How often are they like straw blowing in the wind? How often are they like tumbleweeds swept away by a storm?

他们何尝像风前的碎秸，如暴风刮去的糠秕呢？

他们何尝像风前的碎秸，如暴风刮去的糠秕呢？

他们何尝像风前的碎秸，如暴风刮去的糠秕呢？

他们何曾像风中的碎秸，像被暴风卷去的糠秕？

他们何尝像风前的干草，何尝像暴风刮去的糠秕？

他們何嘗像風前的碎稭，如暴風颳去的糠粃呢？

他們何嘗像風前的碎稭，如暴風颳去的糠粃呢？

他們何嘗像風前的碎稭，如暴風颳去的糠粃呢？

他們何曾像風中的碎稭，像被暴風捲去的糠秕？

他們何嘗像風前的乾草，何嘗像暴風颳去的糠秕？

他們何嘗像風前的禾藁？像暴風颳去的糠粃呢？

彼若飄於風前之草芥、狂飇吹散之粃糠、何嘗有是事哉、

彼若飛蓬、轉於空際、彼若糠秕、散於颶風、又在何時、我未之見也。

彼何嘗如草芥飄於風前、何嘗如糠秕為狂風所吹、

How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?

That they are like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the storm carries away?

Are they driven before the wind like straw? Are they carried away by the storm like chaff? Not at all!

Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff a storm sweeps away?

Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away?

They are like straw before the wind, And like chaff that a storm carries away.

That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?

Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff a storm sweeps away?

They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?

How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?

Sinful people are not like that at all. They are like straw that the wind blows away.

My God, make them like straw that the wind blows away. Make them like tumbleweed.

I’m already like a leaf that is blown by the wind. Are you going to terrify me even more? I’m already like dry straw. Are you going to keep on chasing me?

Let them be like straw blowing in the wind, while the angel of the Lord drives them away.

They sound like the roar of rushing waters. But when the Lord speaks out against them, they run far away. The wind blows them away like straw on the hills. A strong wind drives them along like tumbleweeds.

So these people will vanish like the morning mist. They will soon disappear like the early dew. They will be like straw that the wind blows around on a threshing floor. They will be like smoke that escapes through a window.

Jerusalem, all your enemies will become like fine dust. Their terrifying armies will become like straw that the wind blows away. All of a sudden, in an instant,

Because of your great majesty, you threw down those who opposed you. Your burning anger blazed out. It burned them up like straw.

His pitchfork is in his hand to clear the straw from his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the storeroom. But he will burn up the husks with fire that can’t be put out.”

He says,“ I will make you into a threshing sled. It will be new and sharp. It will have many teeth. You will grind the mountains down and crush them. You will turn the hills into nothing but straw.You will toss them in the air. A strong wind will catch them and blow them away. You will be glad because I will make that happen. You will praise me. I am the Holy One of Israel.

They are planted. They are scattered like seeds. They put down roots in the ground. But as soon as that happens, God blows on them and they dry up. Then a windstorm sweeps them away like straw.

The Lord says,“ I will scatter you like straw that the desert wind blows away.

Flames of fire burn up straw. Dry grass sinks down into those flames. Evil people will be like plants whose roots rot away. They will be like flowers that are blown away like dust. That’s because they have said no to the law of the Lord who rules over all. They have turned against the message of the Holy One of Israel.

His enemies will be tangled up among thorns. Their wine will make them drunk. They’ll be burned up like dry straw.