Jeremiah 32:32 是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、首领、祭司、先知，并犹大的众人，以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我发怒。

32:32 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、首领、祭司、先知，并犹大的众人，以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我发怒。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、官长、祭司、先知，并犹大人，以及耶路撒冷居民所做的，惹我发怒。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、官长、祭司、先知，并犹大人，以及耶路撒冷居民所做的，惹我发怒。
当代译本 - 以色列和犹大的君王和官长、祭司和先知、犹大百姓和耶路撒冷居民的恶行让我愤怒。
圣经新译本 - 这是因为以色列人和犹大人的一切恶行，就是他们和他们的君王、领袖、祭司、先知，以及犹大每一个人和耶路撒冷居民所行的，都惹我发怒。
现代标点和合本 - 是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、首领、祭司、先知，并犹大的众人以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我发怒。
和合本（拼音版） - 是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、首领、祭司、先知，并犹大的众人，以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我发怒。
New International Version - The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done—they, their kings and officials, their priests and prophets, the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem.
New International Reader's Version - The people of Israel and Judah have made me very angry. They have done many evil things. They, their kings and officials have sinned. So have their priests and prophets. And the people of Judah and Jerusalem have also sinned.
English Standard Version - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger—their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
New Living Translation - “The sins of Israel and Judah—the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets—have stirred up my anger.
Christian Standard Bible - because of all the evil the Israelites and Judeans have done to anger me — they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible - because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their leaders, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
New King James Version - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
American Standard Version - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
King James Version - Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
New English Translation - I am determined to do so because the people of Israel and Judah have made me angry with all their wickedness – they, their kings, their officials, their priests, their prophets, and especially the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem have done this wickedness.
World English Bible - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger: they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
新標點和合本 - 是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡，就是他們和他們的君王、首領、祭司、先知，並猶大的眾人，以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我發怒。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡，就是他們和他們的君王、官長、祭司、先知，並猶大人，以及耶路撒冷居民所做的，惹我發怒。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡，就是他們和他們的君王、官長、祭司、先知，並猶大人，以及耶路撒冷居民所做的，惹我發怒。
當代譯本 - 以色列和猶大的君王和官長、祭司和先知、猶大百姓和耶路撒冷居民的惡行讓我憤怒。
聖經新譯本 - 這是因為以色列人和猶大人的一切惡行，就是他們和他們的君王、領袖、祭司、先知，以及猶大每一個人和耶路撒冷居民所行的，都惹我發怒。
呂振中譯本 - 這是因為以色列人和猶大人一切的壞事，就是他們、他們的列王和首領、他們的祭司和神言人、以及猶大的人和耶路撒冷的居民所行，來惹我發怒的。
現代標點和合本 - 是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡，就是他們和他們的君王、首領、祭司、先知，並猶大的眾人以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我發怒。
文理和合譯本 - 蓋以色列人與猶大人、及其君王牧伯、祭司先知、暨猶大眾、耶路撒冷居民、惟惡是作、以激我怒、
文理委辦譯本 - 以色列族猶大家、爰及耶路撒冷居民、與厥王公、祭司先知、惟惡是作、攖予忿懥、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 皆因以色列人與猶大人、所行干我震怒之惡事、彼之列王、侯伯、祭司、先知、猶大諸人、耶路撒冷居民皆然、
Nueva Versión Internacional - por todo el mal que han cometido los pueblos de Israel y de Judá: ellos, sus reyes, sus jefes, sus sacerdotes y sus profetas, todos los habitantes de Judá y de Jerusalén.
현대인의 성경 - 이스라엘과 유다 백성이 온갖 악을 행하여 나의 분노를 일으켰으니 왕들과 신하들과 제사장들과 예언자들과 유다와 예루살렘의 모든 백성들이 다 마찬가지였다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Народ Израиля и Иудеи вызывал Мой гнев всем злом, которое он делал – они сами, их цари и вельможи, их священники и пророки, жители Иудеи и горожане Иерусалима.
Восточный перевод - Народ Исраила и Иудеи вызывал Мой гнев всеми своими злыми делами – они сами, их цари и вельможи, их священнослужители и пророки, жители Иудеи и Иерусалима.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Народ Исраила и Иудеи вызывал Мой гнев всеми своими злыми делами – они сами, их цари и вельможи, их священнослужители и пророки, жители Иудеи и Иерусалима.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Народ Исроила и Иудеи вызывал Мой гнев всеми своими злыми делами – они сами, их цари и вельможи, их священнослужители и пророки, жители Иудеи и Иерусалима.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - à cause de tous les méfaits commis par les Israélites et les gens de Juda, par lesquels ils m’ont irrité, eux, leurs rois et leurs chefs, leurs prêtres, leurs prophètes, les hommes de Juda et les habitants de Jérusalem.
リビングバイブル - イスラエルとユダの罪が、わたしを怒らせる。
Nova Versão Internacional - O povo de Israel e de Judá tem provocado a minha ira por causa de todo o mal que tem feito, tanto o povo como os seus reis e os seus líderes, os seus sacerdotes e os seus profetas, os homens de Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém.
Hoffnung für alle - Ja, mich haben sie herausgefordert mit ihrer Bosheit, die Könige und führenden Männer, die Priester, Propheten und das ganze Volk von Juda und Jerusalem.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Tội lỗi của Ít-ra-ên và Giu-đa—tội của người Giê-ru-sa-lem, các vua, các quan chức, các thầy tế lễ, và các tiên tri—đều đã trêu tức Ta.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ประชากรอิสราเอลและยูดาห์ ไม่ว่ากษัตริย์ ข้าราชบริพาร ปุโรหิต ผู้เผยพระวจนะ ชาวยูดาห์และชาวกรุงเยรูซาเล็มล้วนแต่ยั่วโทสะเราด้วยความชั่วช้าทั้งสิ้นที่เขาทำ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะความชั่วของลูกหลานของอิสราเอลและของยูดาห์ที่พวกเขากระทำจนยั่วโทสะเรา อีกทั้งบรรดากษัตริย์และผู้นำของพวกเขา บรรดาปุโรหิตและผู้เผยคำกล่าวของพวกเขา ประชาชนของยูดาห์และเยรูซาเล็ม

交叉引用

Ezekiel 22:26 - “‘Your priests violated my law and desecrated my holy things. They can’t tell the difference between sacred and secular. They tell people there’s no difference between right and wrong. They’re contemptuous of my holy Sabbaths, profaning me by trying to pull me down to their level. Your politicians are like wolves prowling and killing and rapaciously taking whatever they want. Your preachers cover up for the politicians by pretending to have received visions and special revelations. They say, “This is what God, the Master, says . . .” when God hasn’t said so much as one word. Extortion is rife, robbery is epidemic, the poor and needy are abused, outsiders are kicked around at will, with no access to justice.’
Ezekiel 22:6 - “‘Your leaders, the princes of Israel among you, compete in crime. You’re a community that’s insolent to parents, abusive to outsiders, oppressive against orphans and widows. You treat my holy things with contempt and desecrate my Sabbaths. You have people spreading lies and spilling blood, flocking to the hills to the sex shrines and fornicating unrestrained. Incest is common. Men force themselves on women regardless of whether they’re ready or willing. Sex is now anarchy. Anyone is fair game: neighbor, daughter-in-law, sister. Murder is for hire, usury is rampant, extortion is commonplace. “‘And you’ve forgotten me. Decree of God, the Master.
Nehemiah 9:32 - And now, our God, the great God, God majestic and terrible, loyal in covenant and love, Don’t treat lightly the trouble that has come to us, to our kings and princes, our priests and prophets, Our ancestors, and all your people from the time of the Assyrian kings right down to today. You are not to blame for all that has come down on us; You did everything right, we did everything wrong. None of our kings, princes, priests, or ancestors followed your Revelation; They ignored your commands, dismissed the warnings you gave them. Even when they had their own kingdom and were enjoying your generous goodness, Living in that spacious and fertile land that you spread out before them, They didn’t serve you or turn their backs on the practice of evil. And here we are, slaves again today; and here’s the land you gave our ancestors So they could eat well and enjoy a good life, and now look at us—no better than slaves on this land. Its wonderful crops go to the kings you put over us because of our sins; They act like they own our bodies and do whatever they like with our cattle. We’re in deep trouble.
Micah 3:1 - Then I said: “Listen, leaders of Jacob, leaders of Israel: Don’t you know anything of justice? Haters of good, lovers of evil: Isn’t justice in your job description? But you skin my people alive. You rip the meat off their bones. You break up the bones, chop the meat, and throw it in a pot for cannibal stew.”
Micah 3:4 - The time’s coming, though, when these same leaders will cry out for help to God, but he won’t listen. He’ll turn his face the other way because of their history of evil. * * *
Micah 3:5 - Here is God’s Message to the prophets, the preachers who lie to my people: “For as long as they’re well paid and well fed, the prophets preach, ‘Isn’t life wonderful! Peace to all!’ But if you don’t pay up and jump on their bandwagon, their ‘God bless you’ turns into ‘God damn you.’ Therefore, you’re going blind. You’ll see nothing. You’ll live in deep shadows and know nothing. The sun has set on the prophets. They’ve had their day; from now on it’s night. Visionaries will be confused, experts will be all mixed up. They’ll hide behind their reputations and make lame excuses to cover up their God-ignorance.” * * *
Micah 3:9 - The leaders of Jacob and the leaders of Israel are Leaders contemptuous of justice, who twist and distort right living, Leaders who build Zion by killing people, who expand Jerusalem by committing crimes. Judges sell verdicts to the highest bidder, priests mass-market their teaching, prophets preach for high fees, All the while posturing and pretending dependence on God: “We’ve got God on our side. He’ll protect us from disaster.” Because of people like you, Zion will be turned back into farmland, Jerusalem end up as a pile of rubble, and instead of the Temple on the mountain, a few scraggly scrub pines.
Zephaniah 3:1 - Doom to the rebellious city, the home of oppressors—Sewer City! The city that wouldn’t take advice, wouldn’t accept correction, Wouldn’t trust God, wouldn’t even get close to her own god! Her very own leaders are rapacious lions, Her judges are rapacious timber wolves out every morning prowling for a fresh kill. Her prophets are out for what they can get. They’re opportunists—you can’t trust them. Her priests desecrate the Sanctuary. They use God’s law as a weapon to maim and kill souls. Yet God remains righteous in her midst, untouched by the evil. He stays at it, day after day, meting out justice. At evening he’s still at it, strong as ever. But evil men and women, without conscience and without shame, persist in evil. * * *
Jeremiah 2:26 - “Just as a thief is chagrined, but only when caught, so the people of Israel are chagrined, Caught along with their kings and princes, their priests and prophets. They walk up to a tree and say, ‘My father!’ They pick up a stone and say, ‘My mother! You bore me!’ All I ever see of them is their backsides. They never look me in the face. But when things go badly, they don’t hesitate to come running, calling out, ‘Get a move on! Save us!’ Why not go to your handcrafted gods you’re so fond of? Rouse them. Let them save you from your bad times. You’ve got more gods, Judah, than you know what to do with.
Isaiah 1:5 - “Why bother even trying to do anything with you when you just keep to your bullheaded ways? You keep beating your heads against brick walls. Everything within you protests against you. From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head, nothing’s working right. Wounds and bruises and running sores— untended, unwashed, unbandaged. Your country is laid waste, your cities burned down. Your land is destroyed by outsiders while you watch, reduced to rubble by barbarians. Daughter Zion is deserted— like a tumbledown shack on a dead-end street, Like a tarpaper shanty on the wrong side of the tracks, like a sinking ship abandoned by the rats. If God-of-the-Angel-Armies hadn’t left us a few survivors, we’d be as desolate as Sodom, doomed just like Gomorrah.

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交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、首领、祭司、先知，并犹大的众人，以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我发怒。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、官长、祭司、先知，并犹大人，以及耶路撒冷居民所做的，惹我发怒。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、官长、祭司、先知，并犹大人，以及耶路撒冷居民所做的，惹我发怒。
当代译本 - 以色列和犹大的君王和官长、祭司和先知、犹大百姓和耶路撒冷居民的恶行让我愤怒。
圣经新译本 - 这是因为以色列人和犹大人的一切恶行，就是他们和他们的君王、领袖、祭司、先知，以及犹大每一个人和耶路撒冷居民所行的，都惹我发怒。
现代标点和合本 - 是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、首领、祭司、先知，并犹大的众人以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我发怒。
和合本（拼音版） - 是因以色列人和犹大人一切的邪恶，就是他们和他们的君王、首领、祭司、先知，并犹大的众人，以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我发怒。
New International Version - The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done—they, their kings and officials, their priests and prophets, the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem.
New International Reader's Version - The people of Israel and Judah have made me very angry. They have done many evil things. They, their kings and officials have sinned. So have their priests and prophets. And the people of Judah and Jerusalem have also sinned.
English Standard Version - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger—their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
New Living Translation - “The sins of Israel and Judah—the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets—have stirred up my anger.
Christian Standard Bible - because of all the evil the Israelites and Judeans have done to anger me — they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible - because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their leaders, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
New King James Version - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
American Standard Version - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
King James Version - Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
New English Translation - I am determined to do so because the people of Israel and Judah have made me angry with all their wickedness – they, their kings, their officials, their priests, their prophets, and especially the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem have done this wickedness.
World English Bible - because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger: they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
新標點和合本 - 是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡，就是他們和他們的君王、首領、祭司、先知，並猶大的眾人，以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我發怒。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡，就是他們和他們的君王、官長、祭司、先知，並猶大人，以及耶路撒冷居民所做的，惹我發怒。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡，就是他們和他們的君王、官長、祭司、先知，並猶大人，以及耶路撒冷居民所做的，惹我發怒。
當代譯本 - 以色列和猶大的君王和官長、祭司和先知、猶大百姓和耶路撒冷居民的惡行讓我憤怒。
聖經新譯本 - 這是因為以色列人和猶大人的一切惡行，就是他們和他們的君王、領袖、祭司、先知，以及猶大每一個人和耶路撒冷居民所行的，都惹我發怒。
呂振中譯本 - 這是因為以色列人和猶大人一切的壞事，就是他們、他們的列王和首領、他們的祭司和神言人、以及猶大的人和耶路撒冷的居民所行，來惹我發怒的。
現代標點和合本 - 是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡，就是他們和他們的君王、首領、祭司、先知，並猶大的眾人以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的，惹我發怒。
文理和合譯本 - 蓋以色列人與猶大人、及其君王牧伯、祭司先知、暨猶大眾、耶路撒冷居民、惟惡是作、以激我怒、
文理委辦譯本 - 以色列族猶大家、爰及耶路撒冷居民、與厥王公、祭司先知、惟惡是作、攖予忿懥、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 皆因以色列人與猶大人、所行干我震怒之惡事、彼之列王、侯伯、祭司、先知、猶大諸人、耶路撒冷居民皆然、
Nueva Versión Internacional - por todo el mal que han cometido los pueblos de Israel y de Judá: ellos, sus reyes, sus jefes, sus sacerdotes y sus profetas, todos los habitantes de Judá y de Jerusalén.
현대인의 성경 - 이스라엘과 유다 백성이 온갖 악을 행하여 나의 분노를 일으켰으니 왕들과 신하들과 제사장들과 예언자들과 유다와 예루살렘의 모든 백성들이 다 마찬가지였다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Народ Израиля и Иудеи вызывал Мой гнев всем злом, которое он делал – они сами, их цари и вельможи, их священники и пророки, жители Иудеи и горожане Иерусалима.
Восточный перевод - Народ Исраила и Иудеи вызывал Мой гнев всеми своими злыми делами – они сами, их цари и вельможи, их священнослужители и пророки, жители Иудеи и Иерусалима.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Народ Исраила и Иудеи вызывал Мой гнев всеми своими злыми делами – они сами, их цари и вельможи, их священнослужители и пророки, жители Иудеи и Иерусалима.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Народ Исроила и Иудеи вызывал Мой гнев всеми своими злыми делами – они сами, их цари и вельможи, их священнослужители и пророки, жители Иудеи и Иерусалима.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - à cause de tous les méfaits commis par les Israélites et les gens de Juda, par lesquels ils m’ont irrité, eux, leurs rois et leurs chefs, leurs prêtres, leurs prophètes, les hommes de Juda et les habitants de Jérusalem.
リビングバイブル - イスラエルとユダの罪が、わたしを怒らせる。
Nova Versão Internacional - O povo de Israel e de Judá tem provocado a minha ira por causa de todo o mal que tem feito, tanto o povo como os seus reis e os seus líderes, os seus sacerdotes e os seus profetas, os homens de Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém.
Hoffnung für alle - Ja, mich haben sie herausgefordert mit ihrer Bosheit, die Könige und führenden Männer, die Priester, Propheten und das ganze Volk von Juda und Jerusalem.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Tội lỗi của Ít-ra-ên và Giu-đa—tội của người Giê-ru-sa-lem, các vua, các quan chức, các thầy tế lễ, và các tiên tri—đều đã trêu tức Ta.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ประชากรอิสราเอลและยูดาห์ ไม่ว่ากษัตริย์ ข้าราชบริพาร ปุโรหิต ผู้เผยพระวจนะ ชาวยูดาห์และชาวกรุงเยรูซาเล็มล้วนแต่ยั่วโทสะเราด้วยความชั่วช้าทั้งสิ้นที่เขาทำ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะความชั่วของลูกหลานของอิสราเอลและของยูดาห์ที่พวกเขากระทำจนยั่วโทสะเรา อีกทั้งบรรดากษัตริย์และผู้นำของพวกเขา บรรดาปุโรหิตและผู้เผยคำกล่าวของพวกเขา ประชาชนของยูดาห์และเยรูซาเล็ม

Ezekiel 22:26 - “‘Your priests violated my law and desecrated my holy things. They can’t tell the difference between sacred and secular. They tell people there’s no difference between right and wrong. They’re contemptuous of my holy Sabbaths, profaning me by trying to pull me down to their level. Your politicians are like wolves prowling and killing and rapaciously taking whatever they want. Your preachers cover up for the politicians by pretending to have received visions and special revelations. They say, “This is what God, the Master, says . . .” when God hasn’t said so much as one word. Extortion is rife, robbery is epidemic, the poor and needy are abused, outsiders are kicked around at will, with no access to justice.’
Ezekiel 22:6 - “‘Your leaders, the princes of Israel among you, compete in crime. You’re a community that’s insolent to parents, abusive to outsiders, oppressive against orphans and widows. You treat my holy things with contempt and desecrate my Sabbaths. You have people spreading lies and spilling blood, flocking to the hills to the sex shrines and fornicating unrestrained. Incest is common. Men force themselves on women regardless of whether they’re ready or willing. Sex is now anarchy. Anyone is fair game: neighbor, daughter-in-law, sister. Murder is for hire, usury is rampant, extortion is commonplace. “‘And you’ve forgotten me. Decree of God, the Master.
Nehemiah 9:32 - And now, our God, the great God, God majestic and terrible, loyal in covenant and love, Don’t treat lightly the trouble that has come to us, to our kings and princes, our priests and prophets, Our ancestors, and all your people from the time of the Assyrian kings right down to today. You are not to blame for all that has come down on us; You did everything right, we did everything wrong. None of our kings, princes, priests, or ancestors followed your Revelation; They ignored your commands, dismissed the warnings you gave them. Even when they had their own kingdom and were enjoying your generous goodness, Living in that spacious and fertile land that you spread out before them, They didn’t serve you or turn their backs on the practice of evil. And here we are, slaves again today; and here’s the land you gave our ancestors So they could eat well and enjoy a good life, and now look at us—no better than slaves on this land. Its wonderful crops go to the kings you put over us because of our sins; They act like they own our bodies and do whatever they like with our cattle. We’re in deep trouble.
Micah 3:1 - Then I said: “Listen, leaders of Jacob, leaders of Israel: Don’t you know anything of justice? Haters of good, lovers of evil: Isn’t justice in your job description? But you skin my people alive. You rip the meat off their bones. You break up the bones, chop the meat, and throw it in a pot for cannibal stew.”
Micah 3:4 - The time’s coming, though, when these same leaders will cry out for help to God, but he won’t listen. He’ll turn his face the other way because of their history of evil. * * *
Micah 3:5 - Here is God’s Message to the prophets, the preachers who lie to my people: “For as long as they’re well paid and well fed, the prophets preach, ‘Isn’t life wonderful! Peace to all!’ But if you don’t pay up and jump on their bandwagon, their ‘God bless you’ turns into ‘God damn you.’ Therefore, you’re going blind. You’ll see nothing. You’ll live in deep shadows and know nothing. The sun has set on the prophets. They’ve had their day; from now on it’s night. Visionaries will be confused, experts will be all mixed up. They’ll hide behind their reputations and make lame excuses to cover up their God-ignorance.” * * *
Micah 3:9 - The leaders of Jacob and the leaders of Israel are Leaders contemptuous of justice, who twist and distort right living, Leaders who build Zion by killing people, who expand Jerusalem by committing crimes. Judges sell verdicts to the highest bidder, priests mass-market their teaching, prophets preach for high fees, All the while posturing and pretending dependence on God: “We’ve got God on our side. He’ll protect us from disaster.” Because of people like you, Zion will be turned back into farmland, Jerusalem end up as a pile of rubble, and instead of the Temple on the mountain, a few scraggly scrub pines.
Zephaniah 3:1 - Doom to the rebellious city, the home of oppressors—Sewer City! The city that wouldn’t take advice, wouldn’t accept correction, Wouldn’t trust God, wouldn’t even get close to her own god! Her very own leaders are rapacious lions, Her judges are rapacious timber wolves out every morning prowling for a fresh kill. Her prophets are out for what they can get. They’re opportunists—you can’t trust them. Her priests desecrate the Sanctuary. They use God’s law as a weapon to maim and kill souls. Yet God remains righteous in her midst, untouched by the evil. He stays at it, day after day, meting out justice. At evening he’s still at it, strong as ever. But evil men and women, without conscience and without shame, persist in evil. * * *
Jeremiah 2:26 - “Just as a thief is chagrined, but only when caught, so the people of Israel are chagrined, Caught along with their kings and princes, their priests and prophets. They walk up to a tree and say, ‘My father!’ They pick up a stone and say, ‘My mother! You bore me!’ All I ever see of them is their backsides. They never look me in the face. But when things go badly, they don’t hesitate to come running, calling out, ‘Get a move on! Save us!’ Why not go to your handcrafted gods you’re so fond of? Rouse them. Let them save you from your bad times. You’ve got more gods, Judah, than you know what to do with.
Isaiah 1:5 - “Why bother even trying to do anything with you when you just keep to your bullheaded ways? You keep beating your heads against brick walls. Everything within you protests against you. From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head, nothing’s working right. Wounds and bruises and running sores— untended, unwashed, unbandaged. Your country is laid waste, your cities burned down. Your land is destroyed by outsiders while you watch, reduced to rubble by barbarians. Daughter Zion is deserted— like a tumbledown shack on a dead-end street, Like a tarpaper shanty on the wrong side of the tracks, like a sinking ship abandoned by the rats. If God-of-the-Angel-Armies hadn’t left us a few survivors, we’d be as desolate as Sodom, doomed just like Gomorrah.