Some of you live in Jerusalem in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. You are comfortable in your cedar buildings. But you will groan when pain comes on you. It will be like the pain of a woman having a baby.

你这住黎巴嫩、在香柏树上搭窝的，有痛苦临到你，好像疼痛临到产难的妇人，那时你何等可怜！”

你这住黎巴嫩、在香柏树上搭窝的，有痛苦临到你，如疼痛临到临产的妇人，那时你何等可怜！

你这住黎巴嫩、在香柏树上搭窝的，有痛苦临到你，如疼痛临到临产的妇人，那时你何等可怜！

住在黎巴嫩、安居在香柏木宫殿中的人啊，当妇人分娩般的痛苦临到你们的时候，你们将怎样呻吟呢！”

住在黎巴嫩，在香柏林中搭窝的啊！有痛苦临到你，像产妇剧痛的时候，你要怎样呻吟呢？”

你這住黎巴嫩、在香柏樹上搭窩的，有痛苦臨到你，好像疼痛臨到產難的婦人，那時你何等可憐！

你這住黎巴嫩、在香柏樹上搭窩的，有痛苦臨到你，如疼痛臨到臨產的婦人，那時你何等可憐！

你這住黎巴嫩、在香柏樹上搭窩的，有痛苦臨到你，如疼痛臨到臨產的婦人，那時你何等可憐！

住在黎巴嫩、安居在香柏木宮殿中的人啊，當婦人分娩般的痛苦臨到你們的時候，你們將怎樣呻吟呢！」

住在黎巴嫩，在香柏林中搭窩的啊！有痛苦臨到你，像產婦劇痛的時候，你要怎樣呻吟呢？”

住利巴嫩、在香柏樹中搭窩的啊，有劇疼要臨到你，像攪絞疼痛臨到生產的婦人，那時你會怎樣唉哼啊！

居利巴嫩、巢於香柏者歟、爾遭難時、若產婦之劬勞、何其可憫、

居利巴嫩人巢於柏香木、爾既臨難、若婦劬勞、豈不哀慘。

爾居利巴嫩、巢於柏香木者、既受痛苦、戰慄如產婦、爾豈不哀慘、爾豈不哀慘或作爾何其可憫

You who live in‘ Lebanon,’ who are nestled in cedar buildings, how you will groan when pangs come upon you, pain like that of a woman in labor!

O inhabitant of Lebanon, nested among the cedars, how you will be pitied when pangs come upon you, pain as of a woman in labor!”

It may be nice to live in a beautiful palace paneled with wood from the cedars of Lebanon, but soon you will groan with pangs of anguish— anguish like that of a woman in labor.

You residents of Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when pains come on you, agony like a woman in labor.

You who live in Lebanon, Nested in the cedars, How you will groan when sharp pains come on you, Pain like a woman in childbirth!

O inhabitant of Lebanon, Making your nest in the cedars, How gracious will you be when pangs come upon you, Like the pain of a woman in labor?

O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

You residents of Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when labor pains come on you, agony like a woman in labor.

O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

You may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of Lebanon. But oh how you will groan when the pains of judgment come on you. They will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby.

Inhabitant of Lebanon, who makes your nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied you will be when pangs come on you, the pain as of a woman in travail!

We have heard reports about them. And our hands can’t help us. We are suffering greatly. It’s like the pain of a woman having a baby.

What are you doing, you who are destroyed? Why do you dress yourself in bright red clothes? Why do you put on jewels of gold? Why do you put makeup on your eyes? You make yourself beautiful for no reason at all. Your lovers hate you. They want to kill you.I hear a cry like the cry of a woman having a baby. I hear a groan like someone having her first child. It’s the cry of the people of Zion struggling to breathe. They reach out their hands and say,“ Help us! We’re fainting! Murderers are about to kill us!”

The Lord speaks about the palace of the king of Judah. He says,“ You are like the land of Gilead to me. You are like the highest mountain in Lebanon. But I will make you like a desert. You will become like towns that no one lives in.

They do not cry out to me from their hearts. Instead, they just lie on their beds and sob. They cut themselves when they pray to their gods for grain and fresh wine. But they turn away from me.

Leave your towns, you who live in Moab. Go and live among the rocks. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the entrance of a cave.

A cry is heard on the bare hilltops. The people of Israel are weeping and begging for help. That’s because their lives are so twisted. They’ve forgotten the Lord their God.

I will go back to my lion’s den. I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin. Then they will turn to me. They will suffer so much that they will really want me to help them.”The people say,“ Come. Let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces. But he will heal us. He has wounded us. But he’ll bandage our wounds.

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 am the Lord. I say,“‘ Cries of fear are heard. There is terror. There isn’t any peace.Ask and see. Can a man give birth to children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach? Each of them is acting like a woman having a baby. Every face is as pale as death.

Then Balaam saw the Kenites. He spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ The place where you live is safe. Your nest is on a high cliff.

“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.

Lebanon, open your doors! Then fire can burn up your cedar trees.Juniper trees, cry out! The cedar trees have fallen down. The majestic trees are destroyed. Cry out, you oak trees of Bashan! The thick forest has been cut down.

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?’

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 days are coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time the people of Israel and Judah will gather together. They will come in tears to me. I am the Lord their God.They will ask how to get to Zion. Then they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to me. They will enter into the covenant I make with them. It will last forever. It will never be forgotten.

They might dig down deep. But my powerful hand will take them out of there. They might climb up to the heavens. But I will bring them down from there.