Weep and cry, you shepherds. Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. Your time to be killed has come. You will fall like the best of the rams.

牧人哪，你们当哀号，呼喊；群众的头目啊，你们要滚在灰中；因为你们被杀戮分散的日子足足来到。你们要跌碎，好像美器打碎一样。

“牧人哪，你们当哀号，呼喊；羊群的领导者啊，你们要在灰中翻滚；因为你们被宰杀、被分散的日子已经来到。你们要仆倒，好像珍贵的器皿打碎一样。

“牧人哪，你们当哀号，呼喊；羊群的领导者啊，你们要在灰中翻滚；因为你们被宰杀、被分散的日子已经来到。你们要仆倒，好像珍贵的器皿打碎一样。

你们这群牧人啊，要悲哀哭泣！你们这群百姓的首领啊，要在灰尘中伤心地打滚！因为你们被宰杀、驱散的时候到了，你们将像精美的器皿一样被摔得粉碎。

牧人啊，你们要哀号，呼叫！羊群的领袖啊，你们要在灰尘中打滚！因为你们被宰杀的日子已经到了；我要粉碎你们，你们要跌倒，像珍贵的器皿跌碎一样。

牧人哪，你們當哀號，呼喊；羣眾的頭目啊，你們要滾在灰中；因為你們被殺戮分散的日子足足來到。你們要跌碎，好像美器打碎一樣。

「牧人哪，你們當哀號，呼喊；羊羣的領導者啊，你們要在灰中翻滾；因為你們被宰殺、被分散的日子已經來到。你們要仆倒，好像珍貴的器皿打碎一樣。

「牧人哪，你們當哀號，呼喊；羊羣的領導者啊，你們要在灰中翻滾；因為你們被宰殺、被分散的日子已經來到。你們要仆倒，好像珍貴的器皿打碎一樣。

你們這群牧人啊，要悲哀哭泣！你們這群百姓的首領啊，要在灰塵中傷心地打滾！因為你們被宰殺、驅散的時候到了，你們將像精美的器皿一樣被摔得粉碎。

牧人啊，你們要哀號，呼叫！羊群的領袖啊，你們要在灰塵中打滾！因為你們被宰殺的日子已經到了；我要粉碎你們，你們要跌倒，像珍貴的器皿跌碎一樣。

牧民者啊，哀號哦，哀呼哦！羊羣中的貴顯者啊，在灰塵中打滾哦！因為你們被屠宰被分散的日子足足地來到了；你們必仆倒、像肥美的公羊一樣。

牧者歟、爾其號咷哭泣、羣羊之長歟、爾其輾轉於灰塵、蓋爾被戮之日、離散之期已屆、爾必隕越、有如珍器墮毀、

牧守群羊者、當號呼哭泣、坐於塗炭、蓋爾群離散、彼殺之日已屆、爾必喪亡、與珍器之毀、無以異也、

惟爾牧人當號咷、導群羊者當哀哭、輾轉於灰塵、因爾群被殺之時已至、見散之日已屆、爾必喪亡、與珍器之毀無以異、

Weep and wail, you shepherds; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For your time to be slaughtered has come; you will fall like the best of the rams.

“ Wail, you shepherds, and cry out, and roll in ashes, you lords of the flock, for the days of your slaughter and dispersion have come, and you shall fall like a choice vessel.

Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! The time of your slaughter has arrived; you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.

Wail, you shepherds, and cry out. Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. Because the days of your slaughter have come, you will fall and become shattered like a precious vase.

Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; Wallow in the dust, you masters of the flock; For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions have come, And you will fall like a precious vessel.

“ Wail, shepherds, and cry! Roll about in the ashes, You leaders of the flock! For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions are fulfilled; You shall fall like a precious vessel.

Wail, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow in ashes, ye principal of the flock; for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are fully come, and ye shall fall like a goodly vessel.

Wail, you shepherds, and cry out. Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. Because the days of your slaughter have come, you will fall and become shattered like a precious vase.

Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves[ in the ashes], ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

Wail and cry out in anguish, you rulers! Roll in the dust, you who shepherd flocks of people! The time for you to be slaughtered has come. You will lie scattered and fallen like broken pieces of fine pottery.

Wail, you shepherds, and cry. Wallow in dust, you leader of the flock; for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions have fully come, and you will fall like fine pottery.

My people, put on the clothes of sadness. Roll among the ashes. Mourn with bitter weeping just as you would mourn for an only son. The one who is going to destroy us will come suddenly.

“ Moab’s people think they are better than I am. So let their enemies make them drunk. Let the people get sick and throw up. Let them roll around in the mess they have made. Let people laugh at them.

“ I myself said,“‘ I would gladly treat you like my children. I would give you a pleasant land. It is the most beautiful land any nation could have.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father.’ I hoped you would always obey me.

People of Edom, be joyful. You who live in the land of Uz, be glad. But the cup of the Lord’ s anger will also be passed to you. Then you will become drunk. Your clothes will be stripped off.

All the nations will serve him and his son and grandson. After that, I will judge his land. Then many nations and great kings will make him serve them.

“ Babylon, you are my war club. You are my weapon for battle. I use you to destroy nations. I use you to wipe out kingdoms.I use you to destroy horses and their riders. I use you to destroy chariots and their drivers.I use you to destroy men and women. I use you to destroy old people and young people. I use you to destroy young men and young women.I use you to destroy shepherds and their flocks. I use you to destroy farmers and their oxen. I use you to destroy governors and officials.“ Judah, I will pay Babylon back. You will see it with your own eyes. I will pay back all those who live in Babylon. I will pay them back for all the wrong things they have done in Zion,” announces 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.No rock will be taken from you to be used as the most important stone for a building. No stones will be taken from you to be used for a foundation. Your land will be empty forever,” announces the Lord.

They will raise their voices. They will cry bitterly over you. They will sprinkle dust on their heads. They will roll in ashes.They will shave their heads because of you. And they will put on the clothes of sadness. They will weep over you. Their spirits will be greatly troubled. They will be very sad.

So put on the clothes of sadness. Mourn and weep over what has happened. The Lord hasn’t turned his great anger away from us.“ A dark day is coming,” announces the Lord.“ The king and his officials will lose hope. The priests will be shocked. And the prophets will be terrified.”

This man Jehoiachin is like a broken pot. Everyone hates him. No one wants him. Why will he and his children be thrown out of this land? Why will they be sent to a land they don’t know about?

Listen to the cries of the shepherds. Hear the weeping of the leaders of the flock. The Lord is destroying their grasslands.

“‘ But I will punish that king and his nation because they are guilty. I will do this when the 70 years are over,’ announces the Lord.‘ I will make that land a desert forever.

The Lord will finish everything he has planned to do against Mount Zion and Jerusalem. Then he’ll say,“ Now I will punish the king of Assyria. I will punish him because his heart and his eyes are so proud.

You will break them with an iron scepter. You will smash them to pieces like clay pots.”

“ I will search for the lost. I will bring back those who have wandered away. I will bandage the ones who are hurt. I will make the weak ones stronger. But I will destroy those who are fat and strong. I will take good care of my sheep. I will treat them fairly.”The Lord and King says,“ You are my flock. I will judge between one sheep and another. I will judge between rams and goats.

He has set it apart for every trading ship and every beautiful boat.

You make poor people pay tax on their straw. You also tax their grain. So, even though you have built stone houses, you won’t live in them. You have planted fruitful vineyards. But you won’t drink the wine they produce.

How terrible it will be for you, you who destroy others! Assyria, you haven’t been destroyed yet. How terrible for you, you who turn against others! Others haven’t turned against you yet. When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop turning against others, others will turn against you.

“ Jeremiah, break the jar while those who go with you are watching.Tell them,‘ Here is what the Lord who rules over all says.“ This potter’s jar is smashed and can’t be repaired. And I will smash this nation and this city. People will bury their dead in Topheth. But they will run out of room.Here is what I will do to Jerusalem and those who live here,” ’ announces the Lord.‘“ I will make this city like Topheth.

It breaks into small pieces like a clay pot. It breaks up completely. Not one piece is left big enough for taking coals from a fireplace. Not one piece is left for dipping water out of a well.”

So the Lord and King speaks to them. He says,“ I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the skinny sheep.

He will take the metal statues of their gods. He will also take away their priceless objects of silver and gold. He will carry everything off to Egypt. For many years he will leave the king of Syria alone.

You rich people, listen to me. Cry and weep, because you will soon be suffering.Your riches have rotted. Moths have eaten your clothes.

Kill all Babylon’s strongest warriors. Let them die in battle. How terrible it will be for them! Their time to be judged has come. Now they will be punished.

Dedan, Teman, Buz all the other places far away in the east

His sword will be red with blood. It will be covered with fat. The blood will flow like the blood of lambs and goats being sacrificed. The fat will be like the fat taken from the kidneys of rams. That’s because the Lord will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah. He will kill many people in the land of Edom.

In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him. He brought him to Babylon. He also brought things of value from the Lord’ s temple. He made Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. Zedekiah was Jehoiachin’s uncle.