“ Son of man, those who live in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying,‘ Abraham was only one person, yet he received possession of the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

“人子啊，住在以色列荒废之地的人说：‘亚伯拉罕独自一人能得这地为业，我们人数众多，这地更是给我们为业的。’

“人子啊，住在以色列荒废之地的人说：‘亚伯拉罕一人能得这地为业，我们人数众多，这地更是给我们为业的。’

“人子啊，住在以色列荒废之地的人说：‘亚伯拉罕一人能得这地为业，我们人数众多，这地更是给我们为业的。’

“人子啊，那些住在以色列废墟中的人说，‘亚伯拉罕一人尚且能拥有这片土地，我们这么多人更能拥有这片土地为业。’

“人子啊！那些住在以色列地废墟里的人常说：‘亚伯拉罕一个人就得了这地为业；我们人数众多，这地更应该给我们为业。’

「人子啊，住在以色列荒廢之地的人說：『亞伯拉罕獨自一人能得這地為業，我們人數眾多，這地更是給我們為業的。』

「人子啊，住在以色列荒廢之地的人說：『亞伯拉罕一人能得這地為業，我們人數眾多，這地更是給我們為業的。』

「人子啊，住在以色列荒廢之地的人說：『亞伯拉罕一人能得這地為業，我們人數眾多，這地更是給我們為業的。』

「人子啊，那些住在以色列廢墟中的人說，『亞伯拉罕一人尚且能擁有這片土地，我們這麼多人更能擁有這片土地為業。』

“人子啊！那些住在以色列地廢墟裡的人常說：‘亞伯拉罕一個人就得了這地為業；我們人數眾多，這地更應該給我們為業。’

『人子啊，住在以色列地那些荒廢之處的人常說：「亞伯拉罕只是獨自一人尚且能擁有這地為基業，我們呢、人數眾多，一定更能給我們擁有這地的。」

人子歟、居於以色列地、荒蕪之處者曰、亞伯拉罕僅一人耳、而得斯土、我儕既眾、必得斯土為業、

人子、以色列地荒墟、居民常言亞伯拉罕一人、能得斯土、我儕既眾、豈不能據而有之、

人子、以色列地荒墟、居之者常言、亞伯拉罕一人、能得斯地為業、我儕人多、必更能據之為業、

“ Son of man, the people living in those ruins in the land of Israel are saying,‘ Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’

“ Son of man, here is what the people living in Israel’s broken- down buildings are saying.‘ Abraham was only one man. But he owned the land. We are many people. The land must certainly belong to us.’

“ Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying,‘ Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.’

“ Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying,‘ Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

“ Son of man, they who live in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying,‘ Abraham was only one, yet he possessed the land; so to us who are many the land has been given as a possession.’

“ Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying,‘ Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’

Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

“ Son of man, those who live in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying,‘ Abraham was only one person, yet he received possession of the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’

Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we[ are] many; the land is given us for inheritance.

“ Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying,‘ Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.’

“ Son of man, those who inhabit the waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying,‘ Abraham was one, and he inherited the land; but we are many. The land is given us for inheritance.’

He didn’t give him an inheritance in it— not even a foot of ground— but he promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he was childless.

Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was only one; I blessed him and made him many.

“ Tell them this:‘ This is what the Lord GOD says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I have given to wild animals to be devoured, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.

All the commanders of the armies that were in the countryside— they and their men— heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land. He had been put in charge of the men, women, and children from among the poorest of the land, who had not been deported to Babylon.

therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become plunder and a mockery to the rest of the nations all around.

Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves,‘ We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

And don’t presume to say to yourselves,‘ We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

However, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and he gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

And he became the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.

When they say,“ Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying,“ Isn’t the LORD among us? No disaster will overtake us.”

But you are to take a few strands from the hair and secure them in the folds of your robe.Take some more of them, throw them into the fire, and burn them in it. A fire will spread from it to the whole house of Israel.

Neither is it the case that all of Abraham’s children are his descendants. On the contrary, your offspring will be traced through Isaac.

“ Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them,‘ This is what the Lord GOD says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?

“ We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered him,“ and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say,‘ You will become free’?”

“ Our father is Abraham,” they replied.“ If you were Abraham’s children,” Jesus told them,“ you would do what Abraham did.

“ Son of man, your own relatives, those who have the right to redeem your property, along with the entire house of Israel— all of them— are those to whom the residents of Jerusalem have said,‘ You are far from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’