Don’t go out to the fields! Don’t travel on the roads! The enemy’s sword is everywhere and terrorizes us at every turn!

你们不要往田野去，也不要行在路上，因四围有仇敌的刀剑和惊吓。

你们不要出到田野去，也不要行走在路上，因四围有仇敌的刀剑和惊吓。

你们不要出到田野去，也不要行走在路上，因四围有仇敌的刀剑和惊吓。

不要去田野，不要在路上走，因为外面危机四伏，仇敌杀气腾腾。

你们不要出到田野去，也不要在路上走，因为四围有仇敌的刀剑和惊吓。

你們不要往田野去，也不要行在路上，因四圍有仇敵的刀劍和驚嚇。

你們不要出到田野去，也不要行走在路上，因四圍有仇敵的刀劍和驚嚇。

你們不要出到田野去，也不要行走在路上，因四圍有仇敵的刀劍和驚嚇。

不要去田野，不要在路上走，因為外面危機四伏，仇敵殺氣騰騰。

你們不要出到田野去，也不要在路上走，因為四圍有仇敵的刀劍和驚嚇。

你們不要出去到田野，也不要在路上走；因為有仇敵的刀劍，四圍盡是恐怖。

勿往於田、勿行於道、蓋敵刃環繞、隨在震驚、

勿往於田、勿行於途、敵人執刃、四周震懼、

勿往於田、勿行於途、四周皆有仇敵之鋒刃、可驚可懼、

Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.

Don’t go out to the fields. Don’t walk on the roads. Our enemies have swords. And there is terror on every side.

Go not out into the field, nor walk on the road, for the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

Don’t go out to the fields; don’t walk on the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

Do not go out into the field, And do not walk on the road; For the enemy has a sword, Terror is on every side.

Do not go out into the field, Nor walk by the way. Because of the sword of the enemy, Fear is on every side.

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, and terror, are on every side.

Don’t go out to the fields; don’t walk on the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy[ and] fear[ is] on every side.

Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”

Don’t go out into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and terror are on every side.

Their flocks and tents will be captured, and their household goods and camels will be taken away. Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard:‘ We are terrorized at every turn!’

If I go out into the fields, I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy. If I walk the city streets, I see people who have died of starvation. The prophets and priests continue with their work, but they don’t know what they’re doing.”

I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.

I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me“ The Man Who Lives in Terror.” They threaten,“ If you say anything, we will report it.” Even my old friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip.“ He will trap himself,” they say,“ and then we will get our revenge on him.”

“ Terrors surround the wicked and trouble them at every step.

“ Then the people will say,‘ Why should we wait here to die? Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the Lord.

“ Shout to Judah, and broadcast to Jerusalem! Tell them to sound the alarm throughout the land:‘ Run for your lives! Flee to the fortified cities!’

The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said,“ Pashhur, the Lord has changed your name. From now on you are to be called‘ The Man Who Lives in Terror.’For this is what the Lord says:‘ I will send terror upon you and all your friends, and you will watch as they are slaughtered by the swords of the enemy. I will hand the people of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will take them captive to Babylon or run them through with the sword.

“ In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, and in the days of Jael, people avoided the main roads, and travelers stayed on winding pathways.There were few people left in the villages of Israel— until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel.

Then I said,“ O Sovereign Lord, the people have been deceived by what you said, for you promised peace for Jerusalem. But the sword is held at their throats!”

“ During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land.

Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.

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