The Lord and King says,“ Assyria was like a cedar tree. But I brought it down to the place of the dead. On that day I dried up the deep springs of water and covered them. I held its streams back. I shut off its rich supply of water. Because of that, Lebanon was dressed in gloom as if it were clothes. All the trees in the fields dried up.

主耶和华如此说：“它下阴间的那日，我便使人悲哀。我为它遮盖深渊，使江河凝结，大水停流；我也使黎巴嫩为它凄惨，田野的诸树都因它发昏。

主耶和华如此说：“它坠落阴间的那日，我为它遮盖深渊，拦住江河，使众水停流，以表哀悼。我使黎巴嫩为它悲哀，田野的树木都因它枯萎。

主耶和华如此说：“它坠落阴间的那日，我为它遮盖深渊，拦住江河，使众水停流，以表哀悼。我使黎巴嫩为它悲哀，田野的树木都因它枯萎。

“主耶和华说，‘它下到阴间的那天，我要使哀声响起，使深渊闭塞，江河止息，洪水停滞。我要使黎巴嫩为它哀哭，田野的树木因它而枯萎。

“‘主耶和华这样说：它下阴间的日子，我就因它以悲哀遮盖深渊，阻塞深渊的江河，使大水停流；我要使黎巴嫩为它悲伤、田野所有的树木都因它枯干。

主耶和華如此說：「它下陰間的那日，我便使人悲哀。我為它遮蓋深淵，使江河凝結，大水停流；我也使黎巴嫩為它悽慘，田野的諸樹都因它發昏。

主耶和華如此說：「它墜落陰間的那日，我為它遮蓋深淵，攔住江河，使眾水停流，以表哀悼。我使黎巴嫩為它悲哀，田野的樹木都因它枯萎。

主耶和華如此說：「它墜落陰間的那日，我為它遮蓋深淵，攔住江河，使眾水停流，以表哀悼。我使黎巴嫩為它悲哀，田野的樹木都因它枯萎。

「主耶和華說，『它下到陰間的那天，我要使哀聲響起，使深淵閉塞，江河止息，洪水停滯。我要使黎巴嫩為它哀哭，田野的樹木因它而枯萎。

“‘主耶和華這樣說：它下陰間的日子，我就因它以悲哀遮蓋深淵，阻塞深淵的江河，使大水停流；我要使黎巴嫩為它悲傷、田野所有的樹木都因它枯乾。

『永恆主這麼說：當它下陰間的日子，我必使深洋為它而悲哀：我限制它的江河，大水就停流；我也使利巴嫩為它而哀悼，田野的眾樹都為它而暈過去。

主耶和華曰、彼下陰府之日、我令人為之哀悼、我使深淵閉塞、河流息、大水涸、俾利巴嫩為之顦顇、田野諸木因之衰殘、

主耶和華曰、我使柏香木枯萎、是日也、深淵源泉、為之立涸、以示悲哀、利巴嫩之木枯槁、以發憂恨。

主天主如是云、彼下示阿勒示阿勒有譯黃泉有譯陰府有譯墳墓下同之日、我使人為之悲慟、使深淵覆之、使其江河斷流、大水枯涸、使利巴嫩為之哀哭、使田野之諸樹、為之悲慘、

“‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day it was brought down to the realm of the dead I covered the deep springs with mourning for it; I held back its streams, and its abundant waters were restrained. Because of it I clothed Lebanon with gloom, and all the trees of the field withered away.

“ Thus says the Lord God: On the day the cedar went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I closed the deep over it, and restrained its rivers, and many waters were stopped. I clothed Lebanon in gloom for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

“ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When Assyria went down to the grave, I made the deep springs mourn. I stopped its rivers and dried up its abundant water. I clothed Lebanon in black and caused the trees of the field to wilt.

“‘ This is what the Lord GOD says: I caused grieving on the day the cedar went down to Sheol. I closed off the underground deep because of it: I held back the rivers of the deep, and its abundant water was restrained. I made Lebanon mourn on account of it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

‘ This is what the Lord God says:“ On the day when it went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I closed the deep over it and held back its rivers. And its many waters were stopped up, and I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted away on account of it.

“ Thus says the Lord GOD:‘ In the day when it went down to hell, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it. I restrained its rivers, and the great waters were held back. I caused Lebanon to mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the rivers thereof; and the great waters were stayed; and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

“ This is what the Lord God says: I caused grieving on the day the cedar went down to Sheol. I closed off the underground deep because of it: I held back the rivers of the deep, and its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn on account of it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

“‘ This is what the sovereign LORD says: On the day it went down to Sheol I caused observers to lament. I covered it with the deep and held back its rivers; its plentiful water was restrained. I clothed Lebanon in black for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it.

“ The Lord Yahweh says:‘ In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning. I covered the deep for him, and I restrained its rivers. The great waters were stopped. I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to him. It will be as it was in days and years gone by.

“ The kings of the earth who committed terrible sins with her will weep. They will mourn because they used to share her riches. They will see the smoke rising as she burns.They will be terrified by her suffering. They will stand far away from her. And they will cry out,“‘ How terrible! How terrible it is for you, great city! How terrible for you, mighty city of Babylon! In just one hour you have been destroyed!’“ The traders of the world will weep and mourn over her. No one buys what they sell anymore.

Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away.“ Stop running away!” someone cries out. But no one turns back.“ Steal the silver!” the attackers shout.“ Grab the gold!” The supply is endless. There is plenty of wealth among all the city’s treasures.Nineveh is destroyed, robbed and stripped! Hearts melt away in fear. Knees give way. Bodies tremble with fear. Everyone’s face turns pale.

They will see the smoke rising as Babylon burns. They will ask,‘ Was there ever a city like this great city?’They will throw dust on their heads. They will weep and mourn. They will cry out,“‘ How terrible! How terrible it is for you, great city! All who had ships on the sea became rich because of her wealth! In just one hour she has been destroyed!’