These double disasters confronted you. But who feels sorry for you? Destruction and devastation, famine and sword. But who consoles you?

荒凉、毁灭、饥荒、刀兵，这几样临到你，谁为你举哀？我如何能安慰你呢？

这双重的灾难临到你，有谁怜悯你呢？破坏和毁灭，饥荒和战争临到，我如何能安慰你呢？

这双重的灾难临到你，有谁怜悯你呢？破坏和毁灭，饥荒和战争临到，我如何能安慰你呢？

荒凉、毁灭、饥荒、战祸已临到你身上，谁会为你哀哭呢？谁能安慰你呢？

荒凉与毁灭，饥荒与刀剑，这两样临到你，谁为你悲哀呢？谁能安慰你呢？（按照《马索拉文本》，“谁能安慰你呢？”作“我如何能安慰你呢？”；现参照《死海古卷》和其他古译本翻译）

毁坏与破败，饥荒与刀剑，这两组事情已经临到你，谁会为你悲哀呢？谁会安慰你呢？

荒涼、毀滅、饑荒、刀兵，這幾樣臨到你，誰為你舉哀？我如何能安慰你呢？

這雙重的災難臨到你，有誰憐憫你呢？破壞和毀滅，饑荒和戰爭臨到，我如何能安慰你呢？

這雙重的災難臨到你，有誰憐憫你呢？破壞和毀滅，饑荒和戰爭臨到，我如何能安慰你呢？

荒涼、毀滅、饑荒、戰禍已臨到你身上，誰會為你哀哭呢？誰能安慰你呢？

荒涼與毀滅，饑荒與刀劍，這兩樣臨到你，誰為你悲哀呢？誰能安慰你呢？（按照《馬索拉文本》，“誰能安慰你呢？”作“我如何能安慰你呢？”；現參照《死海古卷》和其他古譯本翻譯）

毁滅和破毁、饑荒和刀兵——這兩樣臨到你，誰為你悲傷呢？誰安慰你呢？

毀壞與破敗，饑荒與刀劍，這兩組事情已經臨到你，誰會為你悲哀呢？誰會安慰你呢？

荒涼傾覆、饑饉干戈、爾遭此災、誰為爾哀、我何以慰爾哉、

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。

滅民之饑荒、喪國之兵刃、此二災並臨於爾、誰憫爾、我何以慰爾、

These double calamities have come upon you— who can comfort you?— ruin and destruction, famine and sword— who can console you?

Nothing but trouble has come to you. You have been wiped out and destroyed. And you have suffered hunger and war. No one feels sorry for you. No one can comfort you.

These two things have happened to you— who will console you?— devastation and destruction, famine and sword; who will comfort you?

These two calamities have fallen on you: desolation and destruction, famine and war. And who is left to sympathize with you? Who is left to comfort you?

These two things have happened to you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? How can I comfort you?

These two things have happened to you; Who will mourn for you? The devastation and destruction, famine and sword; How shall I comfort you?

These two things have come to you; Who will be sorry for you?— Desolation and destruction, famine and sword— By whom will I comfort you?

These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee?

These two things have happened to you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? How can I comfort you?

These two[ things] are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

These two things have happened to you— who will grieve with you?— desolation and destruction, and famine and the sword. How can I comfort you?

Both of these will come upon you suddenly, in one day! You will lose your children and be widowed. You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, despite your many incantations and your numerous amulets.

When they had completely consumed the earth’s vegetation, I said,“ Sovereign LORD, forgive Israel! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!”

Her menstrual flow has soiled her clothing; she did not consider the consequences of her sin. Her demise was astonishing, and there was no one to comfort her. She cried,“ Look, O Lord, on my affliction because my enemy boasts!”י( Yod)

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one in sight who can comfort me or encourage me. My children are desolated because an enemy has prevailed.פ( Pe)Zion spread out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob; his neighbors have become his enemies. Jerusalem has become like filthy garbage in their midst.צ( Tsade)

“ For this is what the sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four terrible judgments– sword, famine, wild animals, and plague– to Jerusalem to kill both people and animals!

The poor will graze in my pastures; the needy will rest securely. But I will kill your root by famine; it will put to death all your survivors.

When Job’s three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country– Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him.

to announce the year when the LORD will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn,

Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by on the road? Look and see! Is there any pain like mine? The Lord has afflicted me, he has inflicted it on me when he burned with anger.מ( Mem)

The LORD who rules over all told me to say to this people,“ Take note of what I say. Call for the women who mourn for the dead! Summon those who are the most skilled at it!”I said,“ Indeed, let them come quickly and sing a song of mourning for us. Let them wail loudly until tears stream from our own eyes and our eyelids overflow with water.For the sound of wailing is soon to be heard in Zion. They will wail,‘ We are utterly ruined! We are completely disgraced! For our houses have been torn down and we must leave our land.’”I said,“ So now, you wailing women, hear what the LORD says. Open your ears to the words from his mouth. Teach your daughters this mournful song, and each of you teach your neighbor this lament.‘ Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.’

So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth. This is what I saw: The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them; no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.

So I say:“ Don’t look at me! I am weeping bitterly. Don’t try to console me concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.”

Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say.

But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the LORD had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.