But here is what we’ll do to them. We’ll let them live. Then the Lord won’t be angry with us because we didn’t keep our promise.”

我们要如此待他们，容他们活着，免得有忿怒因我们所起的誓临到我们身上。”

我们要这样对待他们，让他们存活，免得因我们向他们所起的誓而愤怒临到我们。”

我们要这样对待他们，让他们存活，免得因我们向他们所起的誓而愤怒临到我们。”

我们要容他们存活，免得我们因违背誓言而惹耶和华发怒。”

我们要这样待他们，就是容他们存活，免得神的忿怒因我们向他们所起的誓，临到我们身上。”

我們要如此待他們，容他們活着，免得有忿怒因我們所起的誓臨到我們身上。」

我們要這樣對待他們，讓他們存活，免得因我們向他們所起的誓而憤怒臨到我們。」

我們要這樣對待他們，讓他們存活，免得因我們向他們所起的誓而憤怒臨到我們。」

我們要容他們存活，免得我們因違背誓言而惹耶和華發怒。」

我們要這樣待他們，就是容他們存活，免得神的忿怒因我們向他們所起的誓，臨到我們身上。”

我們要這樣處置他們，容他們活着，免得有上帝的震怒因我們向他們起的誓、而臨到我們身上。』

既與之誓、必容其生存、免震怒及我、

既與盟約必存其生、否則干上帝之怒。

當如是待斯人、使為析薪者、汲水者、服事會眾、但當存其生、不然、恐因我儕與彼所立之誓、而主怒臨及我儕、不然恐因我儕與彼所立之誓而主怒臨及我儕或作否則背我儕與彼所立之誓恐主怒臨及我儕

This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that God’s wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.”

This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them.”

This is what we must do. We must let them live, for divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath.

This is how we will treat them: we will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath which we swore to them.”

This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.”

This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

This is how we will treat them: we will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”

We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.”

It is for those who commit sexual sins. It is for those who commit homosexual acts. It is for people who buy and sell slaves. It is for liars. It is for people who tell lies in court. It is for those who are a witness to things that aren’t true. And it is for anything else that is the opposite of true teaching.

They do not understand. They can’t be trusted. They are not loving and kind.

Zedekiah also refused to remain under the control of King Nebuchadnezzar. The king had forced Zedekiah to make a promise in God’s name. But Zedekiah’s heart became very stubborn. He wouldn’t turn to the Lord, the God of Israel.

A person is trapped if they make a hasty promise to God and only later thinks about what they said.

For three years in a row there wasn’t enough food in the land. That was while David was king. So David asked the Lord why he wasn’t blessing his people. The Lord said,“ It is because Saul and his family committed murder. He put the people of Gibeon to death.”The people of Gibeon weren’t a part of Israel. Instead, they were some of the Amorites who were still left alive. The Israelites had promised to spare them. But Saul had tried to put an end to them. That’s because he wanted to make Israel and Judah strong. So now King David sent for the people of Gibeon and spoke to them.He asked them,“ What would you like me to do for you? How can I make up for the wrong things that were done to you? I want you to be able to pray that the Lord will once again bless his land.”The people of Gibeon answered him. They said,“ No amount of silver or gold can make up for what Saul and his family did to us. And we can’t put anyone in Israel to death.”“ What do you want me to do for you?” David asked.They answered the king,“ Saul nearly destroyed us. He made plans to wipe us out. We don’t have anywhere to live in Israel.So let seven of the males in his family line be given to us. We’ll kill them. We’ll put their dead bodies out in the open in the sight of the Lord. We’ll do it at Gibeah of Saul. Saul was the Lord’ s chosen king.” So King David said,“ I’ll give seven males to you.”

He said to me,“ A curse sent by the Lord is written on it. It is going out over the whole land. Every thief will be driven out of the land. That is what it says on one side of the scroll. Everyone who lies when promising to tell the truth will also be driven out. That is what it says on the other side.The Lord who rules over all announces,‘ I will send the curse out. It will enter the house of the thief. It will also enter the house of anyone who lies when making a promise in my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely. It will pull down its beams and stones.’ ”

“ So I will come and put you on trial. I will be quick to bring charges against all of you,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ I will bring charges against you sinful people who do not have any respect for me. That includes those who practice evil magic. It includes those who commit adultery and those who tell lies in court. It includes those who cheat workers out of their pay. It includes those who treat widows badly. It also includes those who mistreat children whose fathers have died. And it includes those who take away the rights of outsiders in the courts.

“ These people refuse to obey me. Ask them,‘ Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them,‘ Nebuchadnezzar went to Jerusalem. He was the king of Babylon. He carried off King Jehoiachin and the nobles. He brought them back with him to the city of Babylon.Then Nebuchadnezzar made a peace treaty with Zedekiah. He was a member of Jerusalem’s royal family. Nebuchadnezzar made him promise he would keep the treaty. He also took away the leading men of the land as prisoners.He did it to bring down their kingdom. It would not rise again. In fact, it would be able to last only by keeping his treaty.But Zedekiah turned against him. He sent messengers to Egypt. They went there to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does things like that escape? Can he break the peace treaty and still escape?“‘ Zedekiah will die in Babylon,’ announces the Lord and King.‘ And that is just as sure as I am alive. He will die in the land of King Nebuchadnezzar, who put him on the throne. Zedekiah didn’t keep his promise to Nebuchadnezzar and broke his treaty.So Nebuchadnezzar will build ramps against the walls of Jerusalem. He will set up war machines to destroy many lives. Pharaoh will not be able to help Zedekiah during the war. The huge and mighty army of Egypt will not be of any help.Zedekiah didn’t keep his promise to Nebuchadnezzar and broke his treaty. Zedekiah had made a firm promise to keep it. But he broke it anyway. So he will not escape.“‘ The Lord and King says,“ Zedekiah didn’t keep the promise he made in my name. He broke the treaty. So I will pay him back. And that is just as sure as I am alive.I will spread out my net to catch him. He will be caught in my trap. I will bring him to Babylon. I will judge him there because he was not faithful to me.All Zedekiah’s best troops will be killed by swords. Those who are left alive will be scattered to the winds. Then you will know that I have spoken. I am the Lord.”