you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say,“ Didn’t we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?”

你们喜爱虚浮的事，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量取了角吗？”

你们这些喜爱罗‧底巴的，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量攻占了加宁吗？”

你们这些喜爱罗‧底巴的，自夸说：“我们不是凭自己的力量攻占了加宁吗？”

你们炫耀自己征服了罗底巴，吹嘘凭自己的能力夺取了加宁。

你们以夺取罗底巴为夸耀，说：“我们夺取加宁不是靠自己的力量吗？”

你們喜愛虛浮的事，自誇說：我們不是憑自己的力量取了角嗎？

你們這些喜愛羅‧底巴的，自誇說：「我們不是憑自己的力量攻佔了加寧嗎？」

你們這些喜愛羅‧底巴的，自誇說：「我們不是憑自己的力量攻佔了加寧嗎？」

你們炫耀自己征服了羅底巴，吹噓憑自己的能力奪取了加寧。

你們以奪取羅底巴為誇耀，說：“我們奪取加寧不是靠自己的力量嗎？”

你們、你們這些喜歡虛無事的，這些說：『我們豈不是憑着自己力量而為自己取得勢力麼？』

虛無是喜、乃曰我儕之角、非以己力而得乎、

爾以虛浮之事、妄自誇詡、自謂力猛、足以勝人、

爾以虛浮為悅、妄自誇詡、自謂恃強得勢、恃強得勢原文作以己力取角

you who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar and say,“ Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?”

You are happy because you captured the town of Lo Debar. You say,“ We were strong enough to take Karnaim too.”

you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say,“ Have we not by our own strength captured Karnaim for ourselves?”

And you brag about your conquest of Lo debar. You boast,“ Didn’t we take Karnaim by our own strength?”

you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say,“ Didn’t we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?”

You who rejoice in Lodebar, And say,“ Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”

You who rejoice over Lo Debar, Who say,“ Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves By our own strength?”

ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar. You say,“ Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power?”

you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say,‘ Haven’t we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?’

Then I’ll say to myself,“ You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’“ But God said to him,‘ You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared— whose will they be?’

Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you mockers who rule this people in Jerusalem.For you said,“ We have cut a deal with Death, and we have made an agreement with Sheol; when the overwhelming scourge passes through, it will not touch us, because we have made falsehood our refuge and have hidden behind treachery.”

He restored Israel’s border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook, catch them in their dragnet, and gather them in their fishing net; that is why they are glad and rejoice.That is why they sacrifice to their dragnet and burn incense to their fishing net, for by these things their portion is rich and their food plentiful.

if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great or because my own hand has acquired so much,

So they went out to the countryside and harvested grapes from their vineyards. They trampled the grapes and held a celebration. Then they went to the house of their god, and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in war from Jehoash’s father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times and recovered the cities of Israel.

“ I assure you: You will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress, or become excited when trouble came his way?

When the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a loud shout that the ground shook.

Then the Lord God appointed a plant, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort. Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.

Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets brought judgment to those who live on the earth.

On that day you will not be put to shame because of everything you have done in rebelling against Me. For then I will remove your proud, arrogant people from among you, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.

if then you have acted faithfully and honestly with Jerubbaal and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech and may he also rejoice in you.But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the lords of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the lords of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”

Judah was routed before Israel, and everyone fled to his own tent.King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down 200 yards of Jerusalem’s wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.He took all the gold and silver, all the articles found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

Because these people rejected the slowly flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,

the king exclaimed,“ Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly because of these two smoldering stubs of firebrands, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah.

Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in Judah in one day— all brave men— because they had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors.An Ephraimite warrior named Zichri killed the king’s son Maaseiah, Azrikam governor of the palace, and Elkanah who was second to the king.Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their brothers— women, sons, and daughters. They also took a great deal of plunder from them and brought it to Samaria.

He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm. He grabs it, but it does not hold up.

This is what the Lord says: The wise man must not boast in his wisdom; the strong man must not boast in his strength; the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.

Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.

But Moses replied: It’s not the sound of a victory cry and not the sound of a cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!As he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became enraged and threw the tablets out of his hands, smashing them at the base of the mountain.

The fortress disappears from Ephraim, and a kingdom from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites. This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.On that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and his healthy body will become emaciated.

This took place during the reign of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah king of Judah: Rezin king of Aram, along with Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, waged war against Jerusalem, but he could not succeed.

Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph— you who plundered My inheritance— because you frolic like a young cow treading grain and neigh like stallions,

Now the Philistine leaders gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said: Our god has handed over our enemy Samson to us.When the people saw him, they praised their god and said: Our god has handed over to us our enemy who destroyed our land and who multiplied our dead.When they were drunk, they said,“ Bring Samson here to entertain us.” So they brought Samson from prison, and he entertained them. They had him stand between the pillars.