耶和华说：“尽管尼尼微势力强大、人口众多，但必被铲除，化为乌有。我的子民啊，我使你们受了苦，但必不再使你们受苦。

耶和华如此说：“尼尼微虽然势力充足，人数繁多，也被剪除，归于无有。犹大啊，我虽然使你受苦，却不再使你受苦。

耶和华如此说：“他们虽然势力强大，人数众多，也要被剪除，归于无有。我虽曾使你受苦，却不再使你受苦。

耶和华如此说：“他们虽然势力强大，人数众多，也要被剪除，归于无有。我虽曾使你受苦，却不再使你受苦。

耶和华这样说：尼尼微人虽然装备完整，人数众多，他们仍必被剪除，这样就完了。我既然使你受过苦，就一定不再叫你受苦了。

耶和華如此說：尼尼微雖然勢力充足，人數繁多，也被剪除，歸於無有。猶大啊，我雖然使你受苦，卻不再使你受苦。

耶和華如此說：「他們雖然勢力強大，人數眾多，也要被剪除，歸於無有。我雖曾使你受苦，卻不再使你受苦。

耶和華如此說：「他們雖然勢力強大，人數眾多，也要被剪除，歸於無有。我雖曾使你受苦，卻不再使你受苦。

耶和華說：「儘管尼尼微勢力強大、人口眾多，但必被剷除，化為烏有。我的子民啊，我使你們受了苦，但必不再使你們受苦。

耶和華這樣說：尼尼微人雖然裝備完整，人數眾多，他們仍必被剪除，這樣就完了。我既然使你受過苦，就一定不再叫你受苦了。

永恆主這麼說：『他的軍兵雖曾完整一時，卻必有多麼多就被剪除多麼多，而他們就這樣過去了。嘿，我必使你受挫折，免得再使你受挫折。猶大啊，

耶和華曰、敵雖力足人多、亦將見滅、歸於烏有、我昔雖苦爾、不復苦爾矣、

耶和華曰、敵雖眾多、安然無恙、亦必殲滅、歸於烏有、惟爾小民、昔遭患難、皆不遇害、

主如是云、彼彼即尼尼微人雖力盛、而且眾多、亦必翦滅、歸於烏有、猶大民歟、昔我降災於爾、不復降災於爾、

This is what the Lord says:“ Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be destroyed and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, Judah, I will afflict you no more.

The Lord says,“ His army has many soldiers. Other nations are helping them. But they will be destroyed and pass away. Judah, I punished you. But I will not do it anymore.

Thus says the Lord,“ Though they are at full strength and many, they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

This is what the Lord says:“ Though the Assyrians have many allies, they will be destroyed and disappear. O my people, I have punished you before, but I will not punish you again.

This is what the LORD says: Though they are strong and numerous, they will still be mowed down, and he will pass away. Though I have punished you, I will punish you no longer.

This is what the Lord says:“ Though they are at full strength and so they are many, So also they will be cut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no longer.

Thus says the Lord:“ Though they are safe, and likewise many, Yet in this manner they will be cut down When he passes through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more;

Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

This is what the Lord says: Though they are strong and numerous, they will still be mowed down, and he will pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no longer.

Thus saith the LORD; Though[ they be] quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

This is what the LORD says:“ Even though they are powerful– and what is more, even though their army is numerous– nevertheless, they will be destroyed and trickle away! Although I afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

Yahweh says:“ Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so they will be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

祂回应他们说：“我必赐五谷、新酒和油给你们，使你们饱足，不再让你们受列国的羞辱。

你的主耶和华是为祂子民申辩的上帝，祂说：“看啊，我已从你手中拿走那使人东倒西歪的杯和盛满我愤怒的碗，你必不再喝。

一天，亚述王在他的神明尼斯洛的庙里祭拜时，他的两个儿子亚得米勒和沙利色用刀杀了他，逃往亚拉腊。他的另一个儿子以撒哈顿继位。

席卷犹大，使整个犹大几遭灭顶之灾。他必展开双翼横扫你的土地。”愿上帝与我们同在！

祂的气息像淹到人颈项的洪流。祂必像筛子一样筛列国，毁灭他们，并把嚼环放在列邦口中，引他们走上歧途。但你们必欢唱，好像晚上庆祝节期；你们必充满喜乐，好像人们吹着笛子登耶和华的山、到以色列磐石那里。耶和华必使人听见祂威严的声音，在愤怒、烈焰、暴雨、雷轰和冰雹中让人看见祂降罚的臂膀。亚述人听见耶和华的声音必心惊胆战，祂必用杖击打他们。耶和华的刑杖每责打他们一下，祂的子民必击鼓弹琴。祂必在战场上挥手击打他们。焚烧之地——陀斐特早已为亚述王预备好了，那里又宽又深，堆着许多木柴，耶和华的气必如同一股硫磺火点燃那些木柴。

“因为那一夜我要巡遍埃及，把境内所有长子和头生的牲畜全都杀掉，也要严惩埃及所有的神明。我是耶和华。

他们晚上令人恐惧，早晨已无影无踪。这就是掳掠我们之人的下场，抢夺我们之人的报应。

住在耶路撒冷的锡安百姓啊，你们必不再哭泣。祂听到你们的呼求后必恩待你们；祂听见后必应允你们。

“亚述人必丧身刀下，但并非死于人的刀下。他们必逃避这刀，他们的青年必受奴役。

你国中再没有暴力，境内再没有破坏和毁灭的事；你必给你的城墙取名叫‘拯救’，给你的城门取名叫‘赞美’。“太阳不再作你白昼的光，月亮也不再给你光辉，因为耶和华要作你永远的光，你的上帝要成为你的荣耀。你的太阳不再落下，你的月亮也不再消失，因为耶和华要作你永远的光，你悲哀的日子将要结束。

他们不会再受饥饿和干渴的折磨，也不会再受太阳和酷热的煎熬，

于是，耶和华的天使到亚述营中杀了十八万五千人。人们清早起来，发现到处是尸体。

“北方王的儿子们必发动战争，召集大军，如洪水席卷而来，直打到南方王的堡垒。

看啊，传喜讯、报平安的人穿山越岭而来。犹大啊，庆祝你的节期，还你许的愿吧！邪恶之人将不再侵扰你，他们都将被彻底毁灭。

那时，亚述王必屯兵挪伯，向着锡安城的山岭，向着耶路撒冷的山丘摩拳擦掌。看啊，主——万军之耶和华要以大能削去树枝。高大的树必被斩断，挺拔的大树必被砍倒，茂密的树林必被铁斧砍掉，连黎巴嫩的大树也要倒在全能的上帝面前。

当晚，耶和华的天使到亚述营中杀了十八万五千人。人们清早起来，发现到处是尸体。

因为主不会永远撇弃人。主尽管使人忧伤，祂依然怜悯人，因为祂有无限的慈爱。

那时，主必使用幼发拉底河对岸的亚述王来毁灭你们，就像用租来的剃刀剃光你们的头发、胡须和身上的汗毛。

万军之耶和华起誓说：“我的计划必实现，我的旨意必成就。我必在我的土地上击垮亚述人，在我的山上践踏他们，除去他们加在我子民身上的轭和重担。这是我对全世界所定的计划，是向列国伸出的惩罚之手。”万军之耶和华定了计划，谁能阻挠呢？祂的手已经伸出，谁能叫祂收回呢？