“ Edom, suppose robbers came to you at night. They would steal only as much as they wanted. Suppose grape pickers came to harvest your vines. They would still leave a few grapes. But you are facing horrible trouble!

“盗贼若来在你那里，或强盗夜间而来（你何竟被剪除），岂不偷窃直到够了呢？摘葡萄的若来到你那里，岂不剩下些葡萄呢？

盗贼若来到你那里，小偷夜间来到，岂不是只偷他们所需要的吗？摘葡萄的若来到你那里，岂不留下几串吗？你竟全然灭绝！

盗贼若来到你那里，小偷夜间来到，岂不是只偷他们所需要的吗？摘葡萄的若来到你那里，岂不留下几串吗？你竟全然灭绝！

“盗贼深夜洗劫你的家，不会洗劫一空；人们摘葡萄，不会摘光；但你会被彻底毁灭！

窃贼若来到你那里，强盗若夜间来到，岂不会偷窃直到够了呢？你将会怎样被灭绝！摘葡萄的若来到你那里，岂不只剩下几粒葡萄吗？

盜賊若來在你那裏，或強盜夜間而來－你何竟被剪除－豈不偷竊直到夠了呢？摘葡萄的若來到你那裏，豈不剩下些葡萄呢？

盜賊若來到你那裏，小偷夜間來到，豈不是只偷他們所需要的嗎？摘葡萄的若來到你那裏，豈不留下幾串嗎？你竟全然滅絕！

盜賊若來到你那裏，小偷夜間來到，豈不是只偷他們所需要的嗎？摘葡萄的若來到你那裏，豈不留下幾串嗎？你竟全然滅絕！

「盜賊深夜洗劫你的家，不會洗劫一空；人們摘葡萄，不會摘光；但你會被徹底毀滅！

竊賊若來到你那裡，強盜若夜間來到，豈不會偷竊直到夠了呢？你將會怎樣被滅絕！摘葡萄的若來到你那裡，豈不只剩下幾粒葡萄嗎？

賊若來到你那裏，強盜若夜間來，哪有不只偷到夠為止的？然而你是怎樣被毁滅啊！割取葡萄的若來到你那裏，哪有不剩下幾粒的？

爾之見滅為何如乎、如賊臨爾、如盜夜間至爾、其攘竊也、豈非饜其所欲而後已乎、如摘葡萄者至爾、豈不有所遺乎、

爾之遭禍、何其甚哉、如盜賊夜至、必饜其所欲而後已、如摘葡萄、必有所遺、

若賊盜夜至、豈不竊至意足而後已乎、或作若有賊至或有夜盜來竊不過滿願為止摘葡萄者若至、豈無有所遺乎、爾遭翦絕、何其甚哉、

“ If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night— oh, what a disaster awaits you!— would they not steal only as much as they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes?

If thieves came to you, if plunderers came by night— how you have been destroyed!— would they not steal only enough for themselves? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings?

“ If thieves came at night and robbed you( what a disaster awaits you!), they would not take everything. Those who harvest grapes always leave a few for the poor. But your enemies will wipe you out completely!

If thieves came to you, if marauders by night— how ravaged you would be!— wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted? If grape harvesters came to you, wouldn’t they leave a few grapes?

“ If thieves came to you, If robbers by night— Oh how you will be ruined!— Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, Would they not leave some gleanings?

“ If thieves had come to you, If robbers by night— Oh, how you will be cut off!— Would they not have stolen till they had enough? If grape-gatherers had come to you, Would they not have left some gleanings?

If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night( how art thou cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape- gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

If thieves came to you, if marauders by night— how ravaged you would be!— wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some grapes?

If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night,( how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave[ some] grapes?

“ If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed!

“ If thieves came to you, if robbers by night— oh, what disaster awaits you— wouldn’t they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some gleaning grapes?

Edom, suppose grape pickers came to harvest your vines. They would still leave a few grapes. Suppose robbers came at night. They would steal only as much as they wanted.

When you pick grapes in your vineyard, don’t go back over the vines a second time. Leave what remains for outsiders and widows. Leave it for children whose fathers have died.

In the same way, only a few people will be left alive. It will be as when workers knock olives off the trees. Only two or three olives are left on the highest branches. Four or five at most are left on the limbs that produce fruit,” announces the Lord, the God of Israel.

That’s how it will be on the earth. And that’s how it will be among the nations. It will be as when workers knock all but a few olives off the trees. It will be like a vine that has only a few grapes left after the harvest.

They will be terrified by her suffering. They will stand far away from her. And they will cry out,“‘ How terrible! How terrible it is for you, great city! How terrible for you, mighty city of Babylon! In just one hour you have been destroyed!’

“ Israel, a gazelle lies dead on your hills. Your mighty men have fallen.

It has been broken to pieces. It was the hammer that broke the whole earth. How empty Babylon is among the nations!

Nineveh was a carefree city. It lived in safety. It said to itself,“ I am the one! No one is greater than I am.” But it has been destroyed. Wild animals make their home there. All those who pass by laugh and shake their fists at it.

The city of Jerusalem is so empty! She used to be full of people. But now she’s like a woman whose husband has died. She used to be great among the nations. She was like a queen among the kingdoms. But now she is a slave.

“ King of Babylon, you thought you were the bright morning star. But now you have fallen from heaven! You once brought down nations. But now you have been thrown down to the earth!

I’m suffering very much! I’m like someone who gathers summer fruit in a vineyard after the good fruit has already been picked. No grapes are left to eat. None of the early figs I long for remain.