我说：‘只要你敬畏我，领受训诲；其住处就不会照我原先所定的被剪除。’然而，他们从早起来就在各样事上败坏自己。

我说：你只要敬畏我，领受训诲；如此，你的住处不致照我所拟定的除灭。只是你们从早起来，就在一切事上败坏自己。”

我说：‘只要你敬畏我，领受训诲；其住处就不会照我原先所定的被剪除。’然而，他们从早起来就在各样事上败坏自己。

我以为这城一定会敬畏我，接受管教，这样我就不必照所定的毁灭她。然而，他们却更加热衷于犯罪作恶。

我说：“她定要敬畏我，接受管教。”这样，她的住所必不会照着我原定对她的惩罚被剪除。可是他们殷勤行恶，败坏了自己一切所作的。

我說：你只要敬畏我，領受訓誨；如此，你的住處不致照我所擬定的除滅。只是你們從早起來就在一切事上敗壞自己。

我說：『只要你敬畏我，領受訓誨；其住處就不會照我原先所定的被剪除。』然而，他們從早起來就在各樣事上敗壞自己。

我說：『只要你敬畏我，領受訓誨；其住處就不會照我原先所定的被剪除。』然而，他們從早起來就在各樣事上敗壞自己。

我以為這城一定會敬畏我，接受管教，這樣我就不必照所定的毀滅她。然而，他們卻更加熱衷於犯罪作惡。

我說：“她定要敬畏我，接受管教。”這樣，她的住所必不會照著我原定對她的懲罰被剪除。可是他們殷勤行惡，敗壞了自己一切所作的。

我心裏想着說：她一定會敬畏我，會接受管教；對我所發給她的一切命令一定會目不轉睛而注視的，哪知他們卻變本加厲使他們一切行為都腐化呢！』

我曾曰、爾惟寅畏我、受我訓誨、爾之第宅、則不依我所定被毀、但爾黎明而起、自敗厥行、

我告斯民曰、爾當寅畏我躬、承我教誨、則不降罰、絶爾居所、然爾惟惡是作、靡有已時、

我諭斯民曰、爾當敬畏我、承受教誨、則在我降諸罰之際、爾之居所尚不致絕、則在我降諸罰之際爾之居所尚不致絕或作如此爾之居宅不致於循我所欲降之罰而毀滅然於凡所為、惟惡是務、惟惡是務或作仍殷勤自敗自壞

Of Jerusalem I thought,‘ Surely you will fear me and accept correction!’ Then her place of refuge would not be destroyed, nor all my punishments come upon her. But they were still eager to act corruptly in all they did.

Here is what I thought about Jerusalem.‘ Surely you will have respect for me. Surely you will accept my warning.’ Then the city you think is safe would not be destroyed. And I would not have to punish you so much. But they still wanted to go on sinning in every way they could.

I said,‘ Surely you will fear me; you will accept correction. Then your dwelling would not be cut off according to all that I have appointed against you.’ But all the more they were eager to make all their deeds corrupt.

I thought,‘ Surely they will have reverence for me now! Surely they will listen to my warnings. Then I won’t need to strike again, destroying their homes.’ But no, they get up early to continue their evil deeds.

I said: You will certainly fear me and accept correction. Then her dwelling place would not be cut off based on all that I had allocated to her. However, they became more corrupt in all their actions.

I said,‘ You will certainly revere Me, You will accept discipline.’ So her dwelling will not be eliminated In accordance with everything that I have stipulated for her. Instead, they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.

I said,‘ Surely you will fear Me, You will receive instruction’— So that her dwelling would not be cut off, Despite everything for which I punished her. But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds.

I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

I thought: You will certainly fear Me and accept correction. Then her dwelling place would not be cut off based on all that I had allocated to her. However, they became more corrupt in all their actions.

I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early,[ and] corrupted all their doings.

I thought,‘ Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!’ If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did.

I said,“ Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her.” But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

他们深深败坏，如在基比亚的日子一样。耶和华必记起他们的罪孽，惩罚他们的罪恶。

或者犹大家听见我想要降给他们的一切灾祸，各人就回转离开恶道，我就赦免他们的罪孽和罪恶。”

我就使你们仍然居住这地，就是我从古时所赐给你们祖先的地，从永远到永远。

说：‘你们各人当回转离开恶道和恶行，就可居住耶和华从古时所赐给你们和你们祖先之地，直到永远。

不听从命令，不领受训诲，不倚靠耶和华，不亲近它的神。

耶利米对西底家说：“耶和华—万军之神、以色列的神如此说：你若归顺巴比伦王的官长，你的命就必存活，这城也不致被火焚烧，你和你的全家都必存活。

我为我葡萄园所做的之外，还有什么可做的呢？我指望它结葡萄，怎么倒结了野葡萄呢？

说：“但愿你在这日子知道有关你平安的事，不过这事现在是隐藏的，你的眼睛看不出来。因为日子将到，你的仇敌要筑起土垒包围你，四面困住你，并要消灭你和你里头的儿女，连一块石头也不留在另一块石头上，因为你不知道你蒙眷顾的时候。”

就必有坐大卫宝座的君王和领袖，与犹大人，并耶路撒冷的居民，或坐车，或骑马，进入这城的各门，而且这城必存到永远。也必有人从犹大城镇和耶路撒冷四围的各处，从便雅悯地、谢非拉、山区，并尼革夫而来，都带燔祭和祭物，素祭和乳香，并感谢祭，到耶和华的殿去。你们若不听从我，不以安息日为圣日，仍在安息日挑担子进入耶路撒冷的各城门，我必在城门中点火；这火必烧毁耶路撒冷的宫殿，不会熄灭。”

埃及王在耶路撒冷废了他，又罚这地一百他连得银子，一他连得金子。埃及王尼哥立约哈斯的哥哥以利雅敬作犹大和耶路撒冷的王，给他改名叫约雅敬。尼哥却将他的弟弟约哈斯带到埃及去。约雅敬登基的时候年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷作王十一年。他行耶和华—他神眼中看为恶的事。巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒上来攻击他，用铜链锁着他，要把他带到巴比伦去。尼布甲尼撒又将耶和华殿里的一些器皿带到巴比伦，放在巴比伦自己的宫里。约雅敬其余的事和他所行可憎的事，以及发生在他身上的事，看哪，都写在《以色列和犹大列王记》上，他儿子约雅斤接续他作王。约雅斤登基的时候年八岁，在耶路撒冷作王三个月十天，他行耶和华眼中看为恶的事。过了一年，尼布甲尼撒王差遣人将约雅斤和耶和华殿里宝贵的器皿带到巴比伦，然后立约雅斤的叔父西底家作犹大和耶路撒冷的王。

惟恐你们的行为败坏，为自己雕刻任何形状的偶像，无论是男像或女像，

利玛利的儿子比加一日之内在犹大杀了十二万人，都是勇士，因为他们离弃了耶和华—他们列祖的神。有一个叫细基利的以法莲勇士，杀了玛西雅王子、押斯利甘宫廷总管和以利加拿宰相。以色列人掳了他们的弟兄，连妇人带儿女共二十万，又掠取了许多财物，把这些掠物带到撒玛利亚去。

祸哉，那些在床上图谋罪孽、筹划恶事的人！天一亮，他们因手中有能力就去行恶。他们看上田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压户主和他的家庭，霸占人和他的产业。

我留心听，听见他们说不诚实的话。无人懊悔自己的恶行，说：‘我做的是什么呢？’他们全都转奔己路，如马直闯战场。

主没有迟延他的应许，就如有人以为他是迟延，其实他是宽容你们，不愿一人沉沦，而是人人都来悔改。

神观看这地，看哪，它败坏了，因为凡血肉之躯在地上的行为都败坏了。

他说：“他们诚然是我的百姓，未行虚假的子民。”这样，他就作了他们的救主。

所以耶和华使亚述王的将领来攻击他们，用手铐铐住玛拿西，用铜链锁住他，把他带到巴比伦去。

在这些虔诚的事以后，亚述王西拿基立来侵犯犹大，围困坚固城，想要攻破它们。希西家见西拿基立来，定意要攻打耶路撒冷，