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

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.

“ 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.

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 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.

“ To what can I compare the people of this generation?” Jesus asked.“ How can I describe them?They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,‘ We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t weep.’

All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people. But they follow their own evil paths and their own crooked schemes.All day long they insult me to my face by worshiping idols in their sacred gardens. They burn incense on pagan altars.At night they go out among the graves, worshiping the dead. They eat the flesh of pigs and make stews with other forbidden foods.Yet they say to each other,‘ Don’t come too close or you will defile me! I am holier than you!’ These people are a stench in my nostrils, an acrid smell that never goes away.

Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say,‘ These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’At that time I will hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping other gods.

“ But they have acted corruptly toward him; when they act so perversely, are they really his children? They are a deceitful and twisted generation.

I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and will turn from the way I have commanded you to follow. In the days to come, disaster will come down on you, for you will do what is evil in the Lord’s sight, making him very angry with your actions.”

that these people are stubborn rebels who refuse to pay attention to the Lord’s instructions.

Why do you turn away from me? Why do you treat me as your enemy?

Jesus said to them,“ You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”

I will scatter my people before their enemies as the east wind scatters dust. And in all their trouble I will turn my back on them and refuse to notice their distress.”

Yet no one calls on your name or pleads with you for mercy. Therefore, you have turned away from us and turned us over to our sins.

Jesus said,“ You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”

“ To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,‘ We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’

Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said,“ Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.”

Even if you do have children who grow up, I will take them from you. It will be a terrible day when I turn away and leave you alone.

Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria, and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah. Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm.”

But if he chooses to remain quiet, who can criticize him? When he hides his face, no one can find him, whether an individual or a nation.

I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?”

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.