You took olive oil to the god named Molek. You took a lot of perfume along with you. You sent your messengers to places far away. You even sent them down to the place of the dead.

你把油带到王那里，又多加香料，打发使者往远方去，自卑自贱直到阴间，

你带了油到摩洛那里，加上许多香水。你派遣使者往远方去，甚至降到阴间，

你带了油到摩洛那里，加上许多香水。你派遣使者往远方去，甚至降到阴间，

你们带着橄榄油和许多香料去拜假神，差遣使者到远方，甚至去阴间寻找神明。

你带着油走到君王那里，并且加多了你的香料，差派使者到远方去，你甚至自己下到阴间去！

你带着油，朝觐摩洛，多添你的香料；你也派遣信使到远方，甚至派遣他们下到阴间。

你把油帶到王那裏，又多加香料，打發使者往遠方去，自卑自賤直到陰間，

你帶了油到摩洛那裏，加上許多香水。你派遣使者往遠方去，甚至降到陰間，

你帶了油到摩洛那裏，加上許多香水。你派遣使者往遠方去，甚至降到陰間，

你們帶著橄欖油和許多香料去拜假神，差遣使者到遠方，甚至去陰間尋找神明。

你帶著油走到君王那裡，並且加多了你的香料，差派使者到遠方去，你甚至自己下到陰間去！

你帶着膏油走到摩洛那裏，又加多了你的香料，差遣你的使節到遠方去，甚至深入到陰間！

你帶著油，朝覲摩洛，多添你的香料；你也派遣信使到遠方，甚至派遣他們下到陰間。

以膏奉於摩洛、多加香品、遣使遠方、而自屈辱、至入陰府、

爾自沐膏、多用香品、入覲君王、遣使遠方、爾自屈辱、幾陷陰府、

爾以珍油與多香膏饋王、遠遣爾使、自卑自下、直至示阿勒、示阿勒見五章十四節小註

You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead!

You journeyed to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far off, and sent down even to Sheol.

You have gone to Molech with olive oil and many perfumes, sending your agents far and wide, even to the world of the dead.

You went to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far away and sent them down even to Sheol.

You have journeyed to the king with oil And increased your perfumes; You have sent your messengers a great distance And made them go down to Sheol.

You went to the king with ointment, And increased your perfumes; You sent your messengers far off, And even descended to Sheol.

And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, and didst debase thyself even unto Sheol.

You went to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your couriers far away and sent them down even to Sheol.

And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase[ thyself even] unto hell.

You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.

You went to the king with oil, increased your perfumes, sent your ambassadors far off, and degraded yourself even to Sheol.

As soon as she saw the pictures, she longed for the men. So she sent messengers to them in Babylon.

I’ve perfumed my bed with spices. I used myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

“ They even sent messengers to bring men from far away. When the men arrived, Oholibah took a bath. She put makeup on her eyes. She put her jewelry on.

“ How terrible it will be for these stubborn children of mine!” announces the Lord.“ How terrible for those who carry out plans that did not come from me! Their agreement with Egypt did not come from my Spirit. So they pile up one sin on top of another.They go down to Egypt without asking me for advice. They look to Pharaoh to help them. They ask Egypt to keep them safe.But looking to Pharaoh will only bring them shame. Asking Egypt for help will bring them dishonor.Their officials have gone to the city of Zoan. Their messengers have arrived in Hanes.But the people of Judah will be put to shame. That’s because they are trusting in a nation that is useless to them. Egypt will not bring them any help or advantage. Instead, it will bring them shame and dishonor.”Here is a prophecy the Lord gave me about the animals in the Negev Desert. Judah’s messengers carry their riches on the backs of donkeys. They carry their treasures on the humps of camels. They travel through a land of danger and suffering. It’s a land filled with lions. Poisonous snakes are also there. The messengers travel to a nation that can’t do them any good.

Some people enjoy pretending they aren’t proud. They worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you every little thing about what they have seen. They are proud of their useless ideas. That’s because their minds are not guided by the Holy Spirit.

Every prostitute receives gifts. Instead, you give gifts to all your lovers. You offer them money to come to you from everywhere. You want them to sleep with you. You are not faithful to me.

Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath- Pileser. He was king of Assyria. The message of Ahaz said,“ I am your servant. You are my master. Come up and save me from the power of the kings of Aram and Israel. They are attacking me.”Ahaz took the silver and gold that were in the Lord’ s temple. He also took the silver and gold that were among the treasures in the royal palace. He sent all of it as a gift to the king of Assyria.So the king of Assyria did what Ahaz asked him to do. He attacked the city of Damascus and captured it. He sent its people away to Kir. And he put Rezin to death.Then King Ahaz went to Damascus. He went there to see Tiglath- Pileser, the king of Assyria. Ahaz saw an altar in Damascus. He sent a drawing of it to Uriah the priest. Ahaz also sent him plans for building it.So Uriah the priest built an altar. He followed all the plans King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. He finished it before Ahaz returned.

The people of Ephraim look to others for help. It’s like chasing the wind. The wind they keep chasing is hot and dry. They tell more and more lies. They are always hurting others. They make a peace treaty with Assyria. They send olive oil to Egypt to get help.

So people will be brought low. Everyone will be made humble. Do not forgive them.

The Lord says,“ The people of Ephraim are like a dove. They are easily tricked. They do not have any sense at all. First they call out to Egypt for help. Then they turn to Assyria.

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.He too is wise. He can bring horrible trouble. He does what he says he’ll do. He’ll rise up against that evil nation. He’ll fight against those who help them.The men of Egypt are only human beings. They aren’t God. Their horses are only flesh and blood. They aren’t spirits. The Lord will reach out his powerful hand to punish everyone. The Egyptians provide help. But they will be tripped up. The people of Judah receive the help. But they will fall down. All of them will be destroyed.