You build up Zion by spilling the blood of others. You build Jerusalem by doing what is evil.

以人血建立锡安，以罪孽建造耶路撒冷。

以血建立锡安，以罪孽建造耶路撒冷。

以血建立锡安，以罪孽建造耶路撒冷。

以血腥建立锡安，以罪恶建造耶路撒冷。

用人血建锡安，以罪孽造耶路撒冷。

以人血建立錫安，以罪孽建造耶路撒冷。

以血建立錫安，以罪孽建造耶路撒冷。

以血建立錫安，以罪孽建造耶路撒冷。

以血腥建立錫安，以罪惡建造耶路撒冷。

用人血建錫安，以罪孽造耶路撒冷。

以人血建造錫安，以罪孽建築耶路撒冷的。

以血建錫安、以惡建耶路撒冷、

爾曹行惡殺人、得其貨財、以建郇邑、及耶路撒冷、

爾曹殺人以建郇、行惡以建耶路撒冷、

who build Zion with bloodshed, and Jerusalem with wickedness.

who build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity.

You are building Jerusalem on a foundation of murder and corruption.

who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with injustice.

Who build Zion with bloodshed, And Jerusalem with malice.

Who build up Zion with bloodshed And Jerusalem with iniquity:

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with injustice.

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

You build Zion through bloody crimes, Jerusalem through unjust violence.

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.They have planned to wipe out many nations. But they have brought shame on their own kingdom. So they must pay with their own lives.The stones in the walls of their homes will cry out. And the wooden beams will echo that cry.“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build cities by spilling the blood of others. They establish towns by doing what is wrong.

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.He says,‘ I will build myself a great palace. It will have large rooms upstairs.’ So he makes big windows in it. He covers its walls with cedar boards. He decorates it with red paint.“ Jehoiakim, does having more and more cedar boards make you a king? Your father Josiah had enough to eat and drink. He did what was right and fair. So everything went well with him.He stood up for those who were poor or needy. So everything went well with him. That is what it means to know me,” announces the Lord.“ 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.”

Ezekiel, the princes of the land are like a roaring lion that tears its food apart. They eat people up. They take treasures and other valuable things. They cause many women in the land to become widows.Its priests break my law. They treat things set apart to me as if they were not holy. They treat holy and common things as if they were the same. They teach that there is no difference between things that are‘ clean’ and things that are not. They refuse to keep my Sabbath days. So they treat me as if I were not holy.The officials in the land are like wolves that tear their food apart. They spill blood and kill people to get rich.The prophets cover up these acts for them. The visions of these prophets are false. They use magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But their magic tricks are lies. They say,‘ The Lord and King says.’ But I have not spoken to them.

Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.

All the people answered,“ Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”

You don’t realize what is good for you. It is better if one man dies for the people than if the whole nation is destroyed.”