He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders.

就是折去香柏树尽尖的嫩枝，叼到贸易之地，放在买卖城中；

啄断它顶端的嫩枝，叼到贸易之地，放在商业城中。

啄断它顶端的嫩枝，叼到贸易之地，放在商业城中。

叼到一个商贾云集的城市，栽在那里。

它啄断树顶的嫩枝，把它带到贸易之地，栽种在商人的城里。

就是折去香柏樹儘尖的嫩枝，叼到貿易之地，放在買賣城中；

啄斷它頂端的嫩枝，叼到貿易之地，放在商業城中。

啄斷它頂端的嫩枝，叼到貿易之地，放在商業城中。

叼到一個商賈雲集的城市，栽在那裡。

牠啄斷樹頂的嫩枝，把它帶到貿易之地，栽種在商人的城裡。

折去香柏樹儘頂尖兒的幼枝子，叼到作買賣之地，放在作生意者城中。

折其杪之柔條、移於貿易之地、置於商賈之邑、

弱幹為其所斷、移至貿易之地、置於輻輳之區、

在樹杪之條中或作在至高之條中折一條、攜至貿易之地、置之商賈之邑、

he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.

It broke off the highest twig. The eagle carried it away to the land of Babylon. There are many traders in that land. The eagle planted the twig in the city of Babylon.

He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants.

and plucked off its highest branch. He carried it away to a city filled with merchants. He planted it in a city of traders.

He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders.

He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders.

He cropped off its topmost young twig And carried it to a land of trade; He set it in a city of merchants.

he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders.

He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.

“ You who live along the rivers of Babylon, the time of your end has come. You who are rich in plundered treasure, it is time for your lives to be cut off.

For all the nations have fallen from the wine of her immoral passion, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior.”

Then the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo any longer–cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,cinnamon, spice, incense, perfumed ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil and costly flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and four- wheeled carriages, slaves and human lives.( The ripe fruit you greatly desired has gone from you, and all your luxury and splendor have gone from you– they will never ever be found again!)The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn,saying,“ Woe, woe, O great city– dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls–because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!” And every ship’s captain, and all who sail along the coast– seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way offand began to shout when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up,“ Who is like the great city?”And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning,“ Woe, Woe, O great city– in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth– because in a single hour she has been destroyed!”

They will disappoint you, those you have so faithfully dealt with since your youth. Each strays off in his own direction, leaving no one to rescue you.”

This is what the LORD says, your protector, the Holy One of Israel:“ For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs.