Because of Solomon’s sin I will punish the descendants of David— though not forever.’”

我必因所罗门所行的使大卫后裔受患难，但不至于永远。’”

我必因这事使大卫的后裔遭受患难，但不是永远的。’”

我必因这事使大卫的后裔遭受患难，但不是永远的。’”

因所罗门的所作所为，我必让大卫的后裔遭难，但不会永远如此。’”

因此，我要使大卫的后裔遭受苦难，不过，却不是永远的。’”

我必因所羅門所行的使大衛後裔受患難，但不至於永遠。』」

我必因這事使大衛的後裔遭受患難，但不是永遠的。』」

我必因這事使大衛的後裔遭受患難，但不是永遠的。』」

因所羅門的所作所為，我必讓大衛的後裔遭難，但不會永遠如此。』」

因此，我要使大衛的後裔遭受苦難，不過，卻不是永遠的。’”

為了所羅門所行的這些惡、我必使大衛的後裔遭受苦難，但不至於日久月長。」』

我必困苦大衛之裔、然不至久遠、

我雖使大闢後裔困苦、不至歷年甚久。

我必緣所羅門所行、原文作我必緣此使大衛後裔受患難、但不至於永久、

I will humble David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.’”

I will punish David’s family because of what Solomon has done. But I will not punish them forever.’ ”

And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not forever.’”

I will humble David’s descendants, because of their unfaithfulness, but not forever.’”

So I will oppress the descendants of David for this, but not always.’ ”

And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever.’”

And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

I will humble David’s descendants, because of their unfaithfulness, but not forever.’”

And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.”

I will afflict the offspring of David for this, but not forever.’”

The Savior— yes, the Messiah, the Lord— has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!

His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name.

But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations,if they do not obey my decrees and fail to keep my commands,then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating.But I will never stop loving him nor fail to keep my promise to him.No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said.

But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king.You have renounced your covenant with him; you have thrown his crown in the dust.You have broken down the walls protecting him and ruined every fort defending him.Everyone who comes along has robbed him, and he has become a joke to his neighbors.You have strengthened his enemies and made them all rejoice.You have made his sword useless and refused to help him in battle.You have ended his splendor and overturned his throne.You have made him old before his time and publicly disgraced him. Interlude

“ For the time is coming,” says the Lord,“ when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.And this will be his name:‘ The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’ In that day Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety.

And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.

When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded,“ Down with the dynasty of David! We have no interest in the son of Jesse. Back to your homes, O Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!” So the people of Israel returned home.

For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever.Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel( which means‘ God is with us’).

He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”

Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot— yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.He will delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay.He will give justice to the poor and make fair decisions for the exploited. The earth will shake at the force of his word, and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked.He will wear righteousness like a belt and truth like an undergarment.In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all.The cow will graze near the bear. The cub and the calf will lie down together. The lion will eat hay like a cow.The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra. Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the sea, so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord.In that day the heir to David’s throne will be a banner of salvation to all the world. The nations will rally to him, and the land where he lives will be a glorious place.

I ripped the kingdom away from the family of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who obeyed my commands and followed me with all his heart and always did whatever I wanted.

His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!

Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced! I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.Your enemies have mocked me, O Lord; they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.

In the fifth year of King Rehoboam’s reign, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.He ransacked the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.