But you have turned your back on your anointed king. You have been very angry with him.

但你恼怒你的受膏者，就丢掉弃绝他。

但你恼怒你的受膏者，拒绝他，离弃了他。

但你恼怒你的受膏者，拒绝他，离弃了他。

如今，你对你所膏立的王大发怒气，丢弃了他。

你却恼怒你的受膏者，丢掉弃绝他。

但如今，你对你的受膏者动了怒，你抛弃并厌弃了他。

但你惱怒你的受膏者，就丟掉棄絕他。

但你惱怒你的受膏者，拒絕他，離棄了他。

但你惱怒你的受膏者，拒絕他，離棄了他。

如今，你對你所膏立的王大發怒氣，丟棄了他。

你卻惱怒你的受膏者，丟掉棄絕他。

但如今你、你卻屏棄而拒絕他；你震怒你所膏立的。

但如今，你對你的受膏者動了怒，你拋棄並厭棄了他。

惟爾怒爾受膏者、屏而棄之兮、

余竊自思、曰、昔爾沐以膏者、今厭棄之、加以震怒兮、

乃今主屏棄厭惡所立之受膏者、向其大震烈怒、

明證懸中天。有如月之恆。』

But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.

But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed.

But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king.

But you have spurned and rejected him; you have become enraged with your anointed.

But You have rejected and refused, You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.

But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.

But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

But You have spurned and rejected him; You have become enraged with Your anointed.

But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king.

But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

When the Lord saw this, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters made him angry.

“ My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.

Lord, your enemies have said mean things. They have laughed at everything your anointed king has done.

“ Mountains of Gilboa, may no dew or rain fall on you. May no showers fall on your hillside fields. The shield of the mighty king wasn’t respected there. The shield of Saul lies there. It isn’t rubbed with oil anymore.

God, may you be pleased with your anointed king. You appointed him to be like a shield that keeps us safe.

“ My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd! Attack the man who is close to me,” announces the Lord who rules over all.“ Strike down the shepherd. Then the sheep will be scattered. And I will turn my hand against their little ones.

My God will turn his back on his people. They have not obeyed him. So they will wander among other nations.

When God saw what the people were doing, he was very angry. He turned away from them completely.

In one month I got rid of three worthless shepherds. The sheep hated me, and I got tired of them.

So the Lord became angry with his people. He turned away from his own children.

But now you have turned your back on us and made us humble. You don’t march out with our armies anymore.You made us turn and run from our enemies. They have taken what belongs to us.You handed us over to be eaten up like sheep. You have scattered us among the nations.You sold your people for very little. You didn’t gain anything when you sold them.You have made us something that our neighbors laugh at. Those who live around us make fun of us and tease us.The nations make jokes about us. They shake their heads at us.All day long I have to live with my shame. My face is covered with it.That’s because they laugh at me and attack me with their words. They want to get even with me.All of this happened to us, even though we had not forgotten you. We had not broken the covenant you made with us.Our hearts had not turned away from you. Our feet had not wandered from your path.But you crushed us and left us to the wild dogs. You covered us over with deep darkness.We didn’t forget our God. We didn’t spread out our hands in prayer to a false god.If we had, God would have discovered it. He knows the secrets of our hearts.But because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.Lord, wake up! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don’t say no to us forever.Why do you turn your face away from us? Why do you forget our pain and troubles?We are brought down to the dust. Our bodies lie flat on the ground.Rise up and help us. Save us because of your faithful love.

The Lord deserted his altar. He left his temple. He gave the walls of Jerusalem’s palaces into the hands of her enemies. They shouted loudly in the house of the Lord. You would have thought it was the day of an appointed feast.

“ Will the Lord turn away from us forever? Won’t he ever show us his kindness again?

Rehoboam had made his position as king secure. He had become very strong. Then he turned away from the law of the Lord. So did all the people of Judah.They hadn’t been faithful to the Lord. So Shishak attacked Jerusalem. It was in the fifth year that Rehoboam was king. Shishak was king of Egypt.He came with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. Troops of Libyans, Sukkites and Cushites came with him from Egypt. There were so many of them they couldn’t be counted.Shishak captured the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. He came all the way to Jerusalem.Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah. They had gathered together in Jerusalem. They were afraid of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them,“ The Lord says,‘ You have left me. So now I am leaving you to Shishak.’ ”The king and the leaders of Israel made themselves humble in the Lord’ s sight. They said,“ The Lord does what is right and fair.”The Lord saw they had made themselves humble. So he gave a message to Shemaiah. The Lord said,“ They have made themselves humble in my sight. So I will not destroy them. Instead, I will soon save them. Even though I am very angry with Jerusalem, I will not use Shishak to destroy them.But the people of Jerusalem will be brought under his control. Then they will learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”Shishak, the king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem. He carried away the treasures of the Lord’ s temple. He also carried the treasures of the royal palace away. He took everything. That included the gold shields Solomon had made.So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to take their place. He gave them to the commanders of the guards who were on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.Every time the king went to the Lord’ s temple, the guards went with him. They carried the shields. Later, they took them back to the room where they were kept.Rehoboam had made himself humble in the Lord’ s sight. So the Lord turned his anger away from him. Rehoboam wasn’t totally destroyed. In fact, some good things happened in Judah.

Lord, when I bring a matter to you, you always do what is right. But now I would like to speak with you about whether you are being fair. Why are sinful people successful? Why do those who can’t be trusted have an easy life?

God, you have turned away from us. You have attacked us. You have been angry. Now turn back to us!

Zedekiah, the Lord’ s anointed king, was our last hope. But he was caught in their traps. We thought he would keep us safe. We expected to continue living among the nations.

But suppose he says,‘ I am not pleased with you.’ Then I accept that. Let him do to me what he thinks is best.”

God, isn’t it you, even though you have now turned away from us? Isn’t it you, even though you don’t lead our armies into battle anymore?