“ Suppose the stones have been torn out. The house has been scraped. And the walls have been coated with new clay. But the mold appears again.

“他挖出石头，刮了房子，墁了以后，灾病若在房子里又发现，

“他挖出石头，刮了屋子，涂抹以后，霉若又在屋子里出现，

“他挖出石头，刮了屋子，涂抹以后，霉若又在屋子里出现，

“如果拆掉石块、刮掉灰泥、重新粉刷以后，霉斑再度出现并蔓延，

“如果挖出石头，刮了房屋，粉刷了墙以后，病症再次在房屋里出现，

「他挖出石頭，刮了房子，墁了以後，災病若在房子裏又發現，

「他挖出石頭，刮了屋子，塗抹以後，霉若又在屋子裏出現，

「他挖出石頭，刮了屋子，塗抹以後，霉若又在屋子裏出現，

「如果拆掉石塊、刮掉灰泥、重新粉刷以後，黴斑再度出現並蔓延，

“如果挖出石頭，刮了房屋，粉刷了牆以後，病症再次在房屋裡出現，

『他挖了石頭、刮了房屋、墁了牆以後，災病若在房屋裏再度發作，

去石劖壁、再塗之後、如其污染復發於宅、

如是之後、其污再發於宅、

若除石颳壁塗壁之後、毒霉再發於室中、

“ If the defiling mold reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house scraped and plastered,

“ If the disease breaks out again in the house, after he has taken out the stones and scraped the house and plastered it,

“ But if the mildew reappears after all the stones have been replaced and the house has been scraped and replastered,

“ If the contamination reappears in the house after the stones have been pulled out, and after the house has been scraped and replastered,

“ If, however, the spot breaks out again in the house after he has pulled out the stones and scraped the house, and after it has been replastered,

“ Now if the plague comes back and breaks out in the house, after he has taken away the stones, after he has scraped the house, and after it is plastered,

And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken out the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered;

“ If the contamination reappears in the house after the stones have been pulled out, and after the house has been scraped and replastered,

And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;

“ If the infection returns and breaks out in the house after he has pulled out the stones, scraped the house, and it is replastered,

“ If the plague comes again, and breaks out in the house after he has taken out the stones, and after he has scraped the house, and after it was plastered,

“ Jerusalem, you are really impure. I tried to clean you up. But you would not let me make you pure. So you will not be clean again until I am no longer so angry with you.

These ungodly people are like stains at the meals you share. They have no shame. They are shepherds who feed only themselves. They are like clouds without rain. They are blown along by the wind. They are like trees in the fall. Since they have no fruit, they are pulled out of the ground. So they die twice.

They may have escaped the sin of the world. They may have come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But what if they are once again caught up in sin? And what if it has become their master? Then they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.

What the proverbs say about them is true.“ A dog returns to where it has thrown up.”( Proverbs 26:11) And,“ A pig that is washed goes back to rolling in the mud.”

All of them are used to disobeying me. They go around telling lies about others. They are like bronze mixed with iron. All of them do very sinful things.The fire is made very hot so the lead will burn away. But it is impossible to make these people pure. Those who are evil are not removed.They are like silver that is thrown away. That is because I have not accepted them.”

What if some people fall away from the faith? It won’t be possible to bring them back. It is true that they have seen the light. They have tasted the heavenly gift. They have shared in the Holy Spirit.They have tasted the good things of God’s word. They have tasted the powers of the age to come.But they have fallen away from the faith. So it won’t be possible to bring them back. They won’t be able to turn away from their sins. They are losing everything. That’s because they are nailing the Son of God to the cross all over again. They are bringing shame on him in front of everyone.Some land drinks the rain that falls on it. It produces a crop that is useful to those who farm the land. That land receives God’s blessing.But other land produces only thorns and weeds. That land isn’t worth anything. It is in danger of coming under God’s curse. In the end, it will be burned.