What they worked for they must give back before they can eat it. They won’t enjoy what they have earned.

他劳碌得来的要赔还，不得享用；不能照所得的财货欢乐。

他劳碌得来的要赔还，不得吞下；赚取了财货，也不得欢乐。

他劳碌得来的要赔还，不得吞下；赚取了财货，也不得欢乐。

他留不住劳碌的成果，无法享用所赚的财富。

他劳苦所得的必归别人，自己却不得吃用；他交易得来的财利，自己却不得享用。

他勞碌得來的要賠還，不得享用；不能照所得的財貨歡樂。

他勞碌得來的要賠還，不得吞下；賺取了財貨，也不得歡樂。

他勞碌得來的要賠還，不得吞下；賺取了財貨，也不得歡樂。

他留不住勞碌的成果，無法享用所賺的財富。

他勞苦所得的必歸別人，自己卻不得吃用；他交易得來的財利，自己卻不得享用。

他勞碌得來的必還人家，自己吞喫不着；他不能按交易所得的資財去歡樂。

勞力所獲、必償還之、不得吞之、所獲之財、不得因之而樂、

雖勞而得財、不能自享、必當反之於人、不可以為悅。

勤勞而得之貲財、仍必償還、不得享用、不得因此貲財而樂、不得因此貲財而樂或作貲財幾何必償還幾何不得因之而樂

What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

He will give back the fruit of his toil and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment.

They will give back everything they worked for. Their wealth will bring them no joy.

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.

He returns the product of his labor And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them.

He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment.

That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow[ it] down: according to[ his] substance[ shall] the restitution[ be], and he shall not rejoice[ therein].

He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.

They will spit out the rich food they swallowed. God will make their stomachs throw it up.

Their children must pay back what they took from poor people. Their own hands must give back the wealth they stole.

And I’m happy because I’m so wealthy. I’m glad because my hands have earned so much.

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Make your hearts pure, you who can’t make up your minds.Be full of sorrow. Cry and weep. Change your laughter to mourning. Change your joy to sadness.

Those who are evil are happy for only a short time. The joy of ungodly people lasts only for a moment.

Israel, don’t be joyful. Don’t be glad as the other nations are. You haven’t been faithful to your God. You love to get paid for being a prostitute. Your pay is the grain at every threshing floor.

All your enemies open their mouths wide against you. They laugh at you and grind their teeth. They say,“ We have swallowed up Jerusalem’s people. This is the day we’ve waited for. And we’ve lived to see it.”

“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

You blind guides! You remove the smallest insect from your food. But you swallow a whole camel!

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.

“ I wasn’t happy when hard times came to my enemies. I didn’t enjoy seeing the trouble they had.

The Lord says,“ How terrible it will be for King Jehoiakim! He builds his palace by mistreating his people. He builds its upstairs rooms with money gained by sinning. He makes his own people work for nothing. He does not pay them for what they do.

The vines and fresh wine will dry up completely. Those who used to have a good time will groan.The happy sounds of tambourines will be gone. The noise of those who enjoy wild parties will stop. The joyful music of harps will become silent.People will no longer sing as they drink wine. Beer will taste bitter to those who drink it.Destroyed cities will lie empty. People will lock themselves inside their houses.In the streets people will cry out for wine. All joy will turn into sadness. All joyful sounds will be driven out of the earth.

The Lord says,“ Worshiping other gods is like worshiping the wind. It is like planting worthless seeds. Assyria is like a windstorm. That is all my people will harvest. There are no heads of grain on the stems that will come up. So they will not produce any flour. Even if they did produce grain, the Assyrians would eat all of it up.So the people of Israel are swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like something no one wants.

“‘ The time has come! The day has arrived! I will soon pour out my great anger on the whole crowd of you. Do not let the buyer be happy. Do not let the seller be sad.

“ Jehoiakim, the only thing on your mind is to get rich by cheating others. You would even kill people who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. You would mistreat them. You would take everything they own.”

Listen to me, you who walk all over needy people. You crush those who are poor in the land.

“ I love the people of Judah. But they are working out their evil plans along with many others. So what are they doing in my temple? Can meat that is offered to me keep me from punishing you? When you do evil things, you get a lot of pleasure from them.”People of Judah, the Lord once called you a healthy olive tree. He thought its fruit was beautiful. But now he will come with the roar of a mighty storm. He will set the tree on fire. And its branches will be broken.

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.”

Let’s swallow them alive, as the grave does. Let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down into the pit.