Jeremiah 14:10 Then God said of these people: “Since they loved to wander this way and that, never giving a thought to where they were going, I will now have nothing more t...

14:10 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - Then God said of these people: “Since they loved to wander this way and that, never giving a thought to where they were going, I will now have nothing more to do with them— except to note their guilt and punish their sins.”
新标点和合本 - 耶和华对这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱妄行（原文作“飘流”），不禁止脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们。现今要记念他们的罪孽，追讨他们的罪恶。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶和华论到这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱游荡，不约束自己的脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们。现今他要记起他们的罪孽，惩罚他们的罪恶。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶和华论到这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱游荡，不约束自己的脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们。现今他要记起他们的罪孽，惩罚他们的罪恶。”
当代译本 - 关于这些百姓，耶和华说： “他们喜欢游荡，不约束自己的脚步，因此耶和华不悦纳他们。现在祂要追忆他们的罪恶，追讨他们的罪。”
圣经新译本 - 耶和华论到这人民这样说：“他们喜爱这样流荡，不约束自己的脚；因此耶和华不悦纳他们，现在就要记念他们的罪孽，并要惩罚他们的罪恶。”
现代标点和合本 - 耶和华对这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱妄行，不禁止脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们。现今要记念他们的罪孽，追讨他们的罪恶。”
和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华对这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱妄行，不禁止脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们；现今要记念他们的罪孽，追讨他们的罪恶。”
New International Version - This is what the Lord says about this people: “They greatly love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. So the Lord does not accept them; he will now remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.”
New International Reader's Version - The Lord gave Jeremiah a message about these people. The Lord said, “They really love to wander away from me. Their feet go down the wrong path. I do not accept these people. I will remember the evil things they have done. I will punish them for their sins.”
English Standard Version - Thus says the Lord concerning this people: “They have loved to wander thus; they have not restrained their feet; therefore the Lord does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”
New Living Translation - So this is what the Lord says to his people: “You love to wander far from me and do not restrain yourselves. Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people. Now I will remember all your wickedness and will punish you for your sins.”
Christian Standard Bible - This is what the Lord says concerning these people: Truly they love to wander; they never rest their feet. So the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.
New American Standard Bible - This is what the Lord says to this people: “So much they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; now He will remember their wrongdoing and call their sins to account.”
New King James Version - Thus says the Lord to this people: “Thus they have loved to wander; They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will remember their iniquity now, And punish their sins.”
Amplified Bible - Thus says the Lord to this people [Judah], “In the manner and to the degree [already pointed out] they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will now remember [in detail] their wickedness and punish them for their sins.”
American Standard Version - Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
King James Version - Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
New English Translation - Then the Lord spoke about these people. “They truly love to go astray. They cannot keep from running away from me. So I am not pleased with them. I will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for their sins.”
World English Bible - Yahweh says to this people, “Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore Yahweh does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish them for their sins.”
新標點和合本 - 耶和華對這百姓如此說：這百姓喜愛妄行（原文是飄流），不禁止腳步，所以耶和華不悅納他們。現今要記念他們的罪孽，追討他們的罪惡。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶和華論到這百姓如此說：「這百姓喜愛遊蕩，不約束自己的腳步，所以耶和華不悅納他們。現今他要記起他們的罪孽，懲罰他們的罪惡。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶和華論到這百姓如此說：「這百姓喜愛遊蕩，不約束自己的腳步，所以耶和華不悅納他們。現今他要記起他們的罪孽，懲罰他們的罪惡。」
當代譯本 - 關於這些百姓，耶和華說：「他們喜歡遊蕩，不約束自己的腳步，因此耶和華不悅納他們。現在祂要追憶他們的罪惡，追討他們的罪。」
聖經新譯本 - 耶和華論到這人民這樣說：“他們喜愛這樣流蕩，不約束自己的腳；因此耶和華不悅納他們，現在就要記念他們的罪孽，並要懲罰他們的罪惡。”
呂振中譯本 - 永恆主論這人民是這麼說的：『這人民怎樣喜愛飄流，不檢束腳步；因此永恆主不悅納他們，他現在就要記起他們的罪孽來，並察罰他們的罪了。』
現代標點和合本 - 耶和華對這百姓如此說：「這百姓喜愛妄行，不禁止腳步，所以耶和華不悅納他們。現今要記念他們的罪孽，追討他們的罪惡。」
文理和合譯本 - 耶和華論斯民曰、彼喜妄行、不禁厥足、故耶和華不納之、今必念其愆尤、罰其罪戾、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華曰、斯民樂於背道、不回步履、故我不悅、念其罪愆、加以刑罰。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主論斯民如是云、斯民樂於背道、不禁步於邪途、故我不悅之、必憶其愆尤、罰其罪惡、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Así dice el Señor acerca de este pueblo: «Les encanta vagabundear; no refrenan sus pies. Por eso yo no los acepto, sino que voy a recordar sus iniquidades y a castigar sus pecados».
현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 이 백성에 대하여 이렇게 말씀하셨다. “그들이 나를 떠나서 방황하기를 좋아하고 자제하지 않으므로 내가 그들을 받아들이지 않겠다. 내가 그들의 죄를 기억하고 그 죄에 대하여 그들을 벌할 것이다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Так говорит Господь об этом народе: – Поистине, любят они бродить и своих ног не удерживают. За это Господь не благоволит к ним; Он вспомнит их беззакония и накажет их за грехи.
Восточный перевод - Так говорит Вечный об этом народе: – Поистине, любят они бродить и своих ног не удерживают. За это Вечный не благоволит к ним; Он вспомнит их беззакония и накажет их за грехи.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так говорит Вечный об этом народе: – Поистине, любят они бродить и своих ног не удерживают. За это Вечный не благоволит к ним; Он вспомнит их беззакония и накажет их за грехи.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так говорит Вечный об этом народе: – Поистине, любят они бродить и своих ног не удерживают. За это Вечный не благоволит к ним; Он вспомнит их беззакония и накажет их за грехи.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Voici ce que déclare ╵l’Eternel à ce peuple : « Ils trouvent leur plaisir ╵à vagabonder çà et là sans retenir leurs pas. L’Eternel ne les agrée pas. Il va se souvenir ╵maintenant de leurs crimes, il va châtier leurs fautes. »
リビングバイブル - ところが主は、こうお答えになりました。「おまえたちはわたしを離れてさすらってばかりいて、わたしの道を歩こうとしなかった。今さら、わたしの民として受け入れることなどできない。わたしは今、おまえたちの犯したいっさいの悪を思い出し、おまえたちの罪を罰する。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Assim diz o Senhor acerca deste povo: “Eles gostam muito de vaguear; não controlam os pés. Por isso o Senhor não os aceita; agora ele se lembrará da iniquidade deles e os castigará por causa dos seus pecados”.
Hoffnung für alle - Aber der Herr antwortete mir: »Dieses Volk liebt es, mir davonzulaufen, sie wollen einfach nicht bei mir bleiben. Darum finde ich kein Gefallen mehr an ihnen, ich verschone sie nicht mehr, sondern ziehe sie für ihre Sünden zur Rechenschaft.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vậy, đây là điều Chúa Hằng Hữu phán bảo dân Ngài: “Các ngươi thích đi lang thang xa rời Ta, chẳng biết kiềm chế chân mình. Vì thế, Ta sẽ không nhận các ngươi làm dân Ta nữa. Ta sẽ nhớ sự gian ác của các ngươi và hình phạt tội lỗi của các ngươi.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสเกี่ยวกับชนชาตินี้ว่า “พวกเขารักที่จะหลงเตลิด พวกเขาไม่ยั้งเท้าบ้างเลย ฉะนั้นองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าจึงไม่ยอมรับพวกเขา บัดนี้พระองค์จะทรงระลึกถึงความชั่วช้าของพวกเขา และลงโทษพวกเขาเพราะบาปทั้งหลาย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระผู้เป็นเจ้ากล่าวถึงชนชาตินี้ว่า “พวกเขาชอบเร่ร่อน ไม่ยั้งเท้าที่ก้าวออกไป ฉะนั้น พระผู้เป็นเจ้าไม่ยอมรับพวกเขา บัดนี้ พระองค์จะนึกถึงความชั่วของพวกเขา และลงโทษบาปของพวกเขา”

交叉引用

1 Samuel 15:2 - “‘I’m about to get even with Amalek for ambushing Israel when Israel came up out of Egypt. Here’s what you are to do: Go to war against Amalek. Put everything connected with Amalek under a holy ban. And no exceptions! This is to be total destruction—men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys—the works.’”
1 Kings 17:18 - The woman said to Elijah, “Why did you ever show up here in the first place—a holy man barging in, exposing my sins, and killing my son?”
Malachi 1:9 - “Get on your knees and pray that I will be gracious to you. You priests have gotten everyone in trouble. With this kind of conduct, do you think I’ll pay attention to you?” God-of-the-Angel-Armies asks you.
Malachi 1:10 - “Why doesn’t one of you just shut the Temple doors and lock them? Then none of you can get in and play at religion with this silly, empty-headed worship. I am not pleased. The God-of-the-Angel-Armies is not pleased. And I don’t want any more of this so-called worship!
Malachi 1:11 - “I am honored all over the world. And there are people who know how to worship me all over the world, who honor me by bringing their best to me. They’re saying it everywhere: ‘God is greater, this God-of-the-Angel-Armies.’
Malachi 1:12 - “All except you. Instead of honoring me, you profane me. You profane me when you say, ‘Worship is not important, and what we bring to worship is of no account,’ and when you say, ‘I’m bored—this doesn’t do anything for me.’ You act so superior, sticking your noses in the air—act superior to me, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! And when you do offer something to me, it’s a hand-me-down, or broken, or useless. Do you think I’m going to accept it? This is God speaking to you!
Jeremiah 3:1 - God’s Message came to me as follows: “If a man’s wife walks out on him And marries another man, can he take her back as if nothing had happened? Wouldn’t that raise a huge stink in the land? And isn’t that what you’ve done— ‘whored’ your way with god after god? And now you want to come back as if nothing had happened.” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 3:2 - “Look around at the hills. Where have you not had sex? You’ve camped out like hunters stalking deer. You’ve solicited many lover-gods, Like a streetwalking whore chasing after other gods. And so the rain has stopped. No more rain from the skies! But it doesn’t even faze you. Brazen as whores, you carry on as if you’ve done nothing wrong. Then you have the nerve to call out, ‘My father! You took care of me when I was a child. Why not now? Are you going to keep up your anger nonstop?’ That’s your line. Meanwhile you keep sinning nonstop.”
Jeremiah 2:23 - “How dare you tell me, ‘I’m not stained by sin. I’ve never chased after the Baal sex gods’! Well, look at the tracks you’ve left behind in the valley. How do you account for what is written in the desert dust— Tracks of a camel in heat, running this way and that, tracks of a wild donkey in rut, Sniffing the wind for the slightest scent of sex. Who could possibly corral her! On the hunt for sex, sex, and more sex— insatiable, indiscriminate, promiscuous.
Jeremiah 2:25 - “Slow down. Take a deep breath. What’s the hurry? Why wear yourself out? Just what are you after anyway? But you say, ‘I can’t help it. I’m addicted to alien gods. I can’t quit.’ * * *
Jeremiah 2:36 - “You think it’s just a small thing, don’t you, to try out another sin-project when the first one fails? But Egypt will leave you in the lurch the same way that Assyria did. You’re going to walk away from there wringing your hands. I, God, have blacklisted those you trusted. You’ll get not a lick of help from them.”

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - Then God said of these people: “Since they loved to wander this way and that, never giving a thought to where they were going, I will now have nothing more to do with them— except to note their guilt and punish their sins.”
新标点和合本 - 耶和华对这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱妄行（原文作“飘流”），不禁止脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们。现今要记念他们的罪孽，追讨他们的罪恶。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶和华论到这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱游荡，不约束自己的脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们。现今他要记起他们的罪孽，惩罚他们的罪恶。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶和华论到这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱游荡，不约束自己的脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们。现今他要记起他们的罪孽，惩罚他们的罪恶。”
当代译本 - 关于这些百姓，耶和华说： “他们喜欢游荡，不约束自己的脚步，因此耶和华不悦纳他们。现在祂要追忆他们的罪恶，追讨他们的罪。”
圣经新译本 - 耶和华论到这人民这样说：“他们喜爱这样流荡，不约束自己的脚；因此耶和华不悦纳他们，现在就要记念他们的罪孽，并要惩罚他们的罪恶。”
现代标点和合本 - 耶和华对这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱妄行，不禁止脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们。现今要记念他们的罪孽，追讨他们的罪恶。”
和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华对这百姓如此说： “这百姓喜爱妄行，不禁止脚步，所以耶和华不悦纳他们；现今要记念他们的罪孽，追讨他们的罪恶。”
New International Version - This is what the Lord says about this people: “They greatly love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. So the Lord does not accept them; he will now remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.”
New International Reader's Version - The Lord gave Jeremiah a message about these people. The Lord said, “They really love to wander away from me. Their feet go down the wrong path. I do not accept these people. I will remember the evil things they have done. I will punish them for their sins.”
English Standard Version - Thus says the Lord concerning this people: “They have loved to wander thus; they have not restrained their feet; therefore the Lord does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”
New Living Translation - So this is what the Lord says to his people: “You love to wander far from me and do not restrain yourselves. Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people. Now I will remember all your wickedness and will punish you for your sins.”
Christian Standard Bible - This is what the Lord says concerning these people: Truly they love to wander; they never rest their feet. So the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.
New American Standard Bible - This is what the Lord says to this people: “So much they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; now He will remember their wrongdoing and call their sins to account.”
New King James Version - Thus says the Lord to this people: “Thus they have loved to wander; They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will remember their iniquity now, And punish their sins.”
Amplified Bible - Thus says the Lord to this people [Judah], “In the manner and to the degree [already pointed out] they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will now remember [in detail] their wickedness and punish them for their sins.”
American Standard Version - Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
King James Version - Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
New English Translation - Then the Lord spoke about these people. “They truly love to go astray. They cannot keep from running away from me. So I am not pleased with them. I will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for their sins.”
World English Bible - Yahweh says to this people, “Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore Yahweh does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish them for their sins.”
新標點和合本 - 耶和華對這百姓如此說：這百姓喜愛妄行（原文是飄流），不禁止腳步，所以耶和華不悅納他們。現今要記念他們的罪孽，追討他們的罪惡。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶和華論到這百姓如此說：「這百姓喜愛遊蕩，不約束自己的腳步，所以耶和華不悅納他們。現今他要記起他們的罪孽，懲罰他們的罪惡。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶和華論到這百姓如此說：「這百姓喜愛遊蕩，不約束自己的腳步，所以耶和華不悅納他們。現今他要記起他們的罪孽，懲罰他們的罪惡。」
當代譯本 - 關於這些百姓，耶和華說：「他們喜歡遊蕩，不約束自己的腳步，因此耶和華不悅納他們。現在祂要追憶他們的罪惡，追討他們的罪。」
聖經新譯本 - 耶和華論到這人民這樣說：“他們喜愛這樣流蕩，不約束自己的腳；因此耶和華不悅納他們，現在就要記念他們的罪孽，並要懲罰他們的罪惡。”
呂振中譯本 - 永恆主論這人民是這麼說的：『這人民怎樣喜愛飄流，不檢束腳步；因此永恆主不悅納他們，他現在就要記起他們的罪孽來，並察罰他們的罪了。』
現代標點和合本 - 耶和華對這百姓如此說：「這百姓喜愛妄行，不禁止腳步，所以耶和華不悅納他們。現今要記念他們的罪孽，追討他們的罪惡。」
文理和合譯本 - 耶和華論斯民曰、彼喜妄行、不禁厥足、故耶和華不納之、今必念其愆尤、罰其罪戾、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華曰、斯民樂於背道、不回步履、故我不悅、念其罪愆、加以刑罰。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主論斯民如是云、斯民樂於背道、不禁步於邪途、故我不悅之、必憶其愆尤、罰其罪惡、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Así dice el Señor acerca de este pueblo: «Les encanta vagabundear; no refrenan sus pies. Por eso yo no los acepto, sino que voy a recordar sus iniquidades y a castigar sus pecados».
현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 이 백성에 대하여 이렇게 말씀하셨다. “그들이 나를 떠나서 방황하기를 좋아하고 자제하지 않으므로 내가 그들을 받아들이지 않겠다. 내가 그들의 죄를 기억하고 그 죄에 대하여 그들을 벌할 것이다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Так говорит Господь об этом народе: – Поистине, любят они бродить и своих ног не удерживают. За это Господь не благоволит к ним; Он вспомнит их беззакония и накажет их за грехи.
Восточный перевод - Так говорит Вечный об этом народе: – Поистине, любят они бродить и своих ног не удерживают. За это Вечный не благоволит к ним; Он вспомнит их беззакония и накажет их за грехи.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так говорит Вечный об этом народе: – Поистине, любят они бродить и своих ног не удерживают. За это Вечный не благоволит к ним; Он вспомнит их беззакония и накажет их за грехи.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так говорит Вечный об этом народе: – Поистине, любят они бродить и своих ног не удерживают. За это Вечный не благоволит к ним; Он вспомнит их беззакония и накажет их за грехи.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Voici ce que déclare ╵l’Eternel à ce peuple : « Ils trouvent leur plaisir ╵à vagabonder çà et là sans retenir leurs pas. L’Eternel ne les agrée pas. Il va se souvenir ╵maintenant de leurs crimes, il va châtier leurs fautes. »
リビングバイブル - ところが主は、こうお答えになりました。「おまえたちはわたしを離れてさすらってばかりいて、わたしの道を歩こうとしなかった。今さら、わたしの民として受け入れることなどできない。わたしは今、おまえたちの犯したいっさいの悪を思い出し、おまえたちの罪を罰する。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Assim diz o Senhor acerca deste povo: “Eles gostam muito de vaguear; não controlam os pés. Por isso o Senhor não os aceita; agora ele se lembrará da iniquidade deles e os castigará por causa dos seus pecados”.
Hoffnung für alle - Aber der Herr antwortete mir: »Dieses Volk liebt es, mir davonzulaufen, sie wollen einfach nicht bei mir bleiben. Darum finde ich kein Gefallen mehr an ihnen, ich verschone sie nicht mehr, sondern ziehe sie für ihre Sünden zur Rechenschaft.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vậy, đây là điều Chúa Hằng Hữu phán bảo dân Ngài: “Các ngươi thích đi lang thang xa rời Ta, chẳng biết kiềm chế chân mình. Vì thế, Ta sẽ không nhận các ngươi làm dân Ta nữa. Ta sẽ nhớ sự gian ác của các ngươi và hình phạt tội lỗi của các ngươi.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสเกี่ยวกับชนชาตินี้ว่า “พวกเขารักที่จะหลงเตลิด พวกเขาไม่ยั้งเท้าบ้างเลย ฉะนั้นองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าจึงไม่ยอมรับพวกเขา บัดนี้พระองค์จะทรงระลึกถึงความชั่วช้าของพวกเขา และลงโทษพวกเขาเพราะบาปทั้งหลาย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระผู้เป็นเจ้ากล่าวถึงชนชาตินี้ว่า “พวกเขาชอบเร่ร่อน ไม่ยั้งเท้าที่ก้าวออกไป ฉะนั้น พระผู้เป็นเจ้าไม่ยอมรับพวกเขา บัดนี้ พระองค์จะนึกถึงความชั่วของพวกเขา และลงโทษบาปของพวกเขา”

1 Samuel 15:2 - “‘I’m about to get even with Amalek for ambushing Israel when Israel came up out of Egypt. Here’s what you are to do: Go to war against Amalek. Put everything connected with Amalek under a holy ban. And no exceptions! This is to be total destruction—men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys—the works.’”
1 Kings 17:18 - The woman said to Elijah, “Why did you ever show up here in the first place—a holy man barging in, exposing my sins, and killing my son?”
Malachi 1:9 - “Get on your knees and pray that I will be gracious to you. You priests have gotten everyone in trouble. With this kind of conduct, do you think I’ll pay attention to you?” God-of-the-Angel-Armies asks you.
Malachi 1:10 - “Why doesn’t one of you just shut the Temple doors and lock them? Then none of you can get in and play at religion with this silly, empty-headed worship. I am not pleased. The God-of-the-Angel-Armies is not pleased. And I don’t want any more of this so-called worship!
Malachi 1:11 - “I am honored all over the world. And there are people who know how to worship me all over the world, who honor me by bringing their best to me. They’re saying it everywhere: ‘God is greater, this God-of-the-Angel-Armies.’
Malachi 1:12 - “All except you. Instead of honoring me, you profane me. You profane me when you say, ‘Worship is not important, and what we bring to worship is of no account,’ and when you say, ‘I’m bored—this doesn’t do anything for me.’ You act so superior, sticking your noses in the air—act superior to me, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! And when you do offer something to me, it’s a hand-me-down, or broken, or useless. Do you think I’m going to accept it? This is God speaking to you!
Jeremiah 3:1 - God’s Message came to me as follows: “If a man’s wife walks out on him And marries another man, can he take her back as if nothing had happened? Wouldn’t that raise a huge stink in the land? And isn’t that what you’ve done— ‘whored’ your way with god after god? And now you want to come back as if nothing had happened.” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 3:2 - “Look around at the hills. Where have you not had sex? You’ve camped out like hunters stalking deer. You’ve solicited many lover-gods, Like a streetwalking whore chasing after other gods. And so the rain has stopped. No more rain from the skies! But it doesn’t even faze you. Brazen as whores, you carry on as if you’ve done nothing wrong. Then you have the nerve to call out, ‘My father! You took care of me when I was a child. Why not now? Are you going to keep up your anger nonstop?’ That’s your line. Meanwhile you keep sinning nonstop.”
Jeremiah 2:23 - “How dare you tell me, ‘I’m not stained by sin. I’ve never chased after the Baal sex gods’! Well, look at the tracks you’ve left behind in the valley. How do you account for what is written in the desert dust— Tracks of a camel in heat, running this way and that, tracks of a wild donkey in rut, Sniffing the wind for the slightest scent of sex. Who could possibly corral her! On the hunt for sex, sex, and more sex— insatiable, indiscriminate, promiscuous.
Jeremiah 2:25 - “Slow down. Take a deep breath. What’s the hurry? Why wear yourself out? Just what are you after anyway? But you say, ‘I can’t help it. I’m addicted to alien gods. I can’t quit.’ * * *
Jeremiah 2:36 - “You think it’s just a small thing, don’t you, to try out another sin-project when the first one fails? But Egypt will leave you in the lurch the same way that Assyria did. You’re going to walk away from there wringing your hands. I, God, have blacklisted those you trusted. You’ll get not a lick of help from them.”