My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.

他们以背向我，不以面向我；我虽从早起来教训他们，他们却不听从，不受教训，

他们以背向我，不以面向我；我虽然一再教导他们，他们却不听从，不领受训诲，

他们以背向我，不以面向我；我虽然一再教导他们，他们却不听从，不领受训诲，

他们不是面向我而是背对我，我不厌其烦地教导他们，他们却不肯听，不受教。

他们以背向我，不以脸向我；我不断教导他们，他们却不肯听从，不接受管教；

他們以背向我，不以面向我；我雖從早起來教訓他們，他們卻不聽從，不受教訓，

他們以背向我，不以面向我；我雖然一再教導他們，他們卻不聽從，不領受訓誨，

他們以背向我，不以面向我；我雖然一再教導他們，他們卻不聽從，不領受訓誨，

他們不是面向我而是背對我，我不厭其煩地教導他們，他們卻不肯聽，不受教。

他們以背向我，不以臉向我；我不斷教導他們，他們卻不肯聽從，不接受管教；

他們是以背向着我，不是以面；我雖教訓他們，又及時又屢次地教訓，他們卻不聽而接受管教；

彼背我、而不面我、我雖夙興而誨之、彼猶不聽從、不受教、

彼退縮不前、我則誨之諄諄、彼則聽我藐藐。

彼以背向我、不以面向我、我屢屢原文作每晨誨之、惟彼不聽、不受督責、

They turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.

They turned their backs to me. They would not face me. I taught them again and again. But they would not listen or pay attention when they were corrected.

They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction.

They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.

They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen to accept discipline.

And they have turned to Me the back, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching[ them], yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction.

They have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. Although I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

To an image carved from a piece of wood they say,‘ You are my father.’ To an idol chiseled from a block of stone they say,‘ You are my mother.’ They turn their backs on me, but in times of trouble they cry out to me,‘ Come and save us!’

While you were doing these wicked things, says the Lord, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer.

Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’s Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the Lord. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun!

and if you will not listen to my servants, the prophets— for I sent them again and again to warn you, but you would not listen to them—

but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.

“ But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward.

The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple.But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.

Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you,“ Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right. Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you would not listen to me or obey me.

“ Again and again I sent my servants, the prophets, to plead with them,‘ Don’t do these horrible things that I hate so much.’

I will scatter my people before their enemies as the east wind scatters dust. And in all their trouble I will turn my back on them and refuse to notice their distress.”

“ Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.

But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols.

“ For the past twenty three years— from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now— the Lord has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened.“ Again and again the Lord has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention.