I was angry, so I punished these greedy people. I withdrew from them, but they kept going on their own stubborn way.

因他贪婪的罪孽，我就发怒击打他；我向他掩面发怒，他却仍然随心背道。

我因人贪婪的罪孽，发怒击打他；我转脸向他发怒，他却仍随意背道而行。

我因人贪婪的罪孽，发怒击打他；我转脸向他发怒，他却仍随意背道而行。

他们贪婪的罪恶使我发怒，我惩罚他们，愤怒地转脸不理他们，他们却怙恶不悛。

因他贪婪的罪孽，我发怒了；我击打他，向他掩面，并且发怒，他仍然随着自己的心意背道。

我因他贪婪的罪孽就发怒击打他，我向他隐藏、发怒；他却仍然随着自己的心意背道而行。

因他貪婪的罪孽，我就發怒擊打他；我向他掩面發怒，他卻仍然隨心背道。

我因人貪婪的罪孽，發怒擊打他；我轉臉向他發怒，他卻仍隨意背道而行。

我因人貪婪的罪孽，發怒擊打他；我轉臉向他發怒，他卻仍隨意背道而行。

他們貪婪的罪惡使我發怒，我懲罰他們，憤怒地轉臉不理他們，他們卻怙惡不悛。

因他貪婪的罪孽，我發怒了；我擊打他，向他掩面，並且發怒，他仍然隨著自己的心意背道。

因他貪婪的罪孽、我震怒了，我擊打他；我向他掩面而震怒，他卻仍然隨心意而轉離正路。

我因他貪婪的罪孽就發怒擊打他，我向他隱藏、發怒；他卻仍然隨著自己的心意背道而行。

緣其貪婪之咎、我則奮怒以擊之、掩面而憾之、彼仍悖逆、任意而行、

彼貪財貨、干我震怒、扑之遠之、彼乃乖戾、不更厥志。

緣其貪婪之罪、我怒而責之、震怒向之掩面、彼仍隨其乖戾之心、

I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways.

I was very angry with them. They always longed for more and more of everything. So I punished them for that sin. I turned my face away from them because I was angry. But they kept on wanting their own way.

Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.

Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.

Because of the wrongful act of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.

For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid and was angry, And he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him. I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied. They are ignorant shepherds, all following their own path and intent on personal gain.

“ From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds.

Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes— these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

“ I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.

“ But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”

I will give their wives to others and their farms to strangers. From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that. They are all frauds.

Then he said,“ Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

Oh, what a sinful nation they are— loaded down with a burden of guilt. They are evil people, corrupt children who have rejected the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.

About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve.He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.

What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field, until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land.But I have heard the Lord of Heaven’s Armies swear a solemn oath:“ Many houses will stand deserted; even beautiful mansions will be empty.

So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money.

Lord, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, but they paid no attention. You crushed them, but they refused to be corrected. They are determined, with faces set like stone; they have refused to repent.

When you want a piece of land, you find a way to seize it. When you want someone’s house, you take it by fraud and violence. You cheat a man of his property, stealing his family’s inheritance.But this is what the Lord says:“ I will reward your evil with evil; you won’t be able to pull your neck out of the noose. You will no longer walk around proudly, for it will be a terrible time.”

I will wait for the Lord, who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my hope in him.

In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.

But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. They will not seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse.

Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior, you work in mysterious ways.