But I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the fatal day. You know my words were spoken in your presence.

至于我，那跟从你作牧人的职分，我并没有急忙离弃，也没有想那灾殃的日子；这是你知道的。我口中所出的言语都在你面前。

至于我，我并没有逃避作牧人跟随你，也没有想望那灾殃的日子；这是你所知道的。我嘴唇所出的都在你面前。

至于我，我并没有逃避作牧人跟随你，也没有想望那灾殃的日子；这是你所知道的。我嘴唇所出的都在你面前。

但我并没有逃避牧养你子民的工作，也没有求你降祸给他们。你知道我说的每一句话。

至于我，我没有急忙离弃那跟从你作牧人的职分（“我没有急忙离弃那跟从你作牧人的职分”有古译本作“我没有催逼你降灾祸”），也没有想望灾难的日子，这是你知道的；我嘴里所出的话都在你面前。

至於我，那跟從你作牧人的職分，我並沒有急忙離棄，也沒有想那災殃的日子；這是你知道的。我口中所出的言語都在你面前。

至於我，我並沒有逃避作牧人跟隨你，也沒有想望那災殃的日子；這是你所知道的。我嘴唇所出的都在你面前。

至於我，我並沒有逃避作牧人跟隨你，也沒有想望那災殃的日子；這是你所知道的。我嘴唇所出的都在你面前。

但我並沒有逃避牧養你子民的工作，也沒有求你降禍給他們。你知道我說的每一句話。

至於我，我沒有急忙離棄那跟從你作牧人的職分（“我沒有急忙離棄那跟從你作牧人的職分”有古譯本作“我沒有催逼你降災禍”），也沒有想望災難的日子，這是你知道的；我嘴裡所出的話都在你面前。

至於我呢，我並沒有催迫你降災禍，也沒有想望災殃的日子快來到呀；這是你知道的；我嘴裏出的話正在你面前呀。

若我、民牧之職、我未速棄、而不從爾、災禍之至、非我所欲、爾所知也、我口所言、俱在爾前、

我聽爾命、為民之牧、斯職不敢速棄、民遭患難、非我所欲、我所言者、惟爾使之、爾所知也。

我未速棄牧者之職不從主、或作我從主為民之牧斯職不敢速棄民遭患難之日、非我所願、此主所知、我口所出之言、存於主前、

I have not run away from being your shepherd; you know I have not desired the day of despair. What passes my lips is open before you.

I haven’t run away from being the shepherd of your people. You know I haven’t wanted the day of Jerusalem’s fall to come. You are aware of every word that comes from my lips.

I have not run away from being your shepherd, nor have I desired the day of sickness. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face.

Lord, I have not abandoned my job as a shepherd for your people. I have not urged you to send disaster. You have heard everything I’ve said.

But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd following after You, Nor have I longed for the disastrous day; You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips Was in Your presence.

As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You.

As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

But I have not run away from being Your shepherd, and I have not longed for the fatal day. You know my words were spoken in Your presence.

As for me, I have not hastened from[ being] a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was[ right] before thee.

But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.

As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony! Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds; I cannot be silent. For you, my soul, have heard the sound of the ram’s horn— the shout of battle.Disaster after disaster is reported because the whole land is destroyed. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, my tent curtains, in a moment.

“ As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me.If I say to the wicked,‘ Wicked one, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to warn him about his way, that wicked person will die for his iniquity, yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.But if you warn a wicked person to turn from his way and he doesn’t turn from it, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have rescued yourself.

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will receive a stricter judgment.

The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the LORD’s hand was on me powerfully.I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were living by the Chebar Canal, and I sat there among them stunned for seven days.Now at the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me:“ Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me.If I say to the wicked person,‘ You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him— you don’t speak out to warn him about his wicked way in order to save his life— that wicked person will die for his iniquity. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.But if you warn a wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have rescued yourself.

The word of the LORD came to me:I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.But I protested,“ Oh no, Lord GOD! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.”Then the LORD said to me: Do not say,“ I am only a youth,” for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell you.Do not be afraid of anyone, for I will be with you to rescue you. This is the LORD’s declaration.Then the LORD reached out his hand, touched my mouth, and told me: I have now filled your mouth with my words.See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.

But if you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, for the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.

I speak the truth in Christ— I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood.

If my head were a flowing spring, my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain of my dear people.

My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.

For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

So Amos answered Amaziah,“ I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs.But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me,‘ Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’”

You are to speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears; day and night may they not stop, for my dearest people have been destroyed by a crushing blow, an extremely severe wound.If I go out to the field, look— those slain by the sword! If I enter the city, look— those ill from famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you detest Zion? Why do you strike us with no hope of healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror.We acknowledge our wickedness, LORD, the iniquity of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against you.For your name’s sake, don’t despise us. Don’t disdain your glorious throne. Remember your covenant with us; do not break it.

Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before you to speak good on their behalf, to turn your anger from them.

because I did not avoid declaring to you the whole plan of God.

You know that I did not avoid proclaiming to you anything that was profitable or from teaching you publicly and from house to house.

I say,“ I won’t mention him or speak any longer in his name.” But his message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones. I become tired of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.