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.

祂回應他們說：「我必賜五穀、新酒和油給你們，使你們飽足，不再讓你們受列國的羞辱。

你的主耶和華是為祂子民申辯的上帝，祂說：「看啊，我已從你手中拿走那使人東倒西歪的杯和盛滿我憤怒的碗，你必不再喝。

一天，亞述王在他的神明尼斯洛的廟裡祭拜時，他的兩個兒子亞得米勒和沙利色用刀殺了他，逃往亞拉臘。他的另一個兒子以撒哈頓繼位。

席捲猶大，使整個猶大幾遭滅頂之災。他必展開雙翼橫掃你的土地。」願上帝與我們同在！

祂的氣息像淹到人頸項的洪流。祂必像篩子一樣篩列國，毀滅他們，並把嚼環放在列邦口中，引他們走上歧途。但你們必歡唱，好像晚上慶祝節期；你們必充滿喜樂，好像人們吹著笛子登耶和華的山、到以色列磐石那裡。耶和華必使人聽見祂威嚴的聲音，在憤怒、烈焰、暴雨、雷轟和冰雹中讓人看見祂降罰的臂膀。亞述人聽見耶和華的聲音必心驚膽戰，祂必用杖擊打他們。耶和華的刑杖每責打他們一下，祂的子民必擊鼓彈琴。祂必在戰場上揮手擊打他們。焚燒之地——陀斐特早已為亞述王預備好了，那裡又寬又深，堆著許多木柴，耶和華的氣必如同一股硫磺火點燃那些木柴。

「因為那一夜我要巡遍埃及，把境內所有長子和頭生的牲畜全都殺掉，也要嚴懲埃及所有的神明。我是耶和華。

他們晚上令人恐懼，早晨已無影無蹤。這就是擄掠我們之人的下場，搶奪我們之人的報應。

住在耶路撒冷的錫安百姓啊，你們必不再哭泣。祂聽到你們的呼求後必恩待你們；祂聽見後必應允你們。

「亞述人必喪身刀下，但並非死於人的刀下。他們必逃避這刀，他們的青年必受奴役。

你國中再沒有暴力，境內再沒有破壞和毀滅的事；你必給你的城牆取名叫『拯救』，給你的城門取名叫『讚美』。「太陽不再作你白晝的光，月亮也不再給你光輝，因為耶和華要作你永遠的光，你的上帝要成為你的榮耀。你的太陽不再落下，你的月亮也不再消失，因為耶和華要作你永遠的光，你悲哀的日子將要結束。

他們不會再受饑餓和乾渴的折磨，也不會再受太陽和酷熱的煎熬，

於是，耶和華的天使到亞述營中殺了十八萬五千人。人們清早起來，發現到處是屍體。

「北方王的兒子們必發動戰爭，召集大軍，如洪水席捲而來，直打到南方王的堡壘。

看啊，傳喜訊、報平安的人穿山越嶺而來。猶大啊，慶祝你的節期，還你許的願吧！邪惡之人將不再侵擾你，他們都將被徹底毀滅。

那時，亞述王必屯兵挪伯，向著錫安城的山嶺，向著耶路撒冷的山丘摩拳擦掌。看啊，主——萬軍之耶和華要以大能削去樹枝。高大的樹必被斬斷，挺拔的大樹必被砍倒，茂密的樹林必被鐵斧砍掉，連黎巴嫩的大樹也要倒在全能的上帝面前。

當晚，耶和華的天使到亞述營中殺了十八萬五千人。人們清早起來，發現到處是屍體。

因為主不會永遠撇棄人。主儘管使人憂傷，祂依然憐憫人，因為祂有無限的慈愛。

那時，主必使用幼發拉底河對岸的亞述王來毀滅你們，就像用租來的剃刀剃光你們的頭髮、鬍鬚和身上的汗毛。

萬軍之耶和華起誓說：「我的計劃必實現，我的旨意必成就。我必在我的土地上擊垮亞述人，在我的山上踐踏他們，除去他們加在我子民身上的軛和重擔。這是我對全世界所定的計劃，是向列國伸出的懲罰之手。」萬軍之耶和華定了計劃，誰能阻撓呢？祂的手已經伸出，誰能叫祂收回呢？