以东的宫殿要长荆棘,保障要长蒺藜和刺草。要作野狗的住处,鸵鸟的居所。
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
旷野的走兽,要和豺狼相遇。野山羊,要与伴偶对叫。夜间的怪物,必在那里栖身,自找安歇之处。
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
箭蛇要在那里作窝,下蛋,??蛋,生子,聚子在其影下。鹞鹰,各与伴偶聚集在那里。
There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
你们要查考宣读耶和华的书。这都无一缺少,无一没有伴偶,因为我的口已经吩咐,他的灵将他们聚集。
Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
他也为他们奉拈阄,又亲手用准绳给他们分地,他们必永得为业,世世代代住在期间。
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒率领他的全军和地上属他的各国各邦,攻打耶路撒冷和属耶路撒冷所有的城邑。那时,耶和华的话临到耶利米说,
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,
耶和华以色列的神说,你去告诉犹大王西底家,耶和华如此说,我要将这城交付巴比伦王的手,他必用火焚烧。
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
你必不能逃脱他的手,定被拿住,交在他的手中。你的眼要见巴比伦王的眼,他要口对口和你说话,你也必到巴比伦去。
And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
犹大王西底家阿,你还要听耶和华的话。耶和华论到你如此说,你必不被刀剑杀死,
Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
那时,巴比伦王的军队正攻打耶路撒冷,又攻打犹大所剩下的城邑,就是拉吉和亚西加。原来犹大的坚固城只剩下这两座。
When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.