People of Israel, listen to the Lord’ s message. Hear my song of sadness about you. I say,

以色列家啊，要听我为你们所作的哀歌：

以色列家啊，听我为你们所作的哀歌：

以色列家啊，听我为你们所作的哀歌：

以色列家啊，听我为你们唱哀歌：

以色列家啊！要听这话，就是我为你们唱的挽歌：

以色列家啊，要聽我為你們所作的哀歌：

以色列家啊，聽我為你們所作的哀歌：

以色列家啊，聽我為你們所作的哀歌：

以色列家啊，聽我為你們唱哀歌：

以色列家啊！要聽這話，就是我為你們唱的輓歌：

以色列家啊，要聽這話，聽我所唱論到你們的哀歌：

以色列家歟、我為爾作哀歌、爾其聽之、

先知曰、以色列族乎、我為爾作哀歌、尚其聽之哉、

先知曰、以色列族歟、我為爾作哀歌、爾其聽之、

Hear this word, Israel, this lament I take up concerning you:

Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel:

Listen, you people of Israel! Listen to this funeral song I am singing:

Listen to this message that I am singing for you, a lament, house of Israel:

Hear this word which I am taking up for you as a song of mourning, house of Israel:

Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel:

Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.

Listen to this message that I am singing for you, a lament, house of Israel:

Hear ye this word which I take up against you,[ even] a lamentation, O house of Israel.

Listen to this funeral song I am ready to sing about you, family of Israel:

Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.

“ Sing a song of sadness about Israel’s princes.

I will cry and mourn over the mountains. I will sing a song of sadness about the desert grasslands. They are dry and empty. No one travels through them. The mooing of cattle isn’t heard there. The birds have flown away. All the animals are gone.

The Lord rules over all. He says,“ Here is something I want you to think about. Send for the women who mourn for the dead. Send for the most skilled among them.”

The Lord says to the people of Jerusalem,“ Cut off your hair. Throw it away. Sing a song of sadness on the bare hilltops. I am very angry with you. I have turned my back on you. I have deserted you.

Listen to the Lord’ s message, you women who live on the hill of Samaria. You treat poor people badly. You crush those who are in need. You say to your husbands,“ Bring us some drinks!” But you are already as fat as the cows in Bashan.

“ That is the song of sadness people will sing about Egypt. Women from other nations will sing it. They will weep over Egypt and its huge armies,” announces the Lord and King.

You women, hear the Lord’ s message. Listen to what he’s saying. Teach your daughters how to mourn for the dead. Teach one another a song of sadness.

People of Israel, listen to the Lord’ s message. He has spoken his message against you. He has spoken it against the whole family he brought up out of Egypt. He says,

At that time people will make fun of you. They will tease you by singing a song of sadness. They will pretend to be you and say,‘ We are totally destroyed. Our enemies have divided up our land. The Lord has taken it away from us! He has given our fields to those who turned against us.’ ”

One of its main branches was Zedekiah. Fire spread from it and burned up its fruit. None of its branches is good enough to be made into a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a song of sadness. And that is how it should be used.”

You will be wrecked on that day. Your wealth, goods and products will sink deep into the sea. So will your sailors, officers, carpenters, traders and all your soldiers. Anyone else on board will sink too.The lands along the coast will shake when your sailors cry out.All those who man the oars will desert their ships. The sailors and all the officers will stand on the shore.They will raise their voices. They will cry bitterly over you. They will sprinkle dust on their heads. They will roll in ashes.They will shave their heads because of you. And they will put on the clothes of sadness. They will weep over you. Their spirits will be greatly troubled. They will be very sad.As they weep and mourn over you, they will sing a song of sadness about you. They will say,‘ Who was ever like Tyre? It was destroyed in the sea.’

“ Son of man, sing a song of sadness about Tyre.

Then they will sing a song of sadness about you. They will say to you,“‘ Famous city, you have been completely destroyed! You were filled with sea traders. You and your citizens were a mighty power on the seas. You terrified everyone who lived in you.

The Lord God rules over all. The Lord says,“ People will weep in all the streets. They will be very sad in every market place. Even farmers will be told to cry loudly. People will mourn for the dead.

“ Son of man, sing a song of sadness about the king of Tyre. Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “You were the model of perfection. You were full of wisdom. You were perfect and beautiful.

“ Son of man, sing a song of sadness about Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt. Tell him,“‘ You are like a lion among the nations. You are like a monster in the sea. You move around wildly in your rivers. You churn the water with your feet. You make the streams muddy.’ ”