“ City of Babylon, go down and sit in the dust. Leave your throne and sit on the ground. Queen city of the Babylonians, your life will not be comfortable and easy anymore.

巴比伦的处女啊，下来坐在尘埃；迦勒底的闺女啊，没有宝座，要坐在地上；因为你不再称为柔弱娇嫩的。

少女巴比伦哪，下来坐在尘埃；迦勒底啊，没有宝座，要坐在地上；你不再称为柔弱娇嫩。

少女巴比伦哪，下来坐在尘埃；迦勒底啊，没有宝座，要坐在地上；你不再称为柔弱娇嫩。

“巴比伦的少女啊，下来坐在尘土中吧！迦勒底的姑娘啊，坐在没有宝座的地上吧！因为你必不再娇柔细嫩。

巴比伦的处女啊！你下来，坐在尘土中吧！迦勒底的女儿啊！你坐在地上吧！没有宝座了，因为你必不再被称为柔弱娇嫩的了。

“巴比伦处女啊，下来，坐在尘土中！迦勒底女子啊，坐在地上，没有宝座！因为人必不再称你为柔弱娇嫩的了。

巴比倫的處女啊，下來坐在塵埃；迦勒底的閨女啊，沒有寶座，要坐在地上；因為你不再稱為柔弱嬌嫩的。

少女巴比倫哪，下來坐在塵埃；迦勒底啊，沒有寶座，要坐在地上；你不再稱為柔弱嬌嫩。

少女巴比倫哪，下來坐在塵埃；迦勒底啊，沒有寶座，要坐在地上；你不再稱為柔弱嬌嫩。

「巴比倫的少女啊，下來坐在塵土中吧！迦勒底的姑娘啊，坐在沒有寶座的地上吧！因為你必不再嬌柔細嫩。

巴比倫的處女啊！你下來，坐在塵土中吧！迦勒底的女兒啊！你坐在地上吧！沒有寶座了，因為你必不再被稱為柔弱嬌嫩的了。

巴比倫處女啊，下來坐在塵土上吧！迦勒底小姐啊，坐在地上吧；沒有寶座了；因為你不再稱為柔弱嬌嫩的了。

「巴比倫處女啊，下來，坐在塵土中！迦勒底女子啊，坐在地上，沒有寶座！因為人必不再稱你為柔弱嬌嫩的了。

巴比倫處子歟、爾其下、坐於塵埃、迦勒底女子歟、爾無位、坐於土壤、不復稱為嬌嬈窈窕、

迦勒底國巴比倫都譬諸女主、失位而坐塗炭、喪其容儀、

巴比倫邑、邑原文作處女當降而坐於塗炭、塗炭原文作塵埃迦勒底邦、邦原文作女下同當坐於地、不坐於位、不復稱嬌柔細膩、

“ Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, queen city of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate.

Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate.

“ Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust. For your days of sitting on a throne have ended. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be the lovely princess, tender and delicate.

“ Go down and sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, Daughter Chaldea! For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.

“ Come down and sit in the dust, Virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender and delicate.

“ Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called Tender and delicate.

Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

“ Go down and sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, Daughter Chaldea! For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.

Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground:[ there is] no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

“ Fall down! Sit in the dirt, O virgin daughter Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on a throne, O daughter of the Babylonians! Indeed, you will no longer be called delicate and pampered.

“ Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called tender and delicate.

The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,“ The city of Babylon is like a threshing floor when cattle are walking on it. The time to destroy it will soon come.”

People of Babylon, you are sentenced to be destroyed. Happy is the person who pays you back according to what you have done to us.

“ Come, people of Zion! Escape, you who live in Babylon!”

“ People of Egypt, go up to Gilead and get some healing lotion. You may try many medicines, but you will not be healed. There isn’t any healing for you.

Their soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are mean. They do not show any mercy at all. They come riding in on their horses. They sound like the roaring ocean. They are lined up for battle. They are coming to attack you, city of Babylon.

The city of Zion will be very sad. Like a widow, she will lose everything. She will sit on the ground and mourn.

“ Come down from your glorious city, you who live in Dibon. Come and sit on the thirsty ground. The one who destroys Moab will come up and attack you. Your enemies will destroy your cities that have high walls around them.

So here is the message the Lord has spoken against him. The Lord is telling him,“‘ “You will not win the battle over Zion. Its people hate you and make fun of you. The people of Jerusalem lift up their heads proudly as you run away.

You said in your heart,‘ I will go up to the heavens. I’ll raise my throne above the stars of God. I’ll sit as king on the mountain where the gods meet. I’ll set up my throne on the highest slopes of Mount Zaphon.I will rise above the tops of the clouds. I’ll make myself like the Most High God.’

You save those who aren’t proud. But you bring down those whose eyes are proud.

Speak to the king and his mother. Tell them,“ Come down from your thrones. Your glorious crowns are about to fall from your heads.”

He brings down those who are proud. He pulls down cities that have high walls. They fall down flat on the ground. He throws them down to the dust.

You thought you were so handsome that it made your heart proud. You thought you were so glorious that it spoiled your wisdom. So I threw you down to the earth. I made an example out of you in front of kings.

You women who are so contented, pay attention to me. You who feel so secure, listen to what I have to say.You feel secure now. But in a little over a year you will tremble with fear. The grape harvest will fail. There won’t be any fruit.So tremble, you contented women. Tremble with fear, you who feel so secure. Take off your fine clothes. Wrap yourselves in rags.

Get up, Jerusalem! Shake off your dust. Take your place on your throne. Captured people of Zion, remove the chains from your neck.

Give her as much pain and suffering as the glory and wealth she gave herself. She brags to herself,‘ I rule on a throne like a queen. I am not a widow. I will never mourn.’( Isaiah 47:7, 8)

You have put an end to his glory. You have knocked his throne to the ground.

“ Young people and old people alike lie dead in the dust of my streets. My young men and women have been killed by swords. You killed them when you were angry. You put them to death without pity.

You said,‘ I am queen forever!’ But you did not think about what you were doing. You did not consider how things might turn out.“ So listen, you who love pleasure. You think you are safe and secure. You say to yourself,‘ I am like a god. No one is greater than I am. I’ll never be a widow. And my children will never be taken away from me.’But both of these things will happen to you in a moment. They will take place on a single day. You will lose your children. And you will become a widow. That is what will happen to you. All your evil magic and powerful spells will not save you.

The elders of the city of Zion sit silently on the ground. They have sprinkled dust on their heads. They’ve put on the clothes of sadness. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads toward the ground.

Then all the princes along the coast will step down from their thrones. They will put their robes away. They will take off their beautiful clothes. They will sit on the ground. They will put on terror as if it were their clothes. They will tremble with fear all the time. They will be shocked because of what has happened to you.

He got part of a broken pot. He used it to scrape his skin. He did it while he was sitting in ashes.

Those who once ate fine food are dying in the streets. Those who wore royal clothes are now lying on piles of trash.

Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him. That’s because they saw how much he was suffering.

He said,“ No more wild parties for you! People of Sidon, you are now destroyed!“ Leave your city. Go across the sea to Cyprus. Even there you will not find any rest.”

There may be a gentle and caring woman among you. She wouldn’t even touch the ground with her feet without first putting her sandals on. But she will not share anything with the husband she loves. She won’t share with her own children either.She will eat what comes out of her body after she has a baby. Then she’ll even eat her baby. She won’t share it with anyone in her family. In her great hunger she’ll plan to eat it in secret. There won’t be anything else for her to eat because the city she lives in will be surrounded. That’s an example of how much your enemies will make you suffer when they are attacking your cities.

You live in the safety of the rocks. You make your home high up in the mountains. But your proud heart has tricked you. So you say to yourself,‘ No one can bring me down to the ground.’You have built your home as high as an eagle does. You have made your nest among the stars. But I will bring you down from there,” announces the Lord.

Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh. He got up from his throne. He took off his royal robes. He also dressed himself in the clothing of sadness. And then he sat down in the dust.

I will throw down royal thrones. I will smash the power of other kingdoms. I will destroy chariots and their drivers. Horses and their riders will fall. They will be killed by the swords of their relatives.