Enemies have carried off everything they own. All my people are trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They themselves have become like stolen goods. No one can save them. They have been carried off. And there is no one who will say,“ Send them back.”

但这百姓是被抢被夺的，都牢笼在坑中，隐藏在狱里；他们作掠物，无人拯救，作掳物，无人说交还。

但这百姓是被抢被夺的，全都陷在洞穴中，关在监牢里；他们成了掠物，无人拯救，成了掳物，无人索还。

但这百姓是被抢被夺的，全都陷在洞穴中，关在监牢里；他们成了掠物，无人拯救，成了掳物，无人索还。

但这些百姓饱受劫掠，都被困在坑中，囚在监内。他们沦为俘虏，无人搭救；被当作战利品掳走，无人追回。

但这人民是被抢劫和被掠夺的，全都困陷在洞穴中，被收藏在监牢里；他们作了掠物，无人搭救；他们成了掳物，无人说：“要归还！”

但这子民是被掠夺、被抢掠的，全被困陷在洞穴中，被关藏在牢房里。他们成了掠物，无人解救；他们成了掳物，无人说：“把他们还回来！”

但這百姓是被搶被奪的，都牢籠在坑中，隱藏在獄裏；他們作掠物，無人拯救，作擄物，無人說交還。

但這百姓是被搶被奪的，全都陷在洞穴中，關在監牢裏；他們成了掠物，無人拯救，成了擄物，無人索還。

但這百姓是被搶被奪的，全都陷在洞穴中，關在監牢裏；他們成了掠物，無人拯救，成了擄物，無人索還。

但這些百姓飽受劫掠，都被困在坑中，囚在監內。他們淪為俘虜，無人搭救；被當作戰利品擄走，無人追回。

但這人民是被搶劫和被掠奪的，全都困陷在洞穴中，被收藏在監牢裡；他們作了掠物，無人搭救；他們成了擄物，無人說：“要歸還！”

但這人民卻被掠劫被搶掠；他們都被機檻捉住於洞穴中，被藏沒於監牢裏；他們做被掠物，而無人援救；做被擄者，而無人說『要交還！』

但這子民是被掠奪、被搶掠的，全被困陷在洞穴中，被關藏在牢房裡。他們成了掠物，無人解救；他們成了擄物，無人說：「把他們還回來！」

惟斯民被掠見奪、皆羈於穴幽於獄、被掠而無人施拯、見奪而無人曰返之、

斯民必遭攘奪、囚於幽暗、拘於囹圄、既罹災害、無人拯之、既被俘囚、無人釋之、

彼為被擄掠遭強奪之民、囚於獄、拘於監、被刼掠無人救援、遭攘奪無人言反、

But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say,“ Send them back.”

But this is a people plundered and looted; they are all of them trapped in holes and hidden in prisons; they have become plunder with none to rescue, spoil with none to say,“ Restore!”

But his own people have been robbed and plundered, enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped. They are fair game for anyone and have no one to protect them, no one to take them back home.

But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in holes or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder with no one to rescue them and loot, with no one saying,“ Give it back!”

But this is a people plundered and pillaged; All of them are trapped in caves, Or are hidden away in prisons; They have become plunder, with no one to save them, And spoils with no one to say,“ Give them back!”

But this is a people robbed and plundered; All of them are snared in holes, And they are hidden in prison houses; They are for prey, and no one delivers; For plunder, and no one says,“ Restore!”

But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison- houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in holes or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder with no one to rescue them and loot, with no one saying,“ Give it back!”

But this[ is] a people robbed and spoiled;[ they are] all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says,“ Bring that back!”

But this is a robbed and plundered people. All of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prisons. They have become captives, and no one delivers, and a plunder, and no one says,‘ Restore them!’

Instead, I will give it to those who made you suffer. They said to you,‘ Fall down flat on the ground. Then we can walk all over you.’ And that is exactly what you did. You made your back like a street to be walked on.”

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

He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”

“ You who forget God, think about this. If you don’t, I will tear you to pieces. No one will be able to save you.

The Lord and King continues,“ Long ago my people went down to Egypt. They lived there for a while. Later, Assyria crushed them without any reason.“ Now look at what has happened to them,” announces the Lord.“ Once again my people have been taken away. And no one paid anything for them. Those who rule over them brag about it,” announces the Lord.“ All day long without stopping, people speak evil things against my name.

You will open eyes that can’t see. You will set prisoners free. Those who sit in darkness will come out of their cells.

Anyone who runs away from the terror will fall into the pit. Anyone who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the trap. The Lord will open the windows of the skies. He will flood the land. The foundations of the earth will shake.

Even at noon you will have to feel your way around like a blind person in the dark. You won’t have success in anything you do. Day after day you will be robbed and treated badly. No one will be able to save you.You and a woman will promise to marry each other. But another man will take her and rape her. You will build a house. But you won’t live in it. You will plant a vineyard. But you won’t eat a single grape from it.Your ox will be killed right in front of your eyes. But you won’t eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away from you by force. And you will never get it back. Your sheep will be given to your enemies. No one will be able to save them.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.A nation you don’t know anything about will eat what you work to produce on your land. You will only be treated badly as long as you live.

Its people send messengers on the Nile River. They travel over the water in papyrus boats. Messengers, hurry back home! Go back to your people, who are tall and have smooth skin. Everyone is afraid of them. They are warriors whose language is different from ours. Their land is divided up by rivers.

Awel- Marduk set Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, free from prison. It was in the 37th year after Jehoiachin had been taken away to Babylon. It was also the year Awel- Marduk became king of Babylon. It was on the 25th day of the 12th month.

“ A time is coming when you will see armies surround Jerusalem. Then you will know that it will soon be destroyed.Those who are in Judea should then escape to the mountains. Those in the city should get out. Those in the country should not enter the city.This is the time when God will punish Jerusalem. Everything will come true, just as it has been written.How awful it will be in those days for pregnant women! How awful for nursing mothers! There will be terrible suffering in the land. There will be great anger against those people.Some will be killed by the sword. Others will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be taken over by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles come to an end.

Sennacherib attacked and captured all the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. It was in the 14th year of the rule of Hezekiah. Sennacherib was king of Assyria.

Your country has been deserted. Your cities have been burned down. The food from your fields is being eaten up by outsiders. They are doing it right in front of you. Your land has been completely destroyed. It looks as if strangers have taken it over.

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.”The people continue,“ May the people of Babylon pay for the harmful things they have done to us. May those who live in Babylon pay for spilling the blood of our people.” That’s what the people who live in Zion say.

Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon. He marched out against Jerusalem. All his armies went with him. It was in the ninth year of the rule of Zedekiah. It was on the tenth day of the tenth month. The armies set up camp outside the city. They set up ladders and built ramps and towers all around it.It was surrounded until the 11th year of King Zedekiah’s rule.By the ninth day of the fourth month, there wasn’t any food left in the city. So the people didn’t have anything to eat.Then the Babylonians broke through the city wall. Judah’s whole army ran away. They left the city at night. They went out through the gate between the two walls that were near the king’s garden. They escaped even though the Babylonians surrounded the city. Judah’s army ran toward the Arabah Valley.But the armies of Babylon chased King Zedekiah. They caught up with him in the plains near Jericho. All his soldiers were separated from him. They had scattered in every direction.The king was captured. He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah. Riblah was in the land of Hamath. That’s where Nebuchadnezzar decided how Zedekiah would be punished.At Riblah the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah. He forced him to watch it with his own eyes. Nebuchadnezzar also killed all the officials of Judah.Then he poked out Zedekiah’s eyes. He put him in bronze chains. And he took him to Babylon. There he put Zedekiah in prison until the day he died.

He approached Jerusalem. When he saw the city, he began to weep.He said,“ I wish you had known today what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.The days will come when your enemies will arrive. They will build a wall of dirt up against your city. They will surround you and close you in on every side.You didn’t recognize the time when God came to you. So your enemies will smash you to the ground. They will destroy you and all the people inside your walls. They will not leave one stone on top of another.”

I will stir up Cyrus and help him win his battles. I will make all his roads straight. He will rebuild Jerusalem. My people have been taken away from their country. But he will set them free. I will not pay him to do it. He will not receive a reward for it,” says the Lord who rules over all.

“ 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.”

They will be brought together like prisoners in chains. They’ll be locked up in prison. After many days the Lord will punish them.

Come, all you enemy nations! Come like wild animals. Come and destroy like animals in the forest.