这在耶哥尼雅王和太后、太监，并犹大、耶路撒冷的首领，以及工匠、铁匠都离了耶路撒冷以后。）

这是在耶哥尼雅王和太后、太监，并犹大和耶路撒冷的领袖，以及工匠、铁匠都离开耶路撒冷之后。

这是在耶哥尼雅王和太后、太监，并犹大和耶路撒冷的领袖，以及工匠、铁匠都离开耶路撒冷之后。

这是在耶哥尼雅王、太后、宫中的臣宰、犹大和耶路撒冷的领袖、工匠和铁匠从耶路撒冷被掳走以后。

這在耶哥尼雅王和太后、太監，並猶大、耶路撒冷的首領，以及工匠、鐵匠都離了耶路撒冷以後。）

這是在耶哥尼雅王和太后、太監，並猶大和耶路撒冷的領袖，以及工匠、鐵匠都離開耶路撒冷之後。

這是在耶哥尼雅王和太后、太監，並猶大和耶路撒冷的領袖，以及工匠、鐵匠都離開耶路撒冷之後。

這是在耶哥尼雅王、太后、宮中的臣宰、猶大和耶路撒冷的領袖、工匠和鐵匠從耶路撒冷被擄走以後。

（這是在耶哥尼雅王、和太后、太監，跟猶大耶路撒冷的首領、以及工匠鐵匠都從耶路撒冷出降了以後。）

( This was after King Jehoiachin and the queen mother, the court officials and the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the skilled workers and the artisans had gone into exile from Jerusalem.)

It was sent to them after King Jehoiachin had been forced to leave Jerusalem. His mother and the court officials were taken with him. The leaders of Judah and Jerusalem had been forced to go to Babylon. All the skilled workers had also been forced to go.

This was after King Jeconiah and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had departed from Jerusalem.

This was after King Jehoiachin, the queen mother, the court officials, the other officials of Judah, and all the craftsmen and artisans had been deported from Jerusalem.

This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had left Jerusalem.

( This was after King Jeconiah and the queen mother, the high officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalworkers had departed from Jerusalem.)

( This happened after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.)

( after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen- mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem),

This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had left Jerusalem.

( After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)

He sent it after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the palace officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had been exiled from Jerusalem.

( after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths, had departed from Jerusalem),

耶和華說：「猶大王約雅敬的兒子哥尼雅啊，我憑我的永恆起誓，即使你是我右手上蓋章的戒指，我也要把你摘下來，交給那些想殺你的人，交給你所懼怕的人，就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒和他的迦勒底軍隊。我要把你和你母親趕到異鄉，那裡不是你們的出生之地，卻是葬身之處。你們渴望回到故鄉，卻不能如願以償。」難道哥尼雅是個被人鄙視、無人理睬的破瓶子嗎？為什麼他和他的子孫被趕到陌生之地？

猶大王約雅斤及其母親、臣僕和文官武將向尼布甲尼撒投降。巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒在他執政第八年俘虜了約雅斤，拿走了耶和華殿裡和王宮裡的寶物，以及所羅門王為耶和華的殿所造的金器，正如耶和華所言。他又擄走住在耶路撒冷的所有將領、勇士、工匠和鐵匠共一萬人，只留下了境內最貧窮的人。他把約雅斤及其母親、妃嬪、臣僕和國中政要從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫。此外被擄的還有能征善戰的勇士七千人，工匠和鐵匠一千人。

約雅斤十八歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政三個月零十天。他做耶和華視為惡的事。那年春天，尼布甲尼撒王派人把他和耶和華殿裡的貴重器皿一同帶到巴比倫。尼布甲尼撒另立約雅斤的叔叔西底迦做猶大和耶路撒冷的王。

你的子孫當中必有人被擄去，在巴比倫王的宮中做太監。』」

巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷把猶大王約雅敬的兒子耶哥尼雅、猶大的官員、技工和工匠擄到巴比倫以後，耶和華使我看見兩筐無花果放在祂的殿前。

耶戶抬頭望著窗口，喊道：「誰擁護我？誰？」有兩三個太監從窗口往外看他。

我也必把猶大王約雅敬的兒子耶哥尼雅和其他被擄到巴比倫的猶大人帶回來，因為我要折斷巴比倫王奴役你們的軛。這是耶和華說的。』」

王吩咐太監長亞施毗拿從以色列的王室貴族中選一些人，即毫無殘疾、相貌英俊、學問淵博、知識豐富、聰慧善學、能在王宮服侍的青年，教他們迦勒底的語言和文字。王安排他們每日享用一份御用的膳食和酒。他們要受教養三年，期滿後好在王身邊供職。被選的人中有猶大族的但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亞撒利雅。太監長給他們起了名字：稱但以理為伯提沙撒，哈拿尼雅為沙得拉，米沙利為米煞，亞撒利雅為亞伯尼歌。然而，但以理決心不用王的膳食和酒，以免玷污自己。他請求太監長准許他不玷污自己。上帝使但以理得到太監長的恩待和同情。不過，太監長對但以理說：「我懼怕我主我王，因為這是他安排給你們的飲食。如果他看見你們比同齡的青年瘦弱，如何是好？你們會使我在王面前人頭難保。」但以理便對太監長派來監管他、哈拿尼雅、米沙利和亞撒利雅的人說：「求你試試看，十天內只讓僕人們吃素菜、喝清水，然後比較一下我們的面貌和那些用御膳的青年的面貌，看了之後再作決定。」監管同意試他們十天。十天後，但以理和他三個朋友看上去比那些用御膳的青年更俊美健康。於是，監管撤去了安排給他們的膳食和酒，只給他們素菜。上帝使這四個青年精通各樣學問和知識。但以理能明白各種異象和夢兆。到了尼布甲尼撒王規定青年們進宮的日子，太監長便帶他們去見王。王與他們談話，發現無人比得上但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利和亞撒利雅，便把他們留在身邊供職。王詢問他們各樣的事，發現他們的智慧和聰明比全國的術士和巫師高十倍。直到塞魯士王元年，但以理仍在那裡供職。