You push away every thought of coming disaster, but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.

你们以为降祸的日子还远，坐在位上尽行强暴。

你们以为降祸的日子尚远，却使残暴的统治临近。

你们以为降祸的日子尚远，却使残暴的统治临近。

你们以为灾难的日子离得还远，就大肆施行暴政。

你们认为灾祸的日子离开很远，你们的行为却招致残暴的审判。

你們以為降禍的日子還遠，坐在位上盡行強暴。

你們以為降禍的日子尚遠，卻使殘暴的統治臨近。

你們以為降禍的日子尚遠，卻使殘暴的統治臨近。

你們以為災難的日子離得還遠，就大肆施行暴政。

你們認為災禍的日子離開很遠，你們的行為卻招致殘暴的審判。

有禍啊那些擅自把災禍之日推遠，反把強暴之座位挪近的！

爾以為患難之日遙遠、致暴虐之位速設、

居位之人、所行暴虐、以為報應之理、甚屬茫昧、

爾曹以為降罰之日尚遠、且居於位行強暴、且居於位行強暴原文作使強暴之位相近

You put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of terror.

You are trying to avoid the time when trouble will come. But you are only bringing closer the Assyrian rule of terror.

O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence?

You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence.

Are you postponing the day of disaster, And would you bring near the seat of violence?

Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near;

— ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence.

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.

Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

But all the sinners will die by the sword— all those who say,‘ Nothing bad will happen to us.’

“ Come,” they say,“ let’s get some wine and have a party. Let’s all get drunk. Then tomorrow we’ll do it again and have an even bigger party!”

“ Son of man, the people of Israel are saying,‘ He’s talking about the distant future. His visions won’t come true for a long, long time.’

They will say,“ What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”

When people are saying,“ Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.

“ Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel:‘ Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.’

But what if the servant is evil and thinks,‘ My master won’t be back for a while,’

“ My people have forgotten how to do right,” says the Lord.“ Their fortresses are filled with wealth taken by theft and violence.

For I know the vast number of your sins and the depth of your rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

What sorrow awaits you who say,“ If only the day of the Lord were here!” You have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will bring darkness, not light.

Can horses gallop over boulders? Can oxen be used to plow them? But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

In a single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.

When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.

Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?

You said,‘ I will reign forever as queen of the world!’ You did not reflect on your actions or think about their consequences.