爾將謂焉得有是子耶、我子流離、自為鰥獨、見擄驅逐、伶仃無依、今此子果誰育之哉。

那时你心里必说：我既丧子独居，是被掳的，漂流在外。谁给我生这些？谁将这些养大呢？撇下我一人独居的时候，这些在哪里呢？’”

那时你心里必说：“我既丧子不育，被掳，飘流在外，谁给我生了这些？谁将他们养大呢？看哪，我被撇下独自一人时，他们都在哪里呢？”

那时你心里必说：“我既丧子不育，被掳，飘流在外，谁给我生了这些？谁将他们养大呢？看哪，我被撇下独自一人时，他们都在哪里呢？”

你会在心里问，‘我丧失了儿女、不再生育、流亡在外、漂流不定，谁给我生了这些儿女？谁把他们养大？我孤身一人，他们是从哪里来的？’”

那时你心里必说：‘我既丧子，又不能生育；我是被掳的，又是被放逐在外的，谁给我生了这些孩子呢？谁把这些孩子养大呢？看哪！我独自一人被撇下，这些孩子是从哪里来的呢？’”

那时你心里必说：‘我既丧子，又不能生育，我被掳、被放逐，究竟是谁给我生了这些孩子呢？又是谁把这些孩子养大的呢？看哪！我被留下孤身一人，这些孩子究竟是从哪里来的呢？’”

那時你心裏必說：我既喪子獨居，是被擄的，漂流在外。誰給我生這些？誰將這些養大呢？撇下我一人獨居的時候，這些在哪裏呢？

那時你心裏必說：「我既喪子不育，被擄，飄流在外，誰給我生了這些？誰將他們養大呢？看哪，我被撇下獨自一人時，他們都在哪裏呢？」

那時你心裏必說：「我既喪子不育，被擄，飄流在外，誰給我生了這些？誰將他們養大呢？看哪，我被撇下獨自一人時，他們都在哪裏呢？」

你會在心裡問，『我喪失了兒女、不再生育、流亡在外、漂流不定，誰給我生了這些兒女？誰把他們養大？我孤身一人，他們是從哪裡來的？』」

那時你心裡必說：‘我既喪子，又不能生育；我是被擄的，又是被放逐在外的，誰給我生了這些孩子呢？誰把這些孩子養大呢？看哪！我獨自一人被撇下，這些孩子是從哪裡來的呢？’”

那時你心裏必說：「我既喪子，又不能孕育，又是被擄、被放逐於外的，誰給我生了這些孩子呢？誰將這些孩子養大呢？看哪，我被剩下、獨自一人：這些孩子從哪兒來呢？」』

那時你心裡必說：『我既喪子，又不能生育，我被擄、被放逐，究竟是誰給我生了這些孩子呢？又是誰把這些孩子養大的呢？看哪！我被留下孤身一人，這些孩子究竟是從哪裡來的呢？』」

爾將自謂、我既喪子、孑然一身、見逐流離、若輩誰所誕育耶、且我獨居、若輩何從而有耶、○

其時爾心自言曰、我喪子獨居、遭擄掠、被驅逐、此眾誰為我生之育之、我孤獨無依、此眾自何而有、

Then you will say in your heart,‘ Who bore me these? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. Who brought these up? I was left all alone, but these— where have they come from?’”

Then you will say to yourself,‘ Whose children are these? I lost my children. And I couldn’t have any more. My children were taken far away from me. And no one wanted them. Who brought these children up? I was left all alone. So where have these children come from?’ ”

Then you will say in your heart:‘ Who has borne me these? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and put away, but who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; from where have these come?’”

Then you will think to yourself,‘ Who has given me all these descendants? For most of my children were killed, and the rest were carried away into exile. I was left here all alone. Where did all these people come from? Who bore these children? Who raised them for me?’”

Then you will say within yourself,‘ Who fathered these for me? I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive, exiled and wandering— but who brought them up? See, I was left by myself— but these, where did they come from?’”

Then you will say in your heart,‘ Who has fathered these for me, Since I have been bereaved of my children And cannot conceive, and I am an exile, and a wanderer? And who has raised these? Behold, I was left alone; Where are these from?’ ”

Then you will say in your heart,‘ Who has begotten these for me, Since I have lost my children and am desolate, A captive, and wandering to and fro? And who has brought these up? There I was, left alone; But these, where were they?’”

Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?

Then you will say within yourself,‘ Who fathered these for me? I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive, exiled and wandering— but who brought them up? See, I was left by myself— but these, where did they come from?’”

Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where[ had] they[ been]?

Then you will think to yourself,‘ Who bore these children for me? I was bereaved and barren, dismissed and divorced. Who raised these children? Look, I was left all alone; where did these children come from?’”

Then you will say in your heart,‘ Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children and am alone, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought these up? Behold, I was left alone. Where were these?’”

耶和華曰、在拉馬聞悲泣、哀哭、重憂之聲、拉結氏哭子、以無存故、而不納慰。耶和華曰、毋號哭、毋出涕、蓋爾子必返自敵國、產育之苦、終必得甘。耶和華又曰、爾之終身、深可冀望、爾子將歸故土。

惟在上之耶路撒冷不為奴、我眾之母也、經云、不妊不生之婦、最可樂、未劬勞之女、歡聲而呼、蓋棄婦較有夫之婦、生子多矣、兄弟乎、我儕亦猶以撒、得應許而為子、昔循人道而生者、窘逐依神道而生者、今亦如是、

維昔郇邑、居民眾多、今則不勝寂寞兮、昔為大國、今若嫠婦兮、昔也列邦為彼所制、今則為人供役、能勿悲兮。彼終夕流涕、沾濡盈睫兮、良朋雖多、慰藉無人兮、我以彼為良朋、彼以我為仇敵兮。猶大被虜、服役維艱、居於異邦、未獲安康兮、災厄已臨、敵人追襲兮。

邑門寂寞、民坐塗炭而哭泣、

我民無知、為人所擄、尊者飢、黎民渴。

若宗基督、則可謂亞伯拉罕裔、而為嗣子、享所許之福矣、

聖邑荒涼、郇城蕪沒、耶路撒冷傾圮。

爾之子孫、寖昌寖熾、環繞左右、諸國之邑、素已荒蕪、惟爾後人、將撫而有之。溯爾幼時、至於成立、伶仃孤苦、屢受凌辱、今不復念、不愧不怍、無所畏葸、我萬有之主耶和華、治理宇宙之上帝、以色列族之聖主救主、昔肇造爾邦、眷顧乎爾、有若夫婦。爾可擬女子、幼時適人、後為夫所棄、愀然以憂、今我耶和華、爾之上帝、召爾旋歸。我棄爾不過俄頃、必加厚恩、納爾以歸、我耶和華爾之救主、忽生憤怒、暫遐棄爾、後施矜恤、永世靡暨。

如經云、救主必出郇城、革雅各之不虔、又曰、我除厥罪時、立此盟約、以福音論之、以色列人見棄、為爾曹利、以選擇言之、以色列人見愛、念列祖故也、夫上帝恩賜、召人不易、昔爾曹不信上帝、今轉緣以色列人之不信、而蒙矜恤、是則以色列人雖不信、亦緣爾之得矜恤、而得矜恤矣、

死於刀刃、擄於諸國、耶路撒冷為異邦人蹂踐、迨異邦人之期滿焉、○

曰、以色列人、豈蹶而躓歟、曰、非也、然彼躓、異邦人乃得救、使以色列人發奮、若彼躓為舉世之福、彼乏為異邦之富、其盛不更愈乎、余言此、示爾異邦人、余乃使徒、教爾異邦人、我敬吾職已耳、欲激二三骨肉之親以救之、若以色列人始見棄、因而舉世得親於上帝、後亦見納、非出死入生乎。薦新之麵聖、則全團亦聖、樹之根聖、則其枝亦聖、數枝見折、爾素為野欖、接枝於橄欖、分其根之盛、

昔爾見棄被惡、人蹤罕至、後必使爾輝煌有耀、喜樂靡涯、歷世弗替、

爾本野欖、矯揉接於真欖、況本然橄欖、復接橄欖乎、

爾曹耶路撒冷人、我耶和華所震怒、若手執爵、酒味殊烈、醞釀甚厚、使爾飲之務盡、以至酩酊、今當儆醒覺悟。耶路撒冷赤子、雖曰眾多、未有人扶爾導爾者、二難並至、饑饉薦臻、干戈不息、將滅斯邦、孰能慰藉爾、以解爾憂。爾之赤子、已喪厥膽、偃卧道旁、若野羊、罹於羅網、蓋爾之上帝、耶和華震怒爾、加以譴責。

不以爾邑為曠土、不以爾地為荒坵、必使爾邑為可樂、必以爾地為可復、蓋耶和華悅爾、復為爾國之主、

郇僅孤城、所存無幾、猶葡萄園之廬、瓜田之舍、被圍之邑而已。

患難之後、日晦冥、月無光、星隕自天、天象震動、人子之兆現於天、在地諸族哭之哀、且見人子、以大權大榮、乘雲而來、