躲在乡村的犹大将领和士兵听说巴比伦王委任亚希甘的儿子基大利管理犹大的穷人，就是没有被掳到巴比伦的男女妇孺，

在田野的一切军长和属他们的人听见巴比伦王立了亚希甘的儿子基大利作境内的省长，并将没有掳到巴比伦的男人、妇女、孩童，和境内极穷的人全交给他。

在乡间所有的军官和属他们的人，听见巴比伦王立了亚希甘的儿子基大利作当地的省长，并将没有掳到巴比伦的男人、妇女、孩童和当地极穷的人全交给他，

在乡间所有的军官和属他们的人，听见巴比伦王立了亚希甘的儿子基大利作当地的省长，并将没有掳到巴比伦的男人、妇女、孩童和当地极穷的人全交给他，

在田野的众将领和他们的士兵，听见巴比伦王委派了亚希甘的儿子基大利管理那地，也委派他管理那些没有被掳到巴比伦去的男人、妇女、孩童，和那地最贫穷的人，

在田野的一切軍長和屬他們的人聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利作境內的省長，並將沒有擄到巴比倫的男人、婦女、孩童，和境內極窮的人全交給他。

在鄉間所有的軍官和屬他們的人，聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利作當地的省長，並將沒有擄到巴比倫的男人、婦女、孩童和當地極窮的人全交給他，

在鄉間所有的軍官和屬他們的人，聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利作當地的省長，並將沒有擄到巴比倫的男人、婦女、孩童和當地極窮的人全交給他，

躲在鄉村的猶大將領和士兵聽說巴比倫王委任亞希甘的兒子基大利管理猶大的窮人，就是沒有被擄到巴比倫的男女婦孺，

在田野的眾將領和他們的士兵，聽見巴比倫王委派了亞希甘的兒子基大利管理那地，也委派他管理那些沒有被擄到巴比倫去的男人、婦女、孩童，和那地最貧窮的人，

在野外的眾將軍和他們屬下的人聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利做本地的總督，並將那些沒有流亡到巴比倫去的男人、婦女、幼童、和本地極窮的人、都交給他管理，

在郊野之軍長、及其從者、聞巴比倫王立亞希甘子基大利、為斯土方伯、以男女幼稚、及國中之貧乏、未虜至巴比倫者付之、

武士長與潰卒逃於平原、聞巴比倫王封亞希甘子其大利為方伯、以未徙巴比倫之男女幼稚貧乏來歸、

在田野田野或作平原下同之武士長、與其兵卒、聞巴比倫王立亞希甘子基大利為斯地之方伯、以男女及幼孩、未擄至巴比倫之貧民、歸其轄制、

When all the army officers and their men who were still in the open country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women and children who were the poorest in the land and who had not been carried into exile to Babylon,

Some of Judah’s army officers and their men were still in the open country. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor over Judah. Gedaliah was the son of Ahikam. The king had put Gedaliah in charge of the men, women and children who were still there. They were the poorest people in the land. They hadn’t been taken to Babylon.

When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon,

The leaders of the Judean military groups in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah— the men, women, and children who hadn’t been exiled to Babylon.

All the commanders of the armies that were in the countryside— they and their men— heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land. He had been put in charge of the men, women, and children from among the poorest of the land, who had not been deported to Babylon.

Now all the commanders of the forces that were in the field, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land, and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon.

And when all the captains of the armies who were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and the poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon,

Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

When all the commanders of the armies in the field— they and their men— heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children from the poorest of the land who had not been deported to Babylon,

Now when all the captains of the forces which[ were] in the fields,[ even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

Now some of the officers of the Judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam to govern the country. They also heard that he had been put in charge over the men, women, and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in Babylon.

Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;

却让那些一贫如洗的穷人留在犹大，将葡萄园和田地分给他们。

“人子啊，那些住在以色列废墟中的人说，‘亚伯拉罕一人尚且能拥有这片土地，我们这么多人更能拥有这片土地为业。’但你要告诉他们，主耶和华这样说，‘你们吃带血的肉，仰赖偶像，又杀人流血，怎能拥有这片土地呢？你们靠刀剑行可憎之事，个个玷污别人的妻子，你们怎能拥有这片土地呢？’你要告诉他们，主耶和华这样说，‘我凭我的永恒起誓，那些住在废墟中的必死于刀下，逃到田野的必被野兽吞吃，躲进堡垒和洞穴的必死于瘟疫。我要使这片土地荒凉不堪，使她所夸耀的势力消逝。以色列的山必荒凉，杳无人迹。因为他们所行的一切可憎之事，我必使这地方荒凉不堪，那时他们就知道我是耶和华。’

巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒任命基大利治理犹大的余民。基大利是沙番的孙子、亚希甘的儿子。犹大众将领和他们的下属听到巴比伦王委任基大利治理犹大的消息后，便都到米斯巴见基大利。他们是尼探雅的儿子以实玛利、加利亚的儿子约哈难、尼陀法人单户篾的儿子西莱雅、玛迦人雅撒尼亚。基大利向他们和他们的下属发誓，说：“你们不用害怕那些迦勒底官员。你们住在这地方服侍巴比伦王，就会平安无事。”七月，王室后裔以利沙玛的孙子、尼探雅的儿子以实玛利带着十个人在米斯巴刺杀了基大利以及跟他一起的犹大人和迦勒底人。因为害怕迦勒底人报复，犹大众人不论贵贱，都和众将领一起逃往埃及。

所有的以色列人都要这样拿供物来献给君王。

城被攻破，城里的所有士兵便在夜间穿过御花园，从两城墙中间的门逃往亚拉巴。当时迦勒底人仍四面包围着城。

犹大王西底迦和所有军兵见势不妙，便在夜间穿过御花园，从两城墙中间的门逃往亚拉巴。