Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception. They refuse to turn back to me.

这耶路撒冷的民，为何恒久背道呢？他们守定诡诈，不肯回头。

这耶路撒冷的百姓为何永久背道呢？他们抓住诡诈，不肯回头。

这耶路撒冷的百姓为何永久背道呢？他们抓住诡诈，不肯回头。

为什么耶路撒冷的居民一味地背叛我？他们诡诈成性，不肯回头。

这人民为什么背道，耶路撒冷为什么长久偏离？他们定意行诡诈，不肯回转。

這耶路撒冷的民，為何恆久背道呢？他們守定詭詐，不肯回頭。

這耶路撒冷的百姓為何永久背道呢？他們抓住詭詐，不肯回頭。

這耶路撒冷的百姓為何永久背道呢？他們抓住詭詐，不肯回頭。

為什麼耶路撒冷的居民一味地背叛我？他們詭詐成性，不肯回頭。

這人民為甚麼背道，耶路撒冷為甚麼長久偏離？他們定意行詭詐，不肯回轉。

這人民為甚麼長久轉離呢？他們執迷着詭詐，不肯轉回。

然則此耶路撒冷民、恆久悖逆何為乎、彼堅持詭譎、弗肯旋轉、

然則耶路撒冷人恆背逆予、固執詭詐、不知悛改、曷故。

然則此耶路撒冷之民、違棄我、永不復歸、何故、固執虛假、不願悔改、何故、

Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

Then why have the people of Jerusalem turned away from me? Why do they always turn away? They keep on telling lies. They refuse to come back to me.

Why then has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return.

Then why do these people stay on their self destructive path? Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back? They cling tightly to their lies and will not turn around.

Why have these people turned away? Why is Jerusalem always turning away? They take hold of deceit; they refuse to return.

Why has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold on to deceit, They refuse to return.

Why has this people slidden back, Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

Why have these people turned away? Why is Jerusalem always turning away? They take hold of deceit; they refuse to return.

Why[ then] is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

Why then have the people of Jerusalem fallen back by a perpetual backsliding? They cling to deceit. They refuse to return.

They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me,” says the LORD.

LORD, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.

“ But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.

He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘ Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’

Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.

The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders,and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.And so all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned.

They say to the visionaries,“ See no more visions!” and to the seers,“ Don’t relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things, relate deceptive messages.

My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them!

but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

Israel has rebelled like a stubborn heifer! Soon the LORD will put them out to pasture like a lamb in a broad field!

However, hold on to what you have until I come.

But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.

Does a young woman forget to put on her jewels? Does a bride forget to put on her bridal attire? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can even be counted.

But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Know for certain that the LORD has spoken.

But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts. They acted worse and worse instead of better.From the time your ancestors departed the land of Egypt until now, I sent my servants the prophets to you again and again, day after day.But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.’”

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

Then the LORD said to me,“ Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah.“ Go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north. Tell them,‘ Come back to me, wayward Israel,’ says the LORD.‘ I will not continue to look on you with displeasure. For I am merciful,’ says the LORD.‘ I will not be angry with you forever.However, you must confess that you have done wrong, and that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You must confess that you have given yourself to foreign gods under every green tree, and have not obeyed my commands,’ says the LORD.“ Come back to me, my wayward sons,” says the LORD,“ for I am your true master. If you do, I will take one of you from each town and two of you from each family group, and I will bring you back to Zion.