You are happy because you captured the town of Lo Debar. You say,“ We were strong enough to take Karnaim too.”

你们喜爱虚浮的事，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量取了角吗？”

你们这些喜爱罗‧底巴的，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量攻占了加宁吗？”

你们这些喜爱罗‧底巴的，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量攻占了加宁吗？”

你们炫耀自己征服了罗底巴，吹嘘凭自己的能力夺取了加宁。

你们以夺取罗底巴为夸耀，说：“我们夺取加宁不是靠自己的力量吗？”

你們喜愛虛浮的事，自誇說：我們不是憑自己的力量取了角嗎？

你們這些喜愛羅‧底巴的，自誇說：「我們不是憑自己的力量攻佔了加寧嗎？」

你們這些喜愛羅‧底巴的，自誇說：「我們不是憑自己的力量攻佔了加寧嗎？」

你們炫耀自己征服了羅底巴，吹噓憑自己的能力奪取了加寧。

你們以奪取羅底巴為誇耀，說：“我們奪取加寧不是靠自己的力量嗎？”

你們、你們這些喜歡虛無事的，這些說：『我們豈不是憑着自己力量而為自己取得勢力麼？』

虛無是喜、乃曰我儕之角、非以己力而得乎、

爾以虛浮之事、妄自誇詡、自謂力猛、足以勝人、

爾以虛浮為悅、妄自誇詡、自謂恃強得勢、恃強得勢原文作以己力取角

you who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar and say,“ Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?”

you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say,“ Have we not by our own strength captured Karnaim for ourselves?”

And you brag about your conquest of Lo debar. You boast,“ Didn’t we take Karnaim by our own strength?”

you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say,“ Didn’t we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?”

You who rejoice in Lodebar, And say,“ Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”

You who rejoice over Lo Debar, Who say,“ Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves By our own strength?”

ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say,“ Didn’t we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?”

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar. You say,“ Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power?”

you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say,‘ Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’

I’ll say to myself,“ You have plenty of grain stored away for many years. Take life easy. Eat, drink and have a good time.” ’“ But God said to him,‘ You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

Listen to the Lord’ s message, you who make fun of the truth. Listen, you who rule over these people in Jerusalem.You brag,“ We have entered into a covenant with the place of the dead. We have made an agreement with the grave. When a terrible plague comes to punish us, it can’t touch us. That’s because we depend on lies to keep us safe. We hide behind what isn’t true.”

Jeroboam, the son of Jehoash, made the borders of Israel the same as they were before. They reached from Lebo Hamath all the way to the Dead Sea. That’s what the Lord, the God of Israel, had said would happen. He had spoken that message through his servant Jonah. Jonah the prophet was the son of Amittai. Jonah was from the town of Gath Hepher.

As it is, you brag. You brag about the evil plans your pride produces. This kind of bragging is evil.

The evil Babylonians pull all of them up with hooks. They catch them in their nets. They gather them up. So they celebrate. They are glad.They offer sacrifices to their nets. They burn incense to them. Their nets allow them to live in great comfort. They enjoy the finest food.

And I’m happy because I’m so wealthy. I’m glad because my hands have earned so much.

The people of Shechem went out into the fields. They gathered the grapes. They pressed the juice out of them by stomping on them. Then they held a feast in the temple of their god. While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek.

Then Jehoash won back some towns from Ben- Hadad, the son of Hazael. Ben- Hadad had captured them in battle from Jehoahaz, the father of Jehoash. Jehoash won three battles over Ben- Hadad. So Jehoash won back the Israelite towns.

What I’m about to tell you is true. You will weep and mourn while the world is full of joy. You will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.

“ I wasn’t happy when hard times came to my enemies. I didn’t enjoy seeing the trouble they had.

The ark of the Lord’ s covenant law was brought into the camp. Then all the Israelites shouted so loudly that the ground shook.

Then the Lord God sent a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah. It gave him more shade for his head. It made him more comfortable. Jonah was very happy he had the leafy plant.

Those who live on the earth will be happy about this. That’s because those two prophets had made them suffer. The people will celebrate by sending one another gifts.

Jerusalem, you have done many wrong things to me. But at that time you will not be put to shame anymore. That’s because I will remove from this city those who think so highly of themselves. You will never be proud again on my holy mountain of Zion.

Have you citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo acted in an honest way toward Jerub- Baal? Have you done the right thing to his family today? If you have, may you be happy with Abimelek! And may he be happy with you!But if you haven’t, let fire come out from Abimelek and burn you up! And let fire come out from you and burn Abimelek up!”

Israel drove Judah away. Every man ran home.Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah at Beth Shemesh. Amaziah was the son of Joash. Joash was the son of Ahaziah. Jehoash went to Jerusalem. He broke down part of its wall. It’s the part that went from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. That part of the wall was 600 feet long.Jehoash took all the gold, silver and objects that were in the Lord’ s temple. He also took all those same kinds of things that were among the treasures of the royal palace. And he took prisoners. Then he returned to Samaria.

“ I am like the gently flowing stream of Siloam. But the people of Judah have turned their backs on me. They are filled with joy because of the fall of Rezin and the son of Remaliah.

He said,“ Isn’t this the great Babylon I have built as a place for my royal palace? I used my mighty power to build it. It shows how glorious my majesty is.”

Tell Ahaz,‘ Be careful. Stay calm. Do not be afraid. Do not lose hope because of the great anger of Rezin, Aram and the son of Remaliah. After all, they are nothing but two pieces of smoking firewood.

In one day Pekah, the son of Remaliah, killed 120,000 soldiers in Judah. That’s because Judah had deserted the Lord, the God of their people.Zikri was a fighting man from Ephraim. He killed Maaseiah, Azrikam and Elkanah. Maaseiah was the king’s son. Azrikam was the officer who was in charge of the palace. And Elkanah was next in command after the king.The men of Israel captured 200,000 wives, sons and daughters from their relatives in Judah. They also took a large amount of goods. They carried all of it back to Samaria.

They lean on it, but it falls apart. They hold on to it, but it gives way.

The Lord says,“ Do not let wise people brag about how wise they are. Do not let strong people boast about how strong they are. Do not let rich people brag about how rich they are.

You young people, be happy while you are still young. Let your heart be joyful while you are still strong. Do what your heart tells you to do. Go after what your eyes look at. But I want you to know that God will judge you for everything you do.

Moses replied,“ It’s not the sound of winning. It’s not the sound of losing. It’s the sound of singing that I hear.”As Moses approached the camp, he saw the calf. He also saw the people dancing. So he was very angry. He threw the tablets out of his hands. They broke into pieces at the foot of the mountain.

Ephraim’s people will no longer have cities with high walls around them. Royal power will disappear from Damascus. Those who are left alive in Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel,” announces the Lord who rules over all.“ In days to come, the glory of Jacob’s people will fade. Their strength will get weaker and weaker.

Ahaz was king of Judah. Rezin was king of Aram. And Pekah was king of Israel. Rezin and Pekah marched up to fight against Jerusalem. But they couldn’t overpower it. Ahaz was the son of Jotham and the grandson of Uzziah. Pekah was the son of Remaliah.

“ People of Babylon, you have stolen what belongs to me. That has made you glad and full of joy. You dance around like a young cow on a threshing floor. You neigh like stallions.

The rulers of the Philistines gathered together. They were going to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They were going to celebrate. They said,“ Our god has handed our enemy Samson over to us.”When the people saw Samson, they praised their god. They said,“ Our god has handed our enemy over to us. Our enemy has destroyed our land. He has killed large numbers of our people.”After they had drunk a lot of wine, they shouted,“ Bring Samson out. Let him put on a show for us.” So they called Samson out of the prison. He put on a show for them. They had him stand near the temple pillars.