You cry out,“ Why doesn’t the Lord accept my worship?” I’ll tell you why! Because the Lord witnessed the vows you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the wife of your marriage vows.

你们还说：“这是为什么呢？”因耶和华在你和你幼年所娶的妻中间作见证。她虽是你的配偶，又是你盟约的妻，你却以诡诈待她。

你们还说：“这是为什么呢？”因为耶和华在你和你年轻时所娶的妻之间作证。她虽是你的配偶，你誓约的妻，你却背弃她。

你们还说：“这是为什么呢？”因为耶和华在你和你年轻时所娶的妻之间作证。她虽是你的配偶，你誓约的妻，你却背弃她。

你们还问为什么。因为耶和华在你和你的发妻中间作证，她是你的配偶，是你盟约的妻子，你却对她不忠。

你们还问：“为什么呢？”因为耶和华在你和你年轻时所娶的妻子中间作证；她是你的伴侣，是你立约的妻子，你竟对她不忠！

你们还问：“为什么会这样呢？”这是因为耶和华在你和你年轻时所娶的妻子之间作证：她虽是你的配偶，是你立约的妻子，你却背弃了她。

你們還說：「這是為甚麼呢？」因耶和華在你和你幼年所娶的妻中間作見證。她雖是你的配偶，又是你盟約的妻，你卻以詭詐待她。

你們還說：「這是為甚麼呢？」因為耶和華在你和你年輕時所娶的妻之間作證。她雖是你的配偶，你誓約的妻，你卻背棄她。

你們還說：「這是為甚麼呢？」因為耶和華在你和你年輕時所娶的妻之間作證。她雖是你的配偶，你誓約的妻，你卻背棄她。

你們還問為什麼。因為耶和華在你和你的髮妻中間作證，她是你的配偶，是你盟約的妻子，你卻對她不忠。

你們還問：“為甚麼呢？”因為耶和華在你和你年輕時所娶的妻子中間作證；她是你的伴侶，是你立約的妻子，你竟對她不忠！

你們還問說：『為甚麼呢？』那是因為永恆主在你和你幼年所娶的妻之間作證婚者啊：她是你的配偶，是你盟約之妻，你卻對她不忠實。

你們還問：「為什麼會這樣呢？」這是因為耶和華在你和你年輕時所娶的妻子之間作證：她雖是你的配偶，是你立約的妻子，你卻背棄了她。

惟爾曰、奚為哉、乃因耶和華在爾與爾少時之妻間為證、彼雖為爾伉儷、盟約之妻、而爾以詐偽待之、

爾曰、奚為不納、曰、誠因爾遺棄幼時所娶之妻、彼乃爾之伉儷、爾嘗與彼立約、耶和華為證、

爾曰、此何故耶、答曰、爾幼年娶妻、有主於爾二人中作證、彼原爾之伴侶、為爾盟約之妻、爾幼年娶妻有主於爾二人中作證彼原爾之伴侶為爾盟約之妻或作是因主在爾及爾幼年所娶之妻中為證爾幼年所娶之妻原為爾之伴侶爾亦曾與彼立約爾反欺之、

You ask,“ Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.

You ask,“ Why?” It’s because the Lord is holding you responsible. He watches how you treat the wife you married when you were young. You have been unfaithful to her. You did it even though she’s your partner. You promised to stay married to her. And the Lord was a witness to it.

But you say,“ Why does he not?” Because the Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

And you ask,“ Why?” Because even though the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, you have acted treacherously against her. She was your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.

Yet you say,“ For what reason?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your marriage companion and your wife by covenant.

Yet you say,“ For what reason?” Because the Lord has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant.

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

Yet you ask,“ For what reason?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have acted treacherously against her, though she was your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet[ is] she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

Yet you ask,“ Why?” The LORD is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.

Yet you say,‘ Why?’ Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your covenant.

For the Lord has called you back from your grief— as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,” says your God.

If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other wives, God will see it even if no one else does. He is a witness to this covenant between us.

Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.

“ At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions? Not at all— they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be brought down when I punish them, says the Lord.

Then they said to Jeremiah,“ May the Lord your God be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to obey whatever he tells us to do!

Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

Attention! Let all the people of the world listen! Let the earth and everything in it hear. The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you; the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.

An adulterous woman consumes a man, then wipes her mouth and says,“ What’s wrong with that?”

Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love.

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests:“ A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name!“ But you ask,‘ How have we ever shown contempt for your name?’“ You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar.“ Then you ask,‘ How have we defiled the sacrifices?’“ You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect.

She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.

And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.

Then the Lord God said,“ It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”

“ The Lord and his anointed one are my witnesses today,” Samuel declared,“ that my hands are clean.”“ Yes, he is a witness,” they replied.

How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.

“ The Lord is our witness,” the elders replied.“ We promise to do whatever you say.”

‘ We have fasted before you!’ they say.‘ Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’“ I will tell you why!” I respond.“ It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing your workers.

“ Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me!“ But you ask,‘ What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’“ You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me.