“ In spite of that, even in those days I will not destroy you completely,” announces the Lord.

耶和华说：“就是到那时，我也不将你们毁灭净尽。

“就是在那些日子，我也不会将你们毁灭净尽。这是耶和华说的。

“就是在那些日子，我也不会将你们毁灭净尽。这是耶和华说的。

耶和华说：“即使在那时，我也不会彻底毁灭你们。

就是到了那时，我也不把你们完全毁灭。”这是耶和华的宣告。

耶和華說：「就是到那時，我也不將你們毀滅淨盡。

「就是在那些日子，我也不會將你們毀滅淨盡。這是耶和華說的。

「就是在那些日子，我也不會將你們毀滅淨盡。這是耶和華說的。

耶和華說：「即使在那時，我也不會徹底毀滅你們。

就是到了那時，我也不把你們完全毀滅。”這是耶和華的宣告。

『但永恆主發神諭說：就是當那些日子我也不將你們盡行毁滅。

惟其時我猶不盡滅爾、耶和華言之矣、

耶和華又曰、當是時、我不盡滅爾。

主又曰、當是時、雖如此、我仍不盡滅爾、

“ Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord,“ I will not destroy you completely.

“ But even in those days, declares the Lord, I will not make a full end of you.

“ Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely,” says the Lord.

“ But even in those days”— this is the LORD’s declaration—“ I will not finish you off.

“ Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord,“ I will not make a complete destruction of you.

“ Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord,“ I will not make a complete end of you.

But even in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.

“ But even in those days”— this is the Lord’s declaration—“ I will not finish you off.

Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.

Yet even then I will not completely destroy you,” says the LORD.

“ But even in those days,” says Yahweh,“ I will not make a full end of you.

The Lord says,“ The whole land will be destroyed. But I will not destroy it completely.

“ Armies of Babylon, go through their vineyards and destroy them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches. These people do not belong to me.

While they were doing it, I was left alone. I fell with my face toward the ground. I cried out,“ Lord and King, are you going to destroy all the Israelites who are still left alive? Will you pour out your great anger on all those who remain in Jerusalem?”

So here is what I ask. Did God turn his back on his people? Not at all! I myself belong to Israel. I am one of Abraham’s children. I am from the tribe of Benjamin.God didn’t turn his back on his people. After all, he chose them. Don’t you know what Scripture says about Elijah? He complained to God about Israel.He said,“ Lord, they have killed your prophets. They have torn down your altars. I’m the only one left. And they are trying to kill me.”( 1 Kings 19:10, 14)How did God answer him? God said,“ I have kept 7,000 people for myself. They have not bowed down to Baal.”( 1 Kings 19:18)Some are also faithful today. They have been chosen by God’s grace.

Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, died as I was prophesying. Then I fell with my face toward the ground. I cried out in a loud voice. I said,“ Lord and King, will you destroy all the Israelites who are still left alive?”