“ You have criticized me sharply,” says the LORD,“ but you ask,‘ How have we criticized you?’

耶和华说：“你们用话顶撞我，你们还说：‘我们用什么话顶撞了你呢？’

耶和华说：“你们用话顶撞我。”你们却说：“我们说了什么话顶撞你呢？”

耶和华说：“你们用话顶撞我。”你们却说：“我们说了什么话顶撞你呢？”

耶和华说：“你们出言毁谤我，还问，‘我们怎么毁谤你了？’

耶和华说：“你们用无礼的话顶撞我。你们还问：‘我们用什么话顶撞了你呢？’

耶和华说：“你们用话语顶撞我，还问：‘我们是怎么用话语顶撞你的呢？’

耶和華說：「你們用話頂撞我，你們還說：『我們用甚麼話頂撞了你呢？』

耶和華說：「你們用話頂撞我。」你們卻說：「我們說了甚麼話頂撞你呢？」

耶和華說：「你們用話頂撞我。」你們卻說：「我們說了甚麼話頂撞你呢？」

耶和華說：「你們出言譭謗我，還問，『我們怎麼譭謗你了？』

耶和華說：“你們用無禮的話頂撞我。你們還問：‘我們用甚麼話頂撞了你呢？’

永恆主說：『你們的話說得很硬來頂撞我；你們卻還問說：「我們說甚麼話來頂撞你呢？」

耶和華說：「你們用話語頂撞我，還問：『我們是怎麼用話語頂撞你的呢？』

耶和華曰、爾以狂悖之言逆我、乃曰、我以何言逆爾乎、

耶和華曰、爾出言不遜、違逆乎我、爾曰、予以何詞悖爾哉、

主曰、爾出言不遜、爾出言不遜或作爾以狂悖之言議論我、爾曰、我以何詞議論主乎、

“ You have spoken arrogantly against me,” says the Lord.“ Yet you ask,‘ What have we said against you?’

“ You have spoken with pride against me,” says the Lord.“ But you ask,‘ What have we spoken against you?’

“ Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. But you say,‘ How have we spoken against you?’

“ You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord.“ But you say,‘ What do you mean? What have we said against you?’

“ Your words against me are harsh,” says the LORD. Yet you ask,“ What have we spoken against you?”

“ Your words have been arrogant against Me,” says the Lord.“ Yet you say,‘ What have we spoken against You?’

“ Your words have been harsh against Me,” Says the Lord,“ Yet you say,‘ What have we spoken against You?’

Your words have been stout against me, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, What have we spoken against thee?

“ Your words against Me are harsh,” says the Lord. Yet you ask:“ What have we spoken against You?”

Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken[ so much] against thee?

“ Your words have been stout against me,” says Yahweh.“ Yet you say,‘ What have we spoken against you?’

You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say,“ How have we wearied him?” Because you say,“ Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord’s opinion, and he delights in them,” or“ Where is the God of justice?”

Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!

But who indeed are you– a mere human being– to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder,“ Why have you made me like this?”

He opposes and exalts himself above every so- called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat in God’s temple, displaying himself as God.

But Pharaoh said,“ Who is the LORD that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the LORD, and I will not release Israel!”

He says to himself,“ God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”

What man is like Job, who drinks derision like water!He goes about in company with evildoers, he goes along with wicked men.

Who among all the gods of these nations whom my predecessors annihilated was able to rescue his people from my power?Now don’t let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. So how can your gods rescue you from my power?’”Sennacherib’s servants further insulted the LORD God and his servant Hezekiah.He wrote letters mocking the LORD God of Israel and insulting him with these words:“ The gods of the surrounding nations could not rescue their people from my power. Neither can Hezekiah’s god rescue his people from my power.”They called out loudly in the Judahite dialect to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, trying to scare and terrify them so they could seize the city.They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.

They say,“ Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”

Are they ashamed because they have done such disgusting things? No, they are not at all ashamed! They do not even know how to blush! So they will die just like others have died. They will be brought to ruin when I punish them, says the LORD.

Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say,‘ How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and contributions!

Yet you ask,“ Why?” The LORD is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.

Therefore, listen to the LORD’s word, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem!For you say,“ We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”

“ A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The LORD who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply,‘ How have we made light of your name?’You are offering improper sacrifices on my altar, yet you ask,‘ How have we offended you?’ By treating the table of the LORD as if it is of no importance!For when you offer blind animals as a sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and sick, is that not wrong as well? Indeed, try offering them to your governor! Will he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD who rules over all.