但这百姓是被抢被夺的，都牢笼在坑中，隐藏在狱里，他们作掠物，无人拯救，作掳物，无人说交还。
But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
你们中间谁肯侧耳听此，谁肯留心而听，以防将来呢。
Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
谁将雅各交出当作掳物，将以色列交给抢夺的呢，岂不是耶和华吗，就是我们所得罪的那位。他们不肯遵行他的道，也不听从他的训诲。
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
所以他将猛烈的怒气，和争战的勇力，倾倒在以色列的身上。在他四围如火着起，他还不知道，烧着他，他也不介意。
Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
众军长和加利亚的儿子约哈难，并何沙雅的儿子耶撒尼亚（又名亚撒利雅，见四十三章二节）以及众百姓，从最小的到至大的都进前来，
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
对先知耶利米说，求你准我们在你面前祈求，为我们这剩下的人祷告耶和华你的神。我们本来众多，现在剩下的极少，这是你亲眼所见的。
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
过了十天，耶和华的话临到耶利米。
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
他就将加利亚的儿子约哈难和同着他的众军长，并众百姓，从最小的到至大的都叫了来，
Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
不要怕你们所怕的巴比伦王。耶和华说，不要怕他。因为我与你们同在，要拯救你们脱离他的手。
Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
我也要使他发怜悯，好怜悯你们，叫你们归回本地。
And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.