“‘看哪，這日子到了！災害已經發出，杖已經開花，狂傲已經發芽。

“看哪，看哪，日子快到了；所定的灾已经发出！杖已经开花，骄傲已经发芽。

“看哪，那日子！看哪，已来到！厄运已经发生！杖已开花，骄傲已发芽。

“看哪，那日子！看哪，已来到！厄运已经发生！杖已开花，骄傲已发芽。

“看啊，看啊，日子到了，大祸临头了！杖已经发芽，傲慢已经开花。

“‘看哪，这日子到了！灾害已经发出，杖已经开花，狂傲已经发芽。

「看哪，看哪，日子快到了；所定的災已經發出！杖已經開花，驕傲已經發芽。

「看哪，那日子！看哪，已來到！厄運已經發生！杖已開花，驕傲已發芽。

「看哪，那日子！看哪，已來到！厄運已經發生！杖已開花，驕傲已發芽。

「看啊，看啊，日子到了，大禍臨頭了！杖已經發芽，傲慢已經開花。

『看哪，日子！看哪，到了！所定的災禍已經發出；「枉法」開了花了，驕橫發了芽了。

試觀其日已屆、為爾所定之報至矣、杖已舒蕊、驕傲已萌芽矣、

爾之日期已至、災亦次第及爾、驕侈者將至、以杖擊爾、芽櫱已萌、花蕊盡發、

其日將至、視哉已屆、災禍已命、責爾之杖已長、罰爾之驕傲者已興、責爾之杖已長罰爾之驕傲者已興原文作其杖已茁驕傲已萌

“‘ See, the day! See, it comes! Doom has burst forth, the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed!

“‘ The day for me to punish you is here! It is here! Death has arrived. The time is ripe for you to be judged. Your pride has grown so much that you will be destroyed.

“ Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded.

“ The day of judgment is here; your destruction awaits! The people’s wickedness and pride have blossomed to full flower.

Here is the day! Here it comes! Doom is on its way. The rod has blossomed; arrogance has bloomed.

‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it is coming! Your doom has gone forth; the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed.

‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone out; The rod has blossomed, Pride has budded.

Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

Look, the day is coming! Doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed; arrogance has bloomed.

Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

“ Look, the day! Look, it is coming! Doom has gone out! The staff has budded, pride has blossomed!

“‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed. Pride has budded.

亞述啊！我怒氣的棍子，有禍了。他們手中拿著我忿怒的杖。

有火從樹枝中的一根發出，吞滅樹的果子，以致樹上再沒有粗壯的樹枝，可以作掌權者的杖。’這是一首哀歌，是一首流行的哀歌。”

磨利，是為要大行殺戮，擦亮，是為要閃爍發光！我們怎能快樂呢？我的兒子藐視管教的杖和一切勸告（“勸告”原文作“木頭”）。

愚妄人的口中長出驕傲的枝子；智慧人的嘴唇，能保障自己。

以法蓮那些醉漢所戴的高傲冠冕，有禍了！它在肥美谷山頂上的榮美，有禍了！它必如將殘的花朵，滿了喝醉酒的人。

因為考驗必要來到，你為甚麼要藐視那管教的杖呢？這事必不得成功。這是主耶和華的宣告。

但神所賜的恩更大；所以聖經上說：“神對抗驕傲的人，賜恩給謙卑的人。”

現在我尼布甲尼撒讚美、尊崇、榮耀天上的王，因為他所作的一切都正確，他所行的也都公平；行為驕傲的，他都能貶低。”

我就用杖責罰他們的過犯，用鞭責罰他們的罪孽。

終局到了，終局臨到了，它已經起來跟你作對。看哪，它臨到了！

第二天，摩西進約櫃的會幕去，不料，利未家亞倫的杖已經發了芽，生了花苞，開了花，結了熟杏。

在滅亡以先，必有驕傲；在跌倒以前，心中高傲。

人正在說平安穩妥的時候，毀滅性的災禍就突然臨到他們，好像生產的痛苦臨到懷胎的婦人一樣，他們絕不能逃脫。