Next to them, the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles didn’t put their necks to the Lord’s work.

其次是提哥亚人修造；但是他们的贵胄不用肩担他们主的工作。

在他们旁边修造的是提哥亚人；但是他们的贵族不用肩扛他们主人的工作。

在他们旁边修造的是提哥亚人；但是他们的贵族不用肩扛他们主人的工作。

再下一段由提哥亚人修筑，但他们的贵族不肯做督工所分派的工作。

接着这一段的是由提哥亚人修筑；但是他们的贵族不愿肩负他们的主的工作。

其次是提哥亞人修造；但是他們的貴冑不用肩擔他們主的工作。

在他們旁邊修造的是提哥亞人；但是他們的貴族不用肩扛他們主人的工作。

在他們旁邊修造的是提哥亞人；但是他們的貴族不用肩扛他們主人的工作。

再下一段由提哥亞人修築，但他們的貴族不肯做督工所分派的工作。

接著這一段的是由提哥亞人修築；但是他們的貴族不願肩負他們的主的工作。

其次是提哥亞人修造的；但是他們貴顯的人不用肩膀擔負起他們主子的工作。

其次、提哥亞人修葺、然彼之顯者、不肩負其主之工、

其次提哥亞人修葺、然其世職不用力服勞上主之事。

其次、提哥亞人修葺、惟其紳宦、不願為其主之事盡力、

The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.

Some men from Tekoa repaired the next part of the wall. But their nobles refused to do any work at all. They didn’t pay any attention to the people who were in charge of the work.

And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.

Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors.

Beside them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help their supervisors.

Moreover, next to him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their masters.

Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord.

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord.

Beside them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help their supervisors.

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master.

Joab sent to Tekoa, and brought a wise woman from there, and said to her,“ Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don’t anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.

After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, opposite the great tower that stands out, and to the wall of Ophel.

“‘“‘ It will happen that I will punish the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon,’ says Yahweh,‘ with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

Yahweh says to me:“ Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck.

Then I said,“ Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don’t know the Yahweh’s way, nor the law of their God.I will go to the great men and will speak to them, for they know the way of Yahweh, and the law of their God.” But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying,“ Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

It will come to pass in that day, says Yahweh of Armies, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and will burst your bonds. Strangers will no more make them their bondservants;but they will serve Yahweh their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

‘ Curse Meroz,’ said Yahweh’s angel.‘ Curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they didn’t come to help Yahweh, to help Yahweh against the mighty.’