They do evil just as easily as they eat food. They hurt others as easily as they drink wine.

因为他们以奸恶吃饼，以强暴喝酒。

因为他们以邪恶当饼吃，以暴力当酒喝。

因为他们以邪恶当饼吃，以暴力当酒喝。

他们吃的是邪恶饼，喝的是残暴酒。

他们吃的，是奸恶的饭；他们喝的，是强暴的酒。

因为他们吃的是邪恶之饼，喝的是残暴之酒。

因為他們以奸惡吃餅，以強暴喝酒。

因為他們以邪惡當餅吃，以暴力當酒喝。

因為他們以邪惡當餅吃，以暴力當酒喝。

他們吃的是邪惡餅，喝的是殘暴酒。

他們吃的，是奸惡的飯；他們喝的，是強暴的酒。

因為他們喫的是奸惡飯，他們喝的是強暴酒。

因為他們吃的是邪惡之餅，喝的是殘暴之酒。

食邪慝之餅、飲強暴之酒、

其所飲食、若餅若酒、皆取諸非義。

所食之餅、非義而取、所飲之酒、強暴而得、

They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

They eat the food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence!

They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

The rich people among you harm others. You are always telling lies. You try to fool others by what you say.

“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

Food gained by cheating tastes sweet. But you will end up with a mouth full of gravel.

She says,“ Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret tastes good!”

“ Jeremiah, some of my people are evil. They hide and wait just as people hide to catch birds. They set traps for people.A hunter uses tricks to fill his cage with birds. And my people have filled their houses with a lot of goods. They have become rich and powerful.They have grown fat and heavy. There is no limit to the evil things they do. In court they do not seek justice. They don’t protect the rights of children whose fathers have died. They do not stand up for poor people.

Ezekiel, the princes of the land are like a roaring lion that tears its food apart. They eat people up. They take treasures and other valuable things. They cause many women in the land to become widows.Its priests break my law. They treat things set apart to me as if they were not holy. They treat holy and common things as if they were the same. They teach that there is no difference between things that are‘ clean’ and things that are not. They refuse to keep my Sabbath days. So they treat me as if I were not holy.The officials in the land are like wolves that tear their food apart. They spill blood and kill people to get rich.The prophets cover up these acts for them. The visions of these prophets are false. They use magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But their magic tricks are lies. They say,‘ The Lord and King says.’ But I have not spoken to them.The people of the land get rich by cheating others. They steal. They crush those who are poor and in need. They treat outsiders badly. They refuse to be fair to them.

Do all these people who do evil know nothing? They eat up my people as if they were eating bread. They never call out to the Lord.

The Lord says,“ The prophets are those who lead my people astray. If my people feed them, the prophets promise them peace. If my people do not feed them, the prophets prepare to go to war against them.

Listen to me, you who walk all over needy people. You crush those who are poor in the land.You say,“ When will the New Moon feast be over? Then we can sell our grain. When will the Sabbath day come to an end? Then people can buy our wheat.” But you measure out less than the right amount. You raise your prices. You cheat others by using dishonest scales.You buy poor people to make slaves out of them. You buy those who are in need for a mere pair of sandals. You even sell the worthless parts of your wheat.

The poor are like wild donkeys in the desert. They have to go around looking for food. The dry and empty land provides the only food for their children.The poor go to the fields and get a little grain. They gather up what is left in the vineyards of sinners.

You have even failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields. Their pay is crying out against you. The cries of those who gathered the harvest have reached the ears of the Lord. He rules over all.You have lived an easy life on earth. You have given yourselves everything you wanted. You have made yourselves fat like cattle that will soon be butchered.

Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.