You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar. You say,“ Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power?”

你们喜爱虚浮的事，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量取了角吗？”

你们这些喜爱罗‧底巴的，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量攻占了加宁吗？”

你们这些喜爱罗‧底巴的，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量攻占了加宁吗？”

你们炫耀自己征服了罗底巴，吹嘘凭自己的能力夺取了加宁。

你们以夺取罗底巴为夸耀，说：“我们夺取加宁不是靠自己的力量吗？”

你們喜愛虛浮的事，自誇說：我們不是憑自己的力量取了角嗎？

你們這些喜愛羅‧底巴的，自誇說：「我們不是憑自己的力量攻佔了加寧嗎？」

你們這些喜愛羅‧底巴的，自誇說：「我們不是憑自己的力量攻佔了加寧嗎？」

你們炫耀自己征服了羅底巴，吹噓憑自己的能力奪取了加寧。

你們以奪取羅底巴為誇耀，說：“我們奪取加寧不是靠自己的力量嗎？”

你們、你們這些喜歡虛無事的，這些說：『我們豈不是憑着自己力量而為自己取得勢力麼？』

虛無是喜、乃曰我儕之角、非以己力而得乎、

爾以虛浮之事、妄自誇詡、自謂力猛、足以勝人、

爾以虛浮為悅、妄自誇詡、自謂恃強得勢、恃強得勢原文作以己力取角

you who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar and say,“ Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?”

You are happy because you captured the town of Lo Debar. You say,“ We were strong enough to take Karnaim too.”

you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say,“ Have we not by our own strength captured Karnaim for ourselves?”

And you brag about your conquest of Lo debar. You boast,“ Didn’t we take Karnaim by our own strength?”

you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say,“ Didn’t we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?”

You who rejoice in Lodebar, And say,“ Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”

You who rejoice over Lo Debar, Who say,“ Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves By our own strength?”

ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say,“ Didn’t we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?”

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say,‘ Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’

And I will say to myself,“ You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’But God said to him,‘ You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

Therefore, listen to the LORD’s word, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem!For you say,“ We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”

He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath in the north to the sea of the Arabah in the south, in accordance with the word of the LORD God of Israel announced through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

The Babylonian tyrant pulls them all up with a fishhook; he hauls them in with his throw net. When he catches them in his dragnet, he is very happy.Because of his success he offers sacrifices to his throw net and burns incense to his dragnet; for because of them he has plenty of food, and more than enough to eat.

if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

They went out to the field, harvested their grapes, squeezed out the juice, and celebrated. They came to the temple of their god and ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.

Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from his father Jehoahaz in war. Joash defeated him three times and recovered the Israelite cities.

I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.

If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

When the ark of the covenant of the LORD arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the ground shook.

The LORD God appointed a little plant and caused it to grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to rescue him from his misery. Now Jonah was very delighted about the little plant.

And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.

So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”

Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.King Jehoash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, in Beth Shemesh. He attacked Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate– a distance of about six hundred feet.He took away all the gold and silver, all the items found in the Lord’ s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace, and some hostages. Then he went back to Samaria.(

“ These people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and melt in fear over Rezin and the son of Remaliah.

The king uttered these words:“ Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”

Tell him,‘ Make sure you stay calm! Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated by these two stubs of smoking logs, or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.

In one day King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel killed 120,000 warriors in Judah, because they had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors.Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed the king’s son Maaseiah, Azrikam, the supervisor of the palace, and Elkanah, the king’s second-in-command.The Israelites seized from their brothers 200,000 wives, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a huge amount of plunder and took it back to Samaria.

He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.

The LORD says,“ Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

Moses said,“ It is not the sound of those who shout for victory, nor is it the sound of those who cry because they are overcome, but the sound of singing I hear.”When he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became extremely angry. He threw the tablets from his hands and broke them to pieces at the bottom of the mountain.

Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, and Damascus will lose its kingdom. The survivors in Syria will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,” says the LORD who commands armies.“ At that time Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished, and he will become skin and bones.

During the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel marched up to Jerusalem to do battle, but they were unable to prevail against it.

“ People of Babylonia, you plundered my people. That made you happy and glad. You frolic about like calves in a pasture. Your joyous sounds are like the neighs of a stallion.

The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said,“ Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us.”When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying,“ Our god has handed our enemy over to us, the one who ruined our land and killed so many of us!”When they really started celebrating, they said,“ Call for Samson so he can entertain us!” So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. They made him stand between two pillars.