I will stand at the city gates of the land. I will separate the straw from the grain. I will destroy my people. I will bring great sorrow on them. They have not changed their ways.

我在境内各城门口，用簸箕簸了我的百姓，使他们丧掉儿女。我毁灭他们，他们仍不转离所行的道。

我在境内各关口用簸箕筛我的百姓，使他们丧掉儿女，又毁灭他们，他们仍不转离所行的道。

我在境内各关口用簸箕筛我的百姓，使他们丧掉儿女，又毁灭他们，他们仍不转离所行的道。

我要在这片土地上的各城门口用簸箕簸散我的子民，使他们丧掉儿女；我要灭绝他们，因为他们不思悔改。

“我在这地的城门口，用簸箕簸了我的子民，使他们丧掉儿女，使他们灭亡；他们仍不转离自己所行的路。

我在境內各城門口，用簸箕簸了我的百姓，使他們喪掉兒女。我毀滅他們，他們仍不轉離所行的道。

我在境內各關口用簸箕篩我的百姓，使他們喪掉兒女，又毀滅他們，他們仍不轉離所行的道。

我在境內各關口用簸箕篩我的百姓，使他們喪掉兒女，又毀滅他們，他們仍不轉離所行的道。

我要在這片土地上的各城門口用簸箕簸散我的子民，使他們喪掉兒女；我要滅絕他們，因為他們不思悔改。

“我在這地的城門口，用簸箕簸了我的子民，使他們喪掉兒女，使他們滅亡；他們仍不轉離自己所行的路。

我在境內各城門口用簸箕簸了我的人民，使他們喪掉兒女，使他們滅亡，他們仍不轉離他們所行的路。

我於斯土諸邑之門、簸之以箕、喪其子女、毀滅我民、惟彼仍不轉離其途、

其餘我散之邑門、若舉扇揮塵、喪其子女、猶不悛改、必加殲滅、

我散之於地上各邑、若以簸簸穀、散其糠秕、殺其兒女、滅我民之國、彼猶彼猶或作因彼不悔改其行、

I will winnow them with a winnowing fork at the city gates of the land. I will bring bereavement and destruction on my people, for they have not changed their ways.

I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork in the gates of the land; I have bereaved them; I have destroyed my people; they did not turn from their ways.

I will winnow you like grain at the gates of your cities and take away the children you hold dear. I will destroy my own people, because they refuse to change their evil ways.

I scattered them with a winnowing fork at the city gates of the land. I made them childless; I destroyed my people. They would not turn from their ways.

I will winnow them with a winnowing fork At the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy My people; They did not repent of their ways.

And I will winnow them with a winnowing fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children; I will destroy My people, Since they do not return from their ways.

And I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land; I have bereaved them of children, I have destroyed my people; they returned not from their ways.

I scattered them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I made them childless; I destroyed My people. They would not turn from their ways.

And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave[ them] of children, I will destroy my people,[ since] they return not from their ways.

The LORD continued,“ In every town in the land I will purge them like straw blown away by the wind. I will destroy my people. I will kill off their children. I will do so because they did not change their behavior.

I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land. I have bereaved them of children. I have destroyed my people. They didn’t return from their ways.

But his people have not returned to the God who struck them down. They haven’t turned for help to the Lord who rules over all.

His pitchfork is in his hand to clear the straw from his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the storeroom. But he will burn up the husks with fire that can’t be put out.”

You will toss them in the air. A strong wind will catch them and blow them away. You will be glad because I will make that happen. You will praise me. I am the Holy One of Israel.

I will send other nations against it to separate the straw from the grain. I will send them to destroy Babylon completely. They will oppose it on every side. At that time it will be destroyed.

So let their children die of hunger. Let my enemies be killed in war. Let their wives lose their children and husbands. Let their men be put to death. Let their young men be killed in battle.

Lord, don’t your eyes look for truth? You struck down your people. But they didn’t feel any pain. You crushed them. But they refused to be corrected. They made their faces harder than stone. They refused to turn away from their sins.

But suppose they do have children. Then I will kill every one of them. How terrible it will be for them when I turn away from them!Tyre is planted in a pleasant place. And so is Ephraim. But the Assyrians will kill Ephraim’s children.”Lord, what should you do to Ephraim’s people? Give them women whose babies die before they are born. Give them women whose breasts have no milk.The Lord says,“ My people did many evil things in Gilgal. That is why I hated them there. They committed many sins. So I will drive them out of my land. I will not love them anymore. All their leaders refuse to obey me.Ephraim is like a worthless plant. Its roots are dried up. It does not produce any fruit. Suppose Ephraim’s people have children. Then I will kill the children they love so much.”My God will turn his back on his people. They have not obeyed him. So they will wander among other nations.

Sinful people are not like that at all. They are like straw that the wind blows away.

“ Jeremiah, tell them,‘ The Lord says,“‘ “When people fall down, don’t they get up again? When someone turns away, don’t they come back?Then why have the people of Jerusalem turned away from me? Why do they always turn away? They keep on telling lies. They refuse to come back to me.

“ Do not be like your people of long ago. The earlier prophets gave them my message. I said,‘ Stop doing what is evil. Turn away from your sinful practices.’ But they would not listen to me. They would not pay any attention,” announces the Lord.

“ Son of man, I will take away their beautiful temple. It is their joy and glory. They take delight in it. Their hearts long for it. I will also take away their sons and daughters.

At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be warned. They will be told,“ A hot and dry wind is coming, my people. It is blowing toward you from the bare hilltops in the desert. But it does not separate straw from grain.It is much too strong for that. The wind is coming from me. I am making my decision against you.”

“ I sent plagues on you, just as I did on Egypt. I killed your young men by swords. I also let the horses you had captured be killed. I filled your noses with the stink of your camps. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.“ I destroyed some of you, just as I did Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick that was pulled out of the fire. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.“ So, people of Israel, I will judge you. Because I will do that to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God!”

You will have children. But you won’t be able to keep them. They’ll be taken away as prisoners.

‘ Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them,“ The Lord and King says,‘ I am about to make my temple“ unclean.” I will let the Babylonians burn it down. It is the beautiful building you are so proud of. You take delight in it. You love it. The sons and daughters you left behind will be killed by swords.

Your children will be cursed. Your crops will be cursed. Your calves and lambs will be cursed.

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.

Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered our forts. Death has removed the children from the streets. It has taken the young men out of the market.

Your enemies will surround you and attack you. They will make you suffer greatly. So you will eat your own children. You will eat the dead bodies of the sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you.There may be a gentle and caring man among you. But he will treat his own brother badly. He’ll be just as mean to the wife he loves and to any of his children who are still alive.He won’t give to a single one of them any part of the dead bodies of his children that he’s eating. It will be all he has left to eat. That’s how much your enemies will make you suffer when they surround all your cities and attack them.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.