[和合本] 却要使北方来的军队远离你们,将他们赶到干旱荒废之地。前队赶入东海,后队赶入西海;因为他们所行的大恶(原文作“事”),臭气上升,腥味腾空。
[新标点] 却要使北方来的军队远离你们,将他们赶到干旱荒废之地:前队赶入东海,后队赶入西海;因为他们所行的大恶【原文是事】,臭气上升,腥味腾空。
[和合修] “土地啊,不要惧怕,要欢喜快乐,因为耶和华行了大事。
[新译本] 我要使北方来的军队远离你们;我要把他们驱逐到干旱荒凉之地,他们的前队赶入东海,他们的后队赶入西海;并且他们的臭气上升,他们的腥味上腾,因为耶和华行了大事。
[当代修] 我要赶出从北方来的军队,把他们驱逐到一个干旱荒芜的地方,把他们的领头部队赶进死海,再把他们的殿后部队赶进地中海,那时他们必臭气冲天、腥味腾空,因为耶和华为你们行了大事。”
[现代修] 我要使北方来的蝗队远离你们;我要把它们赶到荒凉的地方,前队赶入死海;后队赶入地中海。它们的尸体臭气冲天。由于它们加给你们的灾害,我要毁灭它们。
[吕振中] “我却要使北方的蝗虫队远离你们;我必赶逐它们到乾旱荒凉之地,使其前队入东海,其后队入西海;使其臭气上升,其腥味上腾,因为它们干了大坏事了。
[思高本] 我要使由北方来的大军,远离你们;要驱逐它们到荒凉不毛之地,使它们的先锋面向东海,使它们的殿军面向西海;它们的臭气要上升,它们的腥臭要上腾。因为它们行了大恶。”
[文理本] 我将移北军远离尔、驱至旱干荒芜之地、前锋入于东海、后队入于西海、其臭上升、其腥上腾、以其行大事也、
[GNT] I will remove the locust army that came from the north and will drive some of them into the desert. Their front ranks will be driven into the Dead Sea, their rear ranks into the Mediterranean. Their dead bodies will stink. I will destroy them because of all they have done to you.
[BBE] I will send the one from the north far away from you, driving him into a dry and waste land, with his front to the sea of the east and his back to the sea of the west, and the smell of him will go up, even his evil smell will go up.
[KJV] But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, becaus
[NKJV] "But I will remove far from you the northern [army,] And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, With his face toward the eastern sea And his back toward the western sea; His stench will come up, And his foul odor will rise, Because he has done monstrous things."
[KJ21] But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea. And his stink shall come up, and his ill savor shall come up"" because
[NASB] But I will remove the northern army far from you, And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land, Its advance guard into the eastern sea, And its rear guard into the western sea. And its stench will ascend and its odor of decay will come up, Because it has done great things."
[NRSV] I will remove the northern army far from you, and drive it into a parched and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its rear into the western sea; its stench and foul smell will rise up. Surely he has done great things!
[WEB] But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its back into the western sea; and its stench will come up, and its bad smell will rise."Surely he has done great things.
[ESV] "I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his vanguard into the eastern sea, and his rear guard into the western sea; the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.
[NIV] I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land, with its front columns going into the eastern sea and those in the rear into the western sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.' Surely he has done gre
[NIrV] "I will drive far away from you the army that comes from the north. I will send some of its forces into a dry and empty land. Those in front will be pushed into the Dead Sea. The ones in back will be driven into the Mediterranean Sea. Their dead bodies will give off a bad smell." The Lord has done great things.
[HCSB] I will drive the northerner far from you and banish him to a dry and desolate land, his front ranks into the Dead Sea, and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise; yes, his rotten smell will rise, for he has done catastrophic things.
[CSB] I will drive the northerner far from you and banish him to a dry and desolate land, his front ranks into the Dead Sea, and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise; yes, his rotten smell will rise, for he has done catastrophic things.
[AMP] But I will remove far off from you the northern [destroyer's] army and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, with its front toward the eastern [Dead] Sea and with its rear toward the western [Mediterranean] Sea. And its stench shall come up [like that of a decaying mass of locusts, a symbol and forecast of the fate of the northern army in the final day of the Lord], and its foul odor shall come up, because He has done great things [the Lord will have destroyed the invaders]! [Isa. 34:1-4, 8; Jer. 25:31-35; Joel 2:11.]
[NLT] I will drive away these armies from the north. I will send them into the parched wastelands. Those in the front will be driven into the Dead Sea, and those at the rear into the Mediterranean. The stench of their rotting bodies will rise over the land." Surely the LORD has done great things!
[YLT] And the northern I put far off from you, And have driven him unto a land dry and desolate, With his face unto the eastern sea, And his rear unto the western sea, And come up hath his stink, And come up doth his stench, For he hath exerted himself to work.