I was very angry with them. They always longed for more and more of everything. So I punished them for that sin. I turned my face away from them because I was angry. But they kept on wanting their own way.

因他贪婪的罪孽，我就发怒击打他；我向他掩面发怒，他却仍然随心背道。

我因人贪婪的罪孽，发怒击打他；我转脸向他发怒，他却仍随意背道而行。

我因人贪婪的罪孽，发怒击打他；我转脸向他发怒，他却仍随意背道而行。

他们贪婪的罪恶使我发怒，我惩罚他们，愤怒地转脸不理他们，他们却怙恶不悛。

因他贪婪的罪孽，我发怒了；我击打他，向他掩面，并且发怒，他仍然随着自己的心意背道。

我因他贪婪的罪孽就发怒击打他，我向他隐藏、发怒；他却仍然随着自己的心意背道而行。

因他貪婪的罪孽，我就發怒擊打他；我向他掩面發怒，他卻仍然隨心背道。

我因人貪婪的罪孽，發怒擊打他；我轉臉向他發怒，他卻仍隨意背道而行。

我因人貪婪的罪孽，發怒擊打他；我轉臉向他發怒，他卻仍隨意背道而行。

他們貪婪的罪惡使我發怒，我懲罰他們，憤怒地轉臉不理他們，他們卻怙惡不悛。

因他貪婪的罪孽，我發怒了；我擊打他，向他掩面，並且發怒，他仍然隨著自己的心意背道。

因他貪婪的罪孽、我震怒了，我擊打他；我向他掩面而震怒，他卻仍然隨心意而轉離正路。

我因他貪婪的罪孽就發怒擊打他，我向他隱藏、發怒；他卻仍然隨著自己的心意背道而行。

緣其貪婪之咎、我則奮怒以擊之、掩面而憾之、彼仍悖逆、任意而行、

彼貪財貨、干我震怒、扑之遠之、彼乃乖戾、不更厥志。

緣其貪婪之罪、我怒而責之、震怒向之掩面、彼仍隨其乖戾之心、

I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways.

Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.

I was angry, so I punished these greedy people. I withdrew from them, but they kept going on their own stubborn way.

Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.

Because of the wrongful act of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.

For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid and was angry, And he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him. I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

They are like dogs that love to eat. They never get enough. They are like shepherds who don’t have any understanding. All of them do as they please. They only look for what they can get for themselves.

Everyone wants to get richer and richer, from the least important of them to the most important. Prophets and priests alike try to fool everyone they can.

There should not be even a hint of sexual sin among you. Don’t do anything impure. And do not always want more and more. These are not the things God’s holy people should do.There must not be any bad language or foolish talk or dirty jokes. They are out of place. Instead, you should give thanks.Here is what you can be sure of. Those who give themselves over to sexual sins are lost. So are people whose lives are impure. The same is true of those who always want more and more. People who do these things might as well worship statues of gods. No one who does them will receive a share in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

“ I punished your people. But it did not do them any good. They did not pay attention when they were corrected. You have killed your prophets by swords. You have swallowed them up like a hungry lion.

“ Jehoiakim, the only thing on your mind is to get rich by cheating others. You would even kill people who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. You would mistreat them. You would take everything they own.”

I will give their wives to other men. I will give their fields to new owners. Everyone wants to get richer and richer. Everyone is greedy, from the least important to the most important. Prophets and priests alike try to fool everyone they can.

Then he said to them,“ Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has.”

How terrible it will be for this sinful nation! They are loaded down with guilt. They are people who do nothing but evil. They are children who are always sinning. They have deserted the Lord. They have turned against the Holy One of Israel. They have turned their backs on him.

He spent everything he had. Then the whole country ran low on food. So the son didn’t have what he needed.He went to work for someone who lived in that country. That person sent the son to the fields to feed the pigs.The son wanted to fill his stomach with the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything.

How terrible it will be for you who get too many houses! How terrible for you who get too many fields! Finally there won’t be any space left in the land. Then you will live all alone.I heard the Lord who rules over all announce a message. He said,“ You can be sure that the great houses will become empty. The fine homes will be left with no one living in them.

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

Lord, don’t your eyes look for truth? You struck down your people. But they didn’t feel any pain. You crushed them. But they refused to be corrected. They made their faces harder than stone. They refused to turn away from their sins.

If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.So the Lord says to them,“ I am planning to send trouble on you. You will not be able to save yourselves from it. You will not live so proudly anymore. It will be a time of trouble.

I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.

People who want to get rich are tempted. They fall into a trap. They are tripped up by wanting many foolish and harmful things. Those who live like that are dragged down by what they do. They are destroyed and die.

Being satisfied with what you have is better than always wanting more. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.

But his people have not returned to the God who struck them down. They haven’t turned for help to the Lord who rules over all.

So put to death anything that comes from sinful desires. Get rid of sexual sins and impure acts. Don’t let your feelings get out of control. Remove from your life all evil desires. Stop always wanting more and more. You might as well be worshiping statues of gods.

They stare at women who are not their wives. They want to sleep with them. They never stop sinning. They trap those who are not firm in their faith. They have mastered the art of getting what they want. God has placed them under his judgment.

You are a God who has been hiding yourself. You are the God of Israel. You save us.