I will make the arms of the king of Babylon stronger. I will put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh. And he will groan in front of Nebuchadnezzar. He will cry out like someone dying from his wounds.

我必使巴比伦王的膀臂有力，将我的刀交在他手中；却要打断法老的膀臂，他就在巴比伦王面前唉哼，如同受死伤的人一样。

我要使巴比伦王的膀臂有力，把我的刀交在他手中；却要折断法老的膀臂，使他在巴比伦王面前呻吟，如同被杀的人一样。

我要使巴比伦王的膀臂有力，把我的刀交在他手中；却要折断法老的膀臂，使他在巴比伦王面前呻吟，如同被杀的人一样。

我要使巴比伦王的臂膀强壮有力，把我的刀交在他手中。我要打断法老的臂膀，使法老在他面前像受了致命伤的人一样呻吟。

“‘我必使巴比伦王的膀臂有力量，把我的刀交在他手中；我要折断法老的膀臂，使他在巴比伦王面前呻吟，像一个受伤快死的人一样。

我必使巴比倫王的膀臂有力，將我的刀交在他手中；卻要打斷法老的膀臂，他就在巴比倫王面前唉哼，如同受死傷的人一樣。

我要使巴比倫王的膀臂有力，把我的刀交在他手中；卻要折斷法老的膀臂，使他在巴比倫王面前呻吟，如同被殺的人一樣。

我要使巴比倫王的膀臂有力，把我的刀交在他手中；卻要折斷法老的膀臂，使他在巴比倫王面前呻吟，如同被殺的人一樣。

我要使巴比倫王的臂膀強壯有力，把我的刀交在他手中。我要打斷法老的臂膀，使法老在他面前像受了致命傷的人一樣呻吟。

“‘我必使巴比倫王的膀臂有力量，把我的刀交在他手中；我要折斷法老的膀臂，使他在巴比倫王面前呻吟，像一個受傷快死的人一樣。

我必使巴比倫王的膀臂有力量，將我的刀交於他手中；法老的膀臂我卻要打斷，他就必在巴比倫王面前哼出死傷人那樣的唉哼。

堅巴比倫王之肱、付我刃於其手、折法老之肱、使呻吟於其前、若人受重傷然、

使巴比倫王膂力剛強、俾執我刃、折法老二肱使其嘆息於敵前、若人被重傷、而嘆息焉。

我必堅巴比倫王之臂、以我刃付於其手、我必折法老之臂、使其嘆息於巴比倫王前、若受傷者之嘆息然、使其嘆息於巴比倫王前若受傷者之嘆息然或作法老既受重傷必嘆息於巴比倫王前

I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a man mortally wounded.

I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he will lie there mortally wounded, groaning in pain.

I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him as a mortally wounded man.

For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, so that he will groan before him with the groans of a wounded man.

I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he will groan before him with the groanings of a mortally wounded man.

And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him as a mortally wounded man.

And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded[ man].

I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and I will place my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan like the fatally wounded before the king of Babylon.

I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand; but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before the king of Babylon with the groaning of a mortally wounded man.

The Lord says,“ People of Cush, you too will die by my sword.”

I will make the arms of the king of Babylon stronger. But the arms of Pharaoh will not be able to help Egypt. I will put my sword in Nebuchadnezzar’s hand. He will get ready to use it against Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“ Cyrus is my anointed king. I take hold of his right hand. I give him the power to bring nations under his control. I help him strip kings of their power to go to war against him. I break city gates open so he can go through them. I say to him,

All of them were trying to frighten us. They thought,“ Their hands will get too weak to do the work. So it won’t be completed.” But I prayed to God. I said,“ Make my hands stronger.”

The groans of those who are dying are heard from the city. Those who are wounded cry out for help. But God doesn’t charge anyone with doing what is wrong.

I am the Lord. There is no other Lord. I am the one and only God. You do not know anything about me. But I will make you strong.

And you can be just as sure that I will sharpen my flashing sword. My hand will hold it when I judge. I will get even with my enemies. I will pay back those who hate me.I will make my arrows drip with blood. My sword will destroy people. It will kill some. It will even kill prisoners. It will cut off the heads of enemy leaders.”

Lord, rise up. Oppose them and bring them down. With your sword, save me from those evil people.

The Lord and King speaks to Tyre. He says,“ The lands along the coast will shake because of the sound of your fall. Wounded people will groan because so many are dying there.

Now I will hand over all your countries to my servant Nebuchadnezzar. He is the king of Babylon. I will put even the wild animals under his control.All the nations will serve him and his son and grandson. After that, I will judge his land. Then many nations and great kings will make him serve them.“‘ “But suppose any nation or kingdom will not serve Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. And suppose it refuses to put its neck under his yoke. Then I will punish that nation with war, hunger and plague,” announces the Lord.“ I will punish it until his powerful hand destroys it.

God gives me strength for the battle. He keeps my way secure.

Give praise to the Lord, my Rock. He trains my hands for war. He trains my fingers for battle.

The Lord and King says,“ I will put an end to the huge armies of Egypt. I will use Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to do this.

Lord, you gave me strength to fight the battle. You made my enemies humble in front of me.

“ But the days are coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will punish the gods of Babylon. And all through its land wounded people will groan.

They will pass through a sea of trouble. The stormy sea will calm down. All the deep places in the Nile River will dry up. Assyria’s pride will be brought down. Egypt’s right to rule will disappear.I will make my people strong. They will live in safety because of me,” announces the Lord.

Does an ax claim to be more important than the person who swings it? Does a saw brag that it is better than the one who uses it? That would be like a stick swinging the person who picks it up! It would be like a war club waving the one who carries it!

The Lord says,“ How terrible it will be for the people of Assyria! They are the war club that carries out my anger.I will send them against the ungodly nation of Judah. I will order them to fight against my own people. My people make me angry. I will order Assyria to take their goods and carry them away. I will order Assyria to walk on my people as if they were walking on mud.