Proud words pour out of their mouths. All those who do evil are always bragging.

他们絮絮叨叨说傲慢的话；一切作孽的人都自己夸张。

他们咆哮，说狂妄的话，作恶的人全都夸耀自己。

他们咆哮，说狂妄的话，作恶的人全都夸耀自己。

他们大放厥词，狂妄自大。

他们不住地说骄傲的话，所有作孽的人都夸耀自己。

他们不断地吐出傲慢的话，所有做坏事的人都自我夸耀。

他們絮絮叨叨說傲慢的話；一切作孽的人都自己誇張。

他們咆哮，說狂妄的話，作惡的人全都誇耀自己。

他們咆哮，說狂妄的話，作惡的人全都誇耀自己。

他們大放厥詞，狂妄自大。

他們不住地說驕傲的話，所有作孽的人都誇耀自己。

他們絮絮叨叨，噴吐着傲慢的話；一切作孽的人都矜誇張狂。

他們不斷地吐出傲慢的話，所有做壞事的人都自我誇耀。

彼乃喋喋、出言傲慢、作惡者皆自誇兮、

維彼措詞暴厲、出語矜誇、伊於何底兮、

彼眾肆口而出狂言、一切行惡者、皆自矜誇、

炎威不可當炙手信可熱。

They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.

They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.

How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast?

They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.

They pour out words, they speak arrogantly; All who do injustice boast.

They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.

They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.

[ How long] shall they utter[ and] speak hard things?[ and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

They spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast.

They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

Their lips tell lies. Let them be silenced. They speak with pride against those who do right. They make fun of them.

You think you are such a big, strong man! Why do you brag about the evil things you’ve done? You are a dishonor to God all the time.

But they say to God,‘ Leave us alone! We don’t want to know how you want us to live.Who is the Mighty One? Why should we serve him? What would we get if we prayed to him?’

Through your messengers you have laughed at me again and again. And you have said,‘ I have many chariots. With them I have climbed to the tops of the mountains. I’ve climbed the highest mountains in Lebanon. I’ve cut down its tallest cedar trees. I’ve cut down the best of its juniper trees. I’ve reached its farthest mountains. I’ve reached its finest forests.I’ve dug wells in other lands. I’ve drunk the water from them. I’ve walked through all the streams of Egypt. I’ve dried up every one of them.’

They laugh at others and speak words of hatred. They are proud. They warn others about the harm they can do to them.They brag as if they owned heaven itself. They talk as if they controlled the earth.

Listen to what pours out of their mouths. The words from their lips are like swords. They think,“ Who can hear us?”

They said,“ Come on. Let’s make plans against Jeremiah. We’ll still have priests to teach us the law. We’ll always have wise people to give us advice. We’ll have prophets to bring us messages from the Lord. So come on. Let’s speak out against Jeremiah. We shouldn’t pay any attention to what he says.”

You nest of poisonous snakes! How can you who are evil say anything good? Your mouths say everything that is in your hearts.

It set itself up to be as great as the commander of the Lord’ s army. It took away the daily sacrifices from the Lord. And his temple in Jerusalem was thrown down.

Enoch was the seventh man in the family line of Adam. He gave a prophecy about these people. He said,“ Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones.He is coming to judge everyone. He is coming to sentence all of them. He will judge them for all the ungodly acts they have done. They have done them in ungodly ways. He will sentence ungodly sinners for all the things they have said to oppose him.”

“ A certain king will do as he pleases. He will honor himself. He will put himself above every god. He will say things against the greatest God of all. Those things have never been heard before. He will have success until God is not angry anymore. What God has decided to do must take place.The king will not show any respect for the gods his people have always worshiped. There is a god desired by women. He will not respect that god either. He will not have respect for any god. Instead, he will put himself above all of them.

The king of Assyria says,“‘ By my power I have taken over all these nations. I am very wise. I have great understanding. I have wiped out the borders between nations. I’ve taken their treasures. Like a great hero I’ve brought their kings under my control.I’ve taken the wealth of the nations. It was as easy as reaching into a bird’s nest. I’ve gathered the riches of all these countries. It was as easy as gathering eggs that have been left in a nest. Not a single baby bird flapped its wings. Not one of them opened its mouth to chirp.’ ”Does an ax claim to be more important than the person who swings it? Does a saw brag that it is better than the one who uses it? That would be like a stick swinging the person who picks it up! It would be like a war club waving the one who carries it!

“ Then I continued to watch because of the way the horn was bragging. I kept looking until the fourth animal was killed. I watched until its body was destroyed. It was thrown into the blazing fire.

“ Your enemies bragged,‘ We will chase Israel and will catch them. We’ll divide up what we take from them. We’ll eat them alive. We’ll pull our swords out. Our powerful hands will destroy them.’But you blew with your breath. The Red Sea covered your enemies. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

He’ll speak against the Most High God. He’ll treat God’s holy people badly. He will try to change the times and laws that were given by God. God’s holy people will be placed under his power for three and a half years.

An evil person is proud and hunts down those who are weak. He catches weak people by making clever plans.He brags about what his heart desires. He speaks well of those who always want more. He attacks the Lord with his words.Because he is proud, that evil person doesn’t turn to the Lord. There is no room for God in any of his thoughts.Everything always goes well for him. So he is proud. He doesn’t want to have anything to do with God’s laws. He makes fun of all his enemies.He says to himself,“ I will always be secure.” He promises himself,“ No one will ever harm me.”His mouth is full of lies and warnings. With his tongue he speaks evil and makes trouble.

Their tongues are as deadly as the tongue of a serpent. The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.

They make their tongues like sharp swords. They aim their mean words like deadly arrows.They shoot from their hiding places at people who aren’t guilty. They shoot quickly and aren’t afraid of being caught.

The beast was given a mouth to brag and speak evil things against God. The beast was allowed to use its authority for 42 months.The beast opened its mouth to speak evil things against God. It told lies about God and about the place where God lives. And it told lies about those who live in heaven with him.

Some people have teeth like swords. The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives. They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth. They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.

They have sinned with their mouths. Their lips have spoken evil words. They have cursed me and lied. Let them be caught in their pride.

“ I thought about the horns. Then I saw another horn. It was a little one. It grew up among the other horns. Three of the first horns were pulled up by their roots to make room for it. The little horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being. Its mouth was always bragging.

The Pharisees heard this. So they said,“ This fellow drives out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons.”