People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who do obscene things.

在你中间有谗谤人、流人血的；有在山上吃过祭偶像之物的，有行淫乱的。

你那里有为流人血而毁谤人的，你那里有在山上吃祭物的，在你当中也有行淫乱的，

你那里有为流人血而毁谤人的，你那里有在山上吃祭物的，在你当中也有行淫乱的，

在你这城中，有人好诽谤、杀人流血，有人在山上吃祭物，有人淫乱，

在你里面有好谗谤的人，他们要流人的血；在你的山上吃祭肉；又在你中间行淫乱的事。

在你中間有讒謗人、流人血的；有在山上吃過祭偶像之物的，有行淫亂的。

你那裏有為流人血而毀謗人的，你那裏有在山上吃祭物的，在你當中也有行淫亂的，

你那裏有為流人血而毀謗人的，你那裏有在山上吃祭物的，在你當中也有行淫亂的，

在你這城中，有人好誹謗、殺人流血，有人在山上吃祭物，有人淫亂，

在你裡面有好讒謗的人，他們要流人的血；在你的山上吃祭肉；又在你中間行淫亂的事。

在你裏面有搬弄是非的人以流人血的；在你裏面有在山上喫祭偶像之物的；在你中間有行罪大惡極之事的。

爾中有毀謗者、流人之血、有人食於山、行淫亂、

揚虛誕以殺人、食岡巒之祭品、行諸淫亂、

爾中有人行讒毀為殺人流血、爾中有人食於山上獻偶像之祭物、爾中有人行諸邪淫、

In you are slanderers who are bent on shedding blood; in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines and commit lewd acts.

You have spread lies about others so you can spill someone’s blood. You eat at the mountain temples. You commit impure acts.

There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and people in you who eat on the mountains; they commit lewdness in your midst.

There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood. People who live in you eat at the mountain shrines; they commit depraved acts within you.

Slanderous men have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood, and among you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have committed outrageous sin.

In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.

Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.

There are men within you who slander in order to shed blood. People who live in you eat at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts within you.

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

Slanderous men shed blood within you. Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; they commit obscene acts among you.

Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.

But why should I punish them for their prostitution and adultery? For your men are doing the same thing, sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes. O foolish people! You refuse to understand, so you will be destroyed.

They will eat and still be hungry. They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it, for they have deserted the Lord

“ Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.“ Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.

But first, because you have not remembered your youth but have angered me by doing all these evil things, I will fully repay you for all of your sins, says the Sovereign Lord. For you have added lewd acts to all your detestable sins.

And that son does all the evil things his father would never do— he worships idols on the mountains, commits adultery,

He does not feast in the mountains before Israel’s idols or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period.

You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.

They are the worst kind of rebel, full of slander. They are as hard as bronze and iron, and they lead others into corruption.

We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.

Then our ancestors joined in the worship of Baal at Peor; they even ate sacrifices offered to the dead!

“ Beware of your neighbor! Don’t even trust your brother! For brother takes advantage of brother, and friend slanders friend.

Your impurity is your lewdness and the corruption of your idolatry. I tried to cleanse you, but you refused. So now you will remain in your filth until my fury against you has been satisfied.

Priests form bands of robbers, waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.

“ You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.

So these officials went to the king and said,“ Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!”King Zedekiah agreed.“ All right,” he said.“ Do as you like. I can’t stop you.”So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.

“ You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.

They are all adulterers, always aflame with lust. They are like an oven that is kept hot while the baker is kneading the dough.

This great dragon— the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world— was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,“ It has come at last— salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night.

These men cannot prove the things they accuse me of doing.

This son refuses to worship idols on the mountains and does not commit adultery.

Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.

But as he was walking through the Benjamin Gate, a sentry arrested him and said,“ You are defecting to the Babylonians!” The sentry making the arrest was Irijah son of Shelemiah, grandson of Hananiah.“ That’s not true!” Jeremiah protested.“ I had no intention of doing any such thing.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen, and he took Jeremiah before the officials.They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan’s house had been converted into a prison.

So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying,“ We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God.”This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.The lying witnesses said,“ This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses.

Think about the people of Israel. Weren’t they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar?What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods?No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don’t want you to participate with demons.You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons, too. You cannot eat at the Lord’s Table and at the table of demons, too.

Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.

Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool.

Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death.

I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride.

And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people.Then the two scoundrels came and sat down across from him. And they accused Naboth before all the people, saying,“ He cursed God and the king.” So he was dragged outside the town and stoned to death.

So I cut her body into twelve pieces and sent the pieces throughout the territory assigned to Israel, for these men have committed a terrible and shameful crime.

You sit around and slander your brother— your own mother’s son.