“‘ If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,

“你们因这些事若仍不改正归我，行事与我反对，

“如果这样，你们还不接受管教归向我，行事与我作对，

“如果这样，你们还不接受管教归向我，行事与我作对，

“如果你们还是与我作对，

“但如果你们经过这些事仍然不归向我，行事仍与我的心意相违，

「你們因這些事若仍不改正歸我，行事與我反對，

「如果這樣，你們還不接受管教歸向我，行事與我作對，

「如果這樣，你們還不接受管教歸向我，行事與我作對，

「如果你們還是與我作對，

“但如果你們經過這些事仍然不歸向我，行事仍與我的心意相違，

『經了這些事、你們若不接受管教而歸向我，行事反而跟我作對，

爾猶不悛、所行逆我、

爾猶不順受譴責、所行逆我、

至此爾猶不受責服我、仍逆我以行、

“‘ If in spite of these things you do not accept my correction but continue to be hostile toward me,

“‘ After all those things, suppose you still do not accept my warnings. And suppose you continue to be my enemy.

“ And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me,

“ And if you fail to learn the lesson and continue your hostility toward me,

“ If in spite of these things you do not accept my discipline, but act with hostility toward me,

‘ And if by these things you do not learn your lesson regarding Me, but you show hostility toward Me,

‘ And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me,

And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;

“ If in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but act with hostility toward Me,

And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

“‘ If in spite of these things you do not allow yourselves to be disciplined and you walk in hostility against me,

O Yahweh, don’t your eyes look on truth? You have stricken them, but they were not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to return.

“ I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

“ I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.“ I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it didn’t rain withered.So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.“ I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards; and the swarming locusts have devoured your fig trees and your olive trees; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.“ I sent plagues among you like I did Egypt. I have slain your young men with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.“ I have overthrown some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.“ Therefore thus I will do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.

Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”“ Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh:“ Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”

“‘ If you walk contrary to me, and won’t listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.

“‘“ In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you and you weren’t cleansed, you won’t be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.I, Yahweh, have spoken it. It will happen, and I will do it. I won’t go back. I won’t spare. I won’t repent. According to your ways, and according to your doings, they will judge you,” says the Lord Yahweh.’”