The earth staggers like a drunk. It trembles like a tent in a storm. It falls and will not rise again, for the guilt of its rebellion is very heavy.

地要东倒西歪，好像醉酒的人；又摇来摇去，好像吊床。罪过在其上沉重，必然塌陷，不能复起。

地要摇摇晃晃，好像醉酒的人，又如小屋子摇来摇去；罪过重压其上，它就塌陷，不能复起。

地要摇摇晃晃，好像醉酒的人，又如小屋子摇来摇去；罪过重压其上，它就塌陷，不能复起。

大地像醉汉东摇西晃，又像暴风中的茅屋摇来摆去。它被沉重的罪恶压垮，再也无法起来。

大地东歪西倒，像个醉酒的人，又摇来摇去，像座草棚；大地被其上的罪孽重重压着，以致塌陷，不能再起来。

大地摇摇晃晃，好像醉酒的人，又像茅屋摇来摇去。大地的过犯重压在自己上面，它就塌陷，不能再起来。

地要東倒西歪，好像醉酒的人；又搖來搖去，好像吊牀。罪過在其上沉重，必然塌陷，不能復起。

地要搖搖晃晃，好像醉酒的人，又如小屋子搖來搖去；罪過重壓其上，它就塌陷，不能復起。

地要搖搖晃晃，好像醉酒的人，又如小屋子搖來搖去；罪過重壓其上，它就塌陷，不能復起。

大地像醉漢東搖西晃，又像暴風中的茅屋搖來擺去。它被沉重的罪惡壓垮，再也無法起來。

大地東歪西倒，像個醉酒的人，又搖來搖去，像座草棚；大地被其上的罪孽重重壓著，以致塌陷，不能再起來。

地東倒西歪、像醉酒的人，搖來搖去、好像吊床；它的罪過沉重在它上頭，它塌陷下去，不能再起。

大地搖搖晃晃，好像醉酒的人，又像茅屋搖來搖去。大地的過犯重壓在自己上面，它就塌陷，不能再起來。

若醉人之蹁躚、如懸榻之動搖、負咎甚重、必遭傾覆、而不復起、○

斯地搖盪若醉者、震撼如棚、棚或作幕其上之罪孽極重、遂致塌陷、塌陷或作傾覆不能復起、

The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls— never to rise again.

The earth will be unsteady like someone who is drunk. It will sway like a tent in the wind. Its sin will weigh so heavily on it that it will fall. It will never get up again.

The earth staggers like a drunken man; it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, and will not rise again.

The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a hut. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.

The earth trembles like a heavy drinker And sways like a hut, For its wrongdoing is heavy upon it, And it will fall, never to rise again.

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again.

The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway to and fro like a hammock; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.

The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a hut. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

The earth will stagger around like a drunk; it will sway back and forth like a hut in a windstorm. Its sin will weigh it down, and it will fall and never get up again.

The earth will stagger like a drunken man, and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again.

The Lord has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, so all their suggestions are wrong. They cause Egypt to stagger like a drunk in his vomit.

Are you amazed and incredulous? Don’t you believe it? Then go ahead and be blind. You are stupid, but not from wine! You stagger, but not from liquor!

He will take refuge in his own fortresses but will stumble and fall and be seen no more.

And those who swear by the shameful idols of Samaria— who take oaths in the name of the god of Dan and make vows in the name of the god of Beersheba— they will all fall down, never to rise again.”

Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying:“ There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing.“ Don’t point your finger at someone else and try to pass the blame! My complaint, you priests, is with you.So you will stumble in broad daylight, and your false prophets will fall with you in the night. And I will destroy Israel, your mother.

Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a huge millstone. He threw it into the ocean and shouted,“ Just like this, the great city Babylon will be thrown down with violence and will never be found again.

The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice, but instead he found oppression. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of violence.What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field, until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land.But I have heard the Lord of Heaven’s Armies swear a solemn oath:“ Many houses will stand deserted; even beautiful mansions will be empty.Ten acres of vineyard will not produce even six gallons of wine. Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket of grain.”What sorrow for those who get up early in the morning looking for a drink of alcohol and spend long evenings drinking wine to make themselves flaming drunk.They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties— lyre and harp, tambourine and flute— but they never think about the Lord or notice what he is doing.So my people will go into exile far away because they do not know me. Those who are great and honored will starve, and the common people will die of thirst.The grave is licking its lips in anticipation, opening its mouth wide. The great and the lowly and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up.Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down; even the arrogant will lower their eyes in humiliation.But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be exalted by his justice. The holiness of God will be displayed by his righteousness.In that day lambs will find good pastures, and fattened sheep and young goats will feed among the ruins.What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them with ropes made of lies, who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!They even mock God and say,“ Hurry up and do something! We want to see what you can do. Let the Holy One of Israel carry out his plan, for we want to know what it is.”What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever.What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine and boast about all the alcohol they can hold.They take bribes to let the wicked go free, and they punish the innocent.Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble and dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will rot and their flowers wither. For they have rejected the law of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies; they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.That is why the Lord’s anger burns against his people, and why he has raised his fist to crush them. The mountains tremble, and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage. But even then the Lord’s anger is not satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike!He will send a signal to distant nations far away and whistle to those at the ends of the earth. They will come racing toward Jerusalem.They will not get tired or stumble. They will not stop for rest or sleep. Not a belt will be loose, not a sandal strap broken.Their arrows will be sharp and their bows ready for battle. Sparks will fly from their horses’ hooves, and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind.They will roar like lions, like the strongest of lions. Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off, and no one will be there to rescue them.They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction like the roaring of the sea. If someone looks across the land, only darkness and distress will be seen; even the light will be darkened by clouds.

Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said,“ Look up and see what’s coming.”“ What is it?” I asked. He replied,“ It is a basket for measuring grain, and it’s filled with the sins of everyone throughout the land.”Then the heavy lead cover was lifted off the basket, and there was a woman sitting inside it.The angel said,“ The woman’s name is Wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid again.

My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear.

Beautiful Jerusalem stands abandoned like a watchman’s shelter in a vineyard, like a lean to in a cucumber field after the harvest, like a helpless city under siege.

“ Jeremiah, say to the people,‘ This is what the Lord says:“‘ When people fall down, don’t they get up again? When they discover they’re on the wrong road, don’t they turn back?

From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me; all your leaders broke my laws.

“ He wove my sins into ropes to hitch me to a yoke of captivity. The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies; I am helpless in their hands.

My life has been blown away like a shepherd’s tent in a storm. It has been cut short, as when a weaver cuts cloth from a loom. Suddenly, my life was over.

But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the Lord will be consumed.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Now tell them,‘ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink from this cup of my anger. Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars against you.’

They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.

As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time— from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.