“看啊，看啊，日子到了，大祸临头了！杖已经发芽，傲慢已经开花。

“看哪，看哪，日子快到了；所定的灾已经发出！杖已经开花，骄傲已经发芽。

“看哪，那日子！看哪，已来到！厄运已经发生！杖已开花，骄傲已发芽。

“看哪，那日子！看哪，已来到！厄运已经发生！杖已开花，骄傲已发芽。

“‘看哪，这日子到了！灾害已经发出，杖已经开花，狂傲已经发芽。

「看哪，看哪，日子快到了；所定的災已經發出！杖已經開花，驕傲已經發芽。

「看哪，那日子！看哪，已來到！厄運已經發生！杖已開花，驕傲已發芽。

「看哪，那日子！看哪，已來到！厄運已經發生！杖已開花，驕傲已發芽。

「看啊，看啊，日子到了，大禍臨頭了！杖已經發芽，傲慢已經開花。

“‘看哪，這日子到了！災害已經發出，杖已經開花，狂傲已經發芽。

『看哪，日子！看哪，到了！所定的災禍已經發出；「枉法」開了花了，驕橫發了芽了。

試觀其日已屆、為爾所定之報至矣、杖已舒蕊、驕傲已萌芽矣、

爾之日期已至、災亦次第及爾、驕侈者將至、以杖擊爾、芽櫱已萌、花蕊盡發、

其日將至、視哉已屆、災禍已命、責爾之杖已長、罰爾之驕傲者已興、責爾之杖已長罰爾之驕傲者已興原文作其杖已茁驕傲已萌

“‘ See, the day! See, it comes! Doom has burst forth, the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed!

“‘ The day for me to punish you is here! It is here! Death has arrived. The time is ripe for you to be judged. Your pride has grown so much that you will be destroyed.

“ Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded.

“ The day of judgment is here; your destruction awaits! The people’s wickedness and pride have blossomed to full flower.

Here is the day! Here it comes! Doom is on its way. The rod has blossomed; arrogance has bloomed.

‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it is coming! Your doom has gone forth; the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed.

‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone out; The rod has blossomed, Pride has budded.

Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

Look, the day is coming! Doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed; arrogance has bloomed.

Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

“ Look, the day! Look, it is coming! Doom has gone out! The staff has budded, pride has blossomed!

“‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed. Pride has budded.

耶和华说：“亚述王有祸了！他是我的愤怒之棍，他手中拿着我发烈怒的杖。

但火从枝干蔓延，烧毁了它的果实，没有留下一根粗壮的枝干可作王的杖。’“这是一首哀歌，也必用作哀歌。”

磨得锋利，为要杀戮，擦得亮如闪电。我们岂能因我儿的权杖而快乐？这刀鄙视一切权杖。

愚人的狂言招来鞭打，智者的唇舌保护自己。

以法莲酒徒引以为荣的华冠有祸了！它坐落在醉酒者肥美的山谷顶上，它的荣美如将残之花。

这刀必试验他们，这刀所鄙视的权杖若不复存在，怎么办呢？这是主耶和华说的。’

但上帝赐给我们更大的恩典，所以圣经上说：“上帝阻挡骄傲的人，恩待谦卑的人。”

现在我尼布甲尼撒颂赞、尊崇、敬奉天上的王，因为祂的作为公正，祂行事公平，能够贬抑行为骄傲的人。”

我就会因他们的罪用杖惩罚他们，用鞭子责打他们。

结局到了，结局到了，你的结局到了！

第二天，摩西进入约柜所在的圣幕里，看见利未支派亚伦的杖不单发了芽，长了花蕾，还开了花，结出熟杏。

骄横是沦亡的前奏，狂傲是败落的预兆。

当人们正在说一切平安稳妥的时候，灾祸会像产痛临到孕妇一样突然临到他们，令他们无法逃脱。