to hear the groans of the prisoners, to release those condemned to die.

要垂听被囚之人的叹息，要释放将要死的人，

要垂听被囚之人的叹息，要释放将死的人，

要垂听被囚之人的叹息，要释放将死的人，

要垂听被囚之人的哀叹，释放被判死刑的人。

为要垂听被囚的人的叹息，解救定了死罪的人；

为要垂听被囚者的呻吟，释放那些注定要死的人；

要垂聽被囚之人的歎息，要釋放將要死的人，

要垂聽被囚之人的嘆息，要釋放將死的人，

要垂聽被囚之人的嘆息，要釋放將死的人，

要垂聽被囚之人的哀歎，釋放被判死刑的人。

為要垂聽被囚的人的歎息，解救定了死罪的人；

來聽被擄之人的唉哼，來釋放瀕於死亡的人；

為要垂聽被囚者的呻吟，釋放那些註定要死的人；

聽俘囚之欷歔、釋瀕死之人兮、

俘囚欷歔、彼其聞之、人將就戮、彼其拯之兮。

垂聽被囚者之歎息、解救將死之人、

主自九天上。監臨人間世。

to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.”

He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”

to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die,

to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to set free those condemned to die,

To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death,

To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,

To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;

to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to set free those condemned to die,

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.

He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners.

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.

Then the Lord told him,“ I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.

Is this the one who destroyed the world and made it into a wasteland? Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?’

King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz.But the Lord was gracious and merciful to the people of Israel, and they were not totally destroyed. He pitied them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day he still has not completely destroyed them or banished them from his presence.

You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil— the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.

Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.I will remove the battle chariots from Israel and the warhorses from Jerusalem. I will destroy all the weapons used in battle, and your king will bring peace to the nations. His realm will stretch from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.Because of the covenant I made with you, sealed with blood, I will free your prisoners from death in a waterless dungeon.Come back to the place of safety, all you prisoners who still have hope! I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.

So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God!

All the escape routes are blocked. The marshes have been set aflame, and the army is in a panic.This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:“ Babylon is like wheat on a threshing floor, about to be trampled. In just a little while her harvest will begin.”“ King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has eaten and crushed us and drained us of strength. He has swallowed us like a great monster and filled his belly with our riches. He has thrown us out of our own country.Make Babylon suffer as she made us suffer,” say the people of Zion.“ Make the people of Babylonia pay for spilling our blood,” says Jerusalem.

Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God.God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.

Then Jehoahaz prayed for the Lord’s help, and the Lord heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate.Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said,“ Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists.Then the angel told him,“ Get dressed and put on your sandals.” And he did.“ Now put on your coat and follow me,” the angel ordered.So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realize it was actually happening.They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him.Peter finally came to his senses.“ It’s really true!” he said.“ The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to do to me!”

The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the wounded cry for help, yet God ignores their moaning.