who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?’

使世界如同荒野，使城邑倾覆，不释放被掳的人归家，是这个人吗？’

使世界如同荒野，使城镇倾覆；是他，不释放被掳的人归家。’

使世界如同荒野，使城镇倾覆；是他，不释放被掳的人归家。’

这就是那曾使天下荒凉、城邑倾覆、不肯释放俘虏回家的人吗？’

使世界如同荒野，倾覆城镇，又不释放囚犯的，就是这人吗？’

那使世界如同荒野，倾覆其城镇，又不释放囚犯回家的，难道就是这人吗？’

使世界如同荒野，使城邑傾覆，不釋放被擄的人歸家，是這個人嗎？

使世界如同荒野，使城鎮傾覆；是他，不釋放被擄的人歸家。』

使世界如同荒野，使城鎮傾覆；是他，不釋放被擄的人歸家。』

這就是那曾使天下荒涼、城邑傾覆、不肯釋放俘虜回家的人嗎？』

使世界如同荒野，傾覆城鎮，又不釋放囚犯的，就是這人嗎？’

使世界如荒野，將城市翻毁，不開釋被擄之人回家的，是這個人麼？」

那使世界如同荒野，傾覆其城鎮，又不釋放囚犯回家的，難道就是這人嗎？』

寰區荒落、城邑傾圮、不令俘虜返故土者、乃斯人耶、

the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”

Did he turn the world into a desert? Did he destroy its cities? Did he refuse to let his prisoners go home?’

Is this the one who destroyed the world and made it into a wasteland? Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?’

who turned the world into a wilderness, who destroyed its cities and would not release the prisoners to return home?”

Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?’

Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’

that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

who turned the world into a wilderness, who destroyed its cities and would not release the prisoners to return home?”

[ That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof;[ that] opened not the house of his prisoners?

Is this the one who made the world like a desert, who ruined its cities, and refused to free his prisoners so they could return home?”’

who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities, who didn’t release his prisoners to their home?”

Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them.

I have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his ways level; he shall build my city and set my exiles free, not for price or reward,” says the Lord of hosts.

And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.It will never be inhabited or lived in for all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there; no shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches will dwell, and there wild goats will dance.Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in the pleasant palaces; its time is close at hand and its days will not be prolonged.

“ Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel— he is the God who is in Jerusalem.And let each survivor, in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.”

“ Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?

Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

The men of Israel took captive 200,000 of their relatives, women, sons, and daughters. They also took much spoil from them and brought the spoil to Samaria.But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded, and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria and said to them,“ Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hand, but you have killed them in a rage that has reached up to heaven.And now you intend to subjugate the people of Judah and Jerusalem, male and female, as your slaves. Have you not sins of your own against the Lord your God?Now hear me, and send back the captives from your relatives whom you have taken, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.”Certain chiefs also of the men of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who were coming from the warand said to them,“ You shall not bring the captives in here, for you propose to bring upon us guilt against the Lord in addition to our present sins and guilt. For our guilt is already great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly.And the men who have been mentioned by name rose and took the captives, and with the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them. They clothed them, gave them sandals, provided them with food and drink, and anointed them, and carrying all the feeble among them on donkeys, they brought them to their kinsfolk at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.

And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land desolate and waste, in all their dwelling places, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

And he will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria, and he will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry waste like the desert.Herds shall lie down in her midst, all kinds of beasts; even the owl and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall hoot in the window; devastation will be on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare.