Every time people crush prisoners under their feet, the Lord knows all about it.

人将世上被囚的踹在脚下，

把世上所有的囚犯踹在脚下，

把世上所有的囚犯踹在脚下，

将囚犯踩在脚下，

人把地上所有被囚的，都践踏在脚下，

人將世上被囚的踹在腳下，

把世上所有的囚犯踹在腳下，

把世上所有的囚犯踹在腳下，

將囚犯踩在腳下，

人把地上所有被囚的，都踐踏在腳下，

人將國中被囚的都壓在腳下，

足踐世之獄囚、

蹂躪俘囚、罔上陷人、屈害平民者、俱主所不悅兮。

足踐世間被囚者、

To crush underfoot all prisoners in the land,

To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth,

If people crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,

Crushing all the prisoners of the land beneath one’s feet,

To crush under one’s feet All the prisoners of the land,

To crush under one’s feet All the prisoners of the earth,

To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,

Crushing all the prisoners of the land beneath one’s feet,

To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,

To crush underfoot all the earth’s prisoners,

To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,

I will set your prisoners free from where their enemies are keeping them. I will do it because of the blood that put into effect my covenant with you.Return to your place of safety, you prisoners who still have hope. Even now I announce that I will give you back much more than you had before.

Your Lord and King speaks. He is your God. He stands up for his people. He says,“ I have taken from you the cup of my great anger. It made you unsteady on your feet. But you will never drink from that cup again.Instead, I will give it to those who made you suffer. They said to you,‘ Fall down flat on the ground. Then we can walk all over you.’ And that is exactly what you did. You made your back like a street to be walked on.”

I want you to say to the prisoners,‘ Come out.’ Tell those who are in their dark cells,‘ You are free!’“ On their way home they will eat beside the roads. They will find plenty to eat on every bare hill.

The Lord hears those who are in need. He doesn’t forget his people in prison.

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.

He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”

The Lord who rules over all says,“ The people of Israel are being treated badly. So are the people of Judah. Those who have captured them are holding them. They refuse to let them go.But I am strong and will save them. My name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. I will stand up for them. I will bring peace and rest to their land. But I will bring trouble to those who live in Babylon.

Listen to the groans of the prisoners. Use your strong arm to save people sentenced to death.

Did he turn the world into a desert? Did he destroy its cities? Did he refuse to let his prisoners go home?’

“ Israel is like a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first lion that ate them up was the king of Assyria. The last one that broke their bones was Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon.”