How terrible it will be for them! They have wandered away from me. So they will be destroyed. That’s because they have refused to obey me. I long to save them. But they tell lies about me.

他们因离弃我，必定有祸；因违背我，必被毁灭。我虽要救赎他们，他们却向我说谎。

他们因离弃我，必定有祸；因违背我，必遭毁灭。我虽想要救赎他们，他们却向我说谎。

他们因离弃我，必定有祸；因违背我，必遭毁灭。我虽想要救赎他们，他们却向我说谎。

他们有祸了，因为他们背弃我！他们要被毁灭了，因为他们背叛我！我要救赎他们，他们却向我撒谎。

他们有祸了，因为他们离弃了我；他们遭毁灭，因为他们背叛了我。我虽然想救赎他们，他们却对我说谎。

他們因離棄我，必定有禍；因違背我，必被毀滅。我雖要救贖他們，他們卻向我說謊。

他們因離棄我，必定有禍；因違背我，必遭毀滅。我雖想要救贖他們，他們卻向我說謊。

他們因離棄我，必定有禍；因違背我，必遭毀滅。我雖想要救贖他們，他們卻向我說謊。

他們有禍了，因為他們背棄我！他們要被毀滅了，因為他們背叛我！我要救贖他們，他們卻向我撒謊。

他們有禍了，因為他們離棄了我；他們遭毀滅，因為他們背叛了我。我雖然想救贖他們，他們卻對我說謊。

他們有禍啊！因他們飄離了我；他們必遭毁滅哦！因他們背叛了我。我，我雖要贖救他們，他們卻說謊言來敵對我。

禍哉彼眾、因其離棄我、將見毀滅、因其悖逆我、我欲救贖之、彼乃言誑以謗我、

彼遺棄我、違逆我、禍必不遠、我欲救之、彼反挾詐諼、

彼離棄我、必受禍、違逆我、必遭災、我欲救贖之、彼反言誑以逆我、

Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak about me falsely.

Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me.

“ What sorrow awaits those who have deserted me! Let them die, for they have rebelled against me. I wanted to redeem them, but they have told lies about me.

Woe to them, for they fled from me; destruction to them, for they rebelled against me! Though I want to redeem them, they speak lies against me.

Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against Me! I would redeem them, but they have spoken lies against Me.

“ Woe to them, for they have fled from Me! Destruction to them, Because they have transgressed against Me! Though I redeemed them, Yet they have spoken lies against Me.

Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

Woe to them, for they fled from Me; destruction to them, for they rebelled against Me! Though I want to redeem them, they speak lies against Me.

Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

Woe to them! For they have fled from me! Destruction to them! For they have rebelled against me! I want to deliver them, but they have lied to me.

Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

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 people of Ephraim tell me nothing but lies. Israel has not been honest with me. And Judah continues to wander away from God. They have deserted the faithful Holy One.

The Lord gave Jeremiah a message about these people. The Lord said,“ They really love to wander away from me. Their feet go down the wrong path. I do not accept these people. I will remember the evil things they have done. I will punish them for their sins.”

All of our honor is gone. How terrible it is for us because we have sinned!

Family of Jacob, the Lord created you. People of Israel, he formed you. He says,“ Do not be afraid. I will set you free. I will send for you by name. You belong to me.

“‘ “How terrible it will be for you!” announces the Lord and King.“ How terrible for you! You continued to sin against me.

In the past he said,“ They are my people. They are children who will be faithful to me.” So he saved them.

We’ve refused to obey the Lord. We’ve made evil plans against him. We’ve turned our backs on our God. We’ve stirred up conflict and refused to follow him. We’ve told lies that came from our own minds.

“ But you say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ Listen to me, you Israelites. What I do is always fair. What you do is not.

How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help! How terrible for those who depend on horses! They trust in how many chariots they have. They trust in how strong their horsemen are. But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t ask the Lord for his help.

“ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and throw stones in order to kill those who are sent to you. Many times I have wanted to gather your people together. I have wanted to be like a hen who gathers her chicks under her wings. And you would not let me!

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. The Lord your God set you free. That’s why I’m giving you this command today.

But they say to God,‘ Leave us alone! We don’t want to know how you want us to live.Who is the Mighty One? Why should we serve him? What would we get if we prayed to him?’

How can I get away from your Spirit? Where can I go to escape from you?If I go up to the heavens, you are there. If I lie down in the deepest parts of the earth, you are also there.Suppose I were to rise with the sun in the east. Suppose I travel to the west where it sinks into the ocean.

But Jonah ran away from the Lord. He headed for Tarshish. So he went down to the port of Joppa. There he found a ship that was going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went on board. Then he sailed for Tarshish. He was running away from the Lord.

“ You people have a proverb about the land of Israel. What do you mean by it? It says,“‘ The parents eat sour grapes. But the children have a bitter taste in their mouths.’

“ You have spoken with pride against me,” says the Lord.“ But you ask,‘ What have we spoken against you?’“ You have said,‘ It is useless to serve God. What do we gain by obeying his laws? And what do we get by pretending to be sad in front of the Lord?But now we call proud people blessed. Things go well with those who do what is evil. And God doesn’t even punish those who test him.’ ”

Let those who have been set free by the Lord tell their story. He set them free from the power of the enemy.He brought them back from other lands. He brought them back from east and west, from north and south.

They said to God,‘ Leave us alone! What can you do to us, you Mighty One?’

But the more I called out to Israel, the more they went away from me. They brought sacrifices to the statues of the gods that were named Baal. And they burned incense to them.

We will certainly do everything we said we would. We’ll burn incense to the female god called the Queen of Heaven. We’ll pour out drink offerings to her. We’ll do just as we and our people of long ago have done. Our kings and our officials also did it. All of us did it in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food. We were well off. We didn’t suffer any harm.But then we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven. We stopped pouring out drink offerings to her. And ever since that time we haven’t had anything. Instead, we’ve been dying of war and hunger.”

My God will turn his back on his people. They have not obeyed him. So they will wander among other nations.

Family of Jacob, you are as weak as a worm. But do not be afraid. People of Israel, there are only a few of you. But do not be afraid. I myself will help you,” announces the Lord. He is the one who sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel.

“ Their evil conduct even makes the king glad. Their lies make the princes happy.

I brought your people up out of Egypt. I set them free from the land where they were slaves. I sent Moses to lead them. Aaron and Miriam helped him.

“ So speak to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Tell them,‘ The Lord says,“ Look! I am making plans against you. I am going to bring trouble on you. So each one of you must turn from your evil ways. Change the way you live and act.” ’But they will reply,‘ It’s no use. We will continue to do what we’ve already planned. All of us will do what our stubborn and evil hearts want us to do.’ ”

You were set free from an empty way of life. This way of life was handed down to you by your own people of long ago. You know that you were not bought with things that can pass away, like silver or gold.Instead, you were bought with the priceless blood of Christ. He is a perfect lamb. He doesn’t have any flaws at all.

He saved them from the power of their enemies. He set them free from their control.

As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying high in the air. It called out in a loud voice,“ How terrible! How terrible it will be for those living on the earth! How terrible! They will suffer as soon as the next three angels blow their trumpets!”

“ 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.

My sheep wandered all over the mountains and high hills. They were scattered over the whole earth. No one searched for them. No one looked for them.”

You made a big mistake when you asked me to pray to the Lord your God. You said,‘ Pray to the Lord our God for us. Tell us everything he says. We’ll do it.’

They found out he was running away from the Lord. That’s because he had told them. Then they became terrified. So they asked him,“ How could you do a thing like that?”

I would like to heal Israel. But when I try to, Ephraim’s sins are brought out into the open. The crimes of Samaria are made known to everyone. The people tell lies. They break into houses and steal. They rob others in the streets.

“ Lord, they are your people. They serve you. You used your great strength and mighty hand to set them free from Egypt.