“‘ Ezekiel, get ready to put my people in chains. The land is full of murderers. They are harming one another all over Jerusalem.

“要制造锁链；因为这地遍满流血的罪，城邑充满强暴的事。

“要制造锁链；因为遍地都有流血的罪，满城都是残暴的事。

“要制造锁链；因为遍地都有流血的罪，满城都是残暴的事。

“你要预备锁链，因为这地方充满了血腥的罪恶，城里充斥着暴行。

你要制造锁链，因为这地满了血腥（“血腥”或译：“流血的审判”），这城满了强暴。

「要製造鎖鍊；因為這地遍滿流血的罪，城邑充滿強暴的事。

「要製造鎖鏈；因為遍地都有流血的罪，滿城都是殘暴的事。

「要製造鎖鏈；因為遍地都有流血的罪，滿城都是殘暴的事。

「你要預備鎖鏈，因為這地方充滿了血腥的罪惡，城裡充斥著暴行。

你要製造鎖鍊，因為這地滿了血腥（“血腥”或譯：“流血的審判”），這城滿了強暴。

肆行搗亂。『因為這地遍滿了流人血的案件，這城充滿了強暴的事，

當作鏈索、蓋流血之罪盈於斯土、殘暴充乎其邑、

斯土之民、尚殺戮、行刧奪、遍於邑郊、故當作鐵索。以為被擄之兆、

當作鐵索、因斯地滿以殺人流血之罪、邑充以強暴之事、

“‘ Prepare chains! For the land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.

“ Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.

“ Prepare chains for my people, for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. Jerusalem is filled with violence.

Forge the chain, for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed, and the city is filled with violence.

‘ Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

‘ Make a chain, For the land is filled with crimes of blood, And the city is full of violence.

Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

Forge the chain, for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed, and the city is filled with violence.

Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

( Make the chain, because the land is full of murder and the city is full of violence.)

“‘ Make chains; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

The Lord said,“ Make a yoke out of ropes and wooden boards. Put it on your neck.

He answered me,“ The sin of Israel and Judah is very great. The land is full of murderers. Its people are not being fair to one another anywhere in Jerusalem. They say,‘ The Lord has deserted the land. He doesn’t see us.’

Manasseh also spilled the blood of many people who weren’t guilty of doing anything wrong. He spilled so much blood that he filled Jerusalem with it from one end of the city to the other. And he caused Judah to commit sin. So they also did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

You have killed many people in this city. In fact, you have filled its streets with dead bodies.’

People curse one another. They tell lies and commit murder. They steal and commit adultery. They break all my laws. They keep spilling the blood of other people.

You have spread lies about others so you can spill someone’s blood. You eat at the mountain temples. You commit impure acts.

If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.

Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Your city brings death on itself. You spill blood inside its walls. You make yourselves‘ unclean’ by making statues of gods.You are guilty of spilling blood. Your statues have made you‘ unclean.’ You have brought your days to a close. The end of your years has come. So the nations will make fun of you. All the countries will laugh at you.Those who are near you will tell jokes about you. So will those who are far away. Trouble fills the streets of your sinful city.“‘ “The princes of Israel are in your city. All of them use their power to spill blood.

He said to me,“ Son of man, have you seen all of this? The people of Judah are doing things here that I hate. This is a very serious matter. They are harming one another all through the land. They continue to make me very angry. Just look at them making fun of me!

You might spread out your hands toward me when you pray. But I do not look at you. You might even offer many prayers. But I am not listening to them. Your hands are covered with the blood of the people you have murdered.

Faithful people have disappeared from the land. Those who are honest are gone. Everyone hides and waits to spill the blood of others. They use nets to try and trap one another.

Your hands and fingers are stained with blood. You are guilty of committing murder. Your mouth has told lies. Your tongue says evil things.

“ Jehoiakim, the only thing on your mind is to get rich by cheating others. You would even kill people who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. You would mistreat them. You would take everything they own.”

The blood of those you have killed is on your clothes. You have destroyed poor people who were not guilty. You did not catch them in the act of breaking in. In spite of all this,

“‘ “I will clap my hands because I am so angry. You got rich by cheating others. You spilled blood inside the walls of your city.

They are always in a hurry to sin. They run quickly to murder those who aren’t guilty. They love to think up evil plans. They leave a trail of harmful actions.

But Thebes was captured anyway. Its people were taken away as prisoners. Its babies were smashed to pieces at every street corner. The Assyrian soldiers cast lots for all its nobles. They put them in chains and made slaves out of them.

Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.Their prophets care about nothing. They can’t be trusted. Their priests make the temple“ unclean.” They break the law they teach others to obey.

The officials in the land are like wolves that tear their food apart. They spill blood and kill people to get rich.

Manasseh had spilled the blood of many people who weren’t guilty of doing anything wrong. In fact, he spilled so much of their blood that he filled Jerusalem with it. So the Lord refused to forgive him.

Do not treat outsiders or widows badly in this place. Do not take advantage of children whose fathers have died. Do not kill those who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. Do not worship other gods. That will only bring harm to you.

One of them was Jehoahaz. He became a strong lion. He learned to tear apart what he caught. And he became a man- eater.The nations heard about him. They trapped him in their pit. They put hooks in his face. And they led him away to Egypt.“‘ The mother lion looked and waited. But all her hope was gone. So she got another one of her cubs. She made him into a strong lion.He prowled with the lions. He became very strong. He learned to tear apart what he caught. And he became a man- eater.

He has built walls around me, so I can’t escape. He has put heavy chains on me.

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came after Nebuzaradan, the commander of the royal guard, had set him free at Ramah. Jeremiah was being held by chains when Nebuzaradan found him. Jeremiah was among all the prisoners from Jerusalem and Judah. They were being taken to Babylon.