But he soon passed away and was gone. Even though I looked for him, I couldn’t find him.

有人从那里经过，不料，他没有了；我也寻找他，却寻不着。

有人从那里经过，看哪，他已不存在，我寻找他，却寻不着了。

有人从那里经过，看哪，他已不存在，我寻找他，却寻不着了。

再一看，他已经消失得无影无踪，无处可寻。

但他很快就消逝，不再存在了；我寻找他，却找不到。

但他很快就消逝了，看哪，他不复存在！虽然我寻找他，却找不到。

有人從那裏經過，不料，他沒有了；我也尋找他，卻尋不着。

有人從那裏經過，看哪，他已不存在，我尋找他，卻尋不着了。

有人從那裏經過，看哪，他已不存在，我尋找他，卻尋不着了。

再一看，他已經消失得無影無蹤，無處可尋。

但他很快就消逝，不再存在了；我尋找他，卻找不到。

我從那裏經過，啊，已經沒有了；我尋找他，卻找不着。

但他很快就消逝了，看哪，他不復存在！雖然我尋找他，卻找不到。

或經其地、彼已烏有、我尋覓之、不得見兮、

曾幾何時、其人已非、不得其所兮。

忽然滅沒、歸於無有、我尋覓之、亦不見矣、

旋復經其宅。蕭條不見人。

but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.

But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.

But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them!

Then I passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Then I passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he[ was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.

But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

In a little while, there won’t be any more sinners. Even if you look for them, you won’t be able to find them.

“ Your enemies bragged,‘ We will chase Israel and will catch them. We’ll divide up what we take from them. We’ll eat them alive. We’ll pull our swords out. Our powerful hands will destroy them.’But you blew with your breath. The Red Sea covered your enemies. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Those who are evil are happy for only a short time. The joy of ungodly people lasts only for a moment.Their pride might reach all the way up to the heavens. Their heads might touch the clouds.But they will disappear forever, like the waste from their own bodies. Anyone who has seen them will say,‘ Where did they go?’Like a dream they will fly away. They will never be seen again. They will be driven away like visions in the night.The eyes that saw them won’t see them anymore. Even their own families won’t remember them.Their children must pay back what they took from poor people. Their own hands must give back the wealth they stole.They might feel young and very strong. But they will soon lie down in the dust of their graves.“ Anything that is evil tastes sweet to them. They keep it under their tongues for a while.They can’t stand to let it go. So they hold it in their mouths.But their food will turn sour in their stomachs. It will become like the poison of a serpent inside them.They will spit out the rich food they swallowed. God will make their stomachs throw it up.They will suck the poison of a serpent. The fangs of an adder will kill them.They won’t enjoy streams that flow with honey. They won’t enjoy rivers that flow with cream.What they worked for they must give back before they can eat it. They won’t enjoy what they have earned.They’ve crushed poor people and left them with nothing. They’ve taken over houses they didn’t even build.“ No matter how much they have, they always long for more. But their treasure can’t save them.There isn’t anything left for them to eat up. Their success won’t last.While they are enjoying the good life, trouble will catch up with them. Terrible suffering will come on them.When they’ve filled their stomachs, God will pour out his great anger on them. He’ll strike them down with blow after blow.They might run away from iron weapons. But arrows that have bronze tips will wound them.They will pull the arrows out of their backs. They will remove the shining tips from their livers. They will be filled with terror.Total darkness hides and waits for their treasures. God will send a fire that will destroy them. It will burn up everything that’s left in their tents.Heaven will show their guilt to everyone. The earth will be a witness against them.A flood will carry their houses away. Rushing water will wash them away on the day when God judges.Now you know what God will do to sinful people. Now you know what he has planned for them.”

The Assyrian soldiers are like trees in a forest. The Lord who rules over all will chop them down. The Lord will cut off their branches with his great power. He will chop the tall trees down. He will cut down even the highest ones.The Mighty One will chop down the forest with his ax. He will cut down the cedar trees in Lebanon.

Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen went into the Red Sea. The Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the people of Israel walked through the sea on dry ground.

So the Lord who rules over all will send a sickness. The Lord will send it on the king of Assyria’s strong fighting men. It will make them weaker and weaker. The army he was so proud of will be completely destroyed. It will be as if it had been burned up in a fire.The Lord is the Light of Israel. He will become a fire. Israel’s Holy One will become a flame. In a single day he will burn up all Assyria’s bushes. He will destroy all their thorns.He will completely destroy the beauty of their forests and rich farm lands. The Assyrian army will be like a sick person who becomes weaker and weaker.It will be like the trees of their forests. So few of them will be left standing that even a child could count them.

Then they shouted,“ This is the voice of a god. It’s not the voice of a man.”Right away an angel of the Lord struck Herod down. Herod had not given praise to God. So he was eaten by worms and died.