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.

你自己说：“我必永为主母”，所以你不将这事放在心上，也不思想这事的结局。

你说：“我必永远为后。”你不将这事放在心上，也不思想事情的结局。

你说：“我必永远为后。”你不将这事放在心上，也不思想事情的结局。

你声称要永远做王后，不把这些事放在心上，也不思想以后的结局。

你曾说：‘我必永远作王后！’所以你不把这些事放在心上，也不思想这事的结局。

你曾说：‘我必永远作王后！’你不把这些事放在心上，也不顾念事情的结局。

你自己說：我必永為主母，所以你不將這事放在心上，也不思想這事的結局。

你說：「我必永遠為后。」你不將這事放在心上，也不思想事情的結局。

你說：「我必永遠為后。」你不將這事放在心上，也不思想事情的結局。

你聲稱要永遠做王后，不把這些事放在心上，也不思想以後的結局。

你曾說：‘我必永遠作王后！’所以你不把這些事放在心上，也不思想這事的結局。

你自己說：『我必長久存在，永遠做皇后』；故此你不將這些事放在心上，你不意念着事情的結局。

你曾說：『我必永遠作王后！』你不把這些事放在心上，也不顧念事情的結局。

自謂我必永為主母、不思此事、不慮厥終、○

爾自謂必永為主母、不深思此理、不慮後患。

爾自言、我必永為主母、不以此事置於心、亦不推念其終局、

You said,‘ I am forever— the eternal queen!’ But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen.

You said,“ I shall be mistress forever,” so that you did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.

You said,‘ I will reign forever as queen of the world!’ You did not reflect on your actions or think about their consequences.

You said,‘ I will be the queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or think about their outcome.

Yet you said,‘ I will be a queen forever.’ These things you did not consider Nor remember the outcome of them.

And you said,‘ I shall be a lady forever,’ So that you did not take these things to heart, Nor remember the latter end of them.

And thou saidst, I shall be mistress for ever; so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof.

You said,‘ I will be the mistress forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or think about their outcome.

And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever:[ so] that thou didst not lay these[ things] to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

You said,‘ I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out.

You said,‘ I will be a princess forever,’ so that you didn’t lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the results.

I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming. They’d realize what would happen to them in the end.

The Lord says,“ Queen city of the Babylonians, go into a dark prison. Sit there quietly. You will not be called the queen of kingdoms anymore.

The prophets prophesy lies. The priests rule by their own authority. And my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?”

So remember this, you who refuse to obey me. Keep it in your minds and hearts.“ Remember what happened in the past. Think about what took place long ago. I am God. There is no other God. I am God. There is no one like me.

So he poured out his great anger on you. He had many of you killed in battle. You were surrounded by flames. But you didn’t realize what was happening. Many of you were destroyed. But you didn’t learn anything from it.

“ Son of man, speak to Ethbaal. He is the ruler of Tyre. Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “In your proud heart you say,‘ I am a god. I sit on the throne of a god in the Mediterranean Sea.’ But you are only a human being. You are not a god. In spite of that, you think you are as wise as a god.

“ Son of man, sing a song of sadness about the king of Tyre. Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “You were the model of perfection. You were full of wisdom. You were perfect and beautiful.You were in Eden. It was my garden. All kinds of jewels decorated you. Here is a list of them: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made out of gold. On the day you were created, they were prepared.I appointed you to be like a guardian angel. I anointed you for that purpose. You were on my holy mountain. You walked among the gleaming jewels.

Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “Pharaoh Hophra, I am against you. King of Egypt, you are like a huge monster lying among your streams. You say,‘ The Nile River belongs to me. I made it for myself.’

“ Your Majesty, the Most High God was good to your father Nebuchadnezzar. He gave him authority and greatness and glory and honor.God gave him a high position. Then people from every nation became afraid of the king. That was true no matter what language they spoke. The king put to death anyone he wanted to. He spared anyone he wanted to spare. He gave high positions to anyone he wanted to. And he brought down anyone he wanted to bring down.But his heart became very stubborn and proud. So he was removed from his royal throne. His glory was stripped away from him.He was driven away from people. He was given the mind of an animal. He lived with the wild donkeys. He ate grass just as an ox does. His body became wet with the dew of heaven. He stayed that way until he recognized that the Most High God rules over all kingdoms on earth. He puts anyone he wants to in charge of them.“ But you knew all that, Belshazzar. After all, you are Nebuchadnezzar’s son. In spite of that, you are still proud.You have taken your stand against the Lord of heaven. You had your servants bring cups from his temple to you. You and your nobles drank wine from them. So did your wives and concubines. You praised your gods. The statues of those gods are made out of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood or stone. They can’t see or hear or understand anything. But you didn’t honor God. He holds in his hand your very life and everything you do.

It took place twelve months later. He was walking on the roof of his palace in Babylon.

The end has now come for you. I will pour out my anger on you. I will judge you based on how you have lived. I will pay you back for all your evil practices. I hate them.“‘ I will not feel sorry for you. I will not spare you. You can be sure that I will pay you back for how you have lived. I will judge you for your evil practices. I hate them. You will know that I am the Lord.’“ I am the Lord and King. I say,‘ Horrible trouble is coming! No one has ever heard of anything like it. It is here!“‘ The end has come! The end has come! It has stirred itself up against you. It is here!Death has come on you who live in the land. The time for you to be destroyed has come. The day when it will happen is near. There is no joy on your mountains. There is nothing but panic.“‘ I am about to pour out all my great anger on you. I will judge you based on how you have lived. I will pay you back for all your evil practices. I hate them.“‘ I will not feel sorry for you. I will not spare you. I will pay you back for how you have lived. I will judge you for your evil practices. I hate them. You will know that I am the one who strikes you down. I am the Lord.