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

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 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.

They turn, but not upward, They are like a loose bow; Their officials will fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

“ Therefore speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and say to them,‘ This is what the Lord God says:“ Again, in this your fathers have blasphemed Me by being disloyal to Me.When I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, then they saw every high hill and every tree thick with branches, and there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented the provocation of their offering. There also they made their soothing aroma and there they poured out their drink offerings.

And not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Again and again they tempted God, And pained the Holy One of Israel.

They did not keep the covenant of God And refused to walk in His Law;They forgot His deeds And His miracles that He had shown them.He performed wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.He divided the sea and caused them to pass through, And He made the waters stand up like a heap.Then He led them with the cloud by day And all the night with a light of fire.He split the rocks in the wilderness And gave them plenty to drink like the ocean depths.He brought forth streams from the rock And made waters run down like rivers.Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.And in their heart they put God to the test By asking for food that suited their taste.Then they spoke against God; They said,“ Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He also provide bread? Will He prepare meat for His people?”Therefore the Lord heard and was full of wrath; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also mounted against Israel,Because they did not believe in God And did not trust in His salvation.Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;He rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.He made the east wind blow in the sky And by His power He directed the south wind.When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,He let them fall in the midst of their camp, All around their dwellings.So they ate and were well filled, And He satisfied their longing.Yet before they had abandoned their longing, While their food was in their mouths,The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their strongest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.In spite of all this they still sinned And did not believe in His wonderful works.So He brought their days to an end in futility, And their years to an end in sudden terror.When He killed them, then they sought Him, And they returned and searched diligently for God;And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.But they flattered Him with their mouth And lied to Him with their tongue.For their heart was not steadfast toward Him, Nor were they faithful with His covenant.

The sons of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites;and they took their daughters for themselves as wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.So the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth.

Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.