The Lord who rules over all said,“ Elam’s bow is the secret of its strength. But I will break it.

“万军之耶和华如此说：我必折断以拦人的弓，就是他们为首的权力。

“万军之耶和华如此说：看哪，我必折断以拦人的弓，那是他们战斗的主力。

“万军之耶和华如此说：看哪，我必折断以拦人的弓，那是他们战斗的主力。

万军之耶和华说：“看啊，我要摧毁以拦的弓箭手——他们的精锐之师。

“万军之耶和华这样说：看哪！我要折断以拦的弓，就是他们战斗力强的武器。

「萬軍之耶和華如此說：我必折斷以攔人的弓，就是他們為首的權力。

「萬軍之耶和華如此說：看哪，我必折斷以攔人的弓，那是他們戰鬥的主力。

「萬軍之耶和華如此說：看哪，我必折斷以攔人的弓，那是他們戰鬥的主力。

萬軍之耶和華說：「看啊，我要摧毀以攔的弓箭手——他們的精銳之師。

“萬軍之耶和華這樣說：看哪！我要折斷以攔的弓，就是他們戰鬥力強的武器。

萬軍之永恆主這麼說：『看吧，我必折斷以攔的弓、其勇力之主要武器。

萬軍之耶和華云、以攔所恃為強之弓、我必折之、

萬有之主耶和華曰、以攔善射過人、我將折之、

萬有之主如是云、以攔人以弓為首能、我必折之、

This is what the Lord Almighty says:“ See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

Thus says the Lord of hosts:“ Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:“ I will destroy the archers of Elam— the best of their forces.

This is what the LORD of Armies says: I am about to shatter Elam’s bow, the source of their might.

“ This is what the Lord of armies says:‘ Behold, I am going to break the bow of Elam, The finest of their might.

“ Thus says the Lord of hosts:‘ Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, The foremost of their might.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I am about to shatter Elam’s bow, the source of their might.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

The LORD who rules over all said,“ I will kill all the archers of Elam, who are the chief source of her military might.

“ Yahweh of Armies says:‘ Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

Soldiers from Elam came armed with bows and arrows. They came with their chariots and horses. Soldiers from Kir got their shields ready.

He makes wars stop from one end of the earth to the other. He breaks every bow. He snaps every spear. He burns every shield with fire.

A destroying army will come against Babylon. The soldiers in the city will be captured. Their bows will be broken. I am the Lord God who pays people back. I will pay them back in full.

“ Send for men armed with bows and arrows. Send them against Babylon. Set up camp all around it. Do not let anyone escape. Pay it back for what its people have done. Do to them what they have done to others. They have dared to disobey me. I am the Holy One of Israel.

“ All you who shoot arrows, take up your battle positions around Babylon. Shoot at it! Do not spare any arrows! Its people have sinned against me.