On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and the left, while Jerusalem continues to be inhabited on its site, in Jerusalem.

“那日，我必使犹大的族长如火盆在木柴中，又如火把在禾捆里；他们必左右烧灭四围列国的民。耶路撒冷人必仍住本处，就是耶路撒冷。

“那日，我必使犹大的族长如柴堆中的火盆，又如禾捆里的火把；他们必左右吞灭四围列国的百姓。耶路撒冷却仍屹立在本处，仍在耶路撒冷！

“那日，我必使犹大的族长如柴堆中的火盆，又如禾捆里的火把；他们必左右吞灭四围列国的百姓。耶路撒冷却仍屹立在本处，仍在耶路撒冷！

“到那天，我必使犹大的族长像木柴中的火盆，像禾捆中的火把，吞噬左右四围的列邦，但耶路撒冷人必仍在原处——耶路撒冷安居。

“到那日，我必使犹大的族长好像木柴中的火盆，又好像禾捆中的火把；他们必向左右吞灭周围的万族，但耶路撒冷的人必仍在城中原处安居。

「那日，我必使猶大的族長如火盆在木柴中，又如火把在禾捆裏；他們必左右燒滅四圍列國的民。耶路撒冷人必仍住本處，就是耶路撒冷。

「那日，我必使猶大的族長如柴堆中的火盆，又如禾捆裏的火把；他們必左右吞滅四圍列國的百姓。耶路撒冷卻仍屹立在本處，仍在耶路撒冷！

「那日，我必使猶大的族長如柴堆中的火盆，又如禾捆裏的火把；他們必左右吞滅四圍列國的百姓。耶路撒冷卻仍屹立在本處，仍在耶路撒冷！

「到那天，我必使猶大的族長像木柴中的火盆，像禾捆中的火把，吞噬左右四圍的列邦，但耶路撒冷人必仍在原處——耶路撒冷安居。

“到那日，我必使猶大的族長好像木柴中的火盆，又好像禾捆中的火把；他們必向左右吞滅周圍的萬族，但耶路撒冷的人必仍在城中原處安居。

『當那日、我必使猶大族系如火盆在木柴中，如火把在禾捆裏；他們必向右延燒、向左延燒、燬滅四圍列族之民；而耶路撒冷則必仍居其本處、平平安安。

到那日，我必使猶大的族長們像木柴中的火盆，又像禾捆中燃燒的火把；他們將向左向右吞噬四圍所有的民族，但耶路撒冷的居民仍在耶路撒冷自己的地方居住。

是日我使猶大族長、若火盆之在柴薪、若火炬之在禾束、必左右焚燬四周之邦、耶路撒冷之民、仍居其所耶路撒冷、

當是日、我必使猶大牧伯、若火之焚采薪、若炬之熱禾束、四周左右、必為所燬、耶路撒冷之民、將仍居其邑、

當是日我必使猶大諸牧伯、若火爐火爐原文作火盆在薪柴中、若火炬在禾束間、於左於右燬四圍之異邦人、於左於右燬四圍之異邦人或作燬四圍之異邦人於左於右耶路撒冷居民、將仍居其邑耶路撒冷、

“ On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place.

“ At that time Judah’s family groups will be like a fire pot in a pile of wood. They will be like a burning torch among bundles of grain. They will destroy all the surrounding nations on every side. But Jerusalem will remain unharmed in its place.

“ On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.

“ On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a flame that sets a woodpile ablaze or like a burning torch among sheaves of grain. They will burn up all the neighboring nations right and left, while the people living in Jerusalem remain secure.

On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and the left, while Jerusalem continues to be inhabited on its site, in Jerusalem.

“ On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot among pieces of wood and a flaming torch among sheaves, so they will consume on the right and on the left all the surrounding peoples, while the inhabitants of Jerusalem again live on their own sites in Jerusalem.

In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place— Jerusalem.

In that day will I make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and they of Jerusalem shall yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem.

In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place,[ even] in Jerusalem.

On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like an igniter among sticks and a burning torch among sheaves, and they will burn up all the surrounding nations right and left. Then the people of Jerusalem will settle once more in their place, the city of Jerusalem.

In that day I will make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they will devour all the surrounding peoples, on the right hand and on the left; and Jerusalem will yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem.

Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph, a burning flame, but the house of Esau will be stubble; Jacob will set them on fire and consume Edom. Therefore no survivor will remain of the house of Esau, for the Lord has spoken.

He said to him,“ Run and tell this young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the number of people and livestock in it.”

Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.The people praised all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.These are the heads of the province who stayed in Jerusalem( but in the villages of Judah each lived on his own property in their towns— the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem): Judah’s descendants: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of Perez’s descendants;and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of the Shilonite.The total number of Perez’s descendants, who settled in Jerusalem, was 468 capable men.These were Benjamin’s descendants: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928.Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.The priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, andSeraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple,and their relatives who did the work at the temple: 822. Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijahand his relatives, the leaders of families: 242. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,and their relatives, capable men: 128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim, was their chief.The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving in prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his relatives; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.All the Levites in the holy city: 284.The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the gates: 172.The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.The temple servants lived on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God’s house.There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating the singers’ daily tasks.Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.As for the farming settlements with their fields: Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, and Jekabzeel and its villages;in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet,Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba and its villages;in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages;in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, andZanoah and Adullam with their villages; in Lachish with its fields and Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beer-sheba to the Valley of Hinnom.Benjamin’s descendants: from Geba, Michmash, Aija, and Bethel— and its villages,Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,Lod, and Ono, the Valley of Craftsmen.Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

The Lord of Hosts will defend them. They will consume and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine. They will be as full as the sprinkling basin, like those at the corners of the altar.

“ These are the exits of the city: On the north side, which measures 1 1/2 miles,there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi.On the east side, which is 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Joseph; one, the gate of Benjamin; and one, the gate of Dan.On the south side, which measures 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Simeon; one, the gate of Issachar; and one, the gate of Zebulun.On the west side, which is 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Gad; one, the gate of Asher; and one, the gate of Naphtali.The perimeter of the city will be six miles, and the name of the city from that day on will be: Yahweh Is There.”

Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will make your horns iron and your hooves bronze, so you can crush many peoples. Then you will set apart their plunder to the Lord for destruction, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

See, I will make you into a sharp threshing board, new, with many teeth. You will thresh mountains and pulverize them and make hills into chaff.You will winnow them and a wind will carry them away, a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

He will be their peace. When Assyria invades our land, when it marches against our fortresses, we will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with a drawn blade. So He will rescue us from Assyria when it invades our land, when it marches against our territory.Then the remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or linger for mankind.Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among animals of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, and there is no one to rescue them.

“ In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.You saw a stone break off from the mountain without a hand touching it, and it crushed the iron, bronze, fired clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation certain.”

The Lord says this:“ I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, the mountain of the Lord of Hosts, and the Holy Mountain.”The Lord of Hosts says this:“ Old men and women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of advanced age.The streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in them.”

Therefore the Lord God of Hosts will inflict an emaciating disease on the well-fed of Assyria, and He will kindle a burning fire under its glory.Israel’s Light will become a fire, and its Holy One, a flame. In one day it will burn up Assyria’s thorns and thistles.He will completely destroy the glory of its forests and orchards as a sickness consumes a person.

This is what the Lord says: I will certainly restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and show compassion on his dwellings. Every city will be rebuilt on its mound; every citadel will stand on its proper site.

Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,inflicting vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,binding their kings with chains and their dignitaries with iron shackles,carrying out the judgment decreed against them. This honor is for all His godly people. Hallelujah!

“ Look, the days are coming”— the Lord’s declaration—“ when the city from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate will be rebuilt for the Lord.A measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.The whole valley— the corpses, the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east— will be holy to the Lord. It will never be uprooted or demolished again.”

As you were watching, a stone broke off without a hand touching it, struck the statue on its feet of iron and fired clay, and crushed them.Then the iron, the fired clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were shattered and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will dispossess nations and inhabit the desolate cities.

All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be changed into a plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain on its site from the Benjamin Gate to the place of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.People will live there, and never again will there be a curse of complete destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell in security.

They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they have eaten on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one eats the flesh of his own arm.

Open your gates, Lebanon, and fire will consume your cedars.

by the message of truth, by the power of God; through weapons of righteousness on the right hand and the left,

They came up over the surface of the earth and surrounded the encampment of the saints, the beloved city. Then fire came down from heaven and consumed them.

Therefore, this is what the Lord says: In mercy, I have returned to Jerusalem; My house will be rebuilt within it”— this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“ and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.

Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and against His army.But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

The Lord will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.