“ I will turn my face away from them,” he said.“ I will see what will happen to them in the end. They are sinful people. They are unfaithful children.

说：‘我要向他们掩面，看他们的结局如何。他们本是极乖僻的族类，心中无诚实的儿女。

说：‘我要转脸离开他们，看他们的结局如何。他们是极乖谬的世代，是不忠实的儿女。

说：‘我要转脸离开他们，看他们的结局如何。他们是极乖谬的世代，是不忠实的儿女。

说，‘这堕落的子民，不忠的儿女！我要掩面不理他们，看他们的结局如何。

说：‘我必掩面不顾他们，要看看他们的结局怎样；因为他们是乖曲的一代，心里没有信实的人。

我要向他們掩面，看他們的結局如何。他們本是極乖僻的族類，心中無誠實的兒女。

說：『我要轉臉離開他們，看他們的結局如何。他們是極乖謬的世代，是不忠實的兒女。

說：『我要轉臉離開他們，看他們的結局如何。他們是極乖謬的世代，是不忠實的兒女。

說，『這墮落的子民，不忠的兒女！我要掩面不理他們，看他們的結局如何。

說：‘我必掩面不顧他們，要看看他們的結局怎樣；因為他們是乖曲的一代，心裡沒有信實的人。

說：「我必掩面不顧他們，看他們的結局怎樣，因為他們是反覆乖張的一代，心裏沒有忠信的兒女。

曰、我將掩面、不加眷顧、觀其終局如何、彼乃乖戾之族、無誠信之子女、

曰、我不復鑒觀以眷顧之、必俟厥後當復如何、彼乃橫逆之族、無誠信之子、

即云我將掩面不顧之、觀其終境又將如何、彼乃乖戾違拗之類、雖為子女俱無誠信、

“ I will hide my face from them,” he said,“ and see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children who are unfaithful.

And he said,‘ I will hide my face from them; I will see what their end will be, For they are a perverse generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.

He said,‘ I will abandon them; then see what becomes of them. For they are a twisted generation, children without integrity.

He said,“ I will hide my face from them; I will see what will become of them, for they are a perverse generation— unfaithful children.

Then He said,‘ I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end will be; For they are a perverse generation, Sons in whom there is no faithfulness.

And He said:‘ I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end will be, For they are a perverse generation, Children in whom is no faith.

And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: For they are a very perverse generation, Children in whom is no faithfulness.

He said:“ I will hide My face from them; I will see what will become of them, for they are a perverse generation— unfaithful children.

And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end[ shall be]: for they[ are] a very froward generation, children in whom[ is] no faith.

He said,“ I will reject them, I will see what will happen to them; for they are a perverse generation, children who show no loyalty.

He said,“ I will hide my face from them. I will see what their end will be; for they are a very perverse generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.

Jesus went on to say,“ What can I compare today’s people to? What are they like?They are like children sitting in the market and calling out to each other. They say,“‘ We played the flute for you. But you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song. But you didn’t cry.’

All day long I have held out my hands to welcome a stubborn nation. They lead sinful lives. They go where their evil thoughts take them.They are always making me very angry. They do it right in front of me. They offer sacrifices in the gardens of other gods. They burn incense on altars that are made out of bricks.They sit among the graves. They spend their nights talking to the spirits of the dead. They eat the meat of pigs. Their cooking pots hold soup that has‘ unclean’ meat in it.They say,‘ Keep away! Don’t come near us! We are too sacred for you!’ Those people are like smoke in my nose. They are like a fire that keeps burning all day.

In that day I will become angry with them. I will desert them. I will turn my face away from them. And they will be destroyed. Many horrible troubles and hard times will come on them. On that day they will say,‘ Trouble has come on us. Our God isn’t with us!’I will certainly turn away from them on that day. I will do it because they did a very evil thing when they turned to other gods.

Israel, you have sinned against him very much. It’s too bad for you that you aren’t his children anymore. You have become a twisted and evil nation.

I know that after I’m dead you will certainly become very sinful. You will turn away from the path I’ve commanded you to take. In days to come, trouble will fall on you. That’s because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord. You will make him very angry because of the statues of gods your hands have made.”

That’s because these people of Judah refuse to obey me. They are children who tell lies. They will not listen to what I want to teach them.

Why do you turn your face away from me? Why do you think of me as your enemy?

“ You unbelieving people!” Jesus replied.“ How long do I have to stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”

I will sweep over my people like a wind from the east. I will use the Babylonians to scatter them. I will show them my back and not my face. I will desert them when their day of trouble comes.’ ”

No one prays to you. No one asks you for help. You have turned your face away from us. You have let us feel the effects of our sins.

“ You unbelieving and evil people!” Jesus replied.“ How long do I have to stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”

“ What can I compare today’s people to? They are like children sitting in the markets and calling out to others. They say,“‘ We played the flute for you. But you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song. But you didn’t become sad.’

Early in the morning all the people left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they started out, Jehoshaphat stood up. He said,“ Judah, listen to me! People of Jerusalem, listen to me! Have faith in the Lord your God. He’ll take good care of you. Have faith in his prophets. Then you will have success.”

But suppose they do have children. Then I will kill every one of them. How terrible it will be for them when I turn away from them!

The capital of Ephraim is Samaria. And the ruler of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” ’ ”

But if he remains silent, who can judge him? If he turns his face away, who can see him? He rules over individual people and nations alike.

I tell you, God will see that things are made right for them. He will make sure it happens quickly. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find people on earth who have faith?”

Without faith it is impossible to please God. Those who come to God must believe that he exists. And they must believe that he rewards those who look to him.

And pray that we will be saved from sinful and evil people. Not everyone is a believer.