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.

現在你們要確實知道，在你們想去寄居的那地方，你們必因刀劍、饑荒和瘟疫而死。”

以色列人看見自己情況危急，處境窘迫，眾人就藏在山洞、巖穴、地洞裡和地坑之中。

你必倒在以色列的眾山之上，你所有的軍隊和跟你在一起的萬族，都必這樣；我要把你給各種食肉的飛鳥和田野的走獸作食物。

以實瑪利把他和基大利所擊殺的人的屍體全部扔在坑裡（本句原文意思不確定）；這坑是從前亞撒王為了防禦以色列王巴沙而挖掘的。尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利用那些被殺的人的屍體填滿了那坑。

主耶和華這樣說：“你要拍手頓足，說：‘哀哉！因以色列家一切可憎的惡事，他們必倒在刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫之下。’在遠處的必因瘟疫死亡，在近處的必倒在刀劍之下，那餘下被圍困的也必因饑荒死亡。我必這樣在他們身上完全發盡我的烈怒。他們被殺的人倒在他們偶像的中間，在他們祭壇的周圍，就是在各高岡各山頂上，在每一棵翠綠的樹下和茂盛的橡樹下，就是他們獻馨香的祭給一切偶像的地方。那時，他們就知道我是耶和華。我必伸手攻擊他們，使他們一切居住的地方，從曠野到第伯拉他，都變成非常荒涼，他們就知道我是耶和華。”

你的人民三分之一必在你中間因瘟疫死亡，因饑荒消滅；三分之一必在你周圍因刀劍倒斃；三分之一，我要分散到四方去，我還要拔刀追趕他們。“這樣我的怒氣才可以發盡，我向他們所發的烈怒才可以平息，自己才得到舒暢。我向他們所發的烈怒完全發盡的時候，他們就知道我耶和華說過的話是出於嫉恨的心。我要使你變成荒地，使你在你四圍的列國中和在所有路過的人眼前，成為羞辱的對象。我以怒氣、烈怒和忿怒的責備向你施行審判的時候，你就必在你四圍的列國中成為羞辱、譏諷和令人驚駭的對象，也成了他們的警戒。這是我耶和華說的。我射出饑荒和毀滅的毒箭的時候，是為了毀滅你們。我要使你們的饑荒加劇，斷絕你們糧食的供應。我要差遣饑荒和惡獸到你們那裡去，使你喪掉兒女；在你中間必到處發生瘟疫和流血的事；我也必使刀劍臨到你。這是我耶和華說的。”

大衛離開那裡，逃到亞杜蘭洞。他哥哥們和他父親的全家聽到了，就都下到他那裡去。

大衛住在曠野的山寨裡，又住在西弗曠野的山裡。掃羅天天尋索大衛，神卻不把大衛交在他手裡。

耶和華起來，使大地震動的時候，人必進入石洞，進入土穴，躲避耶和華的驚嚇和他威嚴的榮光。

到了路旁的羊圈，那裡有一個洞，掃羅進去大解；那時，大衛和跟隨他的人正坐在洞裡的深處。

米甸人的勢力勝過以色列人；以色列人因米甸人的緣故，就為自己在山上挖穴、挖洞，建營寨。

“人子啊！那些住在以色列地廢墟裡的人常說：‘亞伯拉罕一個人就得了這地為業；我們人數眾多，這地更應該給我們為業。’

那些決意去埃及地，在那裡寄居的猶大餘剩的人，我必把他們除去；他們必在埃及地滅絕；他們必倒在刀下，必因饑荒滅亡；他們從最小的到最大的都必因刀劍和饑荒而死，以致成了令人驚駭、被人咒罵、咒詛和羞辱的對象。

如果他們問你：‘我們要去哪裡？’你就告訴他們：‘耶和華這樣說：該死亡的，就死亡；該被刀劍所殺的，就被刀劍所殺；該遭遇饑荒的，就遭遇饑荒；該被擄的，就被擄去！’我要命定四種刑罰對付他們，就是刀劍殺戮，屍體被野狗拖走，被空中的飛鳥和地上的走獸吞吃與毀滅。”這是耶和華的宣告。“因猶大王希西家的兒子瑪拿西在耶路撒冷的所作所為，我必使地上萬國看見他們的遭遇就驚恐。”