The Lord says,“ My people, what have I done to you? Have I made things too hard for you? Answer me.

“我的百姓啊，我向你做了什么呢？我在什么事上使你厌烦？你可以对我证明。

“我的百姓啊，我向你做了什么呢？我在什么事上使你厌烦？你回答我吧！

“我的百姓啊，我向你做了什么呢？我在什么事上使你厌烦？你回答我吧！

“我的子民啊，我做了什么对不起你们的事？我哪里令你们厌烦？回答我！

我的子民啊，我向你作了什么呢？我在什么事上叫你厌烦呢？你可以回答我。

我的百姓啊，我向你做了甚麼呢？我在甚麼事上使你厭煩？你可以對我證明。

「我的百姓啊，我向你做了甚麼呢？我在甚麼事上使你厭煩？你回答我吧！

「我的百姓啊，我向你做了甚麼呢？我在甚麼事上使你厭煩？你回答我吧！

「我的子民啊，我做了什麼對不起你們的事？我哪裡令你們厭煩？回答我！

我的子民啊，我向你作了甚麼呢？我在甚麼事上叫你厭煩呢？你可以回答我。

『我的子民哪，我向你作了甚麼？我有甚麼事叫你發膩？你儘管答覆我！

我民歟、我於爾何為、何事煩爾、爾其對我證之、

耶和華曰、我民與、我與爾何為、我未嘗有苛政、爾試言之、

曰、我民歟、我向爾何為、我何嘗勞乏爾、爾試答我、

“ My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me.

“ O my people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!

“ O my people, what have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me? Answer me!

My people, what have I done to you, or how have I wearied you? Testify against me!

My people, what have I done to you, And how have I wearied you? Answer Me.

“ O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me.

O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

My people, what have I done to you, or how have I wearied you? Testify against Me!

O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

“ My people, how have I wronged you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!

My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!

The Lord says,“ What did your people of long ago find wrong with me? Why did they wander so far away from me? They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless.

“ Family of Jacob, you have not prayed to me as you should. People of Israel, you have not worn yourselves out for me.You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings. You have not honored me with your sacrifices. I have not loaded you down by requiring grain offerings. I have not made you tired by requiring you to burn incense.

“ I wish my people would listen to me! I wish Israel would live as I want them to live!

God says,“ Listen, my people, and I will speak. I will be a witness against you, Israel. I am God, your God.

“ You who are now living, consider my message. I am saying,“ Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been like a land of deep darkness? Why do my people say,‘ We are free to wander. We won’t come to you anymore’?

Remember how Balak, the king of Moab, planned to put a curse on your people. But Balaam, the son of Beor, gave them a blessing instead. Remember their journey from Shittim to Gilgal. I want you to know that I always do what is right.”

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.

Not at all! God is true, even if every human being is a liar. It is written,“ You are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.”( Psalm 51:4)Doesn’t the fact that we are wrong prove more clearly that God is right? Then what can we say? Can we say that God is not fair when he brings his anger down on us? As you can tell, I am just using human ways of thinking.

“ My people, listen and I will warn you. Israel, I wish you would listen to me!

You are the one I’ve really sinned against. I’ve done what is evil in your sight. So you are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.