But suppose they do have children. Then I will kill every one of them. How terrible it will be for them when I turn away from them!

纵然养大儿女，我却必使他们丧子，甚至不留一个。我离弃他们，他们就有祸了。”

他们纵然将儿女养大，我却要使他们丧子，一个也不留。我离弃他们，他们就有祸了。

他们纵然将儿女养大，我却要使他们丧子，一个也不留。我离弃他们，他们就有祸了。

你们纵然把孩子养大，我也要夺去他们的性命，一个也不留。我撇弃你们的时候，你们就有祸了！

即使他们把儿女养大，我也必使他们丧子，一个不留。我离弃他们的时候，他们就有祸了。”

縱然養大兒女，我卻必使他們喪子，甚至不留一個。我離棄他們，他們就有禍了。

他們縱然將兒女養大，我卻要使他們喪子，一個也不留。我離棄他們，他們就有禍了。

他們縱然將兒女養大，我卻要使他們喪子，一個也不留。我離棄他們，他們就有禍了。

你們縱然把孩子養大，我也要奪去他們的性命，一個也不留。我撇棄你們的時候，你們就有禍了！

即使他們把兒女養大，我也必使他們喪子，一個不留。我離棄他們的時候，他們就有禍了。”

就使他們把兒女養大，我也必使他們喪失兒子，一個不留。我離開他們時，他們就有禍了！

即或育子、我必喪之、靡有孑遺、我棄之之時、斯民禍哉、

如有生育、我必使之短折、不得成人、我遐棄斯民、禍必不遠、

縱得養育其子、我使之夭亡、以致人民稀少、我遐棄斯民、則有禍矣、

Even if they rear children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them!

Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them till none is left. Woe to them when I depart from them!

Even if you do have children who grow up, I will take them from you. It will be a terrible day when I turn away and leave you alone.

Even if they raise children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!

Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them of their children until not a person is left. Yes, woe to them indeed when I depart from them!

Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them to the last man. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!

Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

Even if they raise children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!

Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them,[ that there shall] not[ be] a man[ left]: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

Even if they raise their children, I will take away every last one of them. Woe to them! For I will turn away from them.

Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left. Indeed, woe also to them when I depart from them!

How terrible it will be for them! They have wandered away from me. So they will be destroyed. That’s because they have refused to obey me. I long to save them. But they tell lies about me.

In that day I will become angry with them. I will desert them. I will turn my face away from them. And they will be destroyed. Many horrible troubles and hard times will come on them. On that day they will say,‘ Trouble has come on us. Our God isn’t with us!’

Ephraim is like a worthless plant. Its roots are dried up. It does not produce any fruit. Suppose Ephraim’s people have children. Then I will kill the children they love so much.”

Samuel said to Saul,“ Why have you troubled me by bringing me up from the dead?”“ I’m having big problems,” Saul said.“ The Philistines are fighting against me. God has left me. He doesn’t answer me anymore. He doesn’t speak to me through prophets or dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what to do.”Samuel said,“ The Lord has left you. He has become your enemy. So why are you asking me what you should do?

In the streets their children will be killed by swords. Their homes will be filled with terror. The young men and women will die. The babies and old people will die.

The Lord had told the Israelites at Kadesh Barnea that they would certainly die in the desert. Not one of them was left alive except Caleb and Joshua. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua was the son of Nun.

The Spirit of the Lord had left Saul. And an evil spirit sent by the Lord terrified him.

Jerusalem says,“ Lord, look at me. Think about my condition. Have you ever treated anyone else like this? Should women have to eat their babies? Should they eat the children they’ve taken care of? Should priests and prophets be killed in your own temple?

So the Lord removed them from his land. That’s what he had warned them he would do. He had given that warning through all his servants the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken away from their country. They were forced to go to Assyria. And that’s where they still are.

All their children will be killed by swords. They’ll never have enough to eat.

Your children will be given to another nation. Day after day you will watch for them to come back. But you will only wear out your eyes. You won’t be able to help your children.

I will stand at the city gates of the land. I will separate the straw from the grain. I will destroy my people. I will bring great sorrow on them. They have not changed their ways.

Barak chased Sisera’s chariots and army. Barak chased them all the way to Harosheth Haggoyim. All of Sisera’s troops were killed by swords. Not even one was left.

Tyre is planted in a pleasant place. And so is Ephraim. But the Assyrians will kill Ephraim’s children.”

So the Lord was very angry with Israel. He removed them from his land. Only the tribe of Judah was left.

Here is the Lord’ s message about the children born in this place. He says about them and their parents,“ Some of them will die of deadly sicknesses. No one will mourn for them. Their bodies will not be buried. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground. Others will die because of war and hunger. Their bodies will not be buried. Instead, they will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”

You will have children. But you won’t be able to keep them. They’ll be taken away as prisoners.Large numbers of locusts will eat up the leaves on all your trees. They will also eat up the crops on your land.

What will you do when your appointed feasts come? What will you do on the Lord’ s special days?Some of you will escape without being destroyed. But you will die in Egypt. Your bodies will be buried at Memphis. Weeds will cover your treasures of silver. Thorns will grow up in your tents.