他們跟祖先一樣背信棄義，像斷弓一樣毫不可靠。

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，

他们跟祖先一样背信弃义，像断弓一样毫不可靠。

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.

他們回轉，卻不肯轉向至高者，他們就像無用的斷弓。他們的首領要因出言狂妄而喪身刀下，成為埃及人的笑柄。

「人子啊，你要告訴以色列人，主耶和華這樣說，『你們的祖先背信棄義，褻瀆了我。當我引領他們進入我曾起誓要賜給他們的土地時，他們在所見的每一處高山或密林獻祭，焚燒馨香的祭牲，向偶像奠酒，惹我發怒。

也不會像自己的祖先那樣頑梗叛逆，對上帝不忠，心懷二意。

他們再三試探上帝，惹以色列的聖者發怒。

他們不遵守上帝的約，拒絕遵行祂的律法。他們忘記了祂的作為，忘記了祂為他們所行的奇事。祂曾在埃及，在瑣安當著他們祖先的面行神蹟。祂把海水分開，帶領他們安然渡過；祂使海水堆起如牆壁。祂白天以雲柱帶領他們，晚上用火柱引導他們。祂在曠野劈開磐石，供應他們豐沛的水源。祂使水從磐石中滾滾流出，如滔滔江河。然而，他們仍舊犯罪，在曠野反叛至高的上帝。他們頑梗地試探上帝，索要他們想吃的食物。他們抱怨上帝，說：「難道上帝可以在曠野擺宴席嗎？祂擊打磐石，水就湧出，流淌成河，但祂能賜給我們——祂的子民食物和肉嗎？」耶和華聽後大怒，祂的怒火燒向雅各，祂的怒氣撒向以色列。因為他們不相信上帝，也不信靠祂的拯救。祂向穹蒼發出命令，又打開天門，降下嗎哪給他們吃，賜下天糧。他們吃了天使的食物，上帝賜給他們豐富的食物。祂使空中颳起東風，用大能引來南風，使飛鳥像雨點一般降在他們當中，多如塵埃，使他們有多如海沙的肉吃。祂使飛鳥降落在他們營中的帳篷周圍，讓他們盡情地吃，遂了他們的心願。但是，他們還沒有吃完，肉還在口中的時候，上帝就向他們發怒，殺掉了他們當中最強壯的，消滅了以色列的青年。即使如此，他們依舊犯罪，不相信上帝奇妙的作為。所以上帝使他們虛度一生，讓他們的歲月充滿恐懼。直到上帝擊殺他們的時候，他們才回轉，誠心尋求上帝。他們才想起上帝是他們的磐石，至高的上帝是他們的救贖主。他們卻虛情假意，滿口謊言。他們不忠於祂，也不信守祂的約。

以色列人住在這些迦南人、赫人、亞摩利人、比利洗人、希未人和耶布斯人當中，跟他們通婚，祭拜他們的神明。以色列人做耶和華視為惡的事，忘記他們的上帝耶和華，祭拜假神巴力和亞舍拉。

之後，以色列人又做耶和華視為惡的事，耶和華就使摩押王伊磯倫強盛起來，攻打以色列人。