Jerusalem, listen to my warning. If you do not, I will turn away from you. Your land will become a desert. No one will be able to live there.”

耶路撒冷啊，你当受教，免得我心与你生疏，免得我使你荒凉，成为无人居住之地。”

耶路撒冷啊，当受管教，免得我心与你生疏，免得我使你荒凉，成为无人居住之地。”

耶路撒冷啊，当受管教，免得我心与你生疏，免得我使你荒凉，成为无人居住之地。”

耶路撒冷啊，你要接受告诫，否则我要离弃你，使你荒无人烟。”

耶路撒冷啊！应当受警戒，免得我的心与你疏远，免得我使你荒凉，成为无人居住之地。”

耶路撒冷啊，你當受教，免得我心與你生疏，免得我使你荒涼，成為無人居住之地。

耶路撒冷啊，當受管教，免得我心與你生疏，免得我使你荒涼，成為無人居住之地。」

耶路撒冷啊，當受管教，免得我心與你生疏，免得我使你荒涼，成為無人居住之地。」

耶路撒冷啊，你要接受告誡，否則我要離棄你，使你荒無人煙。」

耶路撒冷啊！應當受警戒，免得我的心與你疏遠，免得我使你荒涼，成為無人居住之地。”

耶路撒冷啊，你須要接受管教，免得我跟你疏遠，免得我使你荒涼，成為無人居住之地。』

耶路撒冷歟、爾宜受教、免我心厭爾、使爾地荒蕪、無人居處、

耶路撒冷人與、宜受勸迪、否則我厭棄爾、使地荒蕪、無人居處。

耶路撒冷歟、當受訓迪、否則我心厭棄爾、使爾荒蕪、成為無人居之地、

Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it.”

Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.”

Listen to this warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn from you in disgust. Listen, or I will turn you into a heap of ruins, a land where no one lives.”

Be warned, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitants.

Be warned, Jerusalem, Or I shall be alienated from you, And make you a desolation, An uninhabited land.”

Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul depart from you; Lest I make you desolate, A land not inhabited.”

Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.

Be warned, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitants.

Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

So take warning, Jerusalem, or I will abandon you in disgust and make you desolate, a place where no one can live.”

Be instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from you; lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.”

She acted like a prostitute who had no shame at all. She openly showed her naked body. I became sick of what she was doing. So I turned away from her. I had also turned away from her sister.

But suppose they do have children. Then I will kill every one of them. How terrible it will be for them when I turn away from them!

But they did not listen. They did not pay any attention to me. They were stubborn. They would not listen or pay attention when I corrected them.

You hate my teaching. You turn your back on what I say.

They turned their backs to me. They would not face me. I taught them again and again. But they would not listen or pay attention when they were corrected.

“ The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,‘ Go. Speak to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Tell them,“ Won’t you ever learn a lesson? Won’t you ever obey my words?” announces the Lord.“ Jehonadab, the son of Rekab, ordered his children not to drink wine. And they have kept his command. To this day they do not drink wine. They obey the command Jehonadab gave their people long ago. But I have spoken to you again and again. In spite of that, you have not obeyed me.Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said,‘ Each of you must turn from your evil ways. You must change the way you act. Do not worship other gods. Do not serve them. Then you will live in the land. I gave it to you and your people of long ago.’ But you have not paid any attention. You have not listened to me.

Here is what I thought about Jerusalem.‘ Surely you will have respect for me. Surely you will accept my warning.’ Then the city you think is safe would not be destroyed. And I would not have to punish you so much. But they still wanted to go on sinning in every way they could.

I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming. They’d realize what would happen to them in the end.

So the Lord and King says,“ I will pour out my burning anger on this place. It will strike people and animals alike. It will destroy the trees in the fields and the crops in your land. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out.”

Then the deserted land will enjoy its sabbath years. It will rest. It will not be farmed. It will enjoy its sabbaths. But you will become prisoners in the country of your enemies.

The God of Israel is speaking to you. He is the Lord who rules over all. He says,“ Change the way you live and act. Then I will let you live in this place.Do not trust in lies. Do not say,‘ This is the temple of the Lord! This is the temple of the Lord! This is the temple of the Lord!’You must really change the way you live and act. Treat one another fairly.Do not treat outsiders or widows badly in this place. Do not take advantage of children whose fathers have died. Do not kill those who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. Do not worship other gods. That will only bring harm to you.If you obey me, I will let you live in this place. It is the land I gave your people of long ago. It was promised to them for ever and ever.

People of Jerusalem, wash your sins from your hearts and be saved. How long will you hold on to your evil thoughts?

In one month I got rid of three worthless shepherds. The sheep hated me, and I got tired of them.So I said,“ I won’t be your shepherd anymore. Let those of you who are dying die. Let those who are passing away pass away. Let those who are left eat one another up.”

Hold on to my teaching and don’t let it go. Guard it well, because it is your life.

After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’

I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness. The voices of brides and grooms will not be heard anymore. There will be no sounds of joy in the towns of Judah. And there will be no joy in the streets of Jerusalem. The land will become a desert.

Lord, blessed is the person you correct. Blessed is the person you teach from your law.

Kings, be wise! Rulers of the earth, be warned!

The Lord says,“ I will knock down all of Jerusalem’s buildings. I will make it a home for wild dogs. The towns of Judah will be completely destroyed. No one will be able to live in them.”

Lions have roared. They have growled at you. They have destroyed your land. Your towns are burned and deserted.