“ Then you will call to me. But I won’t answer. You will look for me. But you won’t find me.

那时，你们必呼求我，我却不答应，恳切地寻找我，却寻不见。

那时，他们就会呼求我，我却不回答，恳切寻求我，却寻不见。

那时，他们就会呼求我，我却不回答，恳切寻求我，却寻不见。

你们呼求我，我也不回答；你们恳切地寻找我，却找不到。

那时，他们必呼求我，我却不回答；他们切切寻找我，却寻不见；

那时，他们将呼求我，我却不回应；他们将切切寻找我，却找不到。

那時，你們必呼求我，我卻不答應，懇切地尋找我，卻尋不見。

那時，他們就會呼求我，我卻不回答，懇切尋求我，卻尋不見。

那時，他們就會呼求我，我卻不回答，懇切尋求我，卻尋不見。

你們呼求我，我也不回答；你們懇切地尋找我，卻找不到。

那時，他們必呼求我，我卻不回答；他們切切尋找我，卻尋不見；

那時他們必呼求我，我卻不應；他們必尋找我，卻尋不見；

那時，他們將呼求我，我卻不回應；他們將切切尋找我，卻找不到。

斯時呼籲我、我弗應、切尋我、而弗得、

斯時籲我、而我弗聽、竭力求恩、而不可得。

斯時呼籲我而我不應、尋求我而不得遇、

“ Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,

Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

“ When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will search for me, but won’t find me.

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but will not find me,

“ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.

Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will search for me, but won’t find me.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

The time will come when Israel will cry out to the Lord. But he won’t answer them. In fact, he’ll turn his face away from them. They have done what is evil.

When you do ask for something, you don’t receive it. That’s because you ask for the wrong reason. You want to spend your money on your sinful pleasures.

God won’t listen to their cry when trouble comes on them.

So I say,‘ I will bring trouble on them. They will not be able to escape it. They will cry out to me. But I will not listen to them.

Even if they go without food, I will not listen to their cry for help. They might sacrifice burnt offerings and grain offerings. But I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy them with war, hunger and plague.”

“ When I called, they did not listen,” says the Lord.“ So when they called, I would not listen.

You might spread out your hands toward me when you pray. But I do not look at you. You might even offer many prayers. But I am not listening to them. Your hands are covered with the blood of the people you have murdered.

So I am angry with them. I will punish them. I will not spare them or feel sorry for them. They might even shout in my ears. But I will not listen to them.”

“ So they went to buy the oil. But while they were on their way, the groom arrived. The bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the wedding dinner. Then the door was shut.“ Later, the other bridesmaids also came.‘ Sir! Sir!’ they said.‘ Open the door for us!’“ But he replied,‘ What I’m about to tell you is true. I don’t know you.’

When that time comes, you will cry out for help because of the king you have chosen. But the Lord won’t answer you at that time.”

Many will say to me on that day,‘ Lord! Lord! Didn’t we prophesy in your name? Didn’t we drive out demons in your name? Didn’t we do many miracles in your name?’Then I will tell them clearly,‘ I never knew you. Get away from me, you who do evil!’

They cried out for help. But there was no one to save them. They called out to the Lord. But he didn’t answer them.

He doesn’t answer sinful people when they cry out to him. That’s because they are so proud.

The owner of the house will get up and close the door. Then you will stand outside knocking and begging. You will say,‘ Sir, open the door for us.’“ But he will answer,‘ I don’t know you. And I don’t know where you come from.’“ Then you will say,‘ We ate and drank with you. You taught in our streets.’“ But he will reply,‘ I don’t know you. And I don’t know where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil!’“ You will weep and grind your teeth together when you see those who are in God’s kingdom. You will see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets there. But you yourselves will be thrown out.

I love those who love me. Those who look for me find me.

Every time God killed some of them, the others would seek him. They gladly turned back to him again.They remembered that God was their Rock. They remembered that God Most High had set them free.But they didn’t mean it when they praised him. They lied to him when they spoke.

Then the Lord said,“ My Spirit will not struggle with human beings forever. They will have only 120 years to live.”

I will go back to my lion’s den. I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin. Then they will turn to me. They will suffer so much that they will really want me to help them.”The people say,“ Come. Let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces. But he will heal us. He has wounded us. But he’ll bandage our wounds.After two days he will give us new life. On the third day he’ll make us like new again. Then we will enjoy his blessing.Let’s recognize him as the Lord. Let’s keep trying to know him. You can be sure the sun will rise. And you can be just as sure the Lord will appear. He will come to renew us like the winter rains. He will be like the spring rains that water the earth.”The Lord says,“ Ephraim, what can I do with you? And what can I do with you, Judah? Your love for me vanishes like the morning mist. It soon disappears like the early dew.