You made a big mistake when you asked me to pray to the Lord your God. You said,‘ Pray to the Lord our God for us. Tell us everything he says. We’ll do it.’

你们行诡诈自害；因为你们请我到耶和华你们的神那里，说：‘求你为我们祷告耶和华我们神，照耶和华我们的神一切所说的告诉我们，我们就必遵行。’

你们行诡诈害自己；因为你们请我到耶和华—你们上帝那里，说：‘请你为我们向耶和华—我们的上帝祷告，你把耶和华—我们上帝所说的一切告诉我们，我们就必遵行。’

你们行诡诈害自己；因为你们请我到耶和华—你们神那里，说：‘请你为我们向耶和华—我们的神祷告，你把耶和华—我们神所说的一切告诉我们，我们就必遵行。’

你们是在自欺，因为原是你们请我去向我们的上帝耶和华祈求，让我毫不隐瞒地把祂的话告诉你们，你们也答应遵行。

你们实在自己欺骗自己，因为是你们委派我去见耶和华你们的神，你们说：‘请为我们向耶和华我们的神祷告；无论耶和华我们的神说什么，你都要告诉我们，我们就必照着去作。’

你們行詭詐自害；因為你們請我到耶和華－你們的神那裏，說：『求你為我們禱告耶和華－我們神，照耶和華－我們的神一切所說的告訴我們，我們就必遵行。』

你們行詭詐害自己；因為你們請我到耶和華－你們上帝那裏，說：『請你為我們向耶和華－我們的上帝禱告，你把耶和華－我們上帝所說的一切告訴我們，我們就必遵行。』

你們行詭詐害自己；因為你們請我到耶和華－你們神那裏，說：『請你為我們向耶和華－我們的神禱告，你把耶和華－我們神所說的一切告訴我們，我們就必遵行。』

你們是在自欺，因為原是你們請我去向我們的上帝耶和華祈求，讓我毫不隱瞞地把祂的話告訴你們，你們也答應遵行。

你們實在自己欺騙自己，因為是你們委派我去見耶和華你們的神，你們說：‘請為我們向耶和華我們的神禱告；無論耶和華我們的神說甚麼，你都要告訴我們，我們就必照著去作。’

你們作錯了事以自害了；因為你們請我去見永恆主你們的上帝，說：願你為我們禱告永恆主我們的上帝，照永恆主我們的上帝所說的一切話告訴我們，我們都必照樣遵行，

爾行詐以自害、因爾遣我詣爾上帝耶和華曰、為我禱我上帝耶和華、凡我上帝耶和華所言者、悉以告我、我必行之、

昔爾請予、代爾祈禱爾之上帝耶和華、言凡我之上帝耶和華諭我、我必聽從、斯言也、非出乎誠心、

爾曹謬妄、自取其罪、爾曾遣我至主爾之天主前、曰、求爾代我儕祈禱主我之天主、凡主我之天主所諭爾者、爾其告我、我必遵行、

that you made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the Lord your God and said,‘ Pray to the Lord our God for us; tell us everything he says and we will do it.’

that you have gone astray at the cost of your lives. For you sent me to the Lord your God, saying,‘ Pray for us to the Lord our God, and whatever the Lord our God says, declare to us and we will do it.’

For you were not being honest when you sent me to pray to the Lord your God for you. You said,‘ Just tell us what the Lord our God says, and we will do it!’

You have gone astray at the cost of your lives because you are the ones who sent me to the LORD your God, saying,‘ Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us, and we’ll act accordingly.’

For you have only deceived yourselves; for it is you who sent me to the Lord your God, saying,“ Pray for us to the Lord our God; and whatever the Lord our God says, tell us so, and we will do it.”

For you were hypocrites in your hearts when you sent me to the Lord your God, saying,‘ Pray for us to the Lord our God, and according to all that the Lord your God says, so declare to us and we will do it.’

For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God; and according unto all that Jehovah our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

You have led your own selves astray because you are the ones who sent me to the Lord your God, saying,‘ Pray to the Lord our God on our behalf, and as for all that the Lord our God says, tell it to us, and we’ll act accordingly.’

For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do[ it].

You are making a fatal mistake. For you sent me to the LORD your God and asked me,‘ Pray to the LORD our God for us. Tell us what the LORD our God says and we will do it.’

For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying,‘ Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God says, so declare to us, and we will do it.’

People from other lands bow down to me in fear. As soon as they hear me, they obey me.

The men who sinned used those cups. And it cost them their lives. Hammer the cups into bronze sheets that will cover the altar. The cups were offered to the Lord. They have become holy. Let them serve as a warning to the Israelites.”

When our sins became too much for us, you forgave our lawless acts.

One of them was an authority on the law. So he tested Jesus with a question.

In spite of all this, their sister nation Judah did not come back to me. They were not faithful to me either. They did not return with all their heart. They only pretended to,” announces the Lord.

The Pharisees went out. They made plans to trap Jesus with his own words.They sent their followers to him. They sent the Herodians with them.“ Teacher,” they said,“ we know that you are a man of honor. You teach the way of God truthfully. You don’t let others tell you what to do or say. You don’t care how important they are.Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay the royal tax to Caesar or not?”But Jesus knew their evil plans. He said,“ You pretenders! Why are you trying to trap me?

Don’t just listen to the word. You fool yourselves if you do that. You must do what it says.

The Lord says,“ I look deep down inside human hearts. I see what is in people’s minds. I reward each person in keeping with their conduct. I bless them based on what they have done.”

“ Son of man, these men have thought about nothing but other gods. They have fallen into the evil trap of worshiping them. Should I let these men ask me for any advice?Speak to them. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Suppose any of the Israelites think about other gods. And they fall into the evil trap of worshiping them. Then they go to a prophet to ask for advice. If they do, I myself will tell the prophet to answer them in keeping with their worship of many gods.

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

All of them said to Jeremiah the prophet,“ Please listen to our appeal. Pray to the Lord your God. Pray for all of us who are left here. Once there were many of us. But as you can see, only a few of us are left now.

Don’t be fooled. You can’t outsmart God. A man gathers a crop from what he plants.