“ His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

“那时，必有一人兴起接续他为王，使横征暴敛的人通行国中的荣美地。这王不多日就必灭亡，却不因忿怒，也不因争战。”

“那时，有一人兴起接续他的王位，他为了王国的荣华，差官员横征暴敛。这王过不多时就死了，不是因怒气，也不是因战役。”

“那时，有一人兴起接续他的王位，他为了王国的荣华，差官员横征暴敛。这王过不多时就死了，不是因怒气，也不是因战役。”

继承他王位的人将派税吏横征暴敛，以维持王国的荣耀。但不久他必灭亡，并非死于民怨，也非死于战争。

“那时，必有一个人兴起来代替他；这人要派一个横征暴敛的人，为了王国的荣华，走遍全地；可是不多几日，这人就必被毁灭，不是因为忿怒，也不是因为战争。

“然后会有一个人兴起坐上王位，为了国家的荣华，派出一个横征暴敛的人；但在几天之内，这王必被摧毁，既不是由于怒气，也不是由于战争。

「那時，必有一人興起接續他為王，使橫征暴斂的人通行國中的榮美地。這王不多日就必滅亡，卻不因忿怒，也不因爭戰。」

「那時，有一人興起接續他的王位，他為了王國的榮華，差官員橫征暴斂。這王過不多時就死了，不是因怒氣，也不是因戰役。」

「那時，有一人興起接續他的王位，他為了王國的榮華，差官員橫征暴斂。這王過不多時就死了，不是因怒氣，也不是因戰役。」

繼承他王位的人將派稅吏橫徵暴斂，以維持王國的榮耀。但不久他必滅亡，並非死於民怨，也非死於戰爭。

“那時，必有一個人興起來代替他；這人要派一個橫征暴斂的人，為了王國的榮華，走遍全地；可是不多幾日，這人就必被毀滅，不是因為忿怒，也不是因為戰爭。

『那時必有一個立起來的人接替他的位子，打發橫徵暴斂的人為了君王的榮華而遍行國內；但不多幾日這王就必破敗，卻不是因面對面的打鬥，也不是因爭戰。

「然後會有一個人興起坐上王位，為了國家的榮華，派出一個橫徵暴斂的人；但在幾天之內，這王必被摧毀，既不是由於怒氣，也不是由於戰爭。

嗣其位者、使虐索者、遍行國內美地、惟彼無怒無戰、不日隕亡、

繼位者在樂郊、摧稅甚苛、無怒無鬥、不日殞亡、

繼其位者、使人通行榮國、橫徵暴斂、無怒無戰、不日殞亡、

“ The next king after him will send someone out to collect taxes. The taxes will help maintain the glory of his kingdom. But in a few years the king will be destroyed. It will not happen because someone becomes angry with him or kills him in battle.

“ Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.

“ His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle.

“ In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be broken, though not in anger or in battle.

“ Then in his place one will arise who will allow an oppressor to pass through the Jewel of his kingdom; yet within a few days he will be broken, though not in anger nor in battle.

“ There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle.

Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

“ In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be shattered, though not in anger or in battle.

Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes[ in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

There will arise after him one who will send out an exactor of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or battle.

“ Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.

Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and well- being your ruler.

This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made to a fellow Israelite. They shall not require payment from anyone among their own people, because the Lord’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed.You may require payment from a foreigner, but you must cancel any debt your fellow Israelite owes you.

Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments.

“ He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue.

“ One from her family line will arise to take her place. He will attack the forces of the king of the North and enter his fortress; he will fight against them and be victorious.

For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”