Jeremiah 38:4 These officials told the king, “Please, kill this man. He’s got to go! He’s ruining the resolve of the soldiers who are still left in the city, as well as th...

38:4 MSG

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The Message - These officials told the king, “Please, kill this man. He’s got to go! He’s ruining the resolve of the soldiers who are still left in the city, as well as the people themselves, by spreading these words. This man isn’t looking after the good of this people. He’s trying to ruin us!”
新标点和合本 - 于是首领对王说：“求你将这人治死；因他向城里剩下的兵丁和众民说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是求这百姓得平安，乃是叫他们受灾祸。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 于是官长们对王说：“求你把这人处死，因他向城里剩下的士兵和众人说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是为这百姓求平安，而是叫他们受灾祸。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 于是官长们对王说：“求你把这人处死，因他向城里剩下的士兵和众人说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是为这百姓求平安，而是叫他们受灾祸。”
当代译本 - 这几位官长就对西底迦王说：“求你处死这人！因为他的话令这城的军民士气低落。这人不为人民着想，反要害他们。”
圣经新译本 - 于是众领袖对王说：“这人应该处死，因为他向这城里剩下的军兵和众民说了这样的话，使他们的手都软弱无力。这人不是为这人民求平安，却是惹来灾祸的。”
现代标点和合本 - 于是，首领对王说：“求你将这人治死，因他向城里剩下的兵丁和众民说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是求这百姓得平安，乃是叫他们受灾祸。”
和合本（拼音版） - 于是首领对王说：“求你将这人治死；因他向城里剩下的兵丁和众民说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是求这百姓得平安，乃是叫他们受灾祸。”
New International Version - Then the officials said to the king, “This man should be put to death. He is discouraging the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”
New International Reader's Version - Then these officials said to the king, “This man should be put to death. What he says is making the soldiers who are left in this city lose hope. It’s making all the people lose hope too. He isn’t interested in what is best for the people. In fact, he’s trying to destroy them.”
English Standard Version - Then the officials said to the king, “Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm.”
New Living Translation - So these officials went to the king and said, “Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!”
Christian Standard Bible - The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not pursuing the welfare of this people, but their harm.”
New American Standard Bible - Then the officials said to the king, “Please have this man put to death, since he is discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking words like these to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but rather their harm.”
New King James Version - Therefore the princes said to the king, “Please, let this man be put to death, for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but their harm.”
Amplified Bible - Therefore the princes (court officials) said to the king, “Please [we implore you] let this man [Jeremiah] be put to death; for [speaking] in this way he discourages and weakens [the will of] the soldiers who remain in this city and he discourages and weakens [the will of] all the people by speaking such words to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but rather their harm.”
American Standard Version - Then the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; forasmuch as he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
King James Version - Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
New English Translation - So these officials said to the king, “This man must be put to death. For he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in the city as well as all the other people there by these things he is saying. This man is not seeking to help these people but is trying to harm them.”
World English Bible - Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death; because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”
新標點和合本 - 於是首領對王說：「求你將這人治死；因他向城裏剩下的兵丁和眾民說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是求這百姓得平安，乃是叫他們受災禍。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 於是官長們對王說：「求你把這人處死，因他向城裏剩下的士兵和眾人說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是為這百姓求平安，而是叫他們受災禍。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 於是官長們對王說：「求你把這人處死，因他向城裏剩下的士兵和眾人說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是為這百姓求平安，而是叫他們受災禍。」
當代譯本 - 這幾位官長就對西底迦王說：「求你處死這人！因為他的話令這城的軍民士氣低落。這人不為人民著想，反要害他們。」
聖經新譯本 - 於是眾領袖對王說：“這人應該處死，因為他向這城裡剩下的軍兵和眾民說了這樣的話，使他們的手都軟弱無力。這人不是為這人民求平安，卻是惹來災禍的。”
呂振中譯本 - 於是首領們對王說：『這個人該受處死；因為他向這城裏剩下的軍兵和眾民說了這樣的話，是叫軍兵的手和眾民的手都軟下來；因為這個人不是謀求這人民得平安，只是謀求他們受災禍罷了。
現代標點和合本 - 於是，首領對王說：「求你將這人治死，因他向城裡剩下的兵丁和眾民說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是求這百姓得平安，乃是叫他們受災禍。」
文理和合譯本 - 牧伯奏王曰、斯人不求民利、惟求其害、請致之死、蓋彼所言、使邑中所遺之戰士庶民、厥手咸弱、
文理委辦譯本 - 諸牧伯奏王曰、斯人所言、邑中武士百姓、無不喪膽、以若所云、於民不利、可殺之。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 諸牧伯奏王曰、斯人以如此之言、述於斯邑中所遺之武士百姓、使彼喪膽、斯人不求民之利益、利益或作得平康惟求其害、當殺之、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Los jefes le dijeron al rey: —Hay que matar a este hombre. Con semejantes discursos está desmoralizando a los soldados y a todo el pueblo que aún quedan en esta ciudad. Este hombre no busca el bien del pueblo, sino su desgracia.
현대인의 성경 - 그러자 대신들이 왕에게 가서 이렇게 말하였다. “이 사람을 죽여야 합니다. 그가 이 성에 남아 있는 병사들과 모든 사람들의 사기를 저하시키고 있습니다. 그는 이 백성을 도우려고 하는 것이 아니라 오히려 이 백성을 해치려고 합니다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - И придворные сказали царю: – Этого человека нужно предать смерти. Он лишает и воинов, которые остались в этом городе, и весь народ присутствия духа тем, что он говорит. Этот человек ищет этому народу не добра, а погибели.
Восточный перевод - И придворные сказали царю: – Этого человека нужно предать смерти. Его слова лишают присутствия духа и воинов, которые остались в этом городе, и весь народ. Этот человек ищет твоему народу не добра, а погибели.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И придворные сказали царю: – Этого человека нужно предать смерти. Его слова лишают присутствия духа и воинов, которые остались в этом городе, и весь народ. Этот человек ищет твоему народу не добра, а погибели.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И придворные сказали царю: – Этого человека нужно предать смерти. Его слова лишают присутствия духа и воинов, которые остались в этом городе, и весь народ. Этот человек ищет твоему народу не добра, а погибели.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Alors les ministres dirent au roi : Il faut faire mourir cet homme, car ses propos démoralisent les soldats qui restent encore dans cette ville, ainsi que toute la population. Cet homme-là ne cherche pas le bien du peuple, il ne veut que son malheur.
リビングバイブル - これを聞いた四人は王のところへ行き、こう進言しました。「あの男を生かしておいてはいけません。あんなことを言われたら、わずかしか残っていない兵士と民衆の士気は、くじかれてしまいます。あの男は裏切り者なのです。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Então os líderes disseram ao rei: “Este homem deve morrer. Ele está desencorajando os soldados que restaram nesta cidade, bem como todo o povo, com as coisas que ele está dizendo. Este homem não busca o bem deste povo, mas a sua ruína”.
Hoffnung für alle - Da sagten die obersten Beamten zum König: »Man sollte diesen Mann hinrichten! Mit seinen Worten raubt er den wenigen Soldaten, die uns geblieben sind, den letzten Mut und ebenso allen anderen Menschen in der Stadt! Jeremia will uns nicht helfen, sondern nur schaden!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vậy nên, những vị quan này đến gặp vua và thưa rằng: “Muôn tâu, người này phải chết! Những điều hắn nói đã làm giảm nhuệ khí chiến đấu của quân đội đang trấn thủ thành, cũng như gây hoang mang cho dân chúng. Hắn là một kẻ phản bội!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ขุนนางเหล่านี้ก็มาทูลกษัตริย์ว่า “ชายคนนี้สมควรตาย เขาพูดทำลายขวัญของทหารซึ่งยังเหลืออยู่ในกรุงนี้ตลอดจนประชาชนทั้งปวง ชายคนนี้ไม่ได้คิดถึงประโยชน์สุขของประชาชน แต่บ่อนทำลาย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - บรรดาผู้นำพูดกับกษัตริย์ดังนี้ว่า “ฆ่าชายผู้นี้เถิด เพราะเขากำลังทำลายกำลังใจเหล่าทหารที่ยังเหลืออยู่ในเมืองนี้และประชาชนทั้งปวง ด้วยการพูดสิ่งเหล่านี้กับพวกเขา เพราะชายผู้นี้ไม่หวังดีต่อประชาชนเลย แต่กลับหวังร้ายต่อพวกเขา”

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John 11:49 - Then one of them—it was Caiaphas, the designated Chief Priest that year—spoke up, “Don’t you know anything? Can’t you see that it’s to our advantage that one man dies for the people rather than the whole nation be destroyed?” He didn’t say this of his own accord, but as Chief Priest that year he unwittingly prophesied that Jesus was about to die sacrificially for the nation, and not only for the nation but so that all God’s exile-scattered children might be gathered together into one people.
Zephaniah 3:1 - Doom to the rebellious city, the home of oppressors—Sewer City! The city that wouldn’t take advice, wouldn’t accept correction, Wouldn’t trust God, wouldn’t even get close to her own god! Her very own leaders are rapacious lions, Her judges are rapacious timber wolves out every morning prowling for a fresh kill. Her prophets are out for what they can get. They’re opportunists—you can’t trust them. Her priests desecrate the Sanctuary. They use God’s law as a weapon to maim and kill souls. Yet God remains righteous in her midst, untouched by the evil. He stays at it, day after day, meting out justice. At evening he’s still at it, strong as ever. But evil men and women, without conscience and without shame, persist in evil. * * *
Micah 3:1 - Then I said: “Listen, leaders of Jacob, leaders of Israel: Don’t you know anything of justice? Haters of good, lovers of evil: Isn’t justice in your job description? But you skin my people alive. You rip the meat off their bones. You break up the bones, chop the meat, and throw it in a pot for cannibal stew.”
2 Chronicles 24:21 - But they worked out a plot against Zechariah, and with the complicity of the king—he actually gave the order!—they murdered him, pelting him with rocks, right in the court of The Temple of God. That’s the thanks King Joash showed the loyal Jehoiada, the priest who had made him king. He murdered Jehoiada’s son. Zechariah’s last words were, “Look, God! Make them pay for this!”
Jeremiah 36:13 - Micaiah reported everything he had heard Baruch read from the scroll as the officials listened.
Jeremiah 36:14 - Immediately they dispatched Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Semaiah, son of Cushi, to Baruch, ordering him, “Take the scroll that you have read to the people and bring it here.” So Baruch went and retrieved the scroll.
Jeremiah 36:15 - The officials told him, “Sit down. Read it to us, please.” Baruch read it.
Jeremiah 36:16 - When they had heard it all, they were upset. They talked it over. “We’ve got to tell the king all this.”
Acts 24:5 - “We’ve found this man time and again disturbing the peace, stirring up riots against Jews all over the world, the ringleader of a seditious sect called Nazarenes. He’s a real bad apple, I must say. We caught him trying to defile our holy Temple and arrested him. You’ll be able to verify all these accusations when you examine him yourself.”
Nehemiah 6:9 - They were trying to intimidate us into quitting. They thought, “They’ll give up; they’ll never finish it.” I prayed, “Give me strength.” * * *
1 Kings 21:20 - Ahab answered Elijah, “My enemy! So, you’ve run me down!” “Yes, I’ve found you out,” said Elijah. “And because you’ve bought into the business of evil, defying God. ‘I will most certainly bring doom upon you, make mincemeat of your descendants, kill off every sorry male wretch who’s even remotely connected with the name Ahab. And I’ll bring down on you the same fate that fell on Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah—you’ve made me that angry by making Israel sin.’”
Amos 7:10 - Amaziah, priest at the shrine at Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is plotting to get rid of you; and he’s doing it as an insider, working from within Israel. His talk will destroy the country. He’s got to be silenced. Do you know what Amos is saying?
Exodus 5:4 - But the king of Egypt said, “Why on earth, Moses and Aaron, would you suggest the people be given a holiday? Back to work!” Pharaoh went on, “Look, I’ve got all these people freeloading, and now you want to reward them with time off?”
Jeremiah 29:7 - “Make yourselves at home there and work for the country’s welfare. “Pray for Babylon’s well-being. If things go well for Babylon, things will go well for you.”
1 Kings 18:17 - The moment Ahab saw Elijah he said, “So it’s you, old troublemaker!” “It’s not I who has caused trouble in Israel,” said Elijah, “but you and your government—you’ve dumped God’s ways and commands and run off after the local gods, the Baals. Here’s what I want you to do: Assemble everyone in Israel at Mount Carmel. And make sure that the special pets of Jezebel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of the local gods, the Baals, and the four hundred prophets of the whore goddess Asherah, are there.”
Jeremiah 26:11 - The prophets and priests spoke first, addressing the officials, but also the people: “Death to this man! He deserves nothing less than death! He has preached against this city—you’ve heard the evidence with your own ears.”

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The Message - These officials told the king, “Please, kill this man. He’s got to go! He’s ruining the resolve of the soldiers who are still left in the city, as well as the people themselves, by spreading these words. This man isn’t looking after the good of this people. He’s trying to ruin us!”
新标点和合本 - 于是首领对王说：“求你将这人治死；因他向城里剩下的兵丁和众民说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是求这百姓得平安，乃是叫他们受灾祸。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 于是官长们对王说：“求你把这人处死，因他向城里剩下的士兵和众人说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是为这百姓求平安，而是叫他们受灾祸。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 于是官长们对王说：“求你把这人处死，因他向城里剩下的士兵和众人说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是为这百姓求平安，而是叫他们受灾祸。”
当代译本 - 这几位官长就对西底迦王说：“求你处死这人！因为他的话令这城的军民士气低落。这人不为人民着想，反要害他们。”
圣经新译本 - 于是众领袖对王说：“这人应该处死，因为他向这城里剩下的军兵和众民说了这样的话，使他们的手都软弱无力。这人不是为这人民求平安，却是惹来灾祸的。”
现代标点和合本 - 于是，首领对王说：“求你将这人治死，因他向城里剩下的兵丁和众民说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是求这百姓得平安，乃是叫他们受灾祸。”
和合本（拼音版） - 于是首领对王说：“求你将这人治死；因他向城里剩下的兵丁和众民说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是求这百姓得平安，乃是叫他们受灾祸。”
New International Version - Then the officials said to the king, “This man should be put to death. He is discouraging the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”
New International Reader's Version - Then these officials said to the king, “This man should be put to death. What he says is making the soldiers who are left in this city lose hope. It’s making all the people lose hope too. He isn’t interested in what is best for the people. In fact, he’s trying to destroy them.”
English Standard Version - Then the officials said to the king, “Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm.”
New Living Translation - So these officials went to the king and said, “Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!”
Christian Standard Bible - The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not pursuing the welfare of this people, but their harm.”
New American Standard Bible - Then the officials said to the king, “Please have this man put to death, since he is discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking words like these to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but rather their harm.”
New King James Version - Therefore the princes said to the king, “Please, let this man be put to death, for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but their harm.”
Amplified Bible - Therefore the princes (court officials) said to the king, “Please [we implore you] let this man [Jeremiah] be put to death; for [speaking] in this way he discourages and weakens [the will of] the soldiers who remain in this city and he discourages and weakens [the will of] all the people by speaking such words to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but rather their harm.”
American Standard Version - Then the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; forasmuch as he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
King James Version - Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
New English Translation - So these officials said to the king, “This man must be put to death. For he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in the city as well as all the other people there by these things he is saying. This man is not seeking to help these people but is trying to harm them.”
World English Bible - Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death; because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”
新標點和合本 - 於是首領對王說：「求你將這人治死；因他向城裏剩下的兵丁和眾民說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是求這百姓得平安，乃是叫他們受災禍。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 於是官長們對王說：「求你把這人處死，因他向城裏剩下的士兵和眾人說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是為這百姓求平安，而是叫他們受災禍。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 於是官長們對王說：「求你把這人處死，因他向城裏剩下的士兵和眾人說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是為這百姓求平安，而是叫他們受災禍。」
當代譯本 - 這幾位官長就對西底迦王說：「求你處死這人！因為他的話令這城的軍民士氣低落。這人不為人民著想，反要害他們。」
聖經新譯本 - 於是眾領袖對王說：“這人應該處死，因為他向這城裡剩下的軍兵和眾民說了這樣的話，使他們的手都軟弱無力。這人不是為這人民求平安，卻是惹來災禍的。”
呂振中譯本 - 於是首領們對王說：『這個人該受處死；因為他向這城裏剩下的軍兵和眾民說了這樣的話，是叫軍兵的手和眾民的手都軟下來；因為這個人不是謀求這人民得平安，只是謀求他們受災禍罷了。
現代標點和合本 - 於是，首領對王說：「求你將這人治死，因他向城裡剩下的兵丁和眾民說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是求這百姓得平安，乃是叫他們受災禍。」
文理和合譯本 - 牧伯奏王曰、斯人不求民利、惟求其害、請致之死、蓋彼所言、使邑中所遺之戰士庶民、厥手咸弱、
文理委辦譯本 - 諸牧伯奏王曰、斯人所言、邑中武士百姓、無不喪膽、以若所云、於民不利、可殺之。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 諸牧伯奏王曰、斯人以如此之言、述於斯邑中所遺之武士百姓、使彼喪膽、斯人不求民之利益、利益或作得平康惟求其害、當殺之、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Los jefes le dijeron al rey: —Hay que matar a este hombre. Con semejantes discursos está desmoralizando a los soldados y a todo el pueblo que aún quedan en esta ciudad. Este hombre no busca el bien del pueblo, sino su desgracia.
현대인의 성경 - 그러자 대신들이 왕에게 가서 이렇게 말하였다. “이 사람을 죽여야 합니다. 그가 이 성에 남아 있는 병사들과 모든 사람들의 사기를 저하시키고 있습니다. 그는 이 백성을 도우려고 하는 것이 아니라 오히려 이 백성을 해치려고 합니다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - И придворные сказали царю: – Этого человека нужно предать смерти. Он лишает и воинов, которые остались в этом городе, и весь народ присутствия духа тем, что он говорит. Этот человек ищет этому народу не добра, а погибели.
Восточный перевод - И придворные сказали царю: – Этого человека нужно предать смерти. Его слова лишают присутствия духа и воинов, которые остались в этом городе, и весь народ. Этот человек ищет твоему народу не добра, а погибели.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И придворные сказали царю: – Этого человека нужно предать смерти. Его слова лишают присутствия духа и воинов, которые остались в этом городе, и весь народ. Этот человек ищет твоему народу не добра, а погибели.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И придворные сказали царю: – Этого человека нужно предать смерти. Его слова лишают присутствия духа и воинов, которые остались в этом городе, и весь народ. Этот человек ищет твоему народу не добра, а погибели.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Alors les ministres dirent au roi : Il faut faire mourir cet homme, car ses propos démoralisent les soldats qui restent encore dans cette ville, ainsi que toute la population. Cet homme-là ne cherche pas le bien du peuple, il ne veut que son malheur.
リビングバイブル - これを聞いた四人は王のところへ行き、こう進言しました。「あの男を生かしておいてはいけません。あんなことを言われたら、わずかしか残っていない兵士と民衆の士気は、くじかれてしまいます。あの男は裏切り者なのです。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Então os líderes disseram ao rei: “Este homem deve morrer. Ele está desencorajando os soldados que restaram nesta cidade, bem como todo o povo, com as coisas que ele está dizendo. Este homem não busca o bem deste povo, mas a sua ruína”.
Hoffnung für alle - Da sagten die obersten Beamten zum König: »Man sollte diesen Mann hinrichten! Mit seinen Worten raubt er den wenigen Soldaten, die uns geblieben sind, den letzten Mut und ebenso allen anderen Menschen in der Stadt! Jeremia will uns nicht helfen, sondern nur schaden!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vậy nên, những vị quan này đến gặp vua và thưa rằng: “Muôn tâu, người này phải chết! Những điều hắn nói đã làm giảm nhuệ khí chiến đấu của quân đội đang trấn thủ thành, cũng như gây hoang mang cho dân chúng. Hắn là một kẻ phản bội!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ขุนนางเหล่านี้ก็มาทูลกษัตริย์ว่า “ชายคนนี้สมควรตาย เขาพูดทำลายขวัญของทหารซึ่งยังเหลืออยู่ในกรุงนี้ตลอดจนประชาชนทั้งปวง ชายคนนี้ไม่ได้คิดถึงประโยชน์สุขของประชาชน แต่บ่อนทำลาย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - บรรดาผู้นำพูดกับกษัตริย์ดังนี้ว่า “ฆ่าชายผู้นี้เถิด เพราะเขากำลังทำลายกำลังใจเหล่าทหารที่ยังเหลืออยู่ในเมืองนี้และประชาชนทั้งปวง ด้วยการพูดสิ่งเหล่านี้กับพวกเขา เพราะชายผู้นี้ไม่หวังดีต่อประชาชนเลย แต่กลับหวังร้ายต่อพวกเขา”

John 11:49 - Then one of them—it was Caiaphas, the designated Chief Priest that year—spoke up, “Don’t you know anything? Can’t you see that it’s to our advantage that one man dies for the people rather than the whole nation be destroyed?” He didn’t say this of his own accord, but as Chief Priest that year he unwittingly prophesied that Jesus was about to die sacrificially for the nation, and not only for the nation but so that all God’s exile-scattered children might be gathered together into one people.
Zephaniah 3:1 - Doom to the rebellious city, the home of oppressors—Sewer City! The city that wouldn’t take advice, wouldn’t accept correction, Wouldn’t trust God, wouldn’t even get close to her own god! Her very own leaders are rapacious lions, Her judges are rapacious timber wolves out every morning prowling for a fresh kill. Her prophets are out for what they can get. They’re opportunists—you can’t trust them. Her priests desecrate the Sanctuary. They use God’s law as a weapon to maim and kill souls. Yet God remains righteous in her midst, untouched by the evil. He stays at it, day after day, meting out justice. At evening he’s still at it, strong as ever. But evil men and women, without conscience and without shame, persist in evil. * * *
Micah 3:1 - Then I said: “Listen, leaders of Jacob, leaders of Israel: Don’t you know anything of justice? Haters of good, lovers of evil: Isn’t justice in your job description? But you skin my people alive. You rip the meat off their bones. You break up the bones, chop the meat, and throw it in a pot for cannibal stew.”
2 Chronicles 24:21 - But they worked out a plot against Zechariah, and with the complicity of the king—he actually gave the order!—they murdered him, pelting him with rocks, right in the court of The Temple of God. That’s the thanks King Joash showed the loyal Jehoiada, the priest who had made him king. He murdered Jehoiada’s son. Zechariah’s last words were, “Look, God! Make them pay for this!”
Jeremiah 36:13 - Micaiah reported everything he had heard Baruch read from the scroll as the officials listened.
Jeremiah 36:14 - Immediately they dispatched Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Semaiah, son of Cushi, to Baruch, ordering him, “Take the scroll that you have read to the people and bring it here.” So Baruch went and retrieved the scroll.
Jeremiah 36:15 - The officials told him, “Sit down. Read it to us, please.” Baruch read it.
Jeremiah 36:16 - When they had heard it all, they were upset. They talked it over. “We’ve got to tell the king all this.”
Acts 24:5 - “We’ve found this man time and again disturbing the peace, stirring up riots against Jews all over the world, the ringleader of a seditious sect called Nazarenes. He’s a real bad apple, I must say. We caught him trying to defile our holy Temple and arrested him. You’ll be able to verify all these accusations when you examine him yourself.”
Nehemiah 6:9 - They were trying to intimidate us into quitting. They thought, “They’ll give up; they’ll never finish it.” I prayed, “Give me strength.” * * *
1 Kings 21:20 - Ahab answered Elijah, “My enemy! So, you’ve run me down!” “Yes, I’ve found you out,” said Elijah. “And because you’ve bought into the business of evil, defying God. ‘I will most certainly bring doom upon you, make mincemeat of your descendants, kill off every sorry male wretch who’s even remotely connected with the name Ahab. And I’ll bring down on you the same fate that fell on Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah—you’ve made me that angry by making Israel sin.’”
Amos 7:10 - Amaziah, priest at the shrine at Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is plotting to get rid of you; and he’s doing it as an insider, working from within Israel. His talk will destroy the country. He’s got to be silenced. Do you know what Amos is saying?
Exodus 5:4 - But the king of Egypt said, “Why on earth, Moses and Aaron, would you suggest the people be given a holiday? Back to work!” Pharaoh went on, “Look, I’ve got all these people freeloading, and now you want to reward them with time off?”
Jeremiah 29:7 - “Make yourselves at home there and work for the country’s welfare. “Pray for Babylon’s well-being. If things go well for Babylon, things will go well for you.”
1 Kings 18:17 - The moment Ahab saw Elijah he said, “So it’s you, old troublemaker!” “It’s not I who has caused trouble in Israel,” said Elijah, “but you and your government—you’ve dumped God’s ways and commands and run off after the local gods, the Baals. Here’s what I want you to do: Assemble everyone in Israel at Mount Carmel. And make sure that the special pets of Jezebel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of the local gods, the Baals, and the four hundred prophets of the whore goddess Asherah, are there.”
Jeremiah 26:11 - The prophets and priests spoke first, addressing the officials, but also the people: “Death to this man! He deserves nothing less than death! He has preached against this city—you’ve heard the evidence with your own ears.”