Yahweh 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.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Backsliding Israel has shown herself 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.

“ Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister.

Samaria hasn’t committed half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all your abominations which you have done.You also bear your own shame yourself, in that you have given judgment for your sisters; through your sins that you have committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than you. Yes, be also confounded, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters.

My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won’t exalt them.

Yet you have not walked in their ways, nor done their abominations; but soon you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.

For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow.

I saw when, for this very cause, that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce, yet treacherous Judah, her sister, had no fear; but she also went and played the prostitute.

Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding.“ Behold, we have come to you; for you are Yahweh our God.