So I made a promise to the family of Eli. I said,‘ The sins of Eli’s family will never be paid for by bringing sacrifices or offerings.’ ”

所以我向以利家起誓说：‘以利家的罪孽，虽献祭奉礼物，永不能得赎去。’”

所以我向以利家起誓：‘以利家的罪孽，就是献祭物和供物，也永不得赎。’”

所以我向以利家起誓：‘以利家的罪孽，就是献祭物和供物，也永不得赎。’”

所以，我向以利家起誓说，‘靠祭物或礼物绝不能赎去以利家的罪恶。’”

所以我向以利家起了誓：‘以利家的罪孽永远不能用祭物或供物来买赎。’”

因此我向以利家起了誓：‘以利家的罪孽是永远不能用祭物或供物来赎清的。’”

所以我向以利家起誓說：『以利家的罪孽，雖獻祭奉禮物，永不能得贖去。』」

所以我向以利家起誓：『以利家的罪孽，就是獻祭物和供物，也永不得贖。』」

所以我向以利家起誓：『以利家的罪孽，就是獻祭物和供物，也永不得贖。』」

所以，我向以利家起誓說，『靠祭物或禮物絕不能贖去以利家的罪惡。』」

所以我向以利家起了誓：‘以利家的罪孽永遠不能用祭物或供物來買贖。’”

所以我向以利家起誓說：以利家的罪孽就使用肉祭和供物、也永遠不能得赦除。』

因此我向以利家起了誓：『以利家的罪孽是永遠不能用祭物或供物來贖清的。』」

故我對以利家誓曰、祭品禮物、永不能贖其罪、

加以誓言、以利家之咎、雖獻祭品禮物、永不得贖。

我又為以利家誓之、以利家之罪、雖獻祭品禮物、永不得赦、赦或作贖

Therefore I swore to the house of Eli,‘ The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”

Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”

So I have vowed that the sins of Eli and his sons will never be forgiven by sacrifices or offerings.”

Therefore, I have sworn to Eli’s family: The iniquity of Eli’s family will never be wiped out by either sacrifice or offering.”

Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the wrongdoing of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.”

And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

Therefore, I have sworn to Eli’s family: The iniquity of Eli’s family will never be wiped out by either sacrifice or offering.”

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli,‘ The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”

Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.”

I heard the Lord who rules over all speaking.“ Your sin can never be paid for as long as you live,” says the Lord.

If a person sins against someone else, God can help that sinner. But if anyone sins against the Lord, who can help them?” In spite of what their father Eli said, his sons didn’t pay any attention to his warning. That’s because the Lord had already decided to put them to death.

“‘ You must keep the Israelites away from things that make them“ unclean.” Then they will not die for being“ unclean.” And they will not die for making the place“ unclean” where I, the Lord, live. It is in the middle of the camp.’ ”

“ Jeremiah, do not pray for these people. Do not make any appeal or request for them. Do not beg me. I will not listen to you.

You don’t take delight in sacrifice. If you did, I would bring it. You don’t take pleasure in burnt offerings.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Suppose Moses and Samuel were standing in front of me. Even then my heart would not feel sorry for these people. Send them away from me! Let them go!

“‘ But suppose someone sins on purpose. It does not matter whether they are an Israelite or an outsider. They speak evil things against the Lord. They must be separated from the community of Israel.They have not respected what the Lord has said. They have broken the Lord’ s commands. They must certainly be separated from the community. They are still guilty.’ ”

It isn’t possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.So when Christ came into the world, he said,“ You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. Instead, you prepared a body for me.You weren’t pleased with burnt offerings and sin offerings.Then I said,‘ Here I am. It is written about me in the book. I have come to do what you want, my God.’ ”( Psalm 40:6–8)First Christ said,“ You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. You didn’t want burnt offerings and sin offerings. You weren’t pleased with them.” He said this even though they were offered in keeping with the law.Then he said,“ Here I am. I have come to do what you want.” He did away with the shadow of the good things that were coming. He did it to put in place the good things themselves.We have been made holy by what God wanted. We have been made holy because Jesus Christ offered his body once and for all time.

What if we keep sinning on purpose? What if we do it even after we know the truth? Then there is no offering for our sins.All we can do is to wait in fear for God to judge. His blazing fire will burn up his enemies.Suppose someone did not obey the law of Moses. And suppose two or three witnesses made charges against them. That person would die without mercy.People who deserve even more punishment include those who have hated the Son of God. They include people who have said no to him. They include people who have treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that makes them holy. They also include people who have disrespected the Holy Spirit who brings God’s grace. Don’t you think people like this should be punished more than anyone else?We know the God who said,“ I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back.”( Deuteronomy 32:35) Scripture also says,“ The Lord will judge his people.”( Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalm 135:14)It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

“ Jerusalem, you are really impure. I tried to clean you up. But you would not let me make you pure. So you will not be clean again until I am no longer so angry with you.