I will show you my loving concern. Then he will have concern for you. And he will let you return to your land.’

我也要使他发怜悯，好怜悯你们，叫你们归回本地。

我要向你们施怜悯，他就怜悯你们，使你们归回本地。’

我要向你们施怜悯，他就怜悯你们，使你们归回本地。’

我必怜悯你们，也要让他怜悯你们，使你们重归故土。’

我要向你们施怜悯，他也会怜悯你们，使你们归回自己的土地。’

我也要使他發憐憫，好憐憫你們，叫你們歸回本地。

我要向你們施憐憫，他就憐憫你們，使你們歸回本地。』

我要向你們施憐憫，他就憐憫你們，使你們歸回本地。』

我必憐憫你們，也要讓他憐憫你們，使你們重歸故土。』

我要向你們施憐憫，他也會憐憫你們，使你們歸回自己的土地。’

我要向你們施憐憫，叫他憐憫你們，使你們仍住你們本地。

我矜恤爾、使彼亦矜恤爾、俾爾歸於故土、

我矜恤爾、彼亦矜恤爾、令爾安居故土。

我使爾得矜恤、巴比倫王必矜恤爾、使爾歸於故土、

I will show you compassion so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’

I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and let you remain in your own land.

I will be merciful to you by making him kind, so he will let you stay here in your land.’

I will grant you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and allow you to return to your own soil.’

I will also show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil.

And I will show you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.’

And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

I will grant you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and allow you to return to your own soil.

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

I will have compassion on you so that he in turn will have mercy on you and allow you to return to your land.’

I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Lord, please pay careful attention to my prayer. Listen to the prayers of all of us. We take delight in bringing honor to your name. Give me success today when I bring my request to King Artaxerxes.” I was the king’s wine taster.

When the way you live pleases the Lord, he makes even your enemies live at peace with you.

Because they were his people, he remembered his covenant. Because of his great love, he felt sorry for them.He made all those who held them as prisoners have mercy on them.