So the people of Israel are swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like something no one wants.

以色列被吞吃；现今在列国中，好像人不喜悦的器皿。

以色列被吞吃，如今在列国中像人所不喜爱的器皿。

以色列被吞吃，如今在列国中像人所不喜爱的器皿。

以色列被吞灭了，他在列国之中，就像无用的破器皿。

以色列被吞吃，如今在万国中，好像没有人喜悦的器皿。

以色列被吞吃；現今在列國中，好像人不喜悅的器皿。

以色列被吞吃，如今在列國中像人所不喜愛的器皿。

以色列被吞吃，如今在列國中像人所不喜愛的器皿。

以色列被吞滅了，他在列國之中，就像無用的破器皿。

以色列被吞吃，如今在萬國中，好像沒有人喜悅的器皿。

以色列被吞喫；如今已在列國中好像無人喜悅的器皿。

以色列既見吞、在列國中、如人不悅之器、

以色列國必見殲滅、其民必流離於異邦、譬諸器皿、不為所人娛玩、

以色列國被滅、滅原文作吞今斯民在異邦、視若無用之器、

Israel is swallowed up; now she is among the nations like something no one wants.

Israel is swallowed up; already they are among the nations as a useless vessel.

The people of Israel have been swallowed up; they lie among the nations like an old discarded pot.

Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like discarded pottery.

Israel has been swallowed up; They are now among the nations Like a vessel in which no one delights.

Israel is swallowed up; Now they are among the Gentiles Like a vessel in which is no pleasure.

Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein none delighteth.

Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like discarded pottery.

Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein[ is] no pleasure.

Israel will be swallowed up among the nations; they will be like a worthless piece of pottery.

Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.

This man Jehoiachin is like a broken pot. Everyone hates him. No one wants him. Why will he and his children be thrown out of this land? Why will they be sent to a land they don’t know about?

The people of Jerusalem say,“ Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has destroyed us. He has thrown us into a panic. He has emptied us out like a jar. Like a snake he has swallowed us up. He has filled his stomach with our rich food. Then he has spit us out of his mouth.”

What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? But he put up with the people he was angry with. They were made to be destroyed.

I will scatter you among the nations. I will pull out my sword and hunt you down. Your land and your cities will be completely destroyed.

It breaks into small pieces like a clay pot. It breaks up completely. Not one piece is left big enough for taking coals from a fireplace. Not one piece is left for dipping water out of a well.”

Ezekiel, prophesy. Say,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Your enemies destroyed you. They crushed you from every side. So the rest of the nations took over your land. People talked about you. They told lies about you.” ’ ”

In a large house there are things made out of gold and silver. But there are also things made out of wood and clay. Some have special purposes. Others have common purposes.Suppose someone stays away from what is common. Then the Master will be able to use them for special purposes. They will be made holy. They will be ready to do any good work.

The Lord was like an enemy. He swallowed up Israel. He swallowed up all of its palaces. He destroyed its forts. He filled the people of Judah with sorrow and sadness.

The Lord will help your enemies win the battle over you. You will come at them from one direction. But you will run away from them in every direction. All the kingdoms on earth will be completely shocked when they see you.

The king of Assyria took the people of Israel away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria. He made some of them live in Halah. He made others live in Gozan on the Habor River. And he made others live in the towns of the Medes.

“ Israel is like a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first lion that ate them up was the king of Assyria. The last one that broke their bones was Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon.”

Then the Lord will scatter you among all the nations. He’ll spread you around from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship statues of gods made out of wood and stone. You and your people of long ago hadn’t known anything about those gods.

Weeping is the only sound in Moab. It is heard on all its roofs. It is heard in the market. I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants,” announces the Lord.

All your enemies open their mouths wide against you. They laugh at you and grind their teeth. They say,“ We have swallowed up Jerusalem’s people. This is the day we’ve waited for. And we’ve lived to see it.”

Without pity the Lord swallowed up all the homes of Jacob’s people. When he was angry, he tore down the forts of the people of Judah. He brought down their kingdom and princes to the ground in dishonor.

Hoshea became king of Israel in Samaria. It was in the 12th year that Ahaz was king of Judah. Hoshea ruled for nine years. He was the son of Elah.Hoshea did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. But he wasn’t as evil as the kings of Israel who ruled before him.Shalmaneser came up to attack Hoshea. Shalmaneser was king of Assyria. He had been Hoshea’s master. He had forced Hoshea to bring him gifts.But the king of Assyria found out that Hoshea had turned against him. Hoshea had sent messengers to So, the king of Egypt. Hoshea didn’t send gifts to the king of Assyria anymore. He had been sending them every year. So Shalmaneser grabbed him and put him in prison.The king of Assyria marched into the whole land of Israel. He marched to Samaria and surrounded it for three years. From time to time he attacked it.Finally, the king of Assyria captured Samaria. It was in the ninth year of Hoshea. The king of Assyria took the Israelites away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria. He made some of them live in Halah. He made others live in Gozan on the Habor River. And he made others live in the towns of the Medes.