Listen to me, you who walk all over needy people. You crush those who are poor in the land.

你们这些要吞吃穷乏人、使困苦人衰败的，当听我的话！

你们这些践踏贫穷人、使这地困苦人衰败的，当听这话！

你们这些践踏贫穷人、使这地困苦人衰败的，当听这话！

践踏贫民、灭绝穷人的人啊，你们要听！

践踏穷乏人又除掉国中困苦人的，你们要听这话。

你們這些要吞吃窮乏人、使困苦人衰敗的，當聽我的話！

你們這些踐踏貧窮人、使這地困苦人衰敗的，當聽這話！

你們這些踐踏貧窮人、使這地困苦人衰敗的，當聽這話！

踐踏貧民、滅絕窮人的人啊，你們要聽！

踐踏窮乏人又除掉國中困苦人的，你們要聽這話。

你們這些踐踏窮人，要使國中困苦人滅絕的啊，聽以下這話哦！

爾欲吞噬窮乏、滅絕斯土之貧民者、其聽我言、

貧者所有、爾尚貪之、使窮乏之民、俱就渝亡、今聽我言、

爾曹欲吞食貧民、欲使窮者淪亡、當聽此言、

Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land,

Hear this, you who trample on the needy and bring the poor of the land to an end,

Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample down the needy!

Hear this, you who trample on the needy and do away with the poor of the land,

Hear this, you who trample the needy, to put an end to the humble of the land,

Hear this, you who swallow up the needy, And make the poor of the land fail,

Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

Hear this, you who trample on the needy and do away with the poor of the land,

Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.

Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

Do all these people who do evil know nothing? They eat up my people as if they were eating bread. They never call out to the Lord.

Some people have teeth like swords. The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives. They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth. They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.

You make poor people pay tax on their straw. You also tax their grain. So, even though you have built stone houses, you won’t live in them. You have planted fruitful vineyards. But you won’t drink the wine they produce.

Foolish people say foolish things. Their minds are set on doing evil things. They don’t do what is right. They tell lies about the Lord. They don’t give hungry people any food. They don’t let thirsty people have any water.Those who are worthless use sinful methods. They make evil plans against poor people. They destroy them with their lies. They do it even when those people are right.

The Lord says,“ The people of Israel have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They sell into slavery those who have done no wrong. They trade needy people for a mere pair of sandals.They grind the heads of the poor into the dust of the ground. They refuse to be fair to those who are crushed. A father and his son have sex with the same girl. They treat my name as if it were not holy.

Listen to the Lord’ s message, you who make fun of the truth. Listen, you who rule over these people in Jerusalem.

The Lord says,“ The poor are being robbed. Those who are in need groan. So I will stand up to help them. I will keep them safe from those who tell lies about them.”

Rulers of Sodom, hear the Lord’ s message. People of Gomorrah, listen to the instruction of our God.

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke to the false prophet Hananiah. Jeremiah said,“ Listen, Hananiah! The Lord hasn’t sent you. But you have tricked these people. Now they trust in lies.

Now then, listen to the Lord’ s message. You say,“‘ Don’t prophesy against Israel. Stop preaching against the people of Isaac.’

You have judged and murdered people who aren’t guilty. And they weren’t even opposing you.

“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

‘ Listen to this, you foolish people, who do not have any sense. You have eyes, but you do not see. You have ears, but you do not hear.

Micaiah continued,“ Listen to the Lord’ s message. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne. All the angels of heaven were standing around him. Some were standing at his right side. The others were standing at his left side.

Help me, God. Men are chasing me. All day long they keep attacking me.

I know that the Lord makes sure that poor people are treated fairly. He stands up for those who are in need.