“ In days to come, the glory of Jacob’s people will fade. Their strength will get weaker and weaker.

到那日，雅各的荣耀必至枵薄；他肥胖的身体必渐瘦弱。

到那日，雅各的荣美必失色，它肥胖的身躯渐渐消瘦；

到那日，雅各的荣美必失色，它肥胖的身躯渐渐消瘦；

“到那日，雅各的荣耀必消失，他肥胖的身躯必渐渐消瘦。

“到那日，雅各的荣耀必衰落，他肥胖的身体必消瘦。

“到那日，雅各的荣耀必衰微，他肥壮的身体必消瘦；

到那日，雅各的榮耀必至枵薄；他肥胖的身體必漸瘦弱。

到那日，雅各的榮美必失色，它肥胖的身軀漸漸消瘦；

到那日，雅各的榮美必失色，它肥胖的身軀漸漸消瘦；

「到那日，雅各的榮耀必消失，他肥胖的身軀必漸漸消瘦。

“到那日，雅各的榮耀必衰落，他肥胖的身體必消瘦。

當那日子雅各的威榮必衰落，他皮肉的肥胖必消瘦。

「到那日，雅各的榮耀必衰微，他肥壯的身體必消瘦；

是日也、雅各之榮消減、豐腴之軀瘦瘠、

當是日雅各家肥健之人、變為瘦瘠、尊榮之輩、降為卑賤、

當是日雅各之榮華必減、其軀之豐腴必瘠、

“ In that day the glory of Jacob will fade; the fat of his body will waste away.

And in that day the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will grow lean.

“ In that day Israel’s glory will grow dim; its robust body will waste away.

On that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and his healthy body will become emaciated.

Now on that day the glory of Jacob will fade, And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.

“ In that day it shall come to pass That the glory of Jacob will wane, And the fatness of his flesh grow lean.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

On that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and his healthy body will become emaciated.

And in that day it shall come to pass,[ that] the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

“ At that time Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished, and he will become skin and bones.

“ It will happen in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh will become lean.

So the Lord who rules over all will send a sickness. The Lord will send it on the king of Assyria’s strong fighting men. It will make them weaker and weaker. The army he was so proud of will be completely destroyed. It will be as if it had been burned up in a fire.

When Israel grew fat, they became stubborn. When they were filled with food, they became fat and heavy. They left the God who made them. They turned away from the Rock who saved them.They made him jealous by serving false gods. They made him angry by worshiping statues of gods. He hated those gods.The people sacrificed to those false gods, not to God. They hadn’t known anything about those false gods. Those gods were new to them. Their people of long ago didn’t worship them.But then they deserted the Rock. He was their Father. They forgot the God who created them.When the Lord saw this, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters made him angry.“ I will turn my face away from them,” he said.“ I will see what will happen to them in the end. They are sinful people. They are unfaithful children.They made me jealous by serving what is not even a god. They made me angry by worshiping worthless statues of gods. I will use people who are not a nation to make them jealous. A nation that has no understanding will make them angry.My anger will start a fire. It will burn all the way down to the kingdom of the dead. It will eat up the earth and its crops. It will set the base of the mountains on fire.“ I will pile troubles on my people. I will shoot all my arrows at them.I will send them hunger. It will make them weak. I will send terrible sickness. I will send deadly plagues. I will send wild animals that will tear them apart. Snakes that glide through the dust will bite them.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.I said I would scatter them. I said I would erase their name from human memory.But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say,‘ We’re the ones who’ve beaten them! The Lord isn’t the one who did it.’ ”

That’s how it will be on the earth. And that’s how it will be among the nations. It will be as when workers knock all but a few olives off the trees. It will be like a vine that has only a few grapes left after the harvest.

The Lord who rules over all will terrify Moab and Ammon. He will destroy all the gods on earth. Then distant nations will bow down to him. All of them will serve him in their own lands.

All you can do is bow down in fear among the prisoners. All you can do is fall among those who have died in battle. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.

The Lord has sent a message against Jacob’s people. He will punish Israel.

From one end of the earth to the other we hear singing. People are saying,“ Give glory to the God who always does what is right.” But I said,“ I feel very bad. I’m getting weaker and weaker. How terrible it is for me! People turn against one another. They can’t be trusted. So they turn against one another.”

That’s what Manasseh’s people will do to Ephraim. And that’s what Ephraim’s people will do to Manasseh. Together they will turn against Judah. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.

So the Lord and King speaks to them. He says,“ I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the skinny sheep.