“ And now the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, asks you: Why are you destroying yourselves? For not one of you will survive— not a man, woman, or child among you who has come here from Judah, not even the babies in your arms.

现在耶和华万军之神、以色列的神如此说：你们为何作这大恶自害己命，使你们的男人、妇女、婴孩，和吃奶的都从犹大中剪除、不留一人呢？

现在耶和华—万军之上帝、以色列的上帝如此说：你们为何做这大恶自害己命，使你们的男人、妇女、孩童和吃奶的都从犹大剪除，不留一人呢？

现在耶和华—万军之神、以色列的神如此说：你们为何做这大恶自害己命，使你们的男人、妇女、孩童和吃奶的都从犹大剪除，不留一人呢？

以色列的上帝——万军之上帝耶和华说，‘你们为什么自招大祸，使你们当中的男人、女人、孩童和婴儿都从犹大灭亡，无一幸免呢？

现在，耶和华万军的神以色列的神这样说：‘你们为什么自己招来这样的大灾祸，使你们的男人、女人、孩童和婴儿都从犹大中除灭，一个余剩的人也不留下呢？

現在耶和華－萬軍之神、以色列的神如此說：你們為何作這大惡自害己命，使你們的男人、婦女、嬰孩，和吃奶的都從猶大中剪除、不留一人呢？

現在耶和華－萬軍之上帝、以色列的上帝如此說：你們為何做這大惡自害己命，使你們的男人、婦女、孩童和吃奶的都從猶大剪除，不留一人呢？

現在耶和華－萬軍之神、以色列的神如此說：你們為何做這大惡自害己命，使你們的男人、婦女、孩童和吃奶的都從猶大剪除，不留一人呢？

以色列的上帝——萬軍之上帝耶和華說，『你們為什麼自招大禍，使你們當中的男人、女人、孩童和嬰兒都從猶大滅亡，無一倖免呢？

現在，耶和華萬軍的神以色列的神這樣說：‘你們為甚麼自己招來這樣的大災禍，使你們的男人、女人、孩童和嬰兒都從猶大中除滅，一個餘剩的人也不留下呢？

如今呢、永恆主萬軍之上帝、以色列之上帝這麼說：你們為甚麼行這大壞事、自害己命、而從猶大中將你們的男人、婦女、嬰孩、和喫奶的、都剪除掉、不留下一個餘剩之民呢？

萬軍之上帝耶和華、以色列之上帝曰、爾曹奚為行此大惡、自害厥命、俾男女孩提乳子、悉絕於猶大、靡有孑遺、

萬有之主以色列族之上帝耶和華曰、何為蹈此罪愆、使猶大男女、孩提、以及乳哺、為我所絶、靡有孑遺。

今主萬有之天主以色列之天主如是云、爾曹何為行此大惡、自罹其咎、使爾男女、孩提、嬰兒、悉絕於猶大族中、致無一人存留、

“ Now this is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Why bring such great disaster on yourselves by cutting off from Judah the men and women, the children and infants, and so leave yourselves without a remnant?

The Lord God who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,“ Why do you want to bring all this trouble on yourselves? You are removing from Judah its men and women, its children and babies. Not one of you will be left.

And now thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and child, from the midst of Judah, leaving you no remnant?

“ So now, this is what the LORD, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such terrible harm to yourselves? You are cutting off man and woman, infant and nursing baby from Judah, leaving yourselves without a remnant.

Now then, this is what the Lord God of armies, the God of Israel says:“ Why are you doing great harm to yourselves, to eliminate from yourselves man and woman, child and infant from among Judah, leaving yourselves without a remnant,

“ Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel:‘ Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, child and infant, out of Judah, leaving none to remain,

Therefore now thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your own souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, out of the midst of Judah, to leave you none remaining;

“ So now, this is what the Lord, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves? You are cutting off man and woman, child and infant from Judah, leaving yourselves without a remnant.

Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye[ this] great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;

“ So now the LORD, the God who rules over all, the God of Israel, asks,‘ Why will you do such great harm to yourselves? Why should every man, woman, child, and baby of yours be destroyed from the midst of Judah? Why should you leave yourselves without a remnant?

“ Therefore now Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says:‘ Why do you commit great evil against your own souls, to cut off from yourselves man and woman, infant and nursing child out of the middle of Judah, to leave yourselves no one remaining;

With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and young women.

But by the murders you committed, you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.

Take the incense burners of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and hammer the metal into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. Since these burners were used in the Lord’s presence, they have become holy. Let them serve as a warning to the people of Israel.”

For death has crept in through our windows and has entered our mansions. It has killed off the flower of our youth: Children no longer play in the streets, and young men no longer gather in the squares.

I have cried until the tears no longer come; my heart is broken. My spirit is poured out in agony as I see the desperate plight of my people. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets.

As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?

An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.

For I will watch over you to bring you disaster and not good. Everyone from Judah who is now living in Egypt will suffer war and famine until all of you are dead.Only a small number will escape death and return to Judah from Egypt. Then all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words are true— mine or theirs!

Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation— men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.”

“ But you would not listen to me,” says the Lord.“ You made me furious by worshiping idols you made with your own hands, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer.

But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.

“ This is what you are to do,” they said.“ Completely destroy all the males and every woman who is not a virgin.”

Why provoke my anger by burning incense to the idols you have made here in Egypt? You will only destroy yourselves and make yourselves an object of cursing and mockery for all the nations of the earth.

“ Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to destroy every one of you!I will take this remnant of Judah— those who were determined to come here and live in Egypt— and I will consume them. They will fall here in Egypt, killed by war and famine. All will die, from the least to the greatest. They will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery.

Outside, the sword will bring death, and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, both infants and the aged.

If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.

But those who miss me injure themselves. All who hate me love death.”

Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and killed the priests’ families— men and women, children and babies— and all the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.

For you were not being honest when you sent me to pray to the Lord your God for you. You said,‘ Just tell us what the Lord our God says, and we will do it!’

They completely destroyed everything in it with their swords— men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, goats, and donkeys.

Of that remnant who fled to Egypt, hoping someday to return to Judah, there will be no survivors. Even though they long to return home, only a handful will do so.”

Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the Lord.“ Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame.”

But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the Lord. They begged him for mercy. Then the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”