“ But you priests should not blame the people. You should not find fault with one another. After all, your people could also bring charges against you.

“然而，人都不必争辩，也不必指责，因为这民与抗拒祭司的人一样。

然而，人都不必争辩，也不必指责。你的百姓与抗拒祭司的人一样。

然而，人都不必争辩，也不必指责。你的百姓与抗拒祭司的人一样。

耶和华说：“谁都不要指控别人，谁都不要责备别人，因为我要指控的是你们祭司。

虽然这样，人人都不必争论，不要彼此指责。你的民像争辩的祭司一样。

然而，人都不必爭辯，也不必指責，因為這民與抗拒祭司的人一樣。

然而，人都不必爭辯，也不必指責。你的百姓與抗拒祭司的人一樣。

然而，人都不必爭辯，也不必指責。你的百姓與抗拒祭司的人一樣。

耶和華說：「誰都不要指控別人，誰都不要責備別人，因為我要指控的是你們祭司。

雖然這樣，人人都不必爭論，不要彼此指責。你的民像爭辯的祭司一樣。

然而人都不必爭辯，人也不必指責；祭司啊，我的爭辯是針對着你的。

但人勿相爭、勿相責、蓋爾民如與祭司爭者然、

規諫無人、民逆祭司、

無人審鞫、無人指責、爾民若抗逆祭司者、

“ But let no one bring a charge, let no one accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.

Yet let no one contend, and let none accuse, for with you is my contention, O priest.

“ Don’t point your finger at someone else and try to pass the blame! My complaint, you priests, is with you.

But let no one dispute; let no one argue, for my case is against you priests.

Yet let no one find fault, and let no one rebuke; For your people are like those who contend with a priest.

“ Now let no man contend, or rebuke another; For your people are like those who contend with the priest.

Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

But let no one dispute; let no one argue, for My case is against you priests.

Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people[ are] as they that strive with the priest.

Do not let anyone accuse or contend against anyone else: for my case is against you priests!

“ Yet let no man bring a charge, neither let any man accuse; for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.

Someone might show that they don’t respect the judge. Or they will show that they don’t respect the priest. The priest will serve the Lord your God at the place God will choose. If anyone doesn’t show respect for these people, that person must be put to death. Remove that evil person from Israel.

So those who are wise keep quiet in times like these. That’s because the times are evil.

The people of Ephraim have joined themselves to other gods. And nothing can be done to help them.

“ You look at the bit of sawdust in your friend’s eye. But you pay no attention to the piece of wood in your own eye.How can you say to your friend,‘ Let me take the bit of sawdust out of your eye’? How can you say this while there is a piece of wood in your own eye?You pretender! First take the piece of wood out of your own eye. Then you will be able to see clearly to take the bit of sawdust out of your friend’s eye.“ Do not give holy things to dogs. Do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they might walk all over them. They might turn around and tear you to pieces.

They said,“ Come on. Let’s make plans against Jeremiah. We’ll still have priests to teach us the law. We’ll always have wise people to give us advice. We’ll have prophets to bring us messages from the Lord. So come on. Let’s speak out against Jeremiah. We shouldn’t pay any attention to what he says.”

Relatives might come to burn the dead bodies. If they do, they’ll have to carry them out of the house first. They might ask someone still hiding there,“ Is anyone else here with you?” If the answer is no, the relatives will go on to say,“ Be quiet! We must not pray in the Lord’ s name.”

I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth. Then you will be silent. You will not be able to correct them. That’s because they always refuse to obey me.