『人子啊，你要告訴以色列的長老，說：主永恆主這麼說：你們來是求問我麼？主永恆主發神諭說：我指着永活的我來起誓，我是不讓你們求問的。

“人子啊，你要告诉以色列的长老说，主耶和华如此说：你们来是求问我吗？主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我必不被你们求问。

“人子啊，你要告诉以色列的长老，对他们说，主耶和华如此说：你们来是为求问我吗？主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我必不让你们求问。

“人子啊，你要告诉以色列的长老，对他们说，主耶和华如此说：你们来是为求问我吗？主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我必不让你们求问。

“人子啊，你要告诉他们，主耶和华这样说，‘你们是来求问我吗？我凭我的永恒起誓，我决不让你们求问。’

“人子啊！你要告诉以色列的长老，对他们说：‘主耶和华这样说：你们来求问我吗？我指着我的永生起誓，我必不让你们求问我。这是主耶和华的宣告。’

「人子啊，你要告訴以色列的長老說，主耶和華如此說：你們來是求問我嗎？主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我必不被你們求問。

「人子啊，你要告訴以色列的長老，對他們說，主耶和華如此說：你們來是為求問我嗎？主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我必不讓你們求問。

「人子啊，你要告訴以色列的長老，對他們說，主耶和華如此說：你們來是為求問我嗎？主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我必不讓你們求問。

「人子啊，你要告訴他們，主耶和華這樣說，『你們是來求問我嗎？我憑我的永恆起誓，我決不讓你們求問。』

“人子啊！你要告訴以色列的長老，對他們說：‘主耶和華這樣說：你們來求問我嗎？我指著我的永生起誓，我必不讓你們求問我。這是主耶和華的宣告。’

人子歟、謂以色列長老云、主耶和華曰、爾來諮諏於我乎、主耶和華曰、我指己生而誓、不聽爾之諮諏、

人子、當告以色列族長老、云、主耶和華曰、爾來諮諏於我、我指己而誓、不許爾與我言。

人子、當言與以色列長老、告之曰、主天主如是云、爾來求問於我乎、主天主曰、我指己永生而誓、我必不應爾、

“ Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them,‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Have you come to inquire of me? As surely as I live, I will not let you inquire of me, declares the Sovereign Lord.’

“ Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Have you come to ask me for advice? I will not let you do that,” announces the Lord and King.“ And that is just as sure as I am alive.” ’

“ Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.

“ Son of man, tell the leaders of Israel,‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: How dare you come to ask me for a message? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will tell you nothing!’

“ Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel and tell them,‘ This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you coming to inquire of me? As I live, I will not let you inquire of me. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.’

“ Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them,‘ This is what the Lord God says:“ Do you yourselves come to inquire of Me? As I live,” declares the Lord God,“ I certainly will not be inquired of by you.” ’

“ Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them,‘ Thus says the Lord God:“ Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live,” says the Lord God,“ I will not be inquired of by you.”’

Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Is it to inquire of me that ye are come? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.

“ Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel and tell them: This is what the Lord God says: Are you coming to consult Me? As I live, I will not be consulted by you.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me?[ As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

“ Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them:‘ This is what the sovereign LORD says: Are you coming to seek me? As surely as I live, I will not allow you to seek me, declares the sovereign LORD.’

“ Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them,‘ The Lord Yahweh says:“ Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh,“ I will not be inquired of by you.”’

轉耳不聽指教的、他的祈禱也可厭惡。

見異象者必抱愧，占卜者必蒙羞；他們都必摀着上嘴脣而哀悼，因為上帝不應他們。

「這人民用嘴脣尊敬我，心卻遠離我；他們徒然敬拜我，將人的誡律當教條教訓人。」』

在患難的日子你要呼求我，我便救拔你；你就榮耀我。』對惡人呢、上帝卻說：『你有甚麼權利可以背誦我的律例，口中提到我的約呢？你啊、你恨惡管教，卻將我的話丟在背後。你見了盜賊，就樂意跟他同夥；你又和行姦淫的人一同有分。你使你的口任說壞話，你的舌頭編造詭詐。你坐着說你兄弟的壞話，挑剔你親母的兒子。你行了這些事，我緘不作聲；你想我和你一樣。其實我要責備你，要將這些事擺在你眼前呢。

約翰看見許多法利賽人和撒都該人來、要受洗，便對他們說：『毒蛇的種啊，誰指示你們逃避將來的上帝義怒呢？

惡人的祭物、永恆主所厭惡；正直人的祈禱、上帝所喜悅。

上帝是靈；敬拜他的應當用心靈和「真實」來敬拜。』

掃羅求問永恆主，永恆主卻沒有藉着夢，沒有藉着烏陵，也沒有藉着神言人而回答他。

你們來朝見我，誰向你們要這踐踏我院子的舉動呢？

『人子啊，這些人將他們的偶像接上心頭，把陷於他們罪孽中的因由放在自己面前，我哪能讓他們求問甚麼呢？故此你要告訴他們說：主永恆主這麼說：以色列家的人中間、每一個將他的偶像接上心頭、把陷於他罪孽中的因由放在自己面前、又前來見神言人的，我必按他眾多的偶像親自應付他，

所以約翰對那出來要受他洗的羣眾說：『毒蛇的種啊，誰指示你們逃避將來上帝的義怒呢？

你們伸開雙手來禱告，我必掩目不看你們；就使你們多多禱告，我也不聽；你們的手都滿了血，你們的指頭滿了罪孽。

你們奉上供品，使你們的兒子經過火而獻為祭的時候，仍將你們一切的偶像去玷污自己直到今日。以色列家啊，我哪裏要給你們求問呢？主永恆主發神諭說，我指着永活的我來起誓，我是不讓你們求問的。

惡人的祭物本為可厭惡，何況他存着惡意帶來獻呢！

因為以色列家的人或是在以色列中寄居的外國僑民，凡跟我疏遠、將他的偶像接上心頭，把陷於他罪孽中的因由放在自己面前，又前來見神言人、要為自己的事向我求問的，我必親自應付他；我必向那人板着臉，使他成為人的鑒戒、成為令人談笑的對象；我必將他從我人民中剪除掉；你們就知道我乃是永恆主。