For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.

因为，你们恨恶知识，不喜爱敬畏耶和华，

因为他们恨恶知识，选择不敬畏耶和华，

因为他们恨恶知识，选择不敬畏耶和华，

因为你们厌恶知识，不愿意敬畏耶和华，

因为他们恨恶知识，不选择敬畏耶和华；

正是因为他们恨恶知识，没有选择敬畏耶和华，

因為，你們恨惡知識，不喜愛敬畏耶和華，

因為他們恨惡知識，選擇不敬畏耶和華，

因為他們恨惡知識，選擇不敬畏耶和華，

因為你們厭惡知識，不願意敬畏耶和華，

因為他們恨惡知識，不選擇敬畏耶和華；

因為他們恨惡知識，並不選擇敬畏永恆主的事；

正是因為他們恨惡知識，沒有選擇敬畏耶和華，

因其憎惡知識、不喜寅畏耶和華、

爾素不志於學、不畏耶和華、

因厭惡知識、不以畏主為悅、

since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord.

You hated knowledge. You didn’t choose to have respect for the Lord.

Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord,

Because they hated knowledge, didn’t choose to fear the LORD,

Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord.

Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord,

For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,

Because they hated knowledge, didn’t choose to fear the Lord,

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Because they hated moral knowledge, and did not choose to fear the LORD,

because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

“ How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?

For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.

The people are like the dead branches of a tree, broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots. Israel is a foolish and stupid nation, for its people have turned away from God. Therefore, the one who made them will show them no pity or mercy.

“ You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One— the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.You deliberately disobeyed God’s law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.”The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage.

And yet they say to God,‘ Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’

There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”

All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.

He chose to share the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.

You will say,“ How I hated discipline! If only I had not ignored all the warnings!

that these people are stubborn rebels who refuse to pay attention to the Lord’s instructions.They tell the seers,“ Stop seeing visions!” They tell the prophets,“ Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. Tell us lies.Forget all this gloom. Get off your narrow path. Stop telling us about your‘ Holy One of Israel.’”This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel:“ Because you despise what I tell you and trust instead in oppression and lies,

But God says to the wicked:“ Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant?For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.