Don’t you know who made everything? Haven’t you heard about him? Hasn’t it been told to you from the beginning? Haven’t you understood it ever since the earth was made?

你们岂不曾知道吗？你们岂不曾听见吗？从起初岂没有人告诉你们吗？自从立地的根基，你们岂没有明白吗？

你们岂不知道吗？岂未曾听见吗？难道没有人从起头就告诉你们吗？自从地的根基立定，你们岂不明白吗？

你们岂不知道吗？岂未曾听见吗？难道没有人从起头就告诉你们吗？自从地的根基立定，你们岂不明白吗？

难道你们不知道吗？难道你们没有听过吗？难道不是从起初就告诉过你们吗？难道从大地奠立根基以来，你们一直没有明白吗？

你们不曾知道吗？你们不曾听见吗？不是从起初就已经告诉过你们吗？自从大地的根基立了以来，你们还不曾明白吗？

难道你们不知道吗？难道你们没有听过吗？难道从起初没有向你们宣告这事吗？难道从奠定大地根基以来你们没有领悟吗？

你們豈不曾知道嗎？你們豈不曾聽見嗎？從起初豈沒有人告訴你們嗎？自從立地的根基，你們豈沒有明白嗎？

你們豈不知道嗎？豈未曾聽見嗎？難道沒有人從起頭就告訴你們嗎？自從地的根基立定，你們豈不明白嗎？

你們豈不知道嗎？豈未曾聽見嗎？難道沒有人從起頭就告訴你們嗎？自從地的根基立定，你們豈不明白嗎？

難道你們不知道嗎？難道你們沒有聽過嗎？難道不是從起初就告訴過你們嗎？難道從大地奠立根基以來，你們一直沒有明白嗎？

你們不曾知道嗎？你們不曾聽見嗎？不是從起初就已經告訴過你們嗎？自從大地的根基立了以來，你們還不曾明白嗎？

你們不曾知道，不曾聽見麼？從起初沒有人告訴過你們麼？大地的根基立了以來、你們沒有明白過麼？

難道你們不知道嗎？難道你們沒有聽過嗎？難道從起初沒有向你們宣告這事嗎？難道從奠定大地根基以來你們沒有領悟嗎？

爾豈未知、豈未聞之、自元始豈未傳爾、自輿地肇基時、爾豈未悟耶、

創地之先、已有大道、爾豈未之知、未之聞耶。

爾豈未知乎、豈未聞乎、豈未自始傳於爾乎、豈未俯察地基而自悟乎、

Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded?

Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Haven’t you heard? Don’t you understand? Are you deaf to the words of God— the words he gave before the world began? Are you so ignorant?

Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not considered the foundations of the earth?

Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not considered the foundations of the earth?

Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told to you since the very beginning? Have you not understood from the time the earth’s foundations were made?

Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? Haven’t you been told from the beginning? Haven’t you understood from the foundations of the earth?

The heavens announce that what God decides is right. That’s because he is a God of justice.

So remember this, you who refuse to obey me. Keep it in your minds and hearts.

With my own hand I laid the foundations of the earth. With my right hand I spread out the heavens. When I send for them, they come and stand ready to obey me.

But he has given proof of what he is like. He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven. He gives you crops in their seasons. He provides you with plenty of food. He fills your hearts with joy.”

The truth about God is plain to them. God has made it plain.Ever since the world was created it has been possible to see the qualities of God that are not seen. I’m talking about his eternal power and about the fact that he is God. Those things can be seen in what he has made. So people have no excuse for what they do.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.

Those who make statues of gods will be like them. So will all those who trust in 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.

How can you forget me? I made you. I stretch out the heavens. I lay the foundations of the earth. Why are you terrified every day? Is it because those who are angry with you are crushing you? Is it because they are trying to destroy you? Their anger can’t harm you anymore.

When their twigs are dry, they will be broken off. Then women will come and make fires with them. The people of Jacob don’t understand the Lord. So the God who made them won’t be concerned about them. Their Creator won’t be kind to them.

That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say,“ This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”

Is there any advantage in being a Jew? Is there any value in being circumcised?There is great value in every way! First of all, the Jews have been given the very words of God.

The heavens tell about the glory of God. The skies show that his hands created them.Day after day they speak about it. Night after night they make it known.But they don’t speak or use words. No sound is heard from them.Yet their voice goes out into the whole earth. Their words go out from one end of the world to the other. God has set up a tent in the heavens for the sun.The sun is like a groom leaving the room of his wedding night. The sun is like a great runner who takes delight in running a race.

All of them are foolish. They don’t have any sense. They think they are taught by worthless wooden gods.Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish. Gold is brought from Uphaz. People skilled in working with wood and gold make a statue. Then they put blue and purple clothes on it. The whole thing is made by skilled workers.But you are the only true God. You are the only living God. You are the King who rules forever. When you are angry, the earth trembles with fear. The nations can’t stand up under your anger.The Lord speaks to the Jews living in Babylon. He says,“ Here is what you must tell the people of the nations. Tell them,‘ Your gods did not make the heavens and the earth. In fact, these gods will disappear from the earth. They will vanish from under the heavens.’ ”But God used his power to make the earth. His wisdom set the world in place. His understanding spread out the heavens.