Jerusalem, I am against you,” announces the Lord.“ You live above this valley. You are on a high, rocky plain. And you say,‘ Who can come against us? Who can enter our place of safety?’

耶和华说：住山谷和平原磐石上的居民，你们说：‘谁能下来攻击我们？谁能进入我们的住处呢？’看哪，我与你们为敌。

住在山谷和平原磐石上的居民啊，看哪，我与你们为敌，因为你们说：‘谁能下来攻击我们？谁能进入我们的住处呢？’这是耶和华说的。

住在山谷和平原磐石上的居民啊，看哪，我与你们为敌，因为你们说：‘谁能下来攻击我们？谁能进入我们的住处呢？’这是耶和华说的。

耶和华说，耶路撒冷啊，你坐落在山谷之上，如平原的磐石，自以为无人能攻击你，无人能闯入你的住处。但我要攻击你，

看哪！在山谷上、在岩石平原上的耶路撒冷啊！我要攻击你。’这是耶和华的宣告。‘你们说：谁能下来攻击我们，谁能进入我们的住处呢？

耶和華說：住山谷和平原磐石上的居民，你們說：誰能下來攻擊我們？誰能進入我們的住處呢？看哪，我與你們為敵。

住在山谷和平原磐石上的居民啊，看哪，我與你們為敵，因為你們說：『誰能下來攻擊我們？誰能進入我們的住處呢？』這是耶和華說的。

住在山谷和平原磐石上的居民啊，看哪，我與你們為敵，因為你們說：『誰能下來攻擊我們？誰能進入我們的住處呢？』這是耶和華說的。

耶和華說，耶路撒冷啊，你座落在山谷之上，如平原的磐石，自以為無人能攻擊你，無人能闖入你的住處。但我要攻擊你，

看哪！在山谷上、在巖石平原上的耶路撒冷啊！我要攻擊你。’這是耶和華的宣告。‘你們說：誰能下來攻擊我們，誰能進入我們的住處呢？

『永恆主發神諭說：住山谷和平原磐石上的人哪，你們說：「誰能下來攻擊我們？誰能進入我們的住處呢？」看哪，我跟你們為敵呢。

居於谷中、平原之磐者歟、爾曰、孰能降而擊我、孰能入我窟穴、耶和華曰、我為爾敵、

耶和華曰、爾居陵谷、處平原、據巖穴以為家、自謂無人干犯、無人入室、我耶和華攻爾、視爾所行而加刑罰、燃火於林、四面焚燬。

惟爾居山谷與平原之磐巖者、爾云、孰能下而攻我、孰能入我居所、主曰、我必臨而攻爾、

I am against you, Jerusalem, you who live above this valley on the rocky plateau, declares the Lord— you who say,“ Who can come against us? Who can enter our refuge?”

“ Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, declares the Lord; you who say,‘ Who shall come down against us, or who shall enter our habitations?’

I will personally fight against the people in Jerusalem, that mighty fortress— the people who boast,“ No one can touch us here. No one can break in here.”

Beware! I am against you, you who sit above the valley, you atop the rocky plateau— this is the LORD’s declaration— you who say,“ Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places?”

“ Behold, I am against you, you inhabitant of the valley, You rocky plain,” declares the Lord,“ You who say,‘ Who will come down against us? Or who will enter our dwellings?’

“ Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, And rock of the plain,” says the Lord,“ Who say,‘ Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter our dwellings?’

Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

Beware! I am against you, you who sit above the valley, you atop the rocky plateau— this is the Lord’s declaration— you who say,“ Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places?”

Behold, I[ am] against thee, O inhabitant of the valley,[ and] rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

Listen, you who sit enthroned above the valley on a rocky plateau. I am opposed to you,’ says the LORD.‘ You boast,“ No one can swoop down on us. No one can penetrate into our places of refuge.”

Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says Yahweh.‘ You that say,“ Who would come down against us?” or“ Who would enter into our homes?”

The kings of the earth couldn’t believe what was happening. Neither could any of the peoples of the world. Enemies actually attacked and entered the gates of Jerusalem.

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.

“‘ The Lord and King says,“ I am against you prophets. Your messages are false. Your visions do not come true,” announces the Lord and King.

“ Proud Babylonians, I am against you,” announces the Lord. The Lord who rules over all says,“ Your day to be judged has come. It is time for you to be punished.

Like the mountains around Jerusalem, the Lord is all around his people both now and forever.

“ So I am against these prophets,” announces the Lord.“ I am against those who steal messages from one another. They claim that the messages come from me.Yes,” announces the Lord.“ I am against the prophets who speak their own words. But they still say,‘ Here is what the Lord says.’I am against prophets who talk about dreams that did not come from me,” announces the Lord.“ They tell foolish lies. Their lies lead my people astray. But I did not send these prophets. I did not appoint them. They do not help my people in the least,” announces the Lord.

Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’ s help. You say,“ The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”

Why do you brag about your valleys? You brag that they produce so many crops. Ammon, you are an unfaithful country. You trust in your riches. You say,‘ Who will attack me?’I will bring terror on you. It will come from all those around you,” announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all.“ Every one of you will be driven away. No one will bring back those who escape.

You live in the safety of the rocks. You live on top of the hills. But the terror you stir up has now turned against you. Your proud heart has tricked you. You build your nest as high as an eagle does. But I will bring you down from there,” announces the Lord.

I myself will fight against you. I will reach out my powerful hand and mighty arm. I will come against you with all my great anger.

The king and his men marched to Jerusalem. They went to attack the Jebusites who lived there. The Jebusites said to David,“ You won’t get in here. Even people who can’t see or walk can keep you from coming in.” The Jebusites thought,“ David can’t get in here.”But David captured the fort of Zion. It became known as the City of David.

Here is a prophecy against Jerusalem that the Lord gave me. Jerusalem is also known as the Valley of Vision. People of Jerusalem, what’s the matter with you? Why have all of you gone up on the roofs of your houses?

Do not trust in lies. Do not say,‘ This is the temple of the Lord! This is the temple of the Lord! This is the temple of the Lord!’

“ Babylon, I am against you. Your kingdom is like a destroying mountain. You have destroyed the whole earth,” announces the Lord.“ I will reach out my hand against you. I will roll you off the cliffs. I will make you like a mountain that has been burned up.

On that day talk to your child. Say,‘ I’m doing this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

The people left Sukkoth. They camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.