The Lord said to me,“ Now pretend to be a foolish shepherd. Get the things you need.

耶和华又吩咐我说：“你再取愚昧牧人所用的器具，

耶和华对我说：“你再把愚昧牧人所用的器具拿来，

耶和华对我说：“你再把愚昧牧人所用的器具拿来，

耶和华又对我说：“你再拿起愚昧牧人的器具，

耶和华又对我说：“你去取愚昧牧人的装备来。

耶和華又吩咐我說：「你再取愚昧牧人所用的器具，

耶和華對我說：「你再把愚昧牧人所用的器具拿來，

耶和華對我說：「你再把愚昧牧人所用的器具拿來，

耶和華又對我說：「你再拿起愚昧牧人的器具，

耶和華又對我說：“你去取愚昧牧人的裝備來。

永恆主又吩咐我說：『你再取愚妄牧民者的器具。

耶和華又對我說：「你再拿愚蠢牧人的器具。

耶和華謂我曰、復取愚牧之器、

耶和華告我曰、爾當取愚牧之器、

主諭我曰、爾又取愚牧之器、

Then the Lord said to me,“ Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Take once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd.

The LORD also said to me,“ Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

And the Lord said to me,“ Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

And the Lord said to me,“ Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd.

And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

The Lord also said to me:“ Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Again the LORD said to me,“ Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Yahweh said to me,“ Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Make the hearts of these people stubborn. Plug up their ears. Close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes. They might hear with their ears. They might understand with their hearts. And they might turn to me and be healed.”Then I said,“ Lord, how long will it be like that?” He answered,“ It will last until the cities of Israel are destroyed. It will last until no one is living in them. It will last until the houses are deserted. The fields will be completely destroyed.It will last until the Lord has sent everyone far away. The land will be totally deserted.

You foolish people! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside also?

The Lord and King says,“ How terrible it will be for you foolish prophets! You say what your own minds tell you to. Your visions do not come from me.

Leave the Pharisees. They are blind guides. If one blind person leads another blind person, both of them will fall into a pit.”

You are blind and foolish! Which is more important? Is it the gold? Or is it the temple that makes the gold holy?

The visions of your prophets were lies. They weren’t worth anything. They didn’t show you the sins you had committed. So that’s why you were captured. The messages they gave you were lies. They led you astray.

“ A thief is dishonored when he is caught. And you people of Israel are filled with shame. Your kings and officials are dishonored. So are your priests and your prophets.You say to a piece of wood,‘ You are my father.’ You say to a stone,‘ You are my mother.’ You have turned your backs to me. You refuse to look at me. But when you are in trouble, you say,‘ Come and save us!’