¹⁰Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon: there shalt thou be delivered; there Jehovah will redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. ¹¹And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be profaned, and let our eye look upon Zion. ¹²But they know not the thoughts of Jehovah, neither understand they his counsel; for he hath gathered them together as the sheaves into the threshing-floor.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion,

like a woman in labor,

for now you shall go out from the city

and dwell in the open country;

you shall go to Babylon.

There you shall be rescued;

there the Lord will redeem you

from the hand of your enemies.

Now many nations

are assembled against you,

saying, “Let her be defiled,

and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.”

But they do not know

the thoughts of the Lord;

they do not understand his plan,

that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Writhe in agony, Daughter Zion,

like a woman in labor,

for now you must leave the city

to camp in the open field.

You will go to Babylon;

there you will be rescued.

There the Lord will redeem you

out of the hand of your enemies.

But now many nations

are gathered against you.

They say, “Let her be defiled,

let our eyes gloat over Zion!”

But they do not know

the thoughts of the Lord;

they do not understand his plan,

that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Writhe and cry out, Daughter Zion,

like a woman in labor,

for now you will leave the city

and camp in the open fields.

You will go to Babylon;

there you will be rescued;

there the Lord will redeem you

from the grasp of your enemies!

Many nations have now assembled against you;

they say, “Let her be defiled,

and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

But they do not know the Lord’s intentions

or understand his plan,

that he has gathered them

like sheaves to the threshing floor.

NLTNew Living Translation

Writhe and groan like a woman in labor,

you people of Jerusalem,

for now you must leave this city

to live in the open country.

You will soon be sent in exile

to distant Babylon.

But the Lord will rescue you there;

he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies.

Now many nations have gathered against you.

“Let her be desecrated,” they say.

“Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.”

But they do not know the Lord’s thoughts

or understand his plan.

These nations don’t know

that he is gathering them together

to be beaten and trampled

like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion,

like a woman in labor.

For now you will go forth from the city,

and you will camp in the field;

you will go to Babylon.

There you will be rescued;

there Yahweh will redeem you

from the hand of your enemies.

And now, many nations are gathered against you

who are saying, ‘Let her be defiled,

and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.’

But they do not know the thoughts of Yahweh,

and they do not understand his plan,

that he has gathered them as sheaves

to his threshing floor.

KJV 1900King James Version

Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail:

For now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field,

And thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered;

There the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

Now also many nations are gathered against thee,

That say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

But they know not the thoughts of the Lord,

Neither understand they his counsel:

For he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

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