“ My temple is still destroyed. But you are living in your houses that have beautiful wooden walls.”

“这殿仍然荒凉，你们自己还住天花板的房屋吗？

“这殿荒凉，你们自己还住天花板的房屋吗？

“这殿荒凉，你们自己还住天花板的房屋吗？

“这殿还是一片废墟，你们却住在华丽的房子里。

“这殿宇仍然荒废，岂是你们住在有天花板的房屋的时候吗？”

「這殿仍然荒涼，你們自己還住天花板的房屋嗎？

「這殿荒涼，你們自己還住天花板的房屋嗎？

「這殿荒涼，你們自己還住天花板的房屋嗎？

「這殿還是一片廢墟，你們卻住在華麗的房子裡。

“這殿宇仍然荒廢，豈是你們住在有天花板的房屋的時候嗎？”

『這殿荒廢無鑲蓋，而你們自己倒住在有鑲蓋的房屋：難道這就是這樣作的時候麼？

斯室荒涼、爾居板蓋之室、於斯時宜乎、

爾所居之屋、以板附壁、使斯殿荒蕪、豈在斯時乎、

今此殿荒蕪、爾曹反居室、以板附墻者、於斯時豈可乎、

“ Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”

“ Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?

“ Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?

“ Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”

“ Is it time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses while this house remains desolate?”

“ Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?”

Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste?

“ Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”

[ Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house[ lie] waste?

“ Is it right for you to live in richly paneled houses while my temple is in ruins?

“ Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste?

Then the king spoke to Nathan the prophet. He said,“ Here I am, living in a house that has beautiful cedar walls. But the ark of God remains in a tent.”

He said,“ I won’t enter my house or go to bed.I won’t let my eyes sleep. I won’t close my eyelidsuntil I find a place for the Lord. I want to build a house for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

All the others are looking out for their own interests. They are not looking out for the interests of Jesus Christ.

But put God’s kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all those things will also be given to you.

So because of what you have done, Zion will be plowed up like a field. Jerusalem will be turned into a pile of trash. The temple hill will be covered with bushes and weeds.

Nebuzaradan set the Lord’ s temple on fire. He also set fire to the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. He burned down every important building.

‘ Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them,“ The Lord and King says,‘ I am about to make my temple“ unclean.” I will let the Babylonians burn it down. It is the beautiful building you are so proud of. You take delight in it. You love it. The sons and daughters you left behind will be killed by swords.

The Lord who rules over all says,“ This place is a desert. It does not have any people or animals in it. But there will again be grasslands near all its towns. Shepherds will rest their flocks there.

The Lord deserted his altar. He left his temple. He gave the walls of Jerusalem’s palaces into the hands of her enemies. They shouted loudly in the house of the Lord. You would have thought it was the day of an appointed feast.

“ Micah from Moresheth prophesied. It was during the time Hezekiah was king over Judah. Micah spoke to all the people of Judah. He told them,‘ The Lord who rules over all says,“‘ “Zion will be plowed up like a field. Jerusalem will be turned into a pile of trash. The temple hill will be covered with bushes and weeds.” ’( Micah 3:12)

So I will make this house like Shiloh. All the nations on earth will use the name of this city in a curse.” ’ ”

The Lord says,“ You say about this place,‘ It’s a dry and empty desert. It doesn’t have any people or animals in it.’ The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are now deserted. So they do not have any people or animals living in them. But happy sounds will be heard there once more.

After the 62‘ weeks,’ the Anointed King will be put to death. His followers will desert him. And everything he has will be taken away from him. The army of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the temple. The end will come like a flood. War will continue until the end. The Lord has ordered that many places be destroyed.A covenant will be put into effect with many people for one‘ week.’ In the middle of the‘ week’ sacrifices and offerings will come to an end. And at the temple a hated thing that destroys will be set up. It will remain until that ruler who will come is destroyed. Then he will experience what the Lord has ordered.”

“ Our God, hear my prayers. Pay attention to the appeals I make to you. Lord, have mercy on your temple that has been destroyed. Do it for your own honor.Our God, please listen to us. The city that belongs to you has been destroyed. Open your eyes and see it. We aren’t asking you to answer our prayers because we are godly. Instead, we’re asking you to do it because you love us so much.

Look at how the gold has lost its brightness! See how dull the fine gold has become! The sacred jewels are scattered at every street corner.

They burned your temple to the ground. They polluted the place where your Name is.

“ You expected a lot. But you can see what a small amount it turned out to be. I blew away what you brought home. I’ll tell you why,” announces the Lord who rules over all.“ Because my temple is still destroyed. In spite of that, each one of you is busy with your own house.

The stones of your destroyed city are priceless to us. Even its dust brings deep concern to us.

Jesus left the temple. He was walking away when his disciples came up to him. They wanted to call his attention to the temple buildings.“ Do you see all these things?” Jesus asked.“ What I’m about to tell you is true. Not one stone here will be left on top of another. Every stone will be thrown down.”