I will break down your stubborn pride. I will make the sky above you like iron, and it will not rain. I will make the ground under you like bronze, and you will not be able to farm it.

我必断绝你们因势力而有的骄傲，又要使覆你们的天如铁，载你们的地如铜。

我必粉碎你们因势力而有的骄傲，又要使你们的天坚如铁，地硬如铜。

我必粉碎你们因势力而有的骄傲，又要使你们的天坚如铁，地硬如铜。

我要重挫你们的傲气，使你们头上的天如铁，脚下的地如铜。

我必粉碎你们夸耀的力量；我要使你们的天像铁，你们的地像铜；

我必斷絕你們因勢力而有的驕傲，又要使覆你們的天如鐵，載你們的地如銅。

我必粉碎你們因勢力而有的驕傲，又要使你們的天堅如鐵，地硬如銅。

我必粉碎你們因勢力而有的驕傲，又要使你們的天堅如鐵，地硬如銅。

我要重挫你們的傲氣，使你們頭上的天如鐵，腳下的地如銅。

我必粉碎你們誇耀的力量；我要使你們的天像鐵，你們的地像銅；

我必挫折你們的勢力所驕矜的；使你們的天像鐵、你們的地像銅；

爾恃強之驕傲、我必毀之、並使爾天若鐵、爾地若銅、

爾恃強驕肆、我必毀爾、使爾天地堅若銅鐵、

爾恃力驕傲、我必毀之、使爾卑微、使蓋爾之天如鐵、載爾之地如銅、

I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.

and I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

I will break your proud spirit by making the skies as unyielding as iron and the earth as hard as bronze.

I will break down your strong pride. I will make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,

I will also break down your pride of power; and I will make your sky like iron and your earth like bronze.

I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

And I will break the pride of your power: and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass;

I will break down your strong pride. I will make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,

And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

I will break your strong pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze.

I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

The sky above you will be like bronze. The ground beneath you will be like iron.

“ In the same way, I will destroy Judah’s pride. And I will destroy the great pride of Jerusalem.

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. He told Jeremiah there wouldn’t be any rain in the land. The Lord said,“ Judah is filled with sadness. Its cities are wasting away. The people weep for the land. Crying is heard in Jerusalem.The nobles send their servants to get water. They go to the wells. But they do not find any water. They return with empty jars. They are terrified. They do not have any hope. They cover their heads.The ground is dry and cracked. There isn’t any rain in the land. The farmers are terrified. They cover their heads.Even the female deer in the fields desert their newborn fawns. There isn’t any grass to eat.Wild donkeys stand on the bare hilltops. They long for water as wild dogs do. Their eyesight fails because they do not have any food to eat.”

They will try to swim their way out of it. They will spread out their hands in it, just as swimmers spread out their hands to swim. But God will bring down Moab’s pride. None of their skill will help them.

Elijah was from Tishbe in the land of Gilead. He said to Ahab,“ I serve the Lord. He is the God of Israel. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that there won’t be any dew or rain on the whole land. There won’t be any during the next few years. It won’t come until I say so.”

The rest of the Israelite soldiers returned to camp. Then the elders asked them,“ Why did the Lord let the Philistines win the battle over us today? Let’s bring the ark of the Lord’ s covenant from Shiloh. Let’s take it with us. Then the Lord will save us from the power of our enemies.”

He brings down those who are proud. He pulls down cities that have high walls. They fall down flat on the ground. He throws them down to the dust.

Jerusalem, you have done many wrong things to me. But at that time you will not be put to shame anymore. That’s because I will remove from this city those who think so highly of themselves. You will never be proud again on my holy mountain of Zion.

I tell you for sure that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah. And there had been no rain for three and a half years. There wasn’t enough food to eat anywhere in the land.

The ark of God was captured. And Eli’s two sons Hophni and Phinehas died.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise and honor and glory to the King of heaven. Everything he does is right. All his ways are fair. He is able to bring down those who live proudly.

I will bring the most evil nations against them. They will take over the houses in the city. I will put an end to the pride of those who are mighty. Their holy places will be made“ unclean.”

The Lord says,“ Those who were going to help Egypt will die. The strength Egypt was so proud of will fail. Its people will be killed by swords from Migdol all the way to Aswan,” announces the Lord and King.

The Lord who rules over all has set apart a day when he will judge. He has set it apart for all those who are proud and think they are important. He has set it apart for all those who brag about themselves. All of them will be brought low.