But now many nations have gathered together to attack you. They say,“ Let Jerusalem be made‘ unclean.’ We want to laugh when Zion suffers!”

现在有许多国的民聚集攻击你，说：“愿锡安被玷污！愿我们亲眼见她遭报！”

现在，许多国家聚集攻击你，说：“让锡安被玷污！让我们亲眼看到！”

现在，许多国家聚集攻击你，说：“让锡安被玷污！让我们亲眼看到！”

现在许多国家一起来攻击你们，说：“愿锡安遭蹂躏，我们要看着锡安被毁灭。”

现在多国的民集合起来，攻击你，说：‘愿锡安被蹂躏，愿我们亲眼看见锡安遭报应。’”

現在有許多國的民聚集攻擊你，說：願錫安被玷污！願我們親眼見她遭報！

現在，許多國家聚集攻擊你，說：「讓錫安被玷污！讓我們親眼看到！」

現在，許多國家聚集攻擊你，說：「讓錫安被玷污！讓我們親眼看到！」

現在許多國家一起來攻擊你們，說：「願錫安遭蹂躪，我們要看著錫安被毀滅。」

現在多國的民集合起來，攻擊你，說：‘願錫安被蹂躪，願我們親眼看見錫安遭報應。’”

現在聚集來攻擊你的有許多國的人，就是那些說：『願錫安被戰事蹂躪玷污，願我們親眼見到她遭報』的。

今有多國集而攻爾、曰、願彼被污、願我目睹所欲臨於錫安者、

列邦之民和會、環攻乎爾、彼云願郇邑污衊、為我目睹、

今多國之民、和會攻擊爾、彼云、願郇邑被污穢、願我目睹郇邑遭難、

But now many nations are gathered against you. They say,“ Let her be defiled, let our eyes gloat over Zion!”

Now many nations are assembled against you, saying,“ Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.”

Now many nations have gathered against you.“ Let her be desecrated,” they say.“ Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.”

Many nations have now assembled against you; they say,“ Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

And now many nations have been assembled against you Who say,‘ Let her be defiled, And let our eyes gloat over Zion!’

Now also many nations have gathered against you, Who say,“ Let her be defiled, And let our eye look upon Zion.”

And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye see our desire upon Zion.

Many nations have now assembled against you; they say,“ Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

Many nations have now assembled against you. They say,“ Jerusalem must be desecrated, so we can gloat over Zion!”

Now many nations have assembled against you, that say,“ Let her be defiled, and let our eye gloat over Zion.”

That was a time of trouble for your relatives. So you shouldn’t have been happy about what happened to them. The people of Judah were destroyed. So you should not have been happy about it. You should not have laughed at them so much when they were in trouble.

So the Lord is angry with his people. He raises his hand against them and strikes them down. The mountains shake. The bodies of dead people lie in the streets like trash. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.He lifts up a banner to gather the nations that are far away. He whistles for them to come from the farthest places on earth. Here they come. They are moving very quickly.None of them grows tired. None of them falls down. None of them sleeps or even takes a nap. All of them are ready for battle. Every belt is pulled tight. Not a single sandal strap is broken.The enemies’ arrows are sharp. All their bows are ready. The hooves of their horses are as hard as rock. Their chariot wheels turn like a twister.The sound of their army is like the roar of lions. It’s like the roar of young lions. They growl as they capture what they were chasing. They carry it off. No one can take it away from them.At that time the enemy army will roar over Israel. It will sound like the roaring of the ocean. If someone looks at the land of Israel, there is only darkness and trouble. The clouds will make even the sun become dark.

Our enemies will see it too. And they will be put to shame. After all, they said to us,‘ Where is the Lord your God?’ But we will see them destroyed. Soon they will be stomped on like mud in the streets.”

So I am about to bring against these people the king of Assyria and his whole army. The Assyrians will be like the mighty Euphrates River when it is flooding. They will run over everything in their path.They will sweep on into Judah like a flood. They will pass through Judah and reach all the way to Jerusalem. Immanuel, they will attack your land like an eagle. Their wings will spread out and cover it.”

I will gather together all the nations. I will bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial. I will judge them for what they have done to my people Israel. They scattered them among the nations. They divided up my land among themselves.They cast lots for my people. They sold boys into slavery to get prostitutes. They sold girls to buy some wine to drink.“ Tyre and Sidon, why are you doing things like that to me? And why are you doing them, all you people in Philistia? Are you trying to get even with me for something I have done? If you are, I will pay you back for it in a quick and speedy way.You took my silver and gold. You carried off my finest treasures to your temples.You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks. You wanted to send them far away from their own country.“ But now I will stir them up into action. I will bring them back from the places you sold them to. And I will do to you what you did to them.I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. And they will sell them to the Sabeans. The Sabeans are a nation that is far away.” The Lord has spoken.Announce this among the nations. Tell them to prepare for battle. Nations, get your soldiers ready! Bring all your fighting men together and march out to attack.Hammer your plows into swords. Hammer your pruning tools into spears. Let anyone who is weak say,“ I am strong!”Come quickly, all you surrounding nations. Gather together in the Valley of Jehoshaphat. Lord, send down your soldiers from heaven!The Lord says,“ Stir up the nations into action! Let them march into the valley where I will judge them. I will take my seat in court. I will judge all the surrounding nations.My soldiers, swing your blades. The nations are ripe for harvest. Come and stomp on them as if they were grapes. Crush them until the winepress of my anger is full. Do it until the wine spills over from the places where it is stored. The nations have committed far too many sins!”Huge numbers of soldiers are gathered in the valley where the Lord will hand down his sentence. The day of the Lord is near in that valley.The sun and moon will become dark. The stars won’t shine anymore.

All those who pass by clap their hands and make fun of you. They laugh at you and shake their heads at the city of Jerusalem. They say,“ Could that be the city that was called perfect and beautiful? Is that the city that brought joy to everyone on earth?”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.”

Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon. He marched out against Jerusalem. All his armies went with him. It was in the ninth year of the rule of Zedekiah. It was on the tenth day of the tenth month. The armies set up camp outside the city. They set up ladders and built ramps and towers all around it.