And he was with you in the desert. He carried you as a father carries his son. You saw how he carried you all the way. He carried you until you reached this place.’ Deuteronomy 1:31

你們在曠野所行的路上，也曾見耶和華－你們的上帝撫養你們，如同人撫養兒子一般，直等你們來到這地方。』
申命記 1:31

Do not make a difference between important people and poor people. Listen to both of them in a careful way. Do not be afraid of anyone. God always decides what is right. If you cannot answer a question, bring it to me. I will listen to you. Then I will decide what is right.’ Deuteronomy 1:17

審判的時候，不可看人的外貌；聽訟不可分貴賤，不可懼怕人，因為審判是屬乎上帝的。若有難斷的案件，可以呈到我這裏，我就判斷。』 申命記 1:17

But you, Lord, will be king for ever. You will always rule us. Lamentations 5:19

耶和華啊，你存到永遠； 你的寶座存到萬代。 耶利米哀歌 5:19

God has punished my people. He punished us more than he punished Sodom’s people. God destroyed that city in a moment, and nobody was there to help them. Lamentations 4:6

都因我眾民的罪孽比所多瑪的罪還大； 所多瑪雖然無人加手於她， 還是轉眼之間被傾覆。 耶利米哀歌 4:6

Instead, we should think a lot about what we do, and we should turn back to the Lord again. We should lift up our hands and pray to God in heaven. We should be honest with God and say to him, ‘We have done wrong things, and we have turned against you. You have not forgiven us.
Lamentations 3:40‭-‬42

我們當深深考察自己的行為， 再歸向耶和華。 我們當誠心向天上的上帝舉手禱告。 我們犯罪背逆， 你並不赦免。 耶利米哀歌 3:40‭-‬42

The Lord’s love never comes to an end. He never stops being kind to us. Every day, we can trust him to be kind again. We know that he will do what he has promised to do. ‘He is my Lord,’ I say to myself. ‘He is the reason why I can hope for good things.’ Lamentations 3:22‭-‬24

我們不致消滅， 是出於耶和華諸般的慈愛； 是因他的憐憫不致斷絕。 每早晨，這都是新的； 你的誠實極其廣大！ 我心裏說：耶和華是我的分， 因此，我要仰望他。
耶利米哀歌 3:22‭-‬24

The Lord was very angry. He wanted Zion’s people to be ashamed. Zion was the most beautiful city in Israel. But he has put it down to the ground from its high place. Zion was like a place where he had rested his feet. Now that he is angry, he has forgotten about that.
Lamentations 2:1

主何竟發怒，使黑雲遮蔽錫安城！ 他將以色列的華美從天扔在地上； 在他發怒的日子並不記念自己的腳凳。 耶利米哀歌 2:1

Jerusalem’s people have sinned very much. That is why this city is not clean any longer. People thought that this city was the best. Now they think that it is not important. They see it as it is. Jerusalem’s people make sad noises and they want to hide themselves away. Lamentations 1:8

耶路撒冷大大犯罪， 所以成為不潔之物； 素來尊敬她的，見她赤露就都藐視她； 她自己也歎息退後。 耶利米哀歌 1:8

Zedekiah did not obey the Lord. He did all the bad things that Jehoiakim had done. The Lord was angry, so he caused these things to happen to Jerusalem and Judah. They became so bad that the Lord sent his people away. He did not want them to be near to him. The king of Babylon had told Zedekiah what he must do. But Zedekiah did not do it. Jeremiah 52:2‭-‬3

西底家行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，是照約雅敬一切所行的。 因此耶和華的怒氣在耶路撒冷和猶大發作，以致將人民從自己的面前趕出。 耶利米書 52:2‭-‬3

The great and powerful Lord says, ‘They will knock down the thick walls of Babylon. They will burn its high gates. The nations run about and are tired. But they cannot do anything. All the things that the nations do only make the fire worse.’ Jeremiah 51:58

萬軍之耶和華如此說： 巴比倫寬闊的城牆必全然傾倒； 她高大的城門必被火焚燒。 眾民所勞碌的必致虛空； 列國所勞碌的被火焚燒， 他們都必困乏。 耶利米書 51:58