And this is what the Lord says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh:“ You will have no more children to carry on your name. I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. I am preparing a grave for you because you are despicable!”

耶和华已经出令，指着尼尼微说：“你名下的人必不留后；我必从你神的庙中除灭雕刻的偶像和铸造的偶像；我必因你鄙陋，使你归于坟墓。”

耶和华已经发命令，指着你说：“你的名下必不再留后；我要从你神明的庙中除灭雕刻的偶像和铸造的偶像，我必因你的卑贱，为你预备坟墓。”

耶和华已经发命令，指着你说：“你的名下必不再留后；我要从你神明的庙中除灭雕刻的偶像和铸造的偶像，我必因你的卑贱，为你预备坟墓。”

尼尼微啊，耶和华已发出有关你的命令：“你的名不会传于后世。我要摧毁你神庙中雕刻和铸造的偶像。我要为你掘好坟墓，因为你毫无用处。”

尼尼微啊！耶和华已经向你下了命令：你的名字必不再传于后世；我必从你的神庙中，除掉雕刻和铸造的偶像；我必为你预备坟墓，因为你没有存在的价值。

耶和華已經出令，指着尼尼微說：你名下的人必不留後；我必從你神的廟中除滅雕刻的偶像和鑄造的偶像；我必因你鄙陋，使你歸於墳墓。

耶和華已經發命令，指着你說：「你的名下必不再留後；我要從你神明的廟中除滅雕刻的偶像和鑄造的偶像，我必因你的卑賤，為你預備墳墓。」

耶和華已經發命令，指着你說：「你的名下必不再留後；我要從你神明的廟中除滅雕刻的偶像和鑄造的偶像，我必因你的卑賤，為你預備墳墓。」

尼尼微啊，耶和華已發出有關你的命令：「你的名不會傳於後世。我要摧毀你神廟中雕刻和鑄造的偶像。我要為你掘好墳墓，因為你毫無用處。」

尼尼微啊！耶和華已經向你下了命令：你的名字必不再傳於後世；我必從你的神廟中，除掉雕刻和鑄造的偶像；我必為你預備墳墓，因為你沒有存在的價值。

永恆主已發出命令指着你來說：『屬你名下的人必不能夠傳種；我必從你的神廟中把雕像和鑄像剪除掉；我必使你的墳墓成了糞堆。』

耶和華論敵、發命曰、以爾名而稱者、不復繼傳、雕鑄之像、我將滅於爾神之室、爾乃卑陋、我為爾造墓矣、

耶和華有命、告爾尼尼微王云、爾祚不長、爾上帝之殿、木偶金像、毀之殆盡、爾誠卑鄙、必於斯殞亡、

惟爾尼尼微王、主已命定爾不留後傳名、必自爾神廟中、除滅雕刻之像及鑄像、我已為爾備墓、蓋爾甚為陋劣、

The Lord has given a command concerning you, Nineveh:“ You will have no descendants to bear your name. I will destroy the images and idols that are in the temple of your gods. I will prepare your grave, for you are vile.”

Nineveh, the Lord has given an order concerning you. He has said,“ You will not have any children to carry on your name. I will destroy the wooden and metal statues that are in the temple of your gods. I will get your grave ready for you. You are worthless.”

The Lord has given commandment about you:“ No more shall your name be perpetuated; from the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the metal image. I will make your grave, for you are vile.”

The LORD has issued an order concerning you: There will be no offspring to carry on your name. I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.

The Lord has issued a command concerning you:“ Your name will no longer be perpetuated. I will eliminate the carved image and the cast metal image From the house of your gods. I will prepare your grave, For you are contemptible.”

The Lord has given a command concerning you:“ Your name shall be perpetuated no longer. Out of the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the molded image. I will dig your grave, For you are vile.”

And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

The Lord has issued an order concerning you: There will be no offspring to carry on your name. I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.

And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee,[ that] no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

The LORD has issued a decree against you:“ Your dynasty will come to an end. I will destroy the idols and images in the temples of your gods. I will desecrate your grave– because you are accursed!”

Yahweh has commanded concerning you:“ No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, I will cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile.”

May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.

We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.

Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, bow as they are lowered to the ground. They are being hauled away on ox carts. The poor beasts stagger under the weight.Both the idols and their owners are bowed down. The gods cannot protect the people, and the people cannot protect the gods. They go off into captivity together.

“ Assyria lies there surrounded by the graves of its army, those who were slaughtered by the sword.Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword.

One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria.

I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars, so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.

I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God and he hasn’t disciplined them.

All this because Nineveh, the beautiful and faithless city, mistress of deadly charms, enticed the nations with her beauty. She taught them all her magic, enchanting people everywhere.“ I am your enemy!” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ And now I will lift your skirts and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.I will cover you with filth and show the world how vile you really are.

“ The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue.

Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord!

This is what the Lord says:“ Tell the whole world, and keep nothing back. Raise a signal flag to tell everyone that Babylon will fall! Her images and idols will be shattered. Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.

You will not be given a proper burial, for you have destroyed your nation and slaughtered your people. The descendants of such an evil person will never again receive honor.Kill this man’s children! Let them die because of their father’s sins! They must not rise and conquer the earth, filling the world with their cities.”This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:“ I, myself, have risen against Babylon! I will destroy its children and its children’s children,” says the Lord.

And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian army with all its commanders and officers. So Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace to his own land. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.

This message came to me concerning Egypt: Look! The Lord is advancing against Egypt, riding on a swift cloud. The idols of Egypt tremble. The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols, and I will despise you.

Listen to what I have done, you nations far away! And you that are near, acknowledge my might!”