爾米太王、若我巨椎。若我武備、用汝伐列邦、殲眾庶、

“你是我争战的斧子和打仗的兵器；我要用你打碎列国，用你毁灭列邦；

你是我争战的斧子和打仗的兵器。我要用你打碎列邦，毁灭列国；

你是我争战的斧子和打仗的兵器。我要用你打碎列邦，毁灭列国；

耶和华说：“巴比伦啊！你是我的锤子，我作战的兵器，我要用你打碎列国，毁灭列邦。

耶和华说：“你是我的铁锤，作我的兵器；我用你们打碎列国，用你毁灭万邦。

你是我爭戰的斧子和打仗的兵器；我要用你打碎列國，用你毀滅列邦；

你是我爭戰的斧子和打仗的兵器。我要用你打碎列邦，毀滅列國；

你是我爭戰的斧子和打仗的兵器。我要用你打碎列邦，毀滅列國；

耶和華說：「巴比倫啊！你是我的錘子，我作戰的兵器，我要用你打碎列國，毀滅列邦。

耶和華說：“你是我的鐵鎚，作我的兵器；我用你們打碎列國，用你毀滅萬邦。

『你是我的棒槌和戰器；我要用你來打碎列國，用你來毁滅列邦；

爾為我戰鬥之椎及器械、我必用爾碎諸國、毀列邦、

爾如我之大鎚、如戰之器械、用爾碎諸國、毀列邦、

“ You are my war club, my weapon for battle— with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms,

“ Babylon, you are my war club. You are my weapon for battle. I use you to destroy nations. I use you to wipe out kingdoms.

“ You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms;

“ You are my battle ax and sword,” says the Lord.“ With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms.

You are my war club, my weapons of war. With you I will smash nations; with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

He says,“ You are My war club, My weapon of war; And with you I shatter nations, And with you I destroy kingdoms.

“ You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: For with you I will break the nation in pieces; With you I will destroy kingdoms;

Thou art my battle- axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

You are My battle club, My weapons of war. With you I will smash nations; with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

Thou[ art] my battle axe[ and] weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

“ Babylon, you are my war club, my weapon for battle. I used you to smash nations. I used you to destroy kingdoms.

“ You are my battle ax and weapons of war. With you I will break the nations into pieces. With you I will destroy kingdoms.

爾之仇敵、高若山岡、我將使爾為打榖之器、惟新其製、而有利齒、可擊諸敵、擣之成粉、有若秕糠。後簸揚之、任風吹散。我耶和華乃以色列族之聖主、爾曹賴我、其樂靡涯。

郇邑之民、當起而踐斯穀、我必使爾角若鐵、爾蹄若銅、彼之民人為爾抵觸、而蹂躪之、以其財貨供事我天下之主耶和華。

我震怒斯民、使亞述人、為杖箠以擊之、亞述人亦有禍矣、

昔發憤怒、鞭扑閭閻、不知底止、虐遇鄰邦、不加矜恤、以苛政制人者、今耶和華已折其柄矣。

君聞之怒、遣軍滅其兇、焚其邑、

四方列國必致荒蕪、使人駭愕、惟彼億兆、服事巴比倫王、歷七十年。

我必使我僕巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、率北方之眾、攻斯土之民、及四周鄰國、滅之殆盡、使見之者駭愕、皆作怨聲。

昔巴比倫滅天下、若鎚摧物、今巴比倫被折、列國為之驚駭。

我必以猶大家以法蓮族、為我弓矢、以射敵人、郇邑之民、攻擊雅番子、若武士之劍、足以殲人。先知曰、耶和華必為民顯見、矢若閃電、吹角行兵、譬彼狂飆、自南而至、

耶和華云、爾豈不聞自古以來、作之者我、定之者亦我、今爾變城垣為瓦礫、乃我使之然。

我耶和華、以巨能大力、肇造寰宇、以及庶民百獸、以地錫人、惟我所欲。我今以列邦予我僕、巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、亦使野獸供役、列國之人必服事之、爰及子孫、屆滅國之期而後已、厥後邦國眾多、列王顯赫、必使巴比倫王供其服役。

耶和華赫然震怒、爰整其旅、以滅斯土、來自遠方、至從地極。

主曰、人以斧鋸、斬伐林木、斧鋸得自以為功乎、以杖箠扑人、杖箠能自運動、而自視為非木乎、