The Lord doesn’t turn his back on people forever.

因为主必不永远丢弃人。

主必不永远撇弃，

主必不永远撇弃，

因为主不会永远撇弃人。

主必不会永远丢弃人。

因為主必不永遠丟棄人。

主必不永遠撇棄，

主必不永遠撇棄，

因為主不會永遠撇棄人。

主必不會永遠丟棄人。

因為永恆主必不永遠屏絕人。

蓋主之遺棄、不至永久兮、

主棄人、不終棄兮。

主雖棄人、究不永棄、

For no one is cast off by the Lord forever.

For the Lord will not cast off forever,

For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever.

For the Lord will not reject us forever.

For the Lord will not reject forever,

For the Lord will not cast off forever.

For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

For the Lord will not reject us forever.

For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

For the Lord will not reject us forever.

For the Lord will not cast off forever.

“ For a brief moment I left you. But because I love you so much, I will bring you back.For a moment I turned my face away from you. I was very angry with you. But I will show you my loving concern. My faithful love will continue forever,” says the Lord. He is the one who set you free.“ During Noah’s time I made a promise. I said I would never cover the earth with water again. In the same way, I have promised not to be angry with you. I will never punish you again.The mountains might shake. The hills might be removed. But my faithful love for you will never be shaken. And my covenant that promises peace to you will never be removed,” says the Lord. He shows you his loving concern.

“ Will the Lord turn away from us forever? Won’t he ever show us his kindness again?

The Lord won’t say no to his people. He will never desert those who belong to him.

I will make a covenant with them that will last forever. I promise that I will never stop doing good to them. I will cause them to respect me. Then they will never turn away from me again.

So here is what I ask. Did God turn his back on his people? Not at all! I myself belong to Israel. I am one of Abraham’s children. I am from the tribe of Benjamin.God didn’t turn his back on his people. After all, he chose them. Don’t you know what Scripture says about Elijah? He complained to God about Israel.He said,“ Lord, they have killed your prophets. They have torn down your altars. I’m the only one left. And they are trying to kill me.”( 1 Kings 19:10, 14)How did God answer him? God said,“ I have kept 7,000 people for myself. They have not bowed down to Baal.”( 1 Kings 19:18)Some are also faithful today. They have been chosen by God’s grace.And if they are chosen by grace, then they can’t work for it. If that were true, grace wouldn’t be grace anymore.

I will not find fault with my people forever. I will not always be angry with them. If I were, I would cause their spirits to grow weak. The people I created would faint away.

The Lord says,“ Suppose the sky above could be measured. Suppose the foundations of the earth below could be completely discovered. Only then would I turn away the people of Israel. Even though they have committed many sins, I will still accept them,” announces the Lord.

“ Haven’t you noticed what these people are saying? They say,‘ The Lord once chose the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah. But now he has turned his back on them.’ So they hate my people. They do not think of them as a nation anymore.

But the Lord will be true to his great name. He won’t turn his back on his people. That’s because he was pleased to make you his own people.

The Lord is tender and kind. He is gracious. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love.He won’t keep bringing charges against us. He won’t stay angry with us forever.He doesn’t punish us for our sins as much as we should be punished. He doesn’t pay us back in keeping with the evil things we’ve done.

Lord, who is a God like you? You forgive sin. You forgive your people when they do what is wrong. You don’t stay angry forever. Instead, you take delight in showing your faithful love to them.