There will not be any rain for their rivers. So they will dry up. Those things will happen because their land is full of statues of gods. Those gods will go crazy with terror.

有干旱临到他的众水，就必干涸；因为这是有雕刻偶像之地，人因偶像而癫狂。

有干旱临到它的众水，它们就必干涸；因为这是雕刻偶像之地，人因偶像颠狂。

有干旱临到它的众水，它们就必干涸；因为这是雕刻偶像之地，人因偶像颠狂。

旱灾必临到巴比伦，使那里的河流干涸，因为那里偶像遍地，人们都沉迷于祭拜神像。

干旱（“干旱”或参照《七十士译本》和其他古译本翻译为“刀剑”）必攻击它的河流，它们必干涸；因为这是偶像的地，人必因可怕的偶像迷失本性。

有乾旱臨到她的眾水，就必乾涸；因為這是有雕刻偶像之地，人因偶像而顛狂。

有乾旱臨到它的眾水，它們就必乾涸；因為這是雕刻偶像之地，人因偶像顛狂。

有乾旱臨到它的眾水，它們就必乾涸；因為這是雕刻偶像之地，人因偶像顛狂。

旱災必臨到巴比倫，使那裡的河流乾涸，因為那裡偶像遍地，人們都沉迷於祭拜神像。

乾旱（“乾旱”或參照《七十士譯本》和其他古譯本翻譯為“刀劍”）必攻擊它的河流，它們必乾涸；因為這是偶像的地，人必因可怕的偶像迷失本性。

讓刀劍攻擊她的眾水，使它們都乾涸！因為這是有雕像之地，人們都因怪偶像而瘋瘋癲癲。

旱及於諸水、使之盡涸、因其為雕像之境也、彼眾若狂以奉偶像、

災降於江湖、使之立涸、斯土之人、服事偶像、舉國若狂。

巴比倫諸水、皆遭旱乾而涸、因巴比倫為敬偶像之地、崇事偶像、狂妄自榮、

A drought on her waters! They will dry up. For it is a land of idols, idols that will go mad with terror.

A drought against her waters, that they may be dried up! For it is a land of images, and they are mad over idols.

A drought will strike her water supply, causing it to dry up. And why? Because the whole land is filled with idols, and the people are madly in love with them.

A drought will come on her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of carved images, and they go mad because of terrifying things.

A drought on her waters, and they will be dried up! For it is a land of idols, And they go insane at frightful images.

A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is the land of carved images, And they are insane with their idols.

A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols.

A drought will come on her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of carved images, and they go mad because of terrifying things.

A drought[ is] upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it[ is] the land of graven images, and they are mad upon[ their] idols.

A drought will come upon her land; her rivers and canals will be dried up. All of this will happen because her land is filled with idols. Her people act like madmen because of those idols they fear.

A drought is on her waters, and they will be dried up; for it is a land of engraved images, and they are mad over idols.

I say to the deep waters,‘ Dry up. Let your streams become dry.’

“ Announce this message among the nations. Lift up a banner. Let the nations hear the message. Do not keep anything back. Say,‘ Babylon will be captured. The god named Bel will be put to shame. The god named Marduk will be filled with terror. Babylon’s gods will be put to shame. The gods its people made will be filled with terror.’

I will punish the gods of Babylon. That time will certainly come. Then the whole land will be full of shame. Its people will lie down and die there.

“ But the days are coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will punish the gods of Babylon. And all through its land wounded people will groan.

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.

Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. He was very upset to see that the city was full of statues of gods.

Because of that, you will bring great shame on your land. Your whole nation will be dishonored. It will become the least important of the nations. It will become a dry and empty desert.

Then the angel spoke to me.“ You saw the waters the prostitute sits on,” he said.“ They stand for all the nations of the world, no matter what their race or language is.The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will destroy her and leave her naked. They will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

As they drank the wine, they praised their gods. The statues of those gods were made out of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood or stone.

I will punish the god named Bel in Babylon. I will make Bel spit out what he has swallowed. The nations will not come and worship him anymore. And Babylon’s walls will fall down.

The name written on her forehead was a mystery. Here is what it said. the great city of babylon the mother of prostitutes the mother of everything on earth that god hates

Babylon was like a gold cup in my hand. That city made the whole earth drunk. The nations drank its wine. So now they have gone crazy.

“ If someone carves a statue of a god, what is it worth? What value is there in a god that teaches lies? The one who trusts in this kind of god worships his own creation. He makes statues of gods that can’t speak.How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They say to a wooden god,‘ Come to life!’ They say to a stone god,‘ Wake up!’ Can those gods give advice? They are covered with gold and silver. They can’t even breathe.”

The gods named Bel and Nebo are brought down in shame. The statues of them are being carried away on the backs of animals. They used to be carried around by the people who worshiped them. But now they’ve become a heavy load for tired animals.The gods named Bel and Nebo are brought down in shame together. They aren’t able to save their own statues. They themselves are carried off as prisoners.The Lord says,“ Family of Jacob, listen to me. Pay attention, you people of Israel who are left alive. I have taken good care of you since your life began. I have carried you since you were born as a nation.I will continue to carry you even when you are old. I will take good care of you even when your hair is gray. I have made you, and I will carry you. I will take care of you, and I will save you. I am the Lord.“ Who will you compare me with? Who is equal to me? What am I like? Who can you compare me with?Some people pour out gold from their bags. They weigh out silver on the scales. They hire someone who works with gold to make it into a god. They bow down to it and worship it.They lift it up on their shoulders and carry it. They set it up in its place, and there it stands. It can’t move from that spot. Someone might cry out to it. But it does not answer. It can’t save them from their troubles.

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.

“ Some prophets are not really prophets at all. I show that their signs are fake. I make those who practice evil magic look foolish. I destroy the learning of those who think they are wise. Their knowledge does not make any sense at all.

King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue. It was 90 feet tall and 9 feet wide. He set it up on the plain of Dura near the city of Babylon.Then the king sent for the royal rulers, high officials and governors. He sent for the advisers, treasurers, judges and court officers. And he sent for all the other officials of Babylon. He asked them to come to a special gathering to honor the statue he had set up.So the royal rulers, high officials and governors came together. So did the advisers, treasurers, judges and court officers. All the other officials joined them. They came to honor the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. They stood in front of it.Then a messenger called out loudly,“ Listen, you people who come from every nation! Pay attention, you who speak other languages! Here is what the king commands you to do.You will soon hear the sound of horns and flutes. You will hear zithers, lyres, harps and pipes. In fact, you will hear all kinds of music. When you do, you must fall down and worship the gold statue. That is the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.If you don’t, you will be thrown into a blazing furnace right away.”All the people heard the sound of the horns and flutes. They heard the zithers, lyres, harps and other musical instruments. As soon as they did, they fell down and worshiped Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue. They were people from all nations no matter what language they spoke.At this time some people who studied the heavens came forward. They spoke against the Jews.They said,“ King Nebuchadnezzar, may you live forever!Your Majesty has commanded everyone to fall down and worship the gold statue. You told them to do it when they heard the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, pipes and other musical instruments.If they didn’t, they would be thrown into a blazing furnace.But you have appointed some Jews to help Daniel govern Babylon and the towns around it. Their names are Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They don’t pay any attention to you, King Nebuchadnezzar. They don’t serve your gods. And they refuse to worship the gold statue you have set up.”Nebuchadnezzar was very angry. He sent for Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So they were brought to him.The king said to them,“ Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is what I heard about you true? Don’t you serve my gods? Don’t you worship the gold statue I set up?You will hear the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, pipes and other musical instruments. When you do, fall down and worship the statue I made. If you will, that’s very good. But if you won’t, you will be thrown at once into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to save you from my power?”Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him. They said,“ King Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to talk about this anymore.We might be thrown into the blazing furnace. But the God we serve is able to bring us out of it alive. He will save us from your power.But we want you to know this, Your Majesty. Even if we knew that our God wouldn’t save us, we still wouldn’t serve your gods. We wouldn’t worship the gold statue you set up.”Then Nebuchadnezzar was very angry with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. The look on his face changed. And he ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.He also gave some of the strongest soldiers in his army a command. He ordered them to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Then he told his men to throw them into the blazing furnace.So they were tied up. Then they were thrown into the furnace. They were wearing their robes, pants, turbans and other clothes.The king’s command was carried out quickly. The furnace was so hot that its flames killed the soldiers who threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into it.So the three men were firmly tied up. And they fell into the blazing furnace.Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet. He was so amazed he asked his advisers,“ Didn’t we tie up three men? Didn’t we throw three men into the fire?” They replied,“ Yes, we did, Your Majesty.”The king said,“ Look! I see four men walking around in the fire. They aren’t tied up. And the fire hasn’t even harmed them. The fourth man looks like a son of the gods.”Then the king approached the opening of the blazing furnace. He shouted,“ Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, come out! You who serve the Most High God, come here!” So they came out of the fire.The royal rulers, high officials, governors and advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire hadn’t harmed their bodies. Not one hair on their heads was burned. Their robes weren’t burned either. And they didn’t even smell like smoke.Then Nebuchadnezzar said,“ May the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be praised! He has sent his angel and saved his servants. They trusted in him. They refused to obey my command. They were willing to give up their lives. They would rather die than serve or worship any god except their own God.No other god can save people this way. So I’m giving an order about the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. No one may say anything against him. That’s true no matter what language they speak. If they say anything against him, they’ll be cut to pieces. And their houses will be turned into piles of trash.”Then the king honored Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. He gave them higher positions in the city of Babylon and the towns around it.