Then the people of Ephraim mobilized an army and crossed over the Jordan River to Zaphon. They sent this message to Jephthah:“ Why didn’t you call for us to help you fight against the Ammonites? We are going to burn down your house with you in it!”

以法莲人聚集，到了北方，对耶弗他说：“你去与亚扪人争战，为什么没有招我们同去呢？我们必用火烧你和你的房屋。”

以法莲人被召来，渡河来到撒分。他们对耶弗他说：“你去与亚扪人争战，为什么没有召我们同去呢？我们必用火将你和你的家烧了。”

以法莲人被召来，渡河来到撒分。他们对耶弗他说：“你去与亚扪人争战，为什么没有召我们同去呢？我们必用火将你和你的家烧了。”

后来，以法莲人召集军队，渡过约旦河来到撒分。他们对耶弗他说：“你为什么不召我们一起去攻打亚扪人呢？我们要把你和你的房子一起烧掉。”

以法莲人聚集起来，过河到了撒分，对耶弗他说：“你过去攻打亚扪人的时候，为什么没有召我们与你同去呢？我们要用火烧掉你和你的房屋。”

以法蓮人聚集，到了北方，對耶弗他說：「你去與亞捫人爭戰，為甚麼沒有招我們同去呢？我們必用火燒你和你的房屋。」

以法蓮人被召來，渡河來到撒分。他們對耶弗他說：「你去與亞捫人爭戰，為甚麼沒有召我們同去呢？我們必用火將你和你的家燒了。」

以法蓮人被召來，渡河來到撒分。他們對耶弗他說：「你去與亞捫人爭戰，為甚麼沒有召我們同去呢？我們必用火將你和你的家燒了。」

後來，以法蓮人召集軍隊，渡過約旦河來到撒分。他們對耶弗他說：「你為什麼不召我們一起去攻打亞捫人呢？我們要把你和你的房子一起燒掉。」

以法蓮人聚集起來，過河到了撒分，對耶弗他說：“你過去攻打亞捫人的時候，為甚麼沒有召我們與你同去呢？我們要用火燒掉你和你的房屋。”

以法蓮人應召而集，向着撒分前進，對耶弗他說：『你過去和亞捫人交戰，為甚麼沒有招我們和你同去呢？我們要用火燒你和你的房屋。』

以法蓮人集而北往、謂耶弗他曰、爾與亞捫族戰、而不招我偕往、曷故、我必以火燬爾、及爾第宅、

以法蓮人咸集、往北、謂耶弗大曰、爾往攻亞捫族、不招我偕往、曷故、我必燬爾、及爾家室。

以法蓮人咸集、往北、謂耶弗他曰、爾往攻亞捫人、不招我偕往何故、我必以火焚爾及爾家室、

The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah,“ Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your head.”

The troops of Ephraim were called out. The troops went across the Jordan River to Zaphon. When they arrived, they said to Jephthah,“ You went to fight against the Ammonites. Why didn’t you ask us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your head.”

The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah,“ Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.”

The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah,“ Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites but didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house with you in it!”

Now the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah,“ Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you!”

Then the men of Ephraim gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah,“ Why did you cross over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you with fire!”

And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.

The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah,“ Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites but didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you in it!”

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

The Ephraimites assembled and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah,“ Why did you go and fight with the Ammonites without asking us to go with you? We will burn your house down right over you!”

The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah,“ Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!”

Then the people of Ephraim asked Gideon,“ Why have you treated us this way? Why didn’t you send for us when you first went out to fight the Midianites?” And they argued heatedly with Gideon.

On the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife,“ Entice your husband to explain the riddle for us, or we will burn down your father’s house with you in it. Did you invite us to this party just to make us poor?”

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.

Jesus said,“ At my Father’s direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?”

But all the men of Israel complained to the king,“ The men of Judah stole the king and didn’t give us the honor of helping take you, your household, and all your men across the Jordan.”The men of Judah replied,“ The king is one of our own kinsmen. Why should this make you angry? We haven’t eaten any of the king’s food or received any special favors!”“ But there are ten tribes in Israel,” the others replied.“ So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?” The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel.

For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.

“ Who did this?” the Philistines demanded.“ Samson,” was the reply,“ because his father in law from Timnah gave Samson’s wife to be married to his best man.” So the Philistines went and got the woman and her father and burned them to death.

I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.