But how can it rest when the Lord has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”

耶和华既吩咐你攻击亚实基伦和海边之地，他已经派定你，焉能止息呢？”

耶和华吩咐它攻击亚实基伦和海边之地，既已派定它，你怎能静止不动呢？

耶和华吩咐它攻击亚实基伦和海边之地，既已派定它，你怎能静止不动呢？

但耶和华已命令它攻击亚实基伦和沿海一带，它怎能停下来呢？”

但耶和华既吩咐了它，又怎能停下来呢？他指派了它去攻击亚实基伦和沿海一带。

耶和華既吩咐你攻擊亞實基倫和海邊之地，他已經派定你，焉能止息呢？

耶和華吩咐它攻擊亞實基倫和海邊之地，既已派定它，你怎能靜止不動呢？

耶和華吩咐它攻擊亞實基倫和海邊之地，既已派定它，你怎能靜止不動呢？

但耶和華已命令它攻擊亞實基倫和沿海一帶，它怎能停下來呢？」

但耶和華既吩咐了它，又怎能停下來呢？他指派了它去攻擊亞實基倫和沿海一帶。

但永恆主既吩咐它攻擊亞實基倫和沿海一帶，主既已派定它在那裏，它怎能安靜下來呢？』

耶和華既有命、爾焉能休息乎、攻亞實基倫及海濱、乃彼所定也、

耶和華既命之攻亞實基倫及海濱之人、焉能藏其鋒乎。

主既命之在亞實基倫、在海濱大行殺戮、焉能止息、

But how can his sword rest when the Lord has given it a command? He has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the Philistine coast.”

How can it be quiet when the Lord has given it a charge? Against Ashkelon and against the seashore he has appointed it.”

“ But how can it be still when the Lord has sent it on a mission? For the city of Ashkelon and the people living along the sea must be destroyed.”

How can it rest when the LORD has given it a command? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea.

How can it be quiet, When the Lord has given it an order? Against Ashkelon and against the sea shore— There He has summoned it.”

How can it be quiet, Seeing the Lord has given it a charge Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.”

How canst thou be quiet, seeing Jehovah hath given thee a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea- shore, there hath he appointed it.

How can it rest when the Lord has given it a command? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea.

How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.

But how can it rest when I, the LORD, have given it orders? I have ordered it to attack the people of Ashkelon and the seacoast.

“ How can you be quiet, since Yahweh has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there has he appointed it.”

“ Or if I bring a sword against that country and say,‘ Let the sword pass throughout the land,’ and I kill its people and their animals,

Listen! The Lord is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom—“ Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.

I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.

The land by the sea will become pastures having wells for shepherds and pens for flocks.That land will belong to the remnant of the people of Judah; there they will find pasture. In the evening they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The Lord their God will care for them; he will restore their fortunes.

Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say,‘ My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far- off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.

therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will wipe out the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast.

“ This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

I have commanded those I prepared for battle; I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath— those who rejoice in my triumph.

When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?

“ Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it to pass, that you have turned fortified cities into piles of stone.