1 耶和华这样对我说： "你去为自己买一根麻布腰带， 束在腰上， 但不要把它放在水中。"
2 我就照着耶和华的话， 买了一根腰带， 束在腰上。
3 耶和华的话第二次临到我， 说：
4 "拿你买来束在腰上的腰带， 起来， 往幼发拉底河去， 把腰带藏在那里的岩石缝中。"
5 我就照着耶和华所吩咐我的， 去把腰带藏在幼发拉底河那里。
6 过了多日， 耶和华对我说： "起来， 往幼发拉底河去， 把我吩咐你藏在那里的腰带取出来。"
7 于是我往幼发拉底河去， 在那里挖掘， 把腰带从我埋藏的地方取出来； 看哪！ 腰带已经腐烂了， 完全没用了。
8 那时， 耶和华的话临到我， 说：
9 "耶和华这样说： ‘我必照样败坏犹大的尊荣和耶路撒冷极大的尊荣。
10 这邪恶的人民， 不肯听从我的话， 他们随着自己顽梗的心行事， 随从别的神， 事奉敬拜他们； 所以他们必像这根腰带， 毫无用处。
11 因为腰带怎样紧贴着人的腰， 我也曾怎样使以色列全家和犹大全家紧贴着我， 好使他们作我的子民， 叫我得名声， 得赞美， 得荣耀； 可是他们却不听从。’"这是耶和华的宣告。
12 "你要对他们说这话： ‘耶和华以色列的 神这样说： 每一个酒瓶都要盛满酒。’如果他们对你说： ‘难道我们不清楚知道每一个酒瓶都要盛满酒吗？’
13 你就要对他们说： ‘耶和华这样说： 看哪！ 我要使这地所有的居民， 就是那些坐大卫王位的君王， 以及祭司、先知和耶路撒冷所有的居民， 都完全醉倒。
14 我要使他们彼此碰撞， 连父子也要互相碰撞； 我必不爱惜、不可怜， 也不怜悯他们， 我必把他们灭绝。’"这是耶和华的宣告。
15 你们要听， 要留心听， 不要骄傲； 因为是耶和华说的。
16 耶和华你们的 神还没有使黑暗临到以前， 你们的脚还没有在昏暗的山上绊倒之前， 你们要把荣耀归给他。你们期待光明， 他却把光明变为死荫， 使光明变成黝黑。
17 如果你们不听从， 我必因你们的骄傲暗暗哭泣； 我的眼必痛哭流泪， 因为耶和华的羊群被掳去了。
18 你要对君王和太后说： "你们应从宝座下来， 因为华丽的冠冕已经从你们的头上脱下来了。"
19 南地的城市已被围困， 没有人能解围； 整个犹大都被掳走， 全被掳去了。
20 耶路撒冷啊！ 你要举目观看那些从北方来的人。从前交给你的羊群， 就是你引以为荣的群羊， 现今在哪里呢？
21 耶和华立你自己结交（"结交"原文作"教导"）的盟友为首领管辖你， 那时， 你还有什么话说呢？痛苦岂不把你抓住， 好像妇女生产时的痛苦一样吗？
22 如果你心里问： "这些事为什么发生在我身上呢？"这是由于你极大的罪孽； 你的袍子被掀起， 你的下体（"下体"原文作"脚跟"）暴露出来。
23 古实人怎能改变他的肤色？花豹怎能改变它的斑点？你们这些惯作坏事的人， 又怎能行善呢？
24 "因此， 我要使你们（"你们"原文作"他们"）四散， 像被旷野的风吹走的碎秸一样。
25 这是你应得的， 是我量给你的分。"这是耶和华的宣告。"因为你忘记了我， 去倚靠虚假的偶像；
26 所以， 我必把你的袍子掀到你的脸上， 使人看见你的丑态。
27 你的奸淫， 你淫荡的叫声， 你邪淫的恶行， 在山上， 在田野间， 你那些可憎的事我都看见了。耶路撒冷啊， 你有祸了！ 你这样不洁净要到几时呢？"
1 Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. 2 So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins. 3 And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, 4 Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock. 5 So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah commanded me. 6 And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. 7 Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
8 Then the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 9 Thus saith Jehovah, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. 10 This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing. 11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
12 Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? 13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. 14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.
15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Jehovah hath spoken. 16 Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. 17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah’s flock is taken captive.
18 Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory. 19 The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.
20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? 21 What wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail? 22 And if thou say in thy heart, Wherefore are these things come upon me? for the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts uncovered, and thy heels suffer violence. 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 24 Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness. 25 This is thy lot, the portion measured unto thee from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. 26 Therefore will I also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear. 27 I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills in the field. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?