Then the Lord said to me,“ Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

耶和华对我说：“背道的以色列比奸诈的犹大还显为义。

耶和华对我说：“背道的以色列比奸诈的犹大还显为义。

耶和华对我说：“背道的以色列比奸诈的犹大还显为义。

耶和华对我说：“不忠贞的以色列比奸诈的犹大罪过还轻。

耶和华对我说：“背道的以色列，比诡诈的犹大还显得正义。

耶和華對我說：「背道的以色列比奸詐的猶大還顯為義。

耶和華對我說：「背道的以色列比奸詐的猶大還顯為義。

耶和華對我說：「背道的以色列比奸詐的猶大還顯為義。

耶和華對我說：「不忠貞的以色列比奸詐的猶大罪過還輕。

耶和華對我說：“背道的以色列，比詭詐的猶大還顯得正義。

永恆主對我說：『轉離正道的以色列比詭詐的猶大還顯得罪輕。

耶和華諭我曰、悖逆之以色列、較詭譎之猶大、尚顯其義、

耶和華又告耶利米曰、以色列族背予、猶大人欺予、若相比較、則以色列之過尤細。

主又諭我曰、背叛之以色列、較悖逆之猶大猶顯為善、

The Lord said to me,“ Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.

The Lord said to me,“ Israel and Judah have not been faithful to me. But Israel was not as bad as Judah was.

And the Lord said to me,“ Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah!

The LORD announced to me,“ Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

And the Lord said to me,“ Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah.

And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

The Lord announced to me,“ Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

Then the LORD said to me,“ Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah.

Yahweh said to me,“ Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

“ Now although her sister Oholibah saw this, she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister’s harlotry.

“ Samaria did not commit half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done.You who judged your sisters, bear your own shame also, because the sins which you committed were more abominable than theirs; they are more righteous than you. Yes, be disgraced also, and bear your own shame, because you justified your sisters.

My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, None at all exalt Him.

You did not walk in their ways nor act according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you became more corrupt than they in all your ways.

“ For Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn calf; Now the Lord will let them forage Like a lamb in open country.

Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also.

“ Return, you backsliding children, And I will heal your backslidings.”“ Indeed we do come to You, For You are the Lord our God.