wickedness.

I will hand it over to a ruler of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. In accordance with its wickedness I have driven it out.

therefore I will deliver it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, and he shall surely deal with it; I have driven it out for its wickedness.

I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with him; I have driven him out for his wickedness.

I determined to hand it over to a ruler of nations; he would surely deal with it. I banished it because of its wickedness.

I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.

I gave it over to the leader of the nations. He has judged it thoroughly, as its sinfulness deserves. I have thrown it out.

I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations. He will surely deal with him. I have driven him out for his wickedness.

The Lord and King says,“ I will send against you the sword of the king of Babylon.I will destroy your huge army. They will be killed by the swords of Babylon’s mighty soldiers. The soldiers will not show them any pity. They will bring Egypt down in all its pride. Its huge armies will be thrown down.

“ Your Majesty, the Most High God was good to your father Nebuchadnezzar. He gave him authority and greatness and glory and honor.God gave him a high position. Then people from every nation became afraid of the king. That was true no matter what language they spoke. The king put to death anyone he wanted to. He spared anyone he wanted to spare. He gave high positions to anyone he wanted to. And he brought down anyone he wanted to bring down.

King of Assyria, your leaders are asleep. Your nobles lie down to rest. Your people are scattered on the mountains. No one is left to gather them together.

The Lord your God hates it when anyone does these things. The nations in the land he’s giving you do these things he hates. So he will drive out those nations to make room for you.

The Lord and King says,“ I am about to hand you over to people you hate. You became sick of them. You turned away from them.

“‘ Obey all my rules and laws. Follow them. Then the land where I am bringing you to live will not throw you out.To make room for you, I am going to drive out the nations that are in the land. You must not follow the practices of those nations. I hated those nations because they did all those things.

Those who have not shown mercy will not receive mercy when they are judged. To show mercy is better than to judge.

I will pour out my anger on you. I will breathe out my burning anger against you. I will hand you over to mean people. They are skilled at destroying others.

Hymenaeus and Alexander are among them. I have handed them over to Satan. That will teach them not to speak evil things against God.

The rulers of the Philistines gathered together. They were going to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They were going to celebrate. They said,“ Our god has handed our enemy Samson over to us.”

Adoni- Bezek said,“ I cut off the thumbs and big toes of 70 kings. I made them pick up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah brought Adoni- Bezek to Jerusalem. That’s where he died.

So I will send for all the nations in the north. And I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,’ announces the Lord.‘ I will bring all of them against this land and against you who live here. They will march out against all the nations that are around this land. I will set apart Judah and the nations around it in a special way to be destroyed. People will be shocked because of them. And they will make fun of them. Those nations will be destroyed forever.

“ People have heard me groan. But no one is here to comfort me. My enemies have heard about all my troubles. What you have done makes them happy. So please judge them, just as you said you would. Let them become like me.

“‘ Do not make yourselves“ unclean” in any of these ways. That is how other nations became“ unclean.” So I am going to drive those nations out of the land to make room for you.Even their land was not“ clean.” So I punished it because of its sin. The land itself threw out the people who lived there.But you must keep my rules and my laws. You must not do any of the things I hate. It does not matter whether you are Israelites or outsiders.All these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you. That is how the land became“ unclean.”If you make the land“ unclean,” it will throw you out. It will get rid of you just as it got rid of the nations there before you.

‘ I will drive you out of the city. I will hand you over to outsiders. And I will punish you.

“ Do not judge other people. Then you will not be judged.You will be judged in the same way you judge others. You will be measured in the same way you measure others.