Whom do you mock, making faces and sticking out your tongues? You children of sinners and liars!

你们向谁戏笑？向谁张口吐舌呢？你们岂不是悖逆的儿女，虚谎的种类呢？

你们向谁戏笑？向谁张口吐舌呢？你们岂不是叛逆所生的儿女，虚谎所生的后代吗？

你们向谁戏笑？向谁张口吐舌呢？你们岂不是叛逆所生的儿女，虚谎所生的后代吗？

你们在嘲笑谁，向谁吐舌头呢？你们难道不是悖逆的儿女、诡诈的子孙吗？

你们戏弄谁呢？你们张大嘴巴，伸长舌头戏弄谁呢？你们不是悖逆的孩子吗？不是虚谎的后裔吗？

你们在嘲笑谁呢？向谁张大嘴巴、伸长舌头呢？难道你们不是叛逆之子、虚谎之种吗？

你們向誰戲笑？向誰張口吐舌呢？你們豈不是悖逆的兒女，虛謊的種類呢？

你們向誰戲笑？向誰張口吐舌呢？你們豈不是叛逆所生的兒女，虛謊所生的後代嗎？

你們向誰戲笑？向誰張口吐舌呢？你們豈不是叛逆所生的兒女，虛謊所生的後代嗎？

你們在嘲笑誰，向誰吐舌頭呢？你們難道不是悖逆的兒女、詭詐的子孫嗎？

你們戲弄誰呢？你們張大嘴巴，伸長舌頭戲弄誰呢？你們不是悖逆的孩子嗎？不是虛謊的後裔嗎？

你們挖苦誰？張大了口伸長舌頭戲弄誰呢？你們豈不是「悖逆」所生的，「虛假」之種呢？

你們在嘲笑誰呢？向誰張大嘴巴、伸長舌頭呢？難道你們不是叛逆之子、虛謊之種嗎？

爾戲謔誰乎、向誰張吻吐舌、爾曹豈非悖逆之子、詭詐之裔乎、

爾曹罪人、偽為妄作、張吻吐舌、欲侮何人。

爾戲笑誰、向誰張口伸舌、爾皆悖逆之子類、詭詐之徒眾、

Who are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not a brood of rebels, the offspring of liars?

Who are you making fun of? Who are you laughing at? Who are you sticking your tongue out at? You are people who refuse to obey me. You are just a bunch of liars!

Whom are you mocking? Against whom do you open your mouth wide and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, the offspring of deceit,

Who are you mocking? Who are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue at? Isn’t it you, you rebellious children, you offspring of liars,

Of whom do you make fun? Against whom do you open wide your mouth And stick out your tongue? Are you not children of rebellion, Offspring of deceit,

Whom do you ridicule? Against whom do you make a wide mouth And stick out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, Offspring of falsehood,

Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

Who is it you are mocking? Who is it you are opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue at? Isn’t it you, you rebellious children, you race of liars,

Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth,[ and] draw out the tongue?[ are] ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

Whom do you mock? Against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out your tongue? Aren’t you children of disobedience and offspring of falsehood,

Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals.

They shout,“ Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!”

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.

“ Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? It was the Holy One of Israel!

Then the Israelites returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. After that, no one dared to speak even a word against Israel.

I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat.

All who pass by jeer at you. They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying,“ Is this the city called‘ Most Beautiful in All the World’ and‘ Joy of All the Earth’?”All your enemies mock you. They scoff and snarl and say,“ We have destroyed her at last! We have long waited for this day, and it is finally here!”

The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.“ Look at you now!” they yelled at him.“ You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus.“ He saved others,” they scoffed,“ but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him!He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said,‘ I am the Son of God.’”Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way.

They are a stubborn and hard hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them,‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’

that these people are stubborn rebels who refuse to pay attention to the Lord’s instructions.

The Lord is the one you and your followers are really revolting against! For who is Aaron that you are complaining about him?”

Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.

Half drunk by now, the people demanded,“ Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof.Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand,“ Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them.”Now the temple was completely filled with people. All the Philistine rulers were there, and there were about 3,000 men and women on the roof who were watching as Samson amused them.

And because of your raging against me and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the same road on which you came.”

Then he said to the disciples,“ Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”

They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted,“ Hail! King of the Jews!”

God hates me and angrily tears me apart. He snaps his teeth at me and pierces me with his eyes.People jeer and laugh at me. They slap my cheek in contempt. A mob gathers against me.

“ What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,” says the Lord.“ You make plans that are contrary to mine. You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, thus piling up your sins.

In the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaints, which are against him, not against us. What have we done that you should complain about us?”Then Moses added,“ The Lord will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. What have we done? Yes, your complaints are against the Lord, not against us.”

Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.

Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying,

But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself?

I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me.

The Lord says,“ O Israel, ever since Gibeah, there has been only sin and more sin! You have made no progress whatsoever. Was it not right that the wicked men of Gibeah were attacked?

You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil— the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.

But you still lord it over my people and refuse to let them go.

Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey.

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“ Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”