现今他们罪上加罪，用银子为自己铸造偶像，就是照自己的聪明制造，都是匠人的工作。有人论说，献祭的人可以向牛犊亲嘴。

如今他们罪上加罪，为自己铸造偶像，凭自己的聪明用银子造偶像，全都是匠人所制的。论到它，有话说：献祭的人都要亲吻牛犊。

如今他们罪上加罪，为自己铸造偶像，凭自己的聪明用银子造偶像，全都是匠人所制的。论到它，有话说：献祭的人都要亲吻牛犊。

如今他们作恶日甚，凭借自己的聪明用银子铸造神像，但这不过是匠人之作。人们议论他们说：“那些献祭的人竟亲吻牛犊偶像！”

现在他们犯罪越来越多，为自己做铸像，按着自己的技巧，用自己的银子做偶像；这些都是匠人的手工。他们论到这些说：“向偶像献祭的人，可以亲吻牛犊。”

現今他們罪上加罪，用銀子為自己鑄造偶像，就是照自己的聰明製造，都是匠人的工作。有人論說，獻祭的人可以向牛犢親嘴。

如今他們罪上加罪，為自己鑄造偶像，憑自己的聰明用銀子造偶像，全都是匠人所製的。論到它，有話說：獻祭的人都要親吻牛犢。

如今他們罪上加罪，為自己鑄造偶像，憑自己的聰明用銀子造偶像，全都是匠人所製的。論到它，有話說：獻祭的人都要親吻牛犢。

如今他們作惡日甚，憑藉自己的聰明用銀子鑄造神像，但這不過是匠人之作。人們議論他們說：「那些獻祭的人竟親吻牛犢偶像！」

現在他們犯罪越來越多，為自己做鑄像，按著自己的技巧，用自己的銀子做偶像；這些都是匠人的手工。他們論到這些說：“向偶像獻祭的人，可以親吻牛犢。”

如今呢、他們罪越犯越多了，他們為自己造了鑄像，按自己的技巧聰明用他們的銀子造偶像，都是匠人的作品；就說：『向這些偶像獻祭吧！』嘿，人跟牛犢親嘴！

今干罪愈甚、以銀鑄像、循其聰明造偶、悉為工匠所製、指之而言曰、任獻祭者與犢接吻、

今為惡益甚、匠人以巧捷之技、鎔銀鑄像、祭司命眾、敬彼犢像、接吻以為禮、

今犯罪益甚、以銀鑄神像、用機巧作偶像、悉為匠人所造、人皆曰獻祭之人、始可與犢犢見八章五節小註接吻、人皆曰獻祭之人始可與犢接吻或作人論彼曰彼以人獻祭反與犢接吻又作祭司謂眾曰以人獻祭者始可與犢接吻

Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people,“ They offer human sacrifices! They kiss calf- idols!”

Now they sin more and more. They use their silver to make statues of gods for themselves. The statues come from their own clever ideas. Skilled workers make all of them. The people pray to these gods. They offer human sacrifices to them. They kiss the gods that look like calves.

And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves metal images, idols skillfully made of their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of them,“ Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!”

Now they continue to sin by making silver idols, images shaped skillfully with human hands.“ Sacrifice to these,” they cry,“ and kiss the calf idols!”

Now they continue to sin and make themselves a cast image, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say about them,“ Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves.”

And now they sin more and more, And make for themselves cast metal images, Idols skillfully made from their silver, All of them the work of craftsmen. They say of them,“ Let the people who sacrifice kiss the calves!”

Now they sin more and more, And have made for themselves molded images, Idols of their silver, according to their skill; All of it is the work of craftsmen. They say of them,“ Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”

And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

Now they continue to sin and make themselves a cast image, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say about them,“ Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves.”

And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver,[ and] idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them:“ Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!”

Now they sin more and more, and have made themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them,‘ They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves.’

Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales; they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god, and they bow down and worship it. (niv)

Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel— all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.” (niv)

They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. (niv)

From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says,“ Save me! You are my god!”They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand.No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say,“ Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say,“ Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?” (niv)

She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold— which they used for Baal. (niv)

“ Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.Woe to him who says to wood,‘ Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone,‘ Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.” (niv)

And what was God’s answer to him?“ I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” (niv)

Although they claimed to be wise, they became foolsand exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator— who is forever praised. Amen. (niv)

A sword will flash in their cities; it will devour their false prophets and put an end to their plans. (niv)

Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying,“ Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance? (niv)

while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. (niv)

Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. (niv)

They are all senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols. (niv)

“ Woe to the obstinate children,” declares the Lord,“ to those who carry out plans that are not mine, forming an alliance, but not by my Spirit, heaping sin upon sin; (niv)

They are from Israel! This calf— a metalworker has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces, that calf of Samaria. (niv)

“ Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. (niv)

Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones. (niv)

They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. (niv)

“ And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel. (niv)

Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted. (niv)

But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble himself before the Lord; Amon increased his guilt. (niv)

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. (niv)

“ Gather together and come; assemble, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood, who pray to gods that cannot save. (niv)

But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats.Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. (niv)

“ You must not bring those prisoners here,” they said,“ or we will be guilty before the Lord. Do you intend to add to our sin and guilt? For our guilt is already great, and his fierce anger rests on Israel.” (niv)

They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction. (niv)