他们跟祖先一样背信弃义，像断弓一样毫不可靠。

反倒退后，行诡诈，像他们的祖宗一样；他们改变，如同翻背的弓。

反倒退后，行诡诈，像他们的祖宗一样，他们翻转，如同松弛的弓，

反倒退后，行诡诈，像他们的祖宗一样，他们翻转，如同松弛的弓，

他们背信不忠，像他们的列祖一样；他们改变了，如同不可靠的弓。

他们退缩、背信，如同他们的祖先；他们扭曲，如同松弛的弓。

反倒退後，行詭詐，像他們的祖宗一樣；他們改變，如同翻背的弓。

反倒退後，行詭詐，像他們的祖宗一樣，他們翻轉，如同鬆弛的弓，

反倒退後，行詭詐，像他們的祖宗一樣，他們翻轉，如同鬆弛的弓，

他們跟祖先一樣背信棄義，像斷弓一樣毫不可靠。

他們背信不忠，像他們的列祖一樣；他們改變了，如同不可靠的弓。

反倒退後而背信、像他們祖宗一樣；他們變了，如同乖張的弓一般。

他們退縮、背信，如同他們的祖先；他們扭曲，如同鬆弛的弓。

轉而背之、行詐如其列祖、變其趨向、如偏反之弓兮、

維彼濟惡、屢行叛逆、無異列祖、如弦絶弓反兮、

失信悖逆與其列祖無異、改變有如弓翻、

捨正就邪。一如乃翁。不中正鵠。彷彿弊弓。

Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.

They were like their people who lived long ago. They turned away from him and were not faithful. They were like a bow that doesn’t shoot straight. They couldn’t be trusted.

but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow.

They turned back and were as faithless as their parents. They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

They treacherously turned away like their ancestors; they became warped like a faulty bow.

But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers; They turned aside like a treacherous bow.

But turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers; They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

They treacherously turned away like their fathers; they became warped like a faulty bow.

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.

but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were twisted like a deceitful bow.

他们回转，却不肯转向至高者，他们就像无用的断弓。他们的首领要因出言狂妄而丧身刀下，成为埃及人的笑柄。

“人子啊，你要告诉以色列人，主耶和华这样说，‘你们的祖先背信弃义，亵渎了我。当我引领他们进入我曾起誓要赐给他们的土地时，他们在所见的每一处高山或密林献祭，焚烧馨香的祭牲，向偶像奠酒，惹我发怒。

也不会像自己的祖先那样顽梗叛逆，对上帝不忠，心怀二意。

他们再三试探上帝，惹以色列的圣者发怒。

他们不遵守上帝的约，拒绝遵行祂的律法。他们忘记了祂的作为，忘记了祂为他们所行的奇事。祂曾在埃及，在琐安当着他们祖先的面行神迹。祂把海水分开，带领他们安然渡过；祂使海水堆起如墙壁。祂白天以云柱带领他们，晚上用火柱引导他们。祂在旷野劈开磐石，供应他们丰沛的水源。祂使水从磐石中滚滚流出，如滔滔江河。然而，他们仍旧犯罪，在旷野反叛至高的上帝。他们顽梗地试探上帝，索要他们想吃的食物。他们抱怨上帝，说：“难道上帝可以在旷野摆宴席吗？祂击打磐石，水就涌出，流淌成河，但祂能赐给我们——祂的子民食物和肉吗？”耶和华听后大怒，祂的怒火烧向雅各，祂的怒气撒向以色列。因为他们不相信上帝，也不信靠祂的拯救。祂向穹苍发出命令，又打开天门，降下吗哪给他们吃，赐下天粮。他们吃了天使的食物，上帝赐给他们丰富的食物。祂使空中刮起东风，用大能引来南风，使飞鸟像雨点一般降在他们当中，多如尘埃，使他们有多如海沙的肉吃。祂使飞鸟降落在他们营中的帐篷周围，让他们尽情地吃，遂了他们的心愿。但是，他们还没有吃完，肉还在口中的时候，上帝就向他们发怒，杀掉了他们当中最强壮的，消灭了以色列的青年。即使如此，他们依旧犯罪，不相信上帝奇妙的作为。所以上帝使他们虚度一生，让他们的岁月充满恐惧。直到上帝击杀他们的时候，他们才回转，诚心寻求上帝。他们才想起上帝是他们的磐石，至高的上帝是他们的救赎主。他们却虚情假意，满口谎言。他们不忠于祂，也不信守祂的约。

以色列人住在这些迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人和耶布斯人当中，跟他们通婚，祭拜他们的神明。以色列人做耶和华视为恶的事，忘记他们的上帝耶和华，祭拜假神巴力和亚舍拉。

之后，以色列人又做耶和华视为恶的事，耶和华就使摩押王伊矶伦强盛起来，攻打以色列人。