我要毀滅美麗嬌弱的錫安城。

那秀美娇嫩的锡安女子，我必剪除。

那秀美娇嫩的锡安，我必剪除。

那秀美娇嫩的锡安，我必剪除。

我要毁灭美丽娇弱的锡安城。

美丽高贵的锡安居民（“居民”原文作“女子”），我必除灭你们。

那秀美嬌嫩的錫安女子，我必剪除。

那秀美嬌嫩的錫安，我必剪除。

那秀美嬌嫩的錫安，我必剪除。

美麗高貴的錫安居民（“居民”原文作“女子”），我必除滅你們。

錫安小姐是不是像青綠的草場，

美麗嬌嬈之錫安女、我必殄滅之、

郇邑雖美、甚有容儀、我命翦滅。

郇邑邑原文作女若美麗纖弱之女、我命殲滅、

I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate.

I will destroy the city of Zion, even though it is very beautiful.

The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion.

O Jerusalem, you are my beautiful and delicate daughter— but I will destroy you!

Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy Daughter Zion.

The beautiful and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, I will destroy.

I have likened the daughter of Zion To a lovely and delicate woman.

The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.

Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy Daughter Zion.

I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate[ woman].

I will destroy Daughter Zion, who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden.

I will cut off the beautiful and delicate one, the daughter of Zion.

僅存的錫安城也像葡萄園裡的草棚、瓜田中的茅舍、被困無援的孤城。

我聽見好像婦人分娩時的喊叫聲，好像婦人生頭胎時的痛苦呻吟。那是錫安城的喊叫聲，她在喘息，伸出雙手說：「噢！我有禍了，我要死在殺戮者手上了。」

主的怒氣像烏雲一樣遮蓋錫安城，祂使以色列的榮美從天上墜下。祂發怒的時候並不顧念自己的腳凳。

耶路撒冷啊，我該說什麼呢？誰能與你的苦難相比呢？錫安啊，我用什麼話語才能安慰你呢？你的傷口深如海洋，誰能醫治你呢？

耶和華又說：「錫安的女子狂傲，昂首走路，賣弄媚眼，俏步徐行，腳鐲叮噹。所以，我要使她們頭上長瘡，露出頭皮。」