你要告诉他们，主耶和华这样说，‘我凭我的永恒起誓，那些住在废墟中的必死于刀下，逃到田野的必被野兽吞吃，躲进堡垒和洞穴的必死于瘟疫。

你要对他们这样说，主耶和华如此说：我指着我的永生起誓，在荒场中的，必倒在刀下；在田野间的，必交给野兽吞吃；在保障和洞里的，必遭瘟疫而死。

你要对他们这样说，主耶和华如此说：我指着我的永生起誓，在废墟的，必倒在刀下；在田野的，必交给野兽吞吃；在堡垒和洞中的，必遭瘟疫而死。

你要对他们这样说，主耶和华如此说：我指着我的永生起誓，在废墟的，必倒在刀下；在田野的，必交给野兽吞吃；在堡垒和洞中的，必遭瘟疫而死。

你要对他们这样说：‘主耶和华这样说：我指着我的永生起誓，那些在废墟里的，必倒在刀下；在田间的，我必交给野兽吞吃；在堡垒和山洞里的，必因瘟疫而死。

你要對他們這樣說，主耶和華如此說：我指着我的永生起誓，在荒場中的，必倒在刀下；在田野間的，必交給野獸吞吃；在保障和洞裏的，必遭瘟疫而死。

你要對他們這樣說，主耶和華如此說：我指着我的永生起誓，在廢墟的，必倒在刀下；在田野的，必交給野獸吞吃；在堡壘和洞中的，必遭瘟疫而死。

你要對他們這樣說，主耶和華如此說：我指着我的永生起誓，在廢墟的，必倒在刀下；在田野的，必交給野獸吞吃；在堡壘和洞中的，必遭瘟疫而死。

你要告訴他們，主耶和華這樣說，『我憑我的永恆起誓，那些住在廢墟中的必死於刀下，逃到田野的必被野獸吞吃，躲進堡壘和洞穴的必死於瘟疫。

你要對他們這樣說：‘主耶和華這樣說：我指著我的永生起誓，那些在廢墟裡的，必倒在刀下；在田間的，我必交給野獸吞吃；在堡壘和山洞裡的，必因瘟疫而死。

你要對他們這麼說：主永恆主這麼說：我指着永活的我來起誓；那在荒場中的定必倒斃於刀下；那在田野上的、我必交給野獸喫；那在山寨和洞裏的定必遭瘟疫而死。

當告之曰、主耶和華云、我指己生而誓、居荒蕪之處者、必仆於刃、居田野者、我必付之於獸噬之、居保障及巖穴者、必斃於疫癘、

爾先知當告之云、主耶和華曰、我指己而誓、維彼眾民、居於邱墟、必亡於刃、處於郊野、必噬於獸、藏於城垣巖穴、必斃於疫癘、

爾以西結當如是告之曰、主天主如是云、我指己永生而誓、惟彼居荒墟者、必殞亡於刃、凡在郊野者、我必使之為獸所食、凡在鞏固之城及洞穴者、必死於疫癘、

“ Say this to them:‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword, those out in the country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured, and those in strongholds and caves will die of a plague.

“ Tell them,‘ Here is what the Lord and King says.“ The people who are left in those broken- down buildings will be killed by swords. Wild animals will eat up those who are out in the country. Those who are in caves and other safe places will die of a plague. And that is just as sure as I am alive.

Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely those who are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in strongholds and in caves shall die by pestilence.

“ Say to them,‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword. And I will send wild animals to eat those living in the open fields. Those hiding in the forts and caves will die of disease.

“ Tell them this:‘ This is what the Lord GOD says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I have given to wild animals to be devoured, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.

You shall say this to them:‘ This is what the Lord God says:“ As I live, those who are in the places of ruins certainly will fall by the sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to the animals to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and in the caves will die of plague.

“ Say thus to them,‘ Thus says the Lord God:“ As I live, surely those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and caves shall die of the pestilence.

Thus shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword; and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured; and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

“ Tell them this: This is what the Lord God says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I have given to wild animals to be devoured, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.

Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD;[ As] I live, surely they that[ are] in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that[ is] in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that[ be] in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

“ This is what you must say to them,‘ This is what the sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword, those in the open field I will give to the wild beasts for food, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of disease.

“ You shall tell them,‘ The Lord Yahweh says:“ As I live, surely those who are in the waste places will fall by the sword. I will give he who is in the open field to the animals to be devoured; and those who are in the strongholds and in the caves will die of the pestilence.

因此，你们要清楚知道，你们如果决意去埃及住，必死于战争、饥荒和瘟疫。”

以色列人看见敌军压境，情势危急，纷纷躲进山洞、丛林、石穴、地洞和坑里。

你和你的军队以及与你同来的各国联军都要倒毙在以色列的山岭上，我要把你们的尸体给各种猛禽野兽作食物。

以实玛利抛尸的地方是个很大的蓄水池，是从前亚撒王为抵御以色列王巴沙而修建的。尼探雅的儿子以实玛利用被杀者的尸体填满了蓄水池。

主耶和华说：“你要拍手顿足地呼喊，‘唉，以色列人有祸了！’他们的一切邪恶行为必使他们倒在刀剑、饥荒和瘟疫之下。远处的必死于瘟疫，近处的必丧身刀下，其余的必死于饥荒。我必把烈怒倾倒在他们身上。他们必陈尸于祭坛周围的偶像间，就是他们在各高岗上、山顶上、绿树下和茂密的橡树下烧香祭拜偶像的地方，那时他们必知道我是耶和华。我必伸手攻击他们，使他们居住的地方，从旷野到第伯拉他，变得极其荒凉。这样，他们便知道我是耶和华。”

你们三分之一的人要死于饥荒瘟疫，三分之一的人要死于刀下，我必把其余的三分之一分散到各地各方，并拔刀追杀他们。这样，我对你们的怒气才会发完，我才会息怒。我把烈怒倾倒在你们身上的时候，你们就会知道我耶和华的话是出于痛恨不贞。我必使你们的家园在周围的列国中，在路人眼前成为荒凉之地，使你们饱受羞辱。当我在气愤和烈怒中严厉地审判你们时，你们在各国必受羞辱和嘲讽，成为警戒，下场可怕。这是我耶和华说的。我要向你们射出饥荒的毒箭，破坏和毁灭你们，并且使饥荒越来越严重，断绝你们的粮源。我必让饥荒和猛兽来侵害你们，夺走你们的儿女，使你们饱受瘟疫、暴行和刀剑之灾，这是我耶和华说的。”

大卫离开迦特，逃到亚杜兰洞。他的兄弟和亲属知道后，都来到他那里，

大卫住在旷野的堡垒或西弗旷野的山区。扫罗天天搜捕大卫，但上帝没有把大卫交在他的手中。

耶和华使大地震动的时候，众人躲进岩穴，藏入地洞，逃避祂的愤怒和威荣。

他们来到路旁的一处羊圈，那里有一个山洞，扫罗进去大解。大卫和他的部下就躲在洞的深处。

米甸人势力强盛，以色列人只好躲进山里，藏在洞穴和营寨中。

“人子啊，那些住在以色列废墟中的人说，‘亚伯拉罕一人尚且能拥有这片土地，我们这么多人更能拥有这片土地为业。’

我要毁灭那些执意去埃及住的犹大余民。他们必死于战争和饥荒，无论尊卑无一幸免。他们的下场将很可怕，成了被人责骂、咒诅和羞辱的对象。

如果他们问你，‘我们该去哪里，’你就告诉他们，耶和华这样说，“‘该死的死，该被杀的被杀，该遭饥荒的遭饥荒，该被掳的被掳。’“我要让他们遭受四种祸患——刀杀、狗撕、鸟啄、兽吞。这是耶和华说的。因为犹大王希西迦的儿子玛拿西在耶路撒冷的所作所为，我要使他们的遭遇令天下万国惊惧。