The Lord continued,“ The people of Judah have made some evil plans. So have those who live in Jerusalem.

耶和华对我说：“在犹大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同谋背叛的事。

耶和华对我说：“在犹大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同谋背叛的事。

耶和华对我说：“在犹大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同谋背叛的事。

耶和华对我说：“犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民阴谋背叛我。

耶和华又对我说：“在犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民中间，有背叛的阴谋。

耶和華對我說：「在猶大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同謀背叛的事。

耶和華對我說：「在猶大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同謀背叛的事。

耶和華對我說：「在猶大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同謀背叛的事。

耶和華對我說：「猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民陰謀背叛我。

耶和華又對我說：“在猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民中間，有背叛的陰謀。

永恆主對我說：『在猶大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同謀反叛的事。

耶和華諭我曰、猶大人及耶路撒冷居民中、有叛逆之謀、

耶和華又告耶利米曰、猶大人、及耶路撒冷居民、咸謀叛逆、予鑒察之。

主又諭我曰、猶大人及耶路撒冷居民中有叛逆之事、

Then the Lord said to me,“ There is a conspiracy among the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem.

Again the Lord said to me,“ A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Again the Lord spoke to me and said,“ I have discovered a conspiracy against me among the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

The LORD said to me,“ A conspiracy has been discovered among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.

Then the Lord said to me,“ A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And the Lord said to me,“ A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And Jehovah said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

The Lord said to me,“ A conspiracy has been discovered among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.

And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

The LORD said to me,“ The people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem have plotted rebellion against me!

Yahweh said to me,“ A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers. They hide and wait to attack people. They murder them. So they carry out their evil plans.

I will give their wives to other men. I will give their fields to new owners. Everyone wants to get richer and richer. Everyone is greedy, from the least important to the most important. Prophets and priests alike try to fool everyone they can.

He asked,“ What will you give me if I hand Jesus over to you?” So they counted out 30 silver coins for him.

Then the chief priests met with the elders of the people. They met in the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest.They made plans to arrest Jesus secretly. They wanted to kill him.

The prophets prophesy lies. The priests rule by their own authority. And my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?”

Everyone wants to get richer and richer, from the least important of them to the most important. Prophets and priests alike try to fool everyone they can.

Ezekiel, the princes of the land are like a roaring lion that tears its food apart. They eat people up. They take treasures and other valuable things. They cause many women in the land to become widows.Its priests break my law. They treat things set apart to me as if they were not holy. They treat holy and common things as if they were the same. They teach that there is no difference between things that are‘ clean’ and things that are not. They refuse to keep my Sabbath days. So they treat me as if I were not holy.The officials in the land are like wolves that tear their food apart. They spill blood and kill people to get rich.The prophets cover up these acts for them. The visions of these prophets are false. They use magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But their magic tricks are lies. They say,‘ The Lord and King says.’ But I have not spoken to them.The people of the land get rich by cheating others. They steal. They crush those who are poor and in need. They treat outsiders badly. They refuse to be fair to them.“ I looked for someone among them who would stand up for Jerusalem. I tried to find someone who would pray to me for the land. Then I would not have to destroy it. But I could not find anyone who would pray for it.So I will pour out my anger on its people. I will destroy them because of my great anger against them. And anything that happens to them will be their own fault,” announces the Lord and King.

Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’ s help. You say,“ The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”

Faithful people have disappeared from the land. Those who are honest are gone. Everyone hides and waits to spill the blood of others. They use nets to try and trap one another.They are very good at doing what is evil. Rulers require gifts. Judges accept money from people who want special favors. Those who are powerful always get what they want. All of them make evil plans together.

So from that day on, the Jewish rulers planned to kill Jesus.

The next morning some Jews gathered secretly to make plans against Paul. They made a promise to themselves. They promised that they would not eat or drink anything until they killed him.More than 40 men took part in this plan.They went to the chief priests and the elders. They said,“ We have made a special promise to God. We will not eat anything until we have killed Paul.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin must make an appeal to the commanding officer. Ask him to bring Paul to you. Pretend you want more facts about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”

“ But the renters saw the son coming. They said to one another,‘ This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday. Come, let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard. Then they killed him.

How terrible it will be for Jerusalem! Its people crush others. They refuse to obey the Lord. They are“ unclean.”They don’t obey anyone. They don’t accept the Lord’ s warnings. They don’t trust in him. They don’t ask their God for his help.Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.Their prophets care about nothing. They can’t be trusted. Their priests make the temple“ unclean.” They break the law they teach others to obey.