Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel.

以色列啊，你的先知好像荒场中的狐狸，

以色列啊，你的先知好像废墟中的狐狸，

以色列啊，你的先知好像废墟中的狐狸，

以色列人啊，你们的先知像废墟中的狐狸，

以色列啊！你的先知好像废墟中的狐狸。

以色列啊，你的先知好像荒場中的狐狸，

以色列啊，你的先知好像廢墟中的狐狸，

以色列啊，你的先知好像廢墟中的狐狸，

以色列人啊，你們的先知像廢墟中的狐狸，

以色列啊！你的先知好像廢墟中的狐狸。

以色列啊，你的神言人如同荒場中的狼。

以色列乎、爾之先知、譬如荒邱之狐、

以色列族乎、爾之先知、譬彼野狐。

以色列人歟、爾之先知、如在荒墟之狐狸、

Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins.

Israel, your prophets are like wild dogs that live among broken- down buildings.

“ O people of Israel, these prophets of yours are like jackals digging in the ruins.

Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins.

Israel, your prophets have been like jackals among ruins.

O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts.

O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.

Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins.

O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

Your prophets have become like jackals among the ruins, O Israel.

Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.

Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who cry“ Peace” when they have something to eat, but declare war against him who puts nothing into their mouths.

If a man should go about and utter wind and lies, saying,“ I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be the preacher for this people!

And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said,“ Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people,and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.

“ Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in— who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery—

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,

The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.”