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

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

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 are a city by a great river, a great center of commerce, but your end has come. The thread of your life is cut.

For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.”

The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods.She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.She also bought cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, and bodies— that is, human slaves.“ The fancy things you loved so much are gone,” they cry.“ All your luxuries and splendor are gone forever, never to be yours again.”The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,“ How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!In a single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say,“ Where is there another city as great as this?”And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out,“ How terrible, how terrible for that great city! The shipowners became wealthy by transporting her great wealth on the seas. In a single moment it is all gone.”

And all your friends, those with whom you’ve done business since childhood, will go their own ways, turning a deaf ear to your cries.

This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:“ For your sakes I will send an army against Babylon, forcing the Babylonians to flee in those ships they are so proud of.