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

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.

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

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

Harden the hearts of these people. Plug their ears and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts and turn to me for healing.”Then I said,“ Lord, how long will this go on?” And he replied,“ Until their towns are empty, their houses are deserted, and the whole country is a wasteland;until the Lord has sent everyone away, and the entire land of Israel lies deserted.

Fools! Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside?

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits the false prophets who are following their own imaginations and have seen nothing at all!’

so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

Blind fools! Which is more important— the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

Your prophets have said so many foolish things, false to the core. They did not save you from exile by pointing out your sins. Instead, they painted false pictures, filling you with false hope.

“ Israel is like a thief who feels shame only when he gets caught. They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets— all are alike in this.To an image carved from a piece of wood they say,‘ You are my father.’ To an idol chiseled from a block of stone they say,‘ You are my mother.’ They turn their backs on me, but in times of trouble they cry out to me,‘ Come and save us!’