“ Are you Israelites more important to me than the Ethiopians?” asks the Lord.“ I brought Israel out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and led the Arameans out of Kir.

耶和华说：“以色列人哪，我岂不看你们如古实人吗？我岂不是领以色列人出埃及地，领非利士人出迦斐托，领亚兰人出吉珥吗？

耶和华说：“以色列人哪，我岂不是看你们如古实人吗？我岂不是领以色列人出埃及地，也领非利士人出迦斐托，领亚兰人出吉珥吗？

耶和华说：“以色列人哪，我岂不是看你们如古实人吗？我岂不是领以色列人出埃及地，也领非利士人出迦斐托，领亚兰人出吉珥吗？

耶和华说：“以色列人啊，在我眼中，你们不是和古实人一样吗？我不是领你们出埃及，也领非利士人出迦斐托，领亚兰人出吉珥吗？

“以色列人哪！在我看来，你们不是与古实人一样吗？我带领以色列人出埃及地，不是也领非利士人出迦斐托，领亚兰人出吉珥吗？”这是耶和华的宣告。

耶和華說：以色列人哪，我豈不看你們如古實人嗎？我豈不是領以色列人出埃及地，領非利士人出迦斐託，領亞蘭人出吉珥嗎？

耶和華說：「以色列人哪，我豈不是看你們如古實人嗎？我豈不是領以色列人出埃及地，也領非利士人出迦斐託，領亞蘭人出吉珥嗎？

耶和華說：「以色列人哪，我豈不是看你們如古實人嗎？我豈不是領以色列人出埃及地，也領非利士人出迦斐託，領亞蘭人出吉珥嗎？

耶和華說：「以色列人啊，在我眼中，你們不是和古實人一樣嗎？我不是領你們出埃及，也領非利士人出迦斐托，領亞蘭人出吉珥嗎？

“以色列人哪！在我看來，你們不是與古實人一樣嗎？我帶領以色列人出埃及地，不是也領非利士人出迦斐託，領亞蘭人出吉珥嗎？”這是耶和華的宣告。

永恆主發神諭說：『以色列人哪，你們在我看不是像古實人麼？豈不是我領以色列人從埃及地上來，領非利士人從迦斐託、領亞蘭人從吉珥、上來麼？

耶和華曰、以色列人歟、我非視爾如古實人乎、我非導以色列人出埃及地、非利士人出迦斐託、亞蘭人出吉珥乎、

耶和華又曰、以色列族乎、我豈不能待爾若古實人乎、昔我導以色列族出埃及、亦導非利士人自鴿托、導亞蘭人自吉地。

主曰、以色列人歟、我豈不能視爾若古實人乎、昔我導以色列人出伊及、亦導非利士人出鴿託、導亞蘭人出吉珥、

“ Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Cushites?” declares the Lord.“ Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?

“ You Israelites are just like the people of Cush to me,” announces the Lord.“ I brought Israel up from Egypt. I also brought the Philistines from Crete and the Arameans from Kir.

“ Are you not like the Cushites to me, O people of Israel?” declares the Lord.“ Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Syrians from Kir?

Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to me? This is the LORD’s declaration. Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?

“ Are you not as the sons of Ethiopia to Me, You sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.“ Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?

“ Are you not like the people of Ethiopia to Me, O children of Israel?” says the Lord.“ Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, The Philistines from Caphtor, And the Syrians from Kir?

Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to Me? This is the Lord’s declaration. Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?

[ Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

“ You Israelites are just like the Ethiopians in my sight,” says the LORD.“ Certainly I brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir.

Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?” says Yahweh.“ Haven’t I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

I will break down the gates of Damascus and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven. I will destroy the ruler in Beth eden, and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,” says the Lord.

“ The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed, along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon. Yes, the Lord is destroying the remnant of the Philistines, those colonists from the island of Crete.

A similar thing happened when the Caphtorites from Crete invaded and destroyed the Avvites, who had lived in villages in the area of Gaza.)

So the king of Assyria attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. He also killed King Rezin.

It was I who rescued you from Egypt and led you through the desert for forty years, so you could possess the land of the Amorites.

For the king of Assyria will take away the Egyptians and Ethiopians as prisoners. He will make them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt.

Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard take away its spots? Neither can you start doing good, for you have always done evil.

On that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.

Then by a prophet the Lord brought Jacob’s descendants out of Egypt; and by that prophet they were protected.

Elamites are the archers, with their chariots and charioteers. The men of Kir hold up the shields.

“ A time is coming,” says the Lord,“ when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places, and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.”

For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom; I gave Ethiopia and Seba in your place.