For they have devoured your people Israel, making the land a desolate wilderness.

因为他们吞了雅各，把他的住处变为荒场。

因为他们吞了雅各，将他的住处变为废墟。

因为他们吞了雅各，将他的住处变为废墟。

因为他们吞噬了雅各，摧毁了他的家园。

因为他们吞吃了雅各，使他的住处荒凉。

因为他们吞噬了雅各，使他的居所变得荒凉。

因為他們吞了雅各，把他的住處變為荒場。

因為他們吞了雅各，將他的住處變為廢墟。

因為他們吞了雅各，將他的住處變為廢墟。

因為他們吞噬了雅各，摧毀了他的家園。

因為他們吞吃了雅各，使他的住處荒涼。

因為他們侵吞了雅各，使雅各的莊舍荒涼。

因為他們吞噬了雅各，使他的居所變得荒涼。

彼吞雅各、毀其居所兮、

彼吞雅各家、毀其居處兮、

因彼侵吞雅各、毀其居所、

雅谷被吞。主寧無覩。

for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.

They have swallowed up the people of Jacob. They have destroyed Israel’s homeland.

For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his habitation.

for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.

For they have devoured Jacob And laid waste his settlement.

For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his dwelling place.

For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.

for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.

for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

Look! The Lord is about to destroy the earth and make it a vast wasteland. He devastates the surface of the earth and scatters the people.Priests and laypeople, servants and masters, maids and mistresses, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, bankers and debtors— none will be spared.The earth will be completely emptied and looted. The Lord has spoken!The earth mourns and dries up, and the land wastes away and withers. Even the greatest people on earth waste away.The earth suffers for the sins of its people, for they have twisted God’s instructions, violated his laws, and broken his everlasting covenant.Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. Its people must pay the price for their sin. They are destroyed by fire, and only a few are left alive.The grapevines waste away, and there is no new wine. All the merrymakers sigh and mourn.The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. The melodious chords of the harp are silent.Gone are the joys of wine and song; alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth.The city writhes in chaos; every home is locked to keep out intruders.Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. Joy has turned to gloom. Gladness has been banished from the land.The city is left in ruins, its gates battered down.

The wild boar from the forest devours it, and the wild animals feed on it.

So the message of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the seventy years were fulfilled, just as the prophet had said.

“ 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.

Your holy cities are destroyed. Zion is a wilderness; yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.The holy and beautiful Temple where our ancestors praised you has been burned down, and all the things of beauty are destroyed.

The Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west will bare their fangs and devour Israel. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.

All who found them devoured them. Their enemies said,‘ We did nothing wrong in attacking them, for they sinned against the Lord, their true place of rest, and the hope of their ancestors.’

But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.