Babylon, I set a trap for you. And you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured. That is because you opposed me.

巴比伦哪，我为你设下网罗，你不知不觉被缠住。你被寻着，也被捉住；因为你与耶和华争竞。

巴比伦哪，我为你设下罗网，你被缠住，竟不自觉。你被寻着，也被捉住，因为你对抗耶和华。

巴比伦哪，我为你设下罗网，你被缠住，竟不自觉。你被寻着，也被捉住，因为你对抗耶和华。

巴比伦啊，我给你设下了陷阱，你在懵然不知中被捉住，因为你与耶和华为敌。

“巴比伦哪！我设下网罗捉拿你，你被捉住，仍不自觉；你被发现，也被抓住，因为你和耶和华争斗。”

巴比倫哪，我為你設下網羅，你不知不覺被纏住。你被尋着，也被捉住；因為你與耶和華爭競。

巴比倫哪，我為你設下羅網，你被纏住，竟不自覺。你被尋着，也被捉住，因為你對抗耶和華。

巴比倫哪，我為你設下羅網，你被纏住，竟不自覺。你被尋着，也被捉住，因為你對抗耶和華。

巴比倫啊，我給你設下了陷阱，你在懵然不知中被捉住，因為你與耶和華為敵。

“巴比倫哪！我設下網羅捉拿你，你被捉住，仍不自覺；你被發現，也被抓住，因為你和耶和華爭鬥。”

巴比倫哪，我設下網羅捉拿你，你不知不覺被纏住；你被尋着，也被捉住，因為你跟永恆主爭競。

巴比倫歟、我為爾設機檻、爾不覺而陷之、為人所遇、為人所擒、以爾與耶和華爭也、

巴比倫人逆我耶和華、故我設坎阱、乘彼不覺、陷於其中。

巴比倫歟、我為爾設機械、爾不覺陷於其中、爾被人尋得、被人擒獲、皆因爾抗逆主、

I set a trap for you, Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it; you were found and captured because you opposed the Lord.

I set a snare for you and you were taken, O Babylon, and you did not know it; you were found and caught, because you opposed the Lord.

Listen, Babylon, for I have set a trap for you. You are caught, for you have fought against the Lord.

Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught, but you did not even know it. You were found and captured because you pitted yourself against the LORD.

I set a trap for you and you were also caught, Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with the Lord.”

I have laid a snare for you; You have indeed been trapped, O Babylon, And you were not aware; You have been found and also caught, Because you have contended against the Lord.

I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah.

Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught, but you did not even know it. You were found and captured because you fought against the Lord.

I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.

I set a trap for you, Babylon; you were caught before you knew it. You fought against me. So you were found and captured.

I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren’t aware. You are found, and also caught, because you have fought against Yahweh.

His wisdom is deep. His power is great. No one opposes him and comes away unharmed.

That very night Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, was killed.His kingdom was given to Darius the Mede. Darius was 62 years old.

“ I am the Mighty One. Will the man who argues with me correct me? Let him who brings charges against me answer me!”

Is your arm as powerful as mine is? Can your voice thunder as mine does?

He will oppose everything that is called God. He will oppose everything that is worshiped. He will give himself power over everything. He will set himself up in God’s temple. He will announce that he himself is God.

How terrible it will be for anyone who argues with their Maker! They are like a broken piece of pottery lying on the ground. Does clay say to a potter,“ What are you making?” Does a pot say,“ The potter doesn’t have any skill”?

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They said to him,“ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says,‘ How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.

No one knows when trouble will come to them. Fish are caught in nets. Birds are taken in traps. And people are trapped by hard times that come when they don’t expect them.

Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Weep for it! Get healing lotion for its pain. Perhaps it can be healed.

I will make Babylon’s officials and wise men drunk. I will do the same thing to its governors, officers and soldiers. They will lie down and die. They will never wake up,” announces the King. His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.

The vision fills my body with pain. Pains take hold of me. They are like the pains of a woman having a baby. I am shaken by what I hear. I’m terrified by what I see.My heart grows weak. Fear makes me tremble. I longed for evening to come. But it brought me horror instead of rest.In my vision the Babylonians set the tables. They spread out the rugs. They eat and drink. Get up, you officers! Rub your shields with oil!

The Lord will punish the world because it is so evil. He will punish evil people for their sins. He’ll put an end to the bragging of those who are proud. He’ll bring down the pride of those who don’t show any pity.

Give her as much pain and suffering as the glory and wealth she gave herself. She brags to herself,‘ I rule on a throne like a queen. I am not a widow. I will never mourn.’( Isaiah 47:7, 8)But she will be plagued by death, sadness and hunger. In a single day she will suffer all these plagues. She will be burned up by fire. That’s because the Lord God who judges her is mighty.

One messenger after another comes to the king of Babylon. All of them announce that his entire city is captured.The places where people go across the Euphrates River have been captured. The swamps have been set on fire. And the soldiers are terrified.”The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,“ The city of Babylon is like a threshing floor when cattle are walking on it. The time to destroy it will soon come.”The people of Jerusalem say,“ Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has destroyed us. He has thrown us into a panic. He has emptied us out like a jar. Like a snake he has swallowed us up. He has filled his stomach with our rich food. Then he has spit us out of his mouth.”The people continue,“ May the people of Babylon pay for the harmful things they have done to us. May those who live in Babylon pay for spilling the blood of our people.” That’s what the people who live in Zion say.So the Lord says,“ I will stand up for you. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they did to you. I will dry up their water supply. I will make their springs run dry.Babylon will have all its buildings knocked down. It will be a home for wild dogs. No one will live there. People will be shocked at it. They will make fun of it.All its people roar like young lions. They growl like lion cubs.They are stirred up. So I will set a feast in front of them. I will make them drunk. And they will shout and laugh. But then they will lie down and die. They will never wake up,” announces the Lord.