In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

他在从前的世代，任凭万国各行其道；

他在从前的世代，任凭万国各行其道；

他在从前的世代，任凭万国各行其道；

在以往的世代，祂虽然容许万国各行其道，

在从前的世代里，他容忍万国各行其道，

在过去的各世代，神容忍万民各行其道。

他在從前的世代，任憑萬國各行其道；

他在從前的世代，任憑萬國各行其道；

他在從前的世代，任憑萬國各行其道；

在以往的世代，祂雖然容許萬國各行其道，

在從前的世代裡，他容忍萬國各行其道，

在過去的世代，他容任着萬國走他們的路；

在過去的各世代，神容忍萬民各行其道。

其於先世任萬邦各行其是、

先世、上帝容諸民自為其所為、

天主在先世、聽萬民各從其道、

天主昔雖容忍萬邦各行其是、

In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own way,

In past generations He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;

who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.

who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.

In past generations He allowed all the nations to go their own way,

Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,

who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

In the past, God didn’t judge people for what they didn’t know. But now he commands all people everywhere to turn away from their sins.

So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.

He hasn’t done that for any other nation. They don’t know his laws. Praise the Lord.

You have spent enough time in the past doing what ungodly people choose to do. You lived a wild life. You longed for evil things. You got drunk. You went to wild parties. You worshiped statues of gods, which the Lord hates.

Other nations worship and trust in their gods. But we will worship and obey the Lord. He will be our God for ever and ever.

The people of Ephraim have joined themselves to other gods. And nothing can be done to help them.

They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.

Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.

They knew God. But they didn’t honor him as God. They didn’t thank him. Their thinking became worthless. Their foolish hearts became dark.They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious God who lives forever. Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals and reptiles.So God let them go. He allowed them to do what their sinful hearts wanted to. He let them commit sexual sins. They made one another’s bodies impure by what they did.They chose a lie instead of the truth about God. They worshiped and served created things. They didn’t worship the Creator. But he is praised forever. Amen.