Sometimes it seems as though we never belonged to you, as though we had never been known as your people.

我们好像你未曾治理的人，又像未曾得称你名下的人。

我们就成了你未曾治理的人，成了未曾称为你名下的人。

我们就成了你未曾治理的人，成了未曾称为你名下的人。

我们如此沦落，好像从未被你治理过，从来不属于你。

我们成了好像你从未治理过的人，又像未曾得称为你名下的人。

我们像是自古以来没有被你管辖过的人，又像是没有被称为你名下的人。

我們好像你未曾治理的人，又像未曾得稱你名下的人。

我們就成了你未曾治理的人，成了未曾稱為你名下的人。

我們就成了你未曾治理的人，成了未曾稱為你名下的人。

我們如此淪落，好像從未被你治理過，從來不屬於你。

我們成了好像你從未治理過的人，又像未曾得稱為你名下的人。

我們竟成了你未曾統治過的人民，成了未曾稱為你名下的人呢！

我們像是自古以來沒有被你管轄過的人，又像是沒有被稱為你名下的人。

我儕似未為爾所治、似未以爾名而稱者、

爾非其民不治、爾以此視我儕久矣。

我儕似未經主治理、似未歸主之名、

We are yours from of old; but you have not ruled over them, they have not been called by your name.

We are like people you never ruled over. We are like those who don’t belong to you.

We have become like those over whom you have never ruled, like those who are not called by your name.

We have become like those you never ruled, like those who did not bear your name.

We have become like those over whom You have never ruled, Like those who were not called by Your name.

We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled, Those who were never called by Your name.

We are become as they over whom thou never barest rule, as they that were not called by thy name.

We have become like those You never ruled over, like those not called by Your name.

We are[ thine]: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.

We existed from ancient times, but you did not rule over them, they were not your subjects.

We have become like those over whom you never ruled, like those who were not called by your name.

Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— on the peoples that do not call upon your name. For they have devoured your people Israel; they have devoured and consumed them, making the land a desolate wilderness.

Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.

The Lord says,“ I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help. I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me. I said,‘ Here I am, here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name.

And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine.” The Lord has spoken, and he will do these things.

so that the rest of humanity might seek the Lord, including the Gentiles— all those I have called to be mine. The Lord has spoken—

They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.

In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.

In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,