But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the Lord, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.’”

你们若不听这些话，耶和华说：我指着自己起誓，这城必变为荒场。’”

你们若不听这些话，我指着自己起誓，这王宫必变为废墟。这是耶和华说的。’

你们若不听这些话，我指着自己起誓，这王宫必变为废墟。这是耶和华说的。’

但如果你们不遵守我的命令，我凭自己起誓，这王宫必沦为废墟。这是耶和华说的。’”

如果你们不听从这些话，我指着自己起誓，这宫殿必变为废墟。’”这是耶和华的宣告。

你們若不聽這些話，耶和華說：我指着自己起誓，這城必變為荒場。』

你們若不聽這些話，我指着自己起誓，這王宮必變為廢墟。這是耶和華說的。』

你們若不聽這些話，我指着自己起誓，這王宮必變為廢墟。這是耶和華說的。』

但如果你們不遵守我的命令，我憑自己起誓，這王宮必淪為廢墟。這是耶和華說的。』」

如果你們不聽從這些話，我指著自己起誓，這宮殿必變為廢墟。’”這是耶和華的宣告。

但你們若不聽這些話，永恆主發神諭說，我指着自己來起誓，這王宮必變為荒廢之處。

如爾不聽斯言、耶和華曰、我指己而誓、此室必為荒蕪、

如爾不聽、我耶和華指己而誓、此殿必致荒蕪。

如爾不聽斯言、主曰、我指己而誓、此殿必致荒蕪、

But if you do not obey these commands, declares the Lord, I swear by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’”

But suppose you do not obey these commands,” announces the Lord.“ Then I promise you that this palace will be destroyed. You can be as sure of this promise as you are sure that I live.” ’ ”

But if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by myself— this is the LORD’s declaration— that this house will become a ruin.’”

But if you will not obey these words, I swear by Myself,” declares the Lord,“ that this house will become a place of ruins.” ’ ”

But if you will not hear these words, I swear by Myself,” says the Lord,“ that this house shall become a desolation.”’”

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a desolation.

But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself”— this is the Lord’s declaration—“ that this house will become a ruin.”

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the LORD, affirm it!”

But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself,” says Yahweh,“ that this house will become a desolation.”’”

The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says:“ I despise the arrogance of Israel, and I hate their fortresses. I will give this city and everything in it to their enemies.”

For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:

“ This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that

“‘ But if you do not listen to me and refuse to keep the Sabbath holy, and if on the Sabbath day you bring loads of merchandise through the gates of Jerusalem just as on other days, then I will set fire to these gates. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out the roaring flames.’”

Now I raise my hand to heaven and declare,“ As surely as I live,when I sharpen my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will take revenge on my enemies and repay those who reject me.I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh— the blood of the slaughtered and the captives, and the heads of the enemy leaders.”’

God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.

While you were doing these wicked things, says the Lord, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer.So just as I destroyed Shiloh, I will now destroy this Temple that bears my name, this Temple that you trust in for help, this place that I gave to you and your ancestors.

Now the Lord has sworn this oath by his own name, the Pride of Israel:“ I will never forget the wicked things you have done!The earth will tremble for your deeds, and everyone will mourn. The ground will rise like the Nile River at floodtime; it will heave up, then sink again.

Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of the city.

“ And the answer will be,‘ Because his people abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why he has brought all these disasters on them.’”

Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights where the Temple now stands.

“ But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the decrees and commands I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods,

then I will destroy this Temple as I destroyed Shiloh, the place where the Tabernacle was located. And I will make Jerusalem an object of cursing in every nation on earth.’”The priests, the prophets, and all the people listened to Jeremiah as he spoke in front of the Lord’s Temple.But when Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything the Lord had told him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people at the Temple mobbed him.“ Kill him!” they shouted.“ What right do you have to prophesy in the Lord’s name that this Temple will be destroyed like Shiloh? What do you mean, saying that Jerusalem will be destroyed and left with no inhabitants?” And all the people threatened him as he stood in front of the Temple.

Now tell them this:‘ As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very things I heard you say.You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die.You will not enter and occupy the land I swore to give you. The only exceptions will be Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

So in my anger I took an oath:‘ They will never enter my place of rest.’”

But if you turn away and refuse to listen, you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him?