Parallel Verses
- New King James Version - Thus says the Lord: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
- 新标点和合本 - 耶和华如此说： “你们当站在路上察看， 访问古道， 哪是善道，便行在其间； 这样，你们心里必得安息。 他们却说：‘我们不行在其间。’
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶和华如此说： “你们当站在路边察看， 寻访古老的路， 哪里是完善的道路，就行走在其上； 这样，你们自己必找到安息。 他们却说：‘我们不走。’
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶和华如此说： “你们当站在路边察看， 寻访古老的路， 哪里是完善的道路，就行走在其上； 这样，你们自己必找到安息。 他们却说：‘我们不走。’
- 当代译本 - 耶和华说： “你们要站在路口观看， 寻访古道， 找到正路并行在其上， 便会得到心灵的安宁。” 但他们却说：“我们不要这样行。”
- 圣经新译本 - 耶和华这样说： “你们要站在路上察看， 寻访远古的路径， 看哪一条是美善的路，就走在其中； 这样，你们心里就必得安息。 他们却说：‘我们不走在其中。’
- 现代标点和合本 - 耶和华如此说： “你们当站在路上察看， 访问古道， 哪是善道，便行在其间， 这样你们心里必得安息。 他们却说：‘我们不行在其间。’
- 和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华如此说： “你们当站在路上察看， 访问古道， 哪是善道，便行在其间； 这样，你们心里必得安息。 他们却说：‘我们不行在其间。’
- New International Version - This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
- New International Reader's Version - The Lord tells the people of Judah, “Stand where the roads cross, and look around. Ask where the old paths are. Ask for the good path, and walk on it. Then your hearts will find rest in me. But you said, ‘We won’t walk on it.’
- English Standard Version - Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
- New Living Translation - This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’
- The Message - God’s Message yet again: “Go stand at the crossroads and look around. Ask for directions to the old road, The tried-and-true road. Then take it. Discover the right route for your souls. But they said, ‘Nothing doing. We aren’t going that way.’ I even provided watchmen for them to warn them, to set off the alarm. But the people said, ‘It’s a false alarm. It doesn’t concern us.’ And so I’m calling in the nations as witnesses: ‘Watch, witnesses, what happens to them!’ And, ‘Pay attention, Earth! Don’t miss these bulletins.’ I’m visiting catastrophe on this people, the end result of the games they’ve been playing with me. They’ve ignored everything I’ve said, had nothing but contempt for my teaching. What would I want with incense brought in from Sheba, rare spices from exotic places? Your burnt sacrifices in worship give me no pleasure. Your religious rituals mean nothing to me.”
- Christian Standard Bible - This is what the Lord says: Stand by the roadways and look. Ask about the ancient paths, “Which is the way to what is good?” Then take it and find rest for yourselves. But they protested, “We won’t!”
- New American Standard Bible - This is what the Lord says: “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; Then you will find a resting place for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
- Amplified Bible - Thus says the Lord, “Stand by the roads and look; ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is; then walk in it, And you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
- American Standard Version - Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.
- King James Version - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
- New English Translation - The Lord said to his people: “You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not follow it!”
- World English Bible - Yahweh says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
- 新標點和合本 - 耶和華如此說： 你們當站在路上察看， 訪問古道， 哪是善道，便行在其間； 這樣，你們心裏必得安息。 他們卻說：我們不行在其間。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶和華如此說： 「你們當站在路邊察看， 尋訪古老的路， 哪裏是完善的道路，就行走在其上； 這樣，你們自己必找到安息。 他們卻說：『我們不走。』
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶和華如此說： 「你們當站在路邊察看， 尋訪古老的路， 哪裏是完善的道路，就行走在其上； 這樣，你們自己必找到安息。 他們卻說：『我們不走。』
- 當代譯本 - 耶和華說： 「你們要站在路口觀看， 尋訪古道， 找到正路並行在其上， 便會得到心靈的安寧。」 但他們卻說：「我們不要這樣行。」
- 聖經新譯本 - 耶和華這樣說： “你們要站在路上察看， 尋訪遠古的路徑， 看哪一條是美善的路，就走在其中； 這樣，你們心裡就必得安息。 他們卻說：‘我們不走在其中。’
- 呂振中譯本 - 永恆主這麼說： 『你們要站在路上察看， 訪問往古的路徑， 哪一條是好的路， 你們便在那上頭行； 這樣、你們就得安然。 但他們卻說：「我們不 在那上頭 行。」
- 現代標點和合本 - 耶和華如此說： 「你們當站在路上察看， 訪問古道， 哪是善道，便行在其間， 這樣你們心裡必得安息。 他們卻說：『我們不行在其間。』
- 文理和合譯本 - 耶和華曰、爾宜立道中而觀、訪其古道之善者而行之、如是、則心獲安、惟彼曰、我弗由之、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華曰、當立道旁、訪其舊途、正直者履之、可得平康、人曰、余不欲正直是履。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主曾如是云、爾曹當立道旁以觀、訪其舊途、何為善道則行之、如是可得平康、惟彼云、我儕不欲行、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Así dice el Señor: «Deténganse en los caminos y miren; pregunten por los senderos antiguos. Pregunten por el buen camino, y no se aparten de él. Así hallarán el descanso anhelado. Pero ellos dijeron: “No lo seguiremos”.
- 현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 말씀하신다. “내가 너희에게 ‘너희는 길거리에 서서 바라보아라. 너희가 옛날에 걷던 선한 길이 어느 것인지 알아보고 그 길로 걸어가거라. 그러면 너희가 마음의 안식을 찾을 것이다’ 하였으나 너희는 ‘우리가 그 길로 가지 않겠습니다’ 하고 대답하였다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Так говорит Господь: – Встаньте на распутье и осмотритесь, расспросите о древних тропах, о том, где лежит добрый путь, и идите по нему, и найдете покой своим душам. Но вы сказали: «Не пойдем по нему».
- Восточный перевод - Так говорит Вечный: – Встаньте на распутье и осмотритесь; расспросите о древних тропах, о том, где пролегает добрый путь, и идите по нему, и найдёте покой своим душам. Но вы сказали: «Не пойдём по нему».
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так говорит Вечный: – Встаньте на распутье и осмотритесь; расспросите о древних тропах, о том, где пролегает добрый путь, и идите по нему, и найдёте покой своим душам. Но вы сказали: «Не пойдём по нему».
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так говорит Вечный: – Встаньте на распутье и осмотритесь; расспросите о древних тропах, о том, где пролегает добрый путь, и идите по нему, и найдёте покой своим душам. Но вы сказали: «Не пойдём по нему».
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Voici ce que dit l’Eternel : Tenez-vous sur les routes, regardez ! ╵Informez-vous ╵des sentiers d’autrefois : « Quel est le bon chemin ? » ╵Et puis, suivez-le donc et vous y trouverez ╵du repos pour vous-mêmes. Mais ils ont répondu : « Nous n’y marcherons pas ! »
- リビングバイブル - ところが、それでもなお主はあなたがたに訴えます。 「ずっと昔おまえたちが歩いていた、 神を恐れる幸いな道を探し出し、その道を歩きなさい。 そうすれば、たましいに安らぎがくる。 だがおまえたちは、 『いや、その道は通りたくない』と答える。
- Nova Versão Internacional - Assim diz o Senhor: “Ponham-se nas encruzilhadas e olhem; perguntem pelos caminhos antigos, perguntem pelo bom caminho. Sigam-no e acharão descanso. Mas vocês disseram: ‘Não seguiremos!’
- Hoffnung für alle - »So spricht der Herr zu seinem Volk: Stellt euch an die Straßen und schaut euch um! Erkundigt euch, welchen Weg eure Vorfahren gegangen sind! Fragt nach dem richtigen Weg, und dann beschreitet ihn. So findet ihr Ruhe für euer Leben. Aber ihr sagt: ›Nein, diesen Weg gehen wir nicht!‹
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đây là điều Chúa Hằng Hữu phán: “Hãy đứng trên các nẻo đường đời và quan sát, tìm hỏi đường xưa cũ, con đường chính đáng, và đi vào đường ấy. Đi trong đường đó, các ngươi sẽ tìm được sự an nghỉ trong tâm hồn. Nhưng các ngươi đáp: ‘Chúng tôi không thích con đường đó!’
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า “จงยืนที่ทางแพร่งและมองดู จงถามถึงหนทางโบราณ จงถามหาหนทางที่ดีและดำเนินในทางนั้น แล้วเจ้าจะพบการพักสงบสำหรับจิตใจของเจ้า แต่เจ้าพูดว่า ‘เราจะไม่ยอมเดินทางสายนั้น’
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระผู้เป็นเจ้ากล่าวว่า “จงยืนที่ข้างถนนและมองดู และถามหาทางโบราณ ซึ่งเป็นหนทางที่ดี เจ้าจงเดินในทางนั้น และเจ้าจะพบที่พักพิงของจิตวิญญาณ แต่พวกเขากลับพูดว่า ‘พวกเราจะไม่เดินในทางนั้น’
Cross Reference
- Romans 4:12 - and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.
- Song of Songs 1:7 - Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions? The Beloved
- Song of Songs 1:8 - If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds’ tents.
- Romans 4:1 - What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?
- Romans 4:2 - For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
- Romans 4:3 - For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
- Romans 4:4 - Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
- Romans 4:5 - But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,
- Romans 4:6 - just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:
- John 5:39 - You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
- Matthew 21:28 - “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’
- Matthew 21:29 - He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.
- Matthew 21:30 - Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go.
- Matthew 21:31 - Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
- Matthew 21:32 - For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.
- Jeremiah 2:25 - Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘There is no hope. No! For I have loved aliens, and after them I will go.’
- John 13:17 - If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
- Isaiah 8:20 - To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
- Hebrews 6:12 - that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- John 5:46 - For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.
- John 5:47 - But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
- Isaiah 28:12 - To whom He said, “This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest,” And, “This is the refreshing”; Yet they would not hear.
- Acts 17:11 - These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
- Isaiah 2:5 - O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.
- Luke 16:29 - Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
- Jeremiah 18:12 - And they said, “That is hopeless! So we will walk according to our own plans, and we will every one obey the dictates of his evil heart.”
- John 12:35 - Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
- Jeremiah 22:21 - I spoke to you in your prosperity, But you said, ‘I will not hear.’ This has been your manner from your youth, That you did not obey My voice.
- Colossians 2:6 - As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
- Jeremiah 44:16 - “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you!
- Malachi 4:4 - “Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments.
- Jeremiah 7:23 - But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’
- Matthew 11:28 - Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Matthew 11:29 - Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Isaiah 30:21 - Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.
- Deuteronomy 32:7 - “Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; Your elders, and they will tell you:
- Jeremiah 18:15 - “Because My people have forgotten Me, They have burned incense to worthless idols. And they have caused themselves to stumble in their ways, From the ancient paths, To walk in pathways and not on a highway,