Here is how he teaches. Do this and do that. There is a rule for this and a rule for that. Learn a little here and learn a little there.”

他竟命上加命，令上加令，律上加律，例上加例，这里一点，那里一点。”

因为他咕哝咕哝，咕哝咕哝，唠唠叨叨，唠唠叨叨，这里一点，那里一点。”

因为他咕哝咕哝，咕哝咕哝，唠唠叨叨，唠唠叨叨，这里一点，那里一点。”

因为他的教导只是命命令令、命命令令、律律例例、律律例例、这里一点、那里一点。”

因为他所说的，只是些重复又重复的话，和毫无意义的字母，这里一点，那里一点罢了。”

他命令加命令，命令加命令；条例加条例，条例加条例；这里一点，那里一点！”

他竟命上加命，令上加令，律上加律，例上加例，這裏一點，那裏一點。

因為他咕噥咕噥，咕噥咕噥，嘮嘮叨叨，嘮嘮叨叨，這裏一點，那裏一點。」

因為他咕噥咕噥，咕噥咕噥，嘮嘮叨叨，嘮嘮叨叨，這裏一點，那裏一點。」

因為他的教導只是命命令令、命命令令、律律例例、律律例例、這裡一點、那裡一點。」

因為他所說的，只是些重複又重複的話，和毫無意義的字母，這裡一點，那裡一點罷了。”

是的，那不過是糟啦糟、糟啦糟的字母，糕啦糕、糕啦糕的字音，這裏一點兒，那裏一點兒罷了。』

他命令加命令，命令加命令；條例加條例，條例加條例；這裡一點，那裡一點！」

蓋誡加誡、誡加誡、例加例、例加例、在此些須、在彼些須、○

乃爾教我言重語叠、諄諄不已、分疏句讀、詳以告我、

命復一命、令復一令、誡復一誡、律復一律、在此數言、在彼數言、

For it is: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there.”

For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.”

He tells us everything over and over— one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there!”

“ Law after law, law after law, line after line, line after line, a little here, a little there.”

For He says,‘ Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.’ ”

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little.”

For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.

For he says:“ Law after law, law after law, line after line, line after line, a little here, a little there.”

For precept[ must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little,[ and] there a little:

Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there.

For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

So then, here is what the Lord’ s message will become to them. Do this and do that. There is a rule for this and a rule for that. Learn a little here and learn a little there. So when they try to go forward, they’ll fall back and be wounded. They’ll be trapped and captured.

They are always learning. But they are never able to come to know the truth.

Long ago I brought your people up from Egypt. From that time until today, I warned them again and again. I said,“ Obey me.”

“ For 23 years the Lord’ s messages have been coming to me. They began to come in the 13th year that Josiah was king of Judah. He was the son of Amon. The Lord’ s messages still come to me today. I’ve spoken to you people again and again. But you haven’t listened to me.“ The Lord has sent all his servants the prophets to you. They’ve come to you again and again. But you haven’t listened. You haven’t paid any attention to them.They said,‘ Each of you must turn from your evil ways and practices. Then you can stay in the land forever. It’s the land the Lord gave you and your people of long ago.Don’t follow other gods. Don’t serve them or worship them. Don’t make the Lord angry with the gods your own hands have made. Then he won’t harm you.’“‘ But you did not listen to me,’ announces the Lord.‘ You have made me very angry with the gods your hands have made. And you have brought harm on yourselves.’

What more could I have done for my vineyard? I did everything I could. I kept looking for a crop of good grapes. So why did it produce only bad ones?

The Lord your God has directed me to teach you his commands, rules and laws. Obey them in the land you will take over when you go across the Jordan River.Then you, your children and their children after them will honor the Lord your God as long as you live. Obey all his rules and commands I’m giving you. If you do, you will enjoy long life.Israel, listen to me. Make sure you obey me. Then things will go well with you. The number of your people will increase greatly in a land that has plenty of milk and honey. That’s what the Lord, the God of your parents, promised you.Israel, listen to me. The Lord is our God. The Lord is the one and only God.Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength.The commandments I give you today must be in your hearts.

By this time you should be teachers. But in fact, you need someone to teach you all over again. You need even the simple truths of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food.

When harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the renters. He told the slaves to collect his share of the fruit.“ But the renters grabbed his slaves. They beat one of them. They killed another. They threw stones at the third to kill him.Then the man sent other slaves to the renters. He sent more than he did the first time. The renters treated them the same way.Last of all, he sent his son to them.‘ They will respect my son,’ he said.“ But the renters saw the son coming. They said to one another,‘ This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday. Come, let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard. Then they killed him.“ When the owner of the vineyard comes back, what will he do to those renters?”“ He will destroy those evil people,” they replied.“ Then he will rent the vineyard out to other renters. They will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

“ You warned them so that they would obey your law again. But they became proud. They didn’t obey your commands. They sinned against your rules. You said,‘ Anyone who obeys my rules will live by them.’ But the people didn’t care about that. They turned their backs on you. They became very stubborn. They refused to listen to you.For many years you put up with them. By your Spirit you warned them through your prophets. In spite of that, they didn’t pay any attention. So you handed them over to the nations that were around them.

The Lord, the God of Israel, sent word to his people through his messengers. He sent it to them again and again. He took pity on his people. He also took pity on the temple where he lived.But God’s people made fun of his messengers. They hated his words. They laughed at his prophets. Finally the Lord’ s great anger was stirred up against his people. Nothing could save them.

Further, my brothers and sisters, be joyful because you belong to the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write about some important matters to you again. If you know about them, you will have a safe path to follow.