人行惡而取戾、若以索曳車、其有禍乎、

祸哉！那些以虚假之细绳牵罪孽的人！他们又像以套绳拉罪恶，

祸哉！那些以虚假的绳子牵引罪孽，以套车的绳索紧拉罪恶的人。

祸哉！那些以虚假的绳子牵引罪孽，以套车的绳索紧拉罪恶的人。

那些用虚假作绳子扯来罪恶，用套绳拉来邪恶的人有祸了！

那些人虚假的绳索牵引罪孽，又像用车绳拉罪恶的人，有祸了！

祸哉！他们那样的人！他们用虚谎之绳牵拉罪孽、牵拉罪恶，就像用套车之绳一样。

禍哉！那些以虛假之細繩牽罪孽的人！他們又像以套繩拉罪惡，

禍哉！那些以虛假的繩子牽引罪孽，以套車的繩索緊拉罪惡的人。

禍哉！那些以虛假的繩子牽引罪孽，以套車的繩索緊拉罪惡的人。

那些用虛假作繩子扯來罪惡，用套繩拉來邪惡的人有禍了！

那些人虛假的繩索牽引罪孽，又像用車繩拉罪惡的人，有禍了！

有禍啊，那些以虛謊的繩索牽引着罪罰，像以套車粗繩拉罪之報應的人；

禍哉！他們那樣的人！他們用虛謊之繩牽拉罪孽、牽拉罪惡，就像用套車之繩一樣。

以虛偽為繩引邪惡、如以曳車之索牽罪戾、禍哉其人、

禍哉斯人、以惡為索、牽引災罰、亦如以曳車之巨繩、牽引罪報、

Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes,

How terrible it will be for those who continue to sin and lie about it! How terrible for those who keep on doing what is evil as if they were tied to it!

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes,

What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them with ropes made of lies, who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!

Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Woe to those who drag wrongdoing with the cords of deceit, And sin as if with cart ropes;

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, And sin as if with a cart rope;

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

Woe to those who drag wickedness with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes.

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and wickedness as with cart rope,

耶路撒冷之先知、更堪痛疾、行淫詭譎、俾作惡者流、厥志孔強、不悛厥行、予鑒察之、視若所多馬蛾摩拉之人無異。

四境之內、靡不行淫、厥口詛咒、其國有愁慘之象、斯人也、作不善、行非義、郊原牧場、盡成槁壤。

先知傳虛詞、祭司隨聲附和、國民以此為悅、將若之何。

人將逐爾出會堂、時至、在殺爾者、意以此為事上帝、

蓋彼先知、誘惑我民、謂有平康、平康不至、若作垣墉、一人築之、而他人以不堅緻之泥塗之。爾當告塗之者云、淫雨必下、大雹必降、飄風驟起、擊而傾之、

其惡可疾、彼乃厭然、謂無能發其覆兮、

昔我於拿撒勒耶穌名、以為當多方攻之、

米迦有上帝殿、遂作公服偶像、簡其一子、任為祭司。

爾所得之民人、受彼凌辱兮、賓旅孤寡、遭其殺戮兮、自謂雅各之上帝耶和華、必不鑒察兮、愚蠢之人、懵然無知、何日明此理兮、豈有造人耳目、而己反不能見聞兮、豈有督責異邦、指示以道、而不責人以善兮、人所思維、俱屬虛無、耶和華灼知之兮。

耶路撒冷中有數人、跏趺危坐、若酒澄清、渣滓在底、自謂耶和華不加以賞罰、當是時我必燭照而遍索之、以治其罪、

惡者謂上帝不及知兮、蒙蔽厥面、永不鑒斯兮、

然則耶路撒冷人恆背逆予、固執詭詐、不知悛改、曷故。我傾耳諦聽、人無正直之言、無悔罪之心、而內自訟焉、彼疾行其道、若馬之臨陳馳驅。飛鶴知其期、班鳩玄鳥、呢喃之類、俱知當來之時、惟我民不識耶和華之法。奚必自誇為智、得耶和華之律例、繕寫舛謬、盡成偽例。智者迷惑愧恥、不勝憂疑、棄耶和華之道、鳥得為智。

押沙龍謂亞希多弗曰、今日之事、如何處置、爾其斟酌之。對曰、爾父留妃以守宮闈、爾與偕寢、以色列族中知爾為父所憾、必協力助爾。有人張幕於宮巔、押沙龍遂御嬪妃、以色列族中無不知之。亞希多弗昔從大闢、今從押沙龍、所議之事、人視之若諮諏於上帝。

居埃及、八羅之猶大人、男女眾多、咸至耶利米所、中有男子、知婦女焚香服事他上帝、告耶利米曰、爾藉耶和華名、傳諭於我、我不聽從、我所欲者我必為之、昔我列祖、王公、在猶大諸邑、耶路撒冷逵衢焚香灌奠、奉事天后、當時咸得果腹、所遇亨通、不遘患難、我不焚香灌奠奉事天后、我則缺乏、又遇鋒刃饑饉而亡。諸婦女曰、昔我焚香、灌奠、為餅、以事天后、豈非我夫所許乎。

曰、茲有利未人為祭司、我知耶和華必祐我。

人能退藏於密、使我不見乎、我豈不能充乎天地哉。

氓之蚩蚩、謂上帝為無有、惟惡是作兮、喪其本心、不孳孳而行仁兮、

作善者流、我不使之殷憂、爾述妄誕、使彼中心戚戚、維彼惡人、爾言必生、使心剛愎、恆作惡事、終不悛改、

人喜涉訟、不懷公義、不尚真實、譸張為幻、藏於中者詭譎、行於外者邪慝。若煦蝮卵、若織蛛網、食其卵者必死、破其卵則蝮出。所織者不能為衣、所作者不能自蔽、所為者惟惡事、所行者惟暴虐。喜戮無辜、疾趨行惡、其謀不軌、其行殘刻。不由平康、不秉公義、行由邪徑、不獲福祉、

先知耶利米告先知哈拿尼亞、曰、哈拿尼亞尚其聽之哉。耶和華未嘗遣爾、乃爾播傳誕妄、俾民信從。故耶和華曰、爾既教民、逆予所命、故爾死期必在今年、不留於世。

爾曹自謂與死亡結約、與陰府訂盟、天降大雨、行潦汎濫、必不及於斯土、我惟誑詞是恃、而適以自欺。