But his people have not returned to the God who struck them down. They haven’t turned for help to the Lord who rules over all.

这百姓还没有归向击打他们的主，也没有寻求万军之耶和华。

这百姓还没有归向击打他们的主，也没有寻求万军之耶和华。

这百姓还没有归向击打他们的主，也没有寻求万军之耶和华。

但以色列人没有归向万军之耶和华，也不寻求祂。

这人民还没有回转、归向那击打他们的万军之耶和华，也没有寻求他。

然而，这百姓既不转向击打他们的那一位，也不寻求万军之耶和华。

這百姓還沒有歸向擊打他們的主，也沒有尋求萬軍之耶和華。

這百姓還沒有歸向擊打他們的主，也沒有尋求萬軍之耶和華。

這百姓還沒有歸向擊打他們的主，也沒有尋求萬軍之耶和華。

但以色列人沒有歸向萬軍之耶和華，也不尋求祂。

這人民還沒有回轉、歸向那擊打他們的萬軍之耶和華，也沒有尋求他。

這人民還沒有回轉來歸向那擊打他們、的主，還沒有尋求萬軍之永恆主。

然而，這百姓既不轉向擊打他們的那一位，也不尋求萬軍之耶和華。

斯民仍未轉向擊之者、不尋求萬軍之耶和華、

耶和華為萬有之主、屢擊斯民、尚不知悛改、以求施恩、

斯民仍不歸向懲之者、不尋求萬有之主、

But the people have not returned to him who struck them, nor have they sought the Lord Almighty.

The people did not turn to him who struck them, nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.

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

The people did not turn to him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Armies.

Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the Lord of armies.

For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.

Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

The people did not turn to Him who struck them; they did not seek the Lord of Hosts.

For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the LORD who commands armies.

Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.

The pride of Israel proves that they are guilty. But in spite of everything, they don’t return to the Lord their God. They don’t go to him for help.

Lord, don’t your eyes look for truth? You struck down your people. But they didn’t feel any pain. You crushed them. But they refused to be corrected. They made their faces harder than stone. They refused to turn away from their sins.

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.

Israel, why do you want to be beaten all the time? Why do you always refuse to obey the Lord? Your head is covered with wounds. Your whole heart is weak.

“ The days are coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time the people of Israel and Judah will gather together. They will come in tears to me. I am the Lord their God.They will ask how to get to Zion. Then they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to me. They will enter into the covenant I make with them. It will last forever. It will never be forgotten.

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.

I know the plans I have for you,” announces the Lord.“ I want you to enjoy success. I do not plan to harm you. I will give you hope for the years to come.

“ I have heard the groans of Ephraim’s people. They say,‘ You corrected us like a calf you were training. And we have been trained. Bring us back to you, and we will come back. You are the Lord our God.After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.

Lord, you have raised your hand high to punish them. But they don’t even see it. Let them see how much you love your people. Then they will be put to shame. Let the fire you are saving for your enemies burn them up.

I will go back to my lion’s den. I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin. Then they will turn to me. They will suffer so much that they will really want me to help them.”

When King Ahaz was in trouble, he became even more unfaithful to the Lord.

“ Those whose hearts are ungodly are always angry. Even when God puts them in chains, they don’t cry out for help.

“ Jerusalem, you are really impure. I tried to clean you up. But you would not let me make you pure. So you will not be clean again until I am no longer so angry with you.

Perhaps while you are there, you will seek the Lord your God. You will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

I am the Most High God. But they do not turn to me. They are like a bow that does not shoot straight. Their leaders will be killed by swords. They will die because they have spoken too proudly. The people of Egypt will make fun of them.”

So the people of Israel will live for a long time without a king or prince. They won’t have sacrifices or sacred stones. They won’t have sacred linen aprons or statues of family gods.After that, the people of Israel will return to the Lord their God. They will look to him and to a king from the family line of David. In the last days, they will tremble with fear as they come to the Lord. And they will receive his full blessing.