Isaiah 7:8 The capital of Aram is Damascus. And the ruler of Damascus is only Rezin. Do not worry about the people of Ephraim. They will be too crushed to be considered...

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New International Reader's Version - The capital of Aram is Damascus. And the ruler of Damascus is only Rezin. Do not worry about the people of Ephraim. They will be too crushed to be considered a people. That will happen before 65 years are over.
新标点和合本 - 原来亚兰的首城是大马士革；大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必然破坏，不再成为国民。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的领袖是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必然国破族亡，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的领袖是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必然国破族亡，
当代译本 - 亚兰的都城是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必亡国灭族。
圣经新译本 - 因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必定毁灭，不再成为一族之民。
中文标准译本 - 因为亚兰之首不过是大马士革，大马士革之首不过是利汛；至于以法莲，六十五年之内必被击碎，不再成为一个民族；
现代标点和合本 - 原来亚兰的首城是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必然破坏，不再成为国民。
和合本（拼音版） - 原来亚兰的首城是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必然破坏，不再成为国民。
New International Version - for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
English Standard Version - For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. And within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered from being a people.
New Living Translation - for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus, and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years it will be crushed and completely destroyed.
Christian Standard Bible - The chief city of Aram is Damascus, the chief of Damascus is Rezin (within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),
New American Standard Bible - For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces, so that it is no longer a people),
New King James Version - For the head of Syria is Damascus, And the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken, So that it will not be a people.
Amplified Bible - For the head (capital) of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is [King] Rezin (now within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces and will no longer be a people).
American Standard Version - For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people:
King James Version - For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
New English Translation - For Syria’s leader is Damascus, and the leader of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will no longer exist as a nation.
World English Bible - For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people.
新標點和合本 - 原來亞蘭的首城是大馬士革；大馬士革的首領是利汛。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的領袖是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必然國破族亡，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的領袖是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必然國破族亡，
當代譯本 - 亞蘭的都城是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利汛。六十五年之內，以法蓮必亡國滅族。
聖經新譯本 - 因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必定毀滅，不再成為一族之民。
呂振中譯本 - 因為亞蘭的首都是大馬色，大馬色的首領是利汛；
中文標準譯本 - 因為亞蘭之首不過是大馬士革，大馬士革之首不過是利汛；至於以法蓮，六十五年之內必被擊碎，不再成為一個民族；
現代標點和合本 - 原來亞蘭的首城是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利汛。六十五年之內，以法蓮必然破壞，不再成為國民。
文理和合譯本 - 蓋亞蘭之首為大馬色、大馬色之首為利汛、以法蓮之首為撒瑪利亞、撒瑪利亞之首為利瑪利子、六十五年之內、以法蓮必敗、不復為國、如爾弗信、則不堅立、○
文理委辦譯本 - 亞蘭以大馬色為都、大馬色以哩汛為王、以法蓮以撒馬利亞為都、撒馬利亞以哩馬利子為王、未及六十五載、以法蓮族必敗、國不成國、如爾不信、亦弗能恆存。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 大瑪色僅亞蘭之首、首或作都利汛僅大瑪色之首、首或作王撒瑪利亞僅以法蓮之首、首或作都利瑪利子僅撒瑪利亞之首、首或作王六十五年之內、以法蓮必敗、不再成國、如爾不信、亦不得堅立、亦不得堅立或作亦不能恆存
Nueva Versión Internacional - La cabeza de Siria es Damasco, y la cabeza de Damasco es Rezín; pero dentro de sesenta y cinco años Efraín será destrozado hasta dejar de ser pueblo.
현대인의 성경 - 시리아의 수도는 언제나 다마스커스에 국한될 뿐, 르신이 그 영토를 더 이상 넓히지 못할 것이며 이스라엘도 65년 안에 패망할 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - ведь глава Арама – Дамаск, а глава Дамаска – Рецин. Через шестьдесят пять лет Ефрем будет рассеян и перестанет быть народом.
Восточный перевод - ведь столица Сирии – всего лишь Дамаск, а глава Дамаска – всего лишь слабый царь Рецин. Через шестьдесят пять лет Ефраим будет рассеян и перестанет быть народом.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - ведь столица Сирии – всего лишь Дамаск, а глава Дамаска – всего лишь слабый царь Рецин. Через шестьдесят пять лет Ефраим будет рассеян и перестанет быть народом.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - ведь столица Сирии – всего лишь Дамаск, а глава Дамаска – всего лишь слабый царь Рецин. Через шестьдесят пять лет Ефраим будет рассеян и перестанет быть народом.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - car c’est Damas la capitale ╵de la Syrie, et c’est Retsîn ╵qui est chef de Damas. Dans soixante-cinq ans, Ephraïm sera écrasé ╵et n’existera plus ╵en tant que peuple.
リビングバイブル - ダマスコはシリヤの首都で終わり、レツィン王の領土はこれ以上増えないからだ。またイスラエルも、六十五年以内に跡形もなくなる。
Nova Versão Internacional - pois a cabeça da Síria é Damasco, e a cabeça de Damasco é Rezim. Em sessenta e cinco anos Efraim ficará muito arruinado para ser um povo.
Hoffnung für alle - Damaskus bleibt auch weiterhin nur die Hauptstadt von Syrien, Rezin muss seine Eroberungspläne aufgeben. Und das Königreich Israel wird nur noch 65 Jahre bestehen; dann wird es das Volk nicht mehr geben.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - vì đầu của Sy-ri là Đa-mách, đầu Đa-mách là Rê-xin. Trong vòng sáu mươi lăm năm, Ít-ra-ên sẽ bị tiêu diệt và không còn là một dân nữa;
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะหัวของอารัมคือดามัสกัส และหัวของดามัสกัสคือเรซีนเท่านั้น เอฟราอิมก็เช่นกัน ภายในหกสิบห้าปี จะถูกบดขยี้ไม่เหลือเป็นชนชาติ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะดามัสกัสเป็นเมืองสำคัญของอารัม และเรซีนเป็นผู้นำของดามัสกัส และภายใน 65 ปี เอฟราอิมจะแตกออกเป็นเสี่ยงๆ จนไม่อาจเป็นชนชาติได้อีก

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Isaiah 8:4 - The king of Assyria will carry off the wealth of Damascus. He will also carry away the goods that were taken from Samaria. That will happen before the boy knows how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother.’ ”
2 Samuel 8:6 - He stationed some soldiers in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus. The people of Aram were brought under his rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him. The Lord helped David win his battles everywhere he went.
2 Kings 17:5 - The king of Assyria marched into the whole land of Israel. He marched to Samaria and surrounded it for three years. From time to time he attacked it.
2 Kings 17:6 - Finally, the king of Assyria captured Samaria. It was in the ninth year of Hoshea. The king of Assyria took the Israelites away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria. He made some of them live in Halah. He made others live in Gozan on the Habor River. And he made others live in the towns of the Medes.
2 Kings 17:7 - All of this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God. He had brought them up out of Egypt. He had brought them out from under the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. But they worshiped other gods.
2 Kings 17:8 - The Lord had driven out other nations to make room for Israel. But they followed the evil practices of those nations. They also followed the practices that the kings of Israel had started.
2 Kings 17:9 - The Israelites did things in secret against the Lord their God. What they did wasn’t right. They built high places for worship in all their towns. They built them at lookout towers. They also built them at cities that had high walls around them.
2 Kings 17:10 - They set up sacred stones. And they set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They did that on every high hill and under every green tree.
2 Kings 17:11 - The Lord had driven out nations to make room for Israel. But the Israelites burned incense at every high place, just as those nations had done. The Israelites did evil things that made the Lord very angry.
2 Kings 17:12 - They worshiped statues of gods. They did it even though the Lord had said, “Do not do that.”
2 Kings 17:13 - The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers. He said, “Turn from your evil ways. Keep my commands and rules. Obey every part of my Law. I commanded your people who lived long ago to obey it. And I gave it to you through my servants the prophets.”
2 Kings 17:14 - But the people wouldn’t listen. They were as stubborn as their people of long ago had been. Those people didn’t trust in the Lord their God.
2 Kings 17:15 - They refused to obey his rules. They broke the covenant he had made with them. They didn’t pay any attention to the rules he had warned them to keep. They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless. They followed the example of the nations around them. They did it even though the Lord had ordered them not to. He had said, “Do not do as they do.”
2 Kings 17:16 - They turned away from all the commands of the Lord their God. They made two statues of gods for themselves. The statues were shaped like calves. They made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. They bowed down to all the stars. And they worshiped the god named Baal.
2 Kings 17:17 - They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced all kinds of evil magic. They gave up following God’s rules. They did only what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. All these things made him very angry.
2 Kings 17:18 - So the Lord was very angry with Israel. He removed them from his land. Only the tribe of Judah was left.
2 Kings 17:19 - And even Judah didn’t obey the commands of the Lord their God. They followed the practices Israel had started.
2 Kings 17:20 - So the Lord turned his back on all the people of Israel. He made them suffer. He handed them over to people who stole everything they had. And finally he threw them out of his land.
2 Kings 17:21 - The Lord took control of Israel away from the royal house of David. The Israelites made Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, their king. Jeroboam tried to get Israel to stop following the Lord. He caused them to commit a terrible sin.
2 Kings 17:22 - The Israelites were stubborn. They continued to commit all the sins Jeroboam had committed. They didn’t turn away from them.
2 Kings 17:23 - So the Lord removed them from his land. That’s what he had warned them he would do. He had given that warning through all his servants the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken away from their country. They were forced to go to Assyria. And that’s where they still are.
Hosea 1:6 - Gomer became pregnant again. She had a daughter. Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah.” Lo-Ruhamah means Not Loved. “That’s because I will no longer show love to the people of Israel. I will not forgive them anymore.
Hosea 1:7 - But I will show love to the people of Judah. And I will save them. I will not use bows or swords or other weapons of war to do it. I will not save them by using horses and horsemen either. Instead, I will use my own power to save them. I am the Lord their God. And I will save them.”
Hosea 1:8 - Later, Gomer stopped nursing Lo-Ruhamah. After that, she had another son.
Hosea 1:9 - Then the Lord said, “Name him Lo-Ammi.” Lo-Ammi means Not My People. “That’s because Israel is no longer my people. And I am no longer their God.
Hosea 1:10 - “But the time will come when the people of Israel will be like the sand on the seashore. It can’t be measured or counted. Now it is said about them, ‘You are not my people.’ But at that time they will be called ‘children of the living God.’
Ezra 4:2 - Then those enemies came to Zerubbabel. The family leaders of Israel were with him. The enemies said, “We want to help you build. We’re just like you. We worship your God. We offer sacrifices to him. We’ve been doing that ever since the time of Esarhaddon. He was king of Assyria. He brought our people here.”
Genesis 14:15 - During the night Abram separated his men into groups. They attacked their enemies and drove them away. They chased them north of Damascus as far as Hobah.
Isaiah 17:1 - Here is a prophecy against Damascus that the Lord gave me. He said, “Damascus will not be a city anymore. Instead, all its buildings will be knocked down.
Isaiah 17:2 - The cities of Aroer will be deserted. They will be left to the flocks that lie down there. No one will make them afraid.
Isaiah 17:3 - Ephraim’s people will no longer have cities with high walls around them. Royal power will disappear from Damascus. Those who are left alive in Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel,” announces the Lord who rules over all.

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New International Reader's Version - The capital of Aram is Damascus. And the ruler of Damascus is only Rezin. Do not worry about the people of Ephraim. They will be too crushed to be considered a people. That will happen before 65 years are over.
新标点和合本 - 原来亚兰的首城是大马士革；大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必然破坏，不再成为国民。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的领袖是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必然国破族亡，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的领袖是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必然国破族亡，
当代译本 - 亚兰的都城是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必亡国灭族。
圣经新译本 - 因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必定毁灭，不再成为一族之民。
中文标准译本 - 因为亚兰之首不过是大马士革，大马士革之首不过是利汛；至于以法莲，六十五年之内必被击碎，不再成为一个民族；
现代标点和合本 - 原来亚兰的首城是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必然破坏，不再成为国民。
和合本（拼音版） - 原来亚兰的首城是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必然破坏，不再成为国民。
New International Version - for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
English Standard Version - For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. And within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered from being a people.
New Living Translation - for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus, and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years it will be crushed and completely destroyed.
Christian Standard Bible - The chief city of Aram is Damascus, the chief of Damascus is Rezin (within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),
New American Standard Bible - For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces, so that it is no longer a people),
New King James Version - For the head of Syria is Damascus, And the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken, So that it will not be a people.
Amplified Bible - For the head (capital) of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is [King] Rezin (now within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces and will no longer be a people).
American Standard Version - For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people:
King James Version - For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
New English Translation - For Syria’s leader is Damascus, and the leader of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will no longer exist as a nation.
World English Bible - For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people.
新標點和合本 - 原來亞蘭的首城是大馬士革；大馬士革的首領是利汛。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的領袖是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必然國破族亡，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的領袖是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必然國破族亡，
當代譯本 - 亞蘭的都城是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利汛。六十五年之內，以法蓮必亡國滅族。
聖經新譯本 - 因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必定毀滅，不再成為一族之民。
呂振中譯本 - 因為亞蘭的首都是大馬色，大馬色的首領是利汛；
中文標準譯本 - 因為亞蘭之首不過是大馬士革，大馬士革之首不過是利汛；至於以法蓮，六十五年之內必被擊碎，不再成為一個民族；
現代標點和合本 - 原來亞蘭的首城是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利汛。六十五年之內，以法蓮必然破壞，不再成為國民。
文理和合譯本 - 蓋亞蘭之首為大馬色、大馬色之首為利汛、以法蓮之首為撒瑪利亞、撒瑪利亞之首為利瑪利子、六十五年之內、以法蓮必敗、不復為國、如爾弗信、則不堅立、○
文理委辦譯本 - 亞蘭以大馬色為都、大馬色以哩汛為王、以法蓮以撒馬利亞為都、撒馬利亞以哩馬利子為王、未及六十五載、以法蓮族必敗、國不成國、如爾不信、亦弗能恆存。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 大瑪色僅亞蘭之首、首或作都利汛僅大瑪色之首、首或作王撒瑪利亞僅以法蓮之首、首或作都利瑪利子僅撒瑪利亞之首、首或作王六十五年之內、以法蓮必敗、不再成國、如爾不信、亦不得堅立、亦不得堅立或作亦不能恆存
Nueva Versión Internacional - La cabeza de Siria es Damasco, y la cabeza de Damasco es Rezín; pero dentro de sesenta y cinco años Efraín será destrozado hasta dejar de ser pueblo.
현대인의 성경 - 시리아의 수도는 언제나 다마스커스에 국한될 뿐, 르신이 그 영토를 더 이상 넓히지 못할 것이며 이스라엘도 65년 안에 패망할 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - ведь глава Арама – Дамаск, а глава Дамаска – Рецин. Через шестьдесят пять лет Ефрем будет рассеян и перестанет быть народом.
Восточный перевод - ведь столица Сирии – всего лишь Дамаск, а глава Дамаска – всего лишь слабый царь Рецин. Через шестьдесят пять лет Ефраим будет рассеян и перестанет быть народом.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - ведь столица Сирии – всего лишь Дамаск, а глава Дамаска – всего лишь слабый царь Рецин. Через шестьдесят пять лет Ефраим будет рассеян и перестанет быть народом.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - ведь столица Сирии – всего лишь Дамаск, а глава Дамаска – всего лишь слабый царь Рецин. Через шестьдесят пять лет Ефраим будет рассеян и перестанет быть народом.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - car c’est Damas la capitale ╵de la Syrie, et c’est Retsîn ╵qui est chef de Damas. Dans soixante-cinq ans, Ephraïm sera écrasé ╵et n’existera plus ╵en tant que peuple.
リビングバイブル - ダマスコはシリヤの首都で終わり、レツィン王の領土はこれ以上増えないからだ。またイスラエルも、六十五年以内に跡形もなくなる。
Nova Versão Internacional - pois a cabeça da Síria é Damasco, e a cabeça de Damasco é Rezim. Em sessenta e cinco anos Efraim ficará muito arruinado para ser um povo.
Hoffnung für alle - Damaskus bleibt auch weiterhin nur die Hauptstadt von Syrien, Rezin muss seine Eroberungspläne aufgeben. Und das Königreich Israel wird nur noch 65 Jahre bestehen; dann wird es das Volk nicht mehr geben.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - vì đầu của Sy-ri là Đa-mách, đầu Đa-mách là Rê-xin. Trong vòng sáu mươi lăm năm, Ít-ra-ên sẽ bị tiêu diệt và không còn là một dân nữa;
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะหัวของอารัมคือดามัสกัส และหัวของดามัสกัสคือเรซีนเท่านั้น เอฟราอิมก็เช่นกัน ภายในหกสิบห้าปี จะถูกบดขยี้ไม่เหลือเป็นชนชาติ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะดามัสกัสเป็นเมืองสำคัญของอารัม และเรซีนเป็นผู้นำของดามัสกัส และภายใน 65 ปี เอฟราอิมจะแตกออกเป็นเสี่ยงๆ จนไม่อาจเป็นชนชาติได้อีก

Isaiah 8:4 - The king of Assyria will carry off the wealth of Damascus. He will also carry away the goods that were taken from Samaria. That will happen before the boy knows how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother.’ ”
2 Samuel 8:6 - He stationed some soldiers in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus. The people of Aram were brought under his rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him. The Lord helped David win his battles everywhere he went.
2 Kings 17:5 - The king of Assyria marched into the whole land of Israel. He marched to Samaria and surrounded it for three years. From time to time he attacked it.
2 Kings 17:6 - Finally, the king of Assyria captured Samaria. It was in the ninth year of Hoshea. The king of Assyria took the Israelites away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria. He made some of them live in Halah. He made others live in Gozan on the Habor River. And he made others live in the towns of the Medes.
2 Kings 17:7 - All of this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God. He had brought them up out of Egypt. He had brought them out from under the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. But they worshiped other gods.
2 Kings 17:8 - The Lord had driven out other nations to make room for Israel. But they followed the evil practices of those nations. They also followed the practices that the kings of Israel had started.
2 Kings 17:9 - The Israelites did things in secret against the Lord their God. What they did wasn’t right. They built high places for worship in all their towns. They built them at lookout towers. They also built them at cities that had high walls around them.
2 Kings 17:10 - They set up sacred stones. And they set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They did that on every high hill and under every green tree.
2 Kings 17:11 - The Lord had driven out nations to make room for Israel. But the Israelites burned incense at every high place, just as those nations had done. The Israelites did evil things that made the Lord very angry.
2 Kings 17:12 - They worshiped statues of gods. They did it even though the Lord had said, “Do not do that.”
2 Kings 17:13 - The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers. He said, “Turn from your evil ways. Keep my commands and rules. Obey every part of my Law. I commanded your people who lived long ago to obey it. And I gave it to you through my servants the prophets.”
2 Kings 17:14 - But the people wouldn’t listen. They were as stubborn as their people of long ago had been. Those people didn’t trust in the Lord their God.
2 Kings 17:15 - They refused to obey his rules. They broke the covenant he had made with them. They didn’t pay any attention to the rules he had warned them to keep. They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless. They followed the example of the nations around them. They did it even though the Lord had ordered them not to. He had said, “Do not do as they do.”
2 Kings 17:16 - They turned away from all the commands of the Lord their God. They made two statues of gods for themselves. The statues were shaped like calves. They made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. They bowed down to all the stars. And they worshiped the god named Baal.
2 Kings 17:17 - They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced all kinds of evil magic. They gave up following God’s rules. They did only what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. All these things made him very angry.
2 Kings 17:18 - So the Lord was very angry with Israel. He removed them from his land. Only the tribe of Judah was left.
2 Kings 17:19 - And even Judah didn’t obey the commands of the Lord their God. They followed the practices Israel had started.
2 Kings 17:20 - So the Lord turned his back on all the people of Israel. He made them suffer. He handed them over to people who stole everything they had. And finally he threw them out of his land.
2 Kings 17:21 - The Lord took control of Israel away from the royal house of David. The Israelites made Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, their king. Jeroboam tried to get Israel to stop following the Lord. He caused them to commit a terrible sin.
2 Kings 17:22 - The Israelites were stubborn. They continued to commit all the sins Jeroboam had committed. They didn’t turn away from them.
2 Kings 17:23 - So the Lord removed them from his land. That’s what he had warned them he would do. He had given that warning through all his servants the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken away from their country. They were forced to go to Assyria. And that’s where they still are.
Hosea 1:6 - Gomer became pregnant again. She had a daughter. Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah.” Lo-Ruhamah means Not Loved. “That’s because I will no longer show love to the people of Israel. I will not forgive them anymore.
Hosea 1:7 - But I will show love to the people of Judah. And I will save them. I will not use bows or swords or other weapons of war to do it. I will not save them by using horses and horsemen either. Instead, I will use my own power to save them. I am the Lord their God. And I will save them.”
Hosea 1:8 - Later, Gomer stopped nursing Lo-Ruhamah. After that, she had another son.
Hosea 1:9 - Then the Lord said, “Name him Lo-Ammi.” Lo-Ammi means Not My People. “That’s because Israel is no longer my people. And I am no longer their God.
Hosea 1:10 - “But the time will come when the people of Israel will be like the sand on the seashore. It can’t be measured or counted. Now it is said about them, ‘You are not my people.’ But at that time they will be called ‘children of the living God.’
Ezra 4:2 - Then those enemies came to Zerubbabel. The family leaders of Israel were with him. The enemies said, “We want to help you build. We’re just like you. We worship your God. We offer sacrifices to him. We’ve been doing that ever since the time of Esarhaddon. He was king of Assyria. He brought our people here.”
Genesis 14:15 - During the night Abram separated his men into groups. They attacked their enemies and drove them away. They chased them north of Damascus as far as Hobah.
Isaiah 17:1 - Here is a prophecy against Damascus that the Lord gave me. He said, “Damascus will not be a city anymore. Instead, all its buildings will be knocked down.
Isaiah 17:2 - The cities of Aroer will be deserted. They will be left to the flocks that lie down there. No one will make them afraid.
Isaiah 17:3 - Ephraim’s people will no longer have cities with high walls around them. Royal power will disappear from Damascus. Those who are left alive in Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel,” announces the Lord who rules over all.