可是，直到約阿施執政第二十三年，祭司仍未動工。

无奈到了约阿施王二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破坏之处。

然而，到了约阿施王第二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破坏之处。

然而，到了约阿施王第二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破坏之处。

可是，直到约阿施执政第二十三年，祭司仍未动工。

可是到了约阿施王在位二十三年的时候，祭司还未修好圣殿毁坏的地方。

無奈到了約阿施王二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破壞之處。

然而，到了約阿施王第二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破壞之處。

然而，到了約阿施王第二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破壞之處。

可是到了約阿施王在位二十三年的時候，祭司還未修好聖殿毀壞的地方。

無奈到了約阿施王二十三年、祭司仍未修理聖殿破壞的地方。

至約阿施王二十三年、殿宇之破壞、祭司尚未修葺、

越至約轄王二十三年、殿之所損、眾祭司猶未葺理。

至約阿施王二十三年、祭司尚未修葺殿宇破壞之處、

But by the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests still had not repaired the temple.

It was now the 23rd year of the rule of King Joash. And the priests still hadn’t repaired the temple.

But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house.

But by the twenty third year of Joash’s reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.

But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.

But it came about that in the twenty third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired any damage to the house.

Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple.

But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.

But it was[ so, that] in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash’s reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.

But it was so, that in the twenty- third year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damage to the house.

以色列的守望者瞎眼無知，是不會叫的啞巴狗，只喜歡躺下睡覺做夢。這些人就像貪吃的狗，不知飽足，又像什麼都不懂的牧人，人人各行其是，追求自己的利益。他們說：「來吧，我去拿酒，讓我們喝個痛快！明天會跟今天一樣，甚至更豐盛。」

萬軍之耶和華說：「我真希望你們當中有人把殿門關上，免得你們在我祭壇上枉然點火。因為我不喜悅你們，也不接納你們的祭物。」

務要牧養上帝託付給你們的羊群，按著上帝的旨意甘心樂意地照顧他們，不是出於勉強，不是為了謀利，而是出於熱誠。

但祭司人數太少，剝不完燔祭牲的皮，於是他們的親族利未人就來幫助他們，直到獻完燔祭，並且別的祭司也潔淨了自己，因為利未人比祭司更誠心潔淨自己。

別人都只顧自己的事，並不關心耶穌基督的事。

你們為什麼蔑視獻給我的祭物和供品？你為什麼把你的兒子看得比我還重要，拿我以色列子民所獻的上好祭物來養肥自己？』「所以，以色列的上帝耶和華宣告說，『我曾經應許讓你們家族永遠做我的祭司。』但現在耶和華宣佈，『這絕不可能了。尊重我的，我必尊重他；藐視我的，必遭藐視。