Chapter 31

31:1 [hgb]  祸 哉 ， 那 些 下 埃 及 求 帮 助 的 ， 是 因 仗 赖 马 匹 ， 倚 靠 甚 多 的 车 辆 ， 并 倚 靠 强 壮 的 马 兵 ， 却 不 仰 望 以 色 列 的 圣 者 ， 也 不 求 问 耶 和 华 。
    [kjv]  Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
    [bbe]  Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation¹, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;
31:2 [hgb]  其 实 耶 和 华 有 智 慧 。 他 必 降 灾 祸 ， 并 不 反 悔 自 己 的 话 ， 却 要 兴 起 攻 击 那 作 恶 之 家 ， 又 攻 击 那 作 孽 帮 助 人 的 。
    [kjv]  Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity².
    [bbe]  Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.
31:3 [hgb]  埃 及 人 不 过 是 人 ， 并 不 是 神 。 他 们 的 马 不 过 是 血 肉 ， 并 不 是 灵 。 耶 和 华 一 伸 手 ， 那 帮 助 人 的 必 绊 跌 ， 那 受 帮 助 的 也 必 跌 倒 ， 都 一 同 灭 亡 。
    [kjv]  Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
    [bbe]  For the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and when the Lord's hand is stretched out, the helper and he who is helped will come down together.
31:4 [hgb]  耶 和 华 对 我 如 此 说 ， 狮 子 和 少 壮 狮 子 ， 获 食 咆 哮 ， 就 是 喊 许 多 牧 人 来 攻 击 它 ， 它 总 不 因 他 们 的 声 音 惊 惶 ， 也 不 因 他 们 的 喧 哗 缩 伏 。 如 此 万 军 之 耶 和 华 ， 也 必 降 临 在 锡 安 山 冈 上 争 战 。
    [kjv]  For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey³, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth⁴ against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase⁵ himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
    [bbe]  For the Lord has said to me, As a lion, or a young lion, makes an angry noise over his food, and if a band of herdsmen come out against him, he will not be in fear of their voices, or give up his food for their noise: so the Lord of armies will come down to make war against Mount Zion and its hill.
31:5 [hgb]  雀 鸟 怎 样 扇 翅 覆 雏 ， 万 军 之 耶 和 华 也 要 照 样 保 护 耶 路 撒 冷 ， 他 必 保 护 拯 救 ， 要 越 门 保 守 。
    [kjv]  As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
    [bbe]  Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a cover and salvation for it, going over it he will keep it from danger.
31:6 [hgb]  以 色 列 人 哪 ， 你 们 深 深 地 悖 逆 耶 和 华 ， 现 今 要 归 向 他 。
    [kjv]  Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
    [bbe]  Come back to him who has been so deeply sinned against by the children of Israel.
31:7 [hgb]  到 那 日 各 人 必 将 他 金 偶 像 ， 银 偶 像 ， 就 是 亲 手 所 造 陷 自 己 在 罪 中 的 ， 都 抛 弃 了 。
    [kjv]  For in that day every man shall cast away his idols⁶ of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
    [bbe]  For in that day they will all give up their images of silver and of gold, the sin which they made for themselves.
31:8 [hgb]  亚 述 人 必 倒 在 刀 下 ， 并 非 人 的 刀 。 有 刀 要 将 他 吞 灭 ， 并 非 人 的 刀 。 他 必 逃 避 这 刀 ， 他 的 少 年 人 ， 必 成 为 服 苦 的 。
    [kjv]  Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty⁷ man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour⁸ him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited⁹.
    [bbe]  Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.
31:9 [hgb]  他 的 磐 石 ， 必 因 惊 吓 挪 去 ， 他 的 首 领 ， 必 因 大 旗 惊 惶 。 这 是 那 有 火 在 锡 安 ， 有 炉 在 耶 路 撒 冷 的 耶 和 华 说 的 。
    [kjv]  And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
    [bbe]  And his rock will come to nothing because of fear, and his chiefs will go in flight from the flag, says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his altar in Jerusalem.

1 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

2 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

3 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 abase   

v.降低，贬抑

参考例句：

• He refused to abase himself in the eyes of others.他不愿在他人面前被贬低。
• A man who uses bad language will only abase himself.说脏话者只会自贬身分。

6 idols   

偶像( idol的名词复数 )； 受崇拜的人或物； 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物； 神像

参考例句：

• The genii will give evidence against those who have worshipped idols. 魔怪将提供证据来反对那些崇拜偶像的人。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
• Teenagers are very sequacious and they often emulate the behavior of their idols. 青少年非常盲从，经常模仿他们的偶像的行为。

7 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

8 devour   

v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷

参考例句：

• Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
• Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。

9 discomfited   

v.使为难( discomfit的过去式和过去分词)；使狼狈；使挫折；挫败

参考例句：

• He was discomfited by the unexpected questions. 意料不到的问题使得他十分尴尬。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan. 部长对他计划的不理会将使他特别尴尬。 来自辞典例句