“ Out of all the families on earth I have chosen only you. So I will punish you because you have committed so many sins.”

在地上万族中，我只认识你们；因此，我必追讨你们的一切罪孽。”

“在地上万族中，我只认识你们；因此，我必惩罚你们一切的罪孽。”

“在地上万族中，我只认识你们；因此，我必惩罚你们一切的罪孽。”

‘世上万族之中，我只拣选了你们，所以我要因你们的罪恶而惩罚你们。’”

“地上万族中，我只拣选了你；因此，我必追讨你们的一切罪。”

在地上萬族中，我只認識你們；因此，我必追討你們的一切罪孽。

「在地上萬族中，我只認識你們；因此，我必懲罰你們一切的罪孽。」

「在地上萬族中，我只認識你們；因此，我必懲罰你們一切的罪孽。」

『世上萬族之中，我只揀選了你們，所以我要因你們的罪惡而懲罰你們。』」

“地上萬族中，我只揀選了你；因此，我必追討你們的一切罪。”

『在地上萬家族中只有你們是我的知交；因此我必察罰你們，罰你們一切的罪孽。

地上諸族、我惟識爾、故爾諸愆、我必報之、

天下億兆、我惟爾是顧、故爾犯罪、我必加刑、

天下萬族中、我特選爾、故爾有罪、我必加罰、

“ You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”

“ You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

“ From among all the families on the earth, I have been intimate with you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins.”

I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

“ You only have I known among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your wrongdoing.”

“ You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.

I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

“ I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”

“ I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”

Now obey me completely. Keep my covenant. If you do, then out of all the nations you will be my special treasure. The whole earth is mine.But you will be a kingdom of priests to serve me. You will be my holy nation.’ That is what you must tell the Israelites.”

You are a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. He has chosen you to be his special treasure. He chose you out of all the nations on the face of the earth to be his people.

It is time for judgment to begin with the household of God. And since it begins with us, what will happen to people who don’t obey God’s good news?

There will be trouble and suffering for everyone who does evil. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.

Long ago, I judged your people in the desert of Egypt. In the same way, I will judge you,” announces the Lord and King.“ I will take note of you as you pass under my shepherd’s stick. I will separate those who obey me from those who do not. And I will give the blessings of the covenant to those of you who obey me.I will get rid of those among you who turn against me. They refuse to obey me. I will bring them out of the land where they are living. But they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

But the Lord loved your people of long ago very much. You are their children. And he chose you above all the other nations. His love and his promise remain with you to this very day.

These are the tribes of Noah’s sons. They are listed by their family lines within their nations. From them the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.

We are like people you never ruled over. We are like those who don’t belong to you.

“ The days are coming when I will judge people,” announces the Lord.“ I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their bodies.

Pour out your great anger on the nations. They don’t pay any attention to you. They refuse to worship you. They have destroyed the people of Jacob. They’ve wiped them out completely. They’ve also destroyed the land they lived in.

So the Lord who rules over all says,“ I will punish them. Their young men will be killed by swords. Their sons and daughters will die of hunger.

Jesus began to speak against the towns where he had done most of his miracles. The people there had not turned away from their sins. So he said,“ How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible for you, Bethsaida! Suppose the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon. They would have turned away from their sins long ago. They would have put on clothes for mourning. They would have sat down in ashes.But I tell you this. On judgment day it will be easier for Tyre and Sidon than for you.And what about you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted to the heavens? No! You will go down to the place of the dead. Suppose the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom. It would still be here today.But I tell you this. On judgment day it will be easier for Sodom than for you.”

The warnings you gave us and our rulers have come true. You have brought great trouble on us. Nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever happened anywhere else on earth.

He has made his word known to the people of Jacob. He has made his laws and rules known to Israel.

The Lord gave Jeremiah a message about these people. The Lord said,“ They really love to wander away from me. Their feet go down the wrong path. I do not accept these people. I will remember the evil things they have done. I will punish them for their sins.”

Some nations might not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King. If they don’t, they won’t have any rain.The people of Egypt might not go up there to take part. Then they won’t have any rain either. That’s the plague the Lord will send on the nations that don’t go to celebrate the Feast of Booths.

The Lord’ s people are his share. Jacob is the nation he has received.

I am about to send for all the armies in the northern kingdoms,” announces the Lord.“ Their kings will come to Jerusalem. They will set up their thrones at the very gates of the city. They will attack all the walls that surround the city. They will go to war against all the towns of Judah.

Kill the old men and women, the young men and women, and the children. But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Start at my temple.” So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple.

You have worked hard to make special friends. But the Lord will let them rule over you. Then what will you say? Suffering will take hold of you. It will be like the pain of a woman having a baby.

Today the Lord has announced that you are his people. He has said that you are his special treasure. He promised that you would be. He has told you to keep all his commands.

Israel burned incense to the gods that were named Baal. I will punish her for all the times she did that. She decorated herself with rings and jewelry. Then she went after her lovers. But she forgot all about me,” declares the Lord.

All of that was caused by the evil desires of the prostitute Nineveh. That woman who practiced evil magic was very beautiful. She used her sinful charms to make slaves out of the nations. She worshiped evil powers in order to trap others.

“ Suppose a servant knows the master’s wishes. But the servant doesn’t get ready and doesn’t do what the master wants. Then that servant will receive a heavy beating.But suppose the servant does not know his master’s wishes. And suppose the servant does things for which he should be punished. He will receive a lighter beating. Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. Even more will be asked of the person who is supposed to take care of much.

They offer sacrifices as gifts to me. They eat the meat of the animals they bring. But the Lord is not pleased with any of this. He will remember the evil things they have done. He will punish them for their sins. And they will return to Egypt.

You have sunk very deep into sin, just as your people did at Gibeah long ago. God will remember the evil things they have done. He will punish them for their sins.

From one man he made all the people of the world. Now they live all over the earth. He decided exactly when they should live. And he decided exactly where they should live.