Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

“万军之耶和华如此说：我必折断以拦人的弓，就是他们为首的权力。

“万军之耶和华如此说：看哪，我必折断以拦人的弓，那是他们战斗的主力。

“万军之耶和华如此说：看哪，我必折断以拦人的弓，那是他们战斗的主力。

万军之耶和华说：“看啊，我要摧毁以拦的弓箭手——他们的精锐之师。

“万军之耶和华这样说：看哪！我要折断以拦的弓，就是他们战斗力强的武器。

「萬軍之耶和華如此說：我必折斷以攔人的弓，就是他們為首的權力。

「萬軍之耶和華如此說：看哪，我必折斷以攔人的弓，那是他們戰鬥的主力。

「萬軍之耶和華如此說：看哪，我必折斷以攔人的弓，那是他們戰鬥的主力。

萬軍之耶和華說：「看啊，我要摧毀以攔的弓箭手——他們的精銳之師。

“萬軍之耶和華這樣說：看哪！我要折斷以攔的弓，就是他們戰鬥力強的武器。

萬軍之永恆主這麼說：『看吧，我必折斷以攔的弓、其勇力之主要武器。

萬軍之耶和華云、以攔所恃為強之弓、我必折之、

萬有之主耶和華曰、以攔善射過人、我將折之、

萬有之主如是云、以攔人以弓為首能、我必折之、

This is what the Lord Almighty says:“ See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

The Lord who rules over all said,“ Elam’s bow is the secret of its strength. But I will break it.

Thus says the Lord of hosts:“ Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:“ I will destroy the archers of Elam— the best of their forces.

This is what the LORD of Armies says: I am about to shatter Elam’s bow, the source of their might.

“ This is what the Lord of armies says:‘ Behold, I am going to break the bow of Elam, The finest of their might.

“ Thus says the Lord of hosts:‘ Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, The foremost of their might.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I am about to shatter Elam’s bow, the source of their might.

The LORD who rules over all said,“ I will kill all the archers of Elam, who are the chief source of her military might.

“ Yahweh of Armies says:‘ Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men[ and] horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Because the spoiler is come upon her,[ even] upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.

Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.