我說：『只要你敬畏我，領受訓誨；其住處就不會照我原先所定的被剪除。』然而，他們從早起來就在各樣事上敗壞自己。

我说：你只要敬畏我，领受训诲；如此，你的住处不致照我所拟定的除灭。只是你们从早起来，就在一切事上败坏自己。”

我说：‘只要你敬畏我，领受训诲；其住处就不会照我原先所定的被剪除。’然而，他们从早起来就在各样事上败坏自己。

我说：‘只要你敬畏我，领受训诲；其住处就不会照我原先所定的被剪除。’然而，他们从早起来就在各样事上败坏自己。

我以为这城一定会敬畏我，接受管教，这样我就不必照所定的毁灭她。然而，他们却更加热衷于犯罪作恶。

我说：“她定要敬畏我，接受管教。”这样，她的住所必不会照着我原定对她的惩罚被剪除。可是他们殷勤行恶，败坏了自己一切所作的。

我說：你只要敬畏我，領受訓誨；如此，你的住處不致照我所擬定的除滅。只是你們從早起來就在一切事上敗壞自己。

我說：『只要你敬畏我，領受訓誨；其住處就不會照我原先所定的被剪除。』然而，他們從早起來就在各樣事上敗壞自己。

我以為這城一定會敬畏我，接受管教，這樣我就不必照所定的毀滅她。然而，他們卻更加熱衷於犯罪作惡。

我說：“她定要敬畏我，接受管教。”這樣，她的住所必不會照著我原定對她的懲罰被剪除。可是他們殷勤行惡，敗壞了自己一切所作的。

我心裏想着說：她一定會敬畏我，會接受管教；對我所發給她的一切命令一定會目不轉睛而注視的，哪知他們卻變本加厲使他們一切行為都腐化呢！』

我曾曰、爾惟寅畏我、受我訓誨、爾之第宅、則不依我所定被毀、但爾黎明而起、自敗厥行、

我告斯民曰、爾當寅畏我躬、承我教誨、則不降罰、絶爾居所、然爾惟惡是作、靡有已時、

我諭斯民曰、爾當敬畏我、承受教誨、則在我降諸罰之際、爾之居所尚不致絕、則在我降諸罰之際爾之居所尚不致絕或作如此爾之居宅不致於循我所欲降之罰而毀滅然於凡所為、惟惡是務、惟惡是務或作仍殷勤自敗自壞

Of Jerusalem I thought,‘ Surely you will fear me and accept correction!’ Then her place of refuge would not be destroyed, nor all my punishments come upon her. But they were still eager to act corruptly in all they did.

Here is what I thought about Jerusalem.‘ Surely you will have respect for me. Surely you will accept my warning.’ Then the city you think is safe would not be destroyed. And I would not have to punish you so much. But they still wanted to go on sinning in every way they could.

I said,‘ Surely you will fear me; you will accept correction. Then your dwelling would not be cut off according to all that I have appointed against you.’ But all the more they were eager to make all their deeds corrupt.

I thought,‘ Surely they will have reverence for me now! Surely they will listen to my warnings. Then I won’t need to strike again, destroying their homes.’ But no, they get up early to continue their evil deeds.

I said: You will certainly fear me and accept correction. Then her dwelling place would not be cut off based on all that I had allocated to her. However, they became more corrupt in all their actions.

I said,‘ You will certainly revere Me, You will accept discipline.’ So her dwelling will not be eliminated In accordance with everything that I have stipulated for her. Instead, they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.

I said,‘ Surely you will fear Me, You will receive instruction’— So that her dwelling would not be cut off, Despite everything for which I punished her. But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds.

I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

I thought: You will certainly fear Me and accept correction. Then her dwelling place would not be cut off based on all that I had allocated to her. However, they became more corrupt in all their actions.

I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early,[ and] corrupted all their doings.

I thought,‘ Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!’ If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did.

I said,“ Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her.” But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

他們深深敗壞，如在基比亞的日子一樣。耶和華必記起他們的罪孽，懲罰他們的罪惡。

或者猶大家聽見我想要降給他們的一切災禍，各人就回轉離開惡道，我就赦免他們的罪孽和罪惡。」

我就使你們仍然居住這地，就是我從古時所賜給你們祖先的地，從永遠到永遠。

說：『你們各人當回轉離開惡道和惡行，就可居住耶和華從古時所賜給你們和你們祖先之地，直到永遠。

不聽從命令，不領受訓誨，不倚靠耶和華，不親近它的神。

耶利米對西底家說：「耶和華－萬軍之神、以色列的神如此說：你若歸順巴比倫王的官長，你的命就必存活，這城也不致被火焚燒，你和你的全家都必存活。

我為我葡萄園所做的之外，還有甚麼可做的呢？我指望它結葡萄，怎麼倒結了野葡萄呢？

說：「但願你在這日子知道有關你平安的事，不過這事現在是隱藏的，你的眼睛看不出來。因為日子將到，你的仇敵要築起土壘包圍你，四面困住你，並要消滅你和你裏頭的兒女，連一塊石頭也不留在另一塊石頭上，因為你不知道你蒙眷顧的時候。」

就必有坐大衛寶座的君王和領袖，與猶大人，並耶路撒冷的居民，或坐車，或騎馬，進入這城的各門，而且這城必存到永遠。也必有人從猶大城鎮和耶路撒冷四圍的各處，從便雅憫地、謝非拉、山區，並尼革夫而來，都帶燔祭和祭物，素祭和乳香，並感謝祭，到耶和華的殿去。你們若不聽從我，不以安息日為聖日，仍在安息日挑擔子進入耶路撒冷的各城門，我必在城門中點火；這火必燒燬耶路撒冷的宮殿，不會熄滅。」

埃及王在耶路撒冷廢了他，又罰這地一百他連得銀子，一他連得金子。埃及王尼哥立約哈斯的哥哥以利雅敬作猶大和耶路撒冷的王，給他改名叫約雅敬。尼哥卻將他的弟弟約哈斯帶到埃及去。約雅敬登基的時候年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王十一年。他行耶和華－他神眼中看為惡的事。巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒上來攻擊他，用銅鏈鎖着他，要把他帶到巴比倫去。尼布甲尼撒又將耶和華殿裏的一些器皿帶到巴比倫，放在巴比倫自己的宮裏。約雅敬其餘的事和他所行可憎的事，以及發生在他身上的事，看哪，都寫在《以色列和猶大列王記》上，他兒子約雅斤接續他作王。約雅斤登基的時候年八歲，在耶路撒冷作王三個月十天，他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事。過了一年，尼布甲尼撒王差遣人將約雅斤和耶和華殿裏寶貴的器皿帶到巴比倫，然後立約雅斤的叔父西底家作猶大和耶路撒冷的王。

惟恐你們的行為敗壞，為自己雕刻任何形狀的偶像，無論是男像或女像，

利瑪利的兒子比加一日之內在猶大殺了十二萬人，都是勇士，因為他們離棄了耶和華－他們列祖的神。有一個叫細基利的以法蓮勇士，殺了瑪西雅王子、押斯利甘宮廷總管和以利加拿宰相。以色列人擄了他們的弟兄，連婦人帶兒女共二十萬，又掠取了許多財物，把這些掠物帶到撒瑪利亞去。

禍哉，那些在床上圖謀罪孽、籌劃惡事的人！天一亮，他們因手中有能力就去行惡。他們看上田地就佔據，貪圖房屋便奪取；他們欺壓戶主和他的家庭，霸佔人和他的產業。

我留心聽，聽見他們說不誠實的話。無人懊悔自己的惡行，說：『我做的是甚麼呢？』他們全都轉奔己路，如馬直闖戰場。

主沒有遲延他的應許，就如有人以為他是遲延，其實他是寬容你們，不願一人沉淪，而是人人都來悔改。

神觀看這地，看哪，它敗壞了，因為凡血肉之軀在地上的行為都敗壞了。

他說：「他們誠然是我的百姓，未行虛假的子民。」這樣，他就作了他們的救主。

所以耶和華使亞述王的將領來攻擊他們，用手銬銬住瑪拿西，用銅鏈鎖住他，把他帶到巴比倫去。

在這些虔誠的事以後，亞述王西拿基立來侵犯猶大，圍困堅固城，想要攻破它們。希西家見西拿基立來，定意要攻打耶路撒冷，