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Iain Duguid

Bible – chinese – 新标点和合本 何西阿书 7

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我想医治以色列的时候,
以法莲的罪孽和撒马利亚的罪恶就显露出来。
他们行事虚谎,
内有贼人入室偷窃
外有强盗成群骚扰。
他们心里并不思想我记念他们的一切恶;
他们所行的现在缠绕他们,都在我面前。
宫廷内乱
他们行恶使君王欢喜,
说谎使首领喜乐。
他们都是行淫的,
像火炉被烤饼的烧热,
从抟面到发面的时候,
暂不使着旺。
在我们王宴乐的日子,
首领因酒的烈性成病;
王与亵慢人拉手。
首领埋伏的时候,心中热如火炉,
就如烤饼的整夜睡卧,
到了早晨火气炎炎。
众民也热如火炉,
烧灭他们的官长。
他们的君王都仆倒而死;
他们中间无一人求告我。
以色列和列邦
以法莲与列邦人搀杂;
以法莲是没有翻过的饼。
外邦人吞吃他劳力得来的,他却不知道;
头发斑白,他也不觉得。
10  以色列的骄傲当面见证自己,
虽遭遇这一切,
他们仍不归向耶和华—他们的 神,
也不寻求他。
11  以法莲好像鸽子愚蠢无知;
他们求告埃及,投奔亚述
12 他们去的时候,我必将我的网撒在他们身上;
我要打下他们,如同空中的鸟。
我必按他们会众所听见的惩罚他们。
13 他们因离弃我,必定有祸;
因违背我,必被毁灭。
我虽要救赎他们,他们却向我说谎。
 
14 他们并不诚心哀求我,
乃在床上呼号;
他们为求五谷新酒聚集,
仍然悖逆我。
15 我虽教导他们,坚固他们的膀臂,
他们竟图谋抗拒我。
16 他们归向,却不归向至上者;
他们如同翻背的弓。
他们的首领必因舌头的狂傲倒在刀下;
这在埃及地必作人的讥笑。