Isaiah 44:20 That kind of man (the idolater) feeds on ashes [and is satisfied with ashes]! A deceived mind has led him astray, so that he cannot save himself, or ask, “Is...

44:20 AMP

逐节对照

Amplified Bible - That kind of man (the idolater) feeds on ashes [and is satisfied with ashes]! A deceived mind has led him astray, so that he cannot save himself, or ask, “Is this thing [that I am holding] in my right hand not a lie?”
新标点和合本 - 他以灰为食，心中昏迷，使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他以灰尘为食，心里迷糊，以致偏邪，不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他以灰尘为食，心里迷糊，以致偏邪，不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
当代译本 - 他们以灰为食，心智迷糊，走入歧途，不能自救，也不会说：“我右手拿的神像岂不是假的吗？”
圣经新译本 - 他所追求的只是灰尘，被迷惑了的心使他偏离正道了；他不能救自己，也不会说： “在我的右手中不是有个假神吗？”
中文标准译本 - 他们追求的只是灰烬；他们的心受了迷惑，使他们偏离正道；他们不能救自己，也不会说：“我右手中的，难道不是虚谎之物吗？”
现代标点和合本 - 他以灰为食，心中昏迷使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
和合本（拼音版） - 他以灰为食，心中昏迷，使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
New International Version - Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
New International Reader's Version - That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say, “This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”
English Standard Version - He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
New Living Translation - The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, “Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”
The Message - This lover of emptiness, of nothing, is so out of touch with reality, so far gone, that he can’t even look at what he’s doing, can’t even look at the no-god stick of wood in his hand and say, “This is crazy.” * * *
Christian Standard Bible - He feeds on ashes. His deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot rescue himself, or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
New American Standard Bible - He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has misled him. And he cannot save himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
New King James Version - He feeds on ashes; A deceived heart has turned him aside; And he cannot deliver his soul, Nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
American Standard Version - He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
King James Version - He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
New English Translation - 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?’
World English Bible - He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
新標點和合本 - 他以灰為食，心中昏迷，使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他以灰塵為食，心裏迷糊，以致偏邪，不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他以灰塵為食，心裏迷糊，以致偏邪，不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
當代譯本 - 他們以灰為食，心智迷糊，走入歧途，不能自救，也不會說：「我右手拿的神像豈不是假的嗎？」
聖經新譯本 - 他所追求的只是灰塵，被迷惑了的心使他偏離正道了；他不能救自己，也不會說： “在我的右手中不是有個假神嗎？”
呂振中譯本 - 嘿，以爐灰為食的人！被愚弄的心使他偏行了；他不能援救自己，也不能說：『莫非我右手中有虛假？』
中文標準譯本 - 他們追求的只是灰燼；他們的心受了迷惑，使他們偏離正道；他們不能救自己，也不會說：「我右手中的，難道不是虛謊之物嗎？」
現代標點和合本 - 他以灰為食，心中昏迷使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
文理和合譯本 - 彼乃食灰、中心昏迷、使之離途、弗能自救、不知自言、我之右手所執、非虛誕乎、○
文理委辦譯本 - 彼心昏迷、所望成空、若食燼餘而不悟、不知右手所作、悉屬虛妄。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 彼如以灰為食、中心昏昧、入於迷途、不知自救、不自曰、我右手所作、悉屬虛妄、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Se alimentan de cenizas, se dejan engañar por su iluso corazón, no pueden salvarse a sí mismos, ni decir: «¡Lo que tengo en mi diestra es una mentira!»
현대인의 성경 - 그는 거짓에 미혹되어 자신을 구할 수도 없고 자기 손에 들고 있는 우상이 신이 아니라고 말하지도 못한다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он словно гоняется за пылью, обманутый разум сбил его с пути; он не может спасти себя или сказать: «Разве то, что в моей правой руке, не ложь?»
Восточный перевод - Он словно гоняется за пылью, обманутый разум сбил его с пути; он не может спасти себя или сказать: «Разве то, что в моей правой руке, не ложь?»
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он словно гоняется за пылью, обманутый разум сбил его с пути; он не может спасти себя или сказать: «Разве то, что в моей правой руке, не ложь?»
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он словно гоняется за пылью, обманутый разум сбил его с пути; он не может спасти себя или сказать: «Разве то, что в моей правой руке, не ложь?»
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il se repaît de cendres, car son cœur abusé ╵l’a mené dans l’erreur, il ne sauvera pas sa vie et ne dira jamais : « Ce que je tiens en main, ╵n’est-ce pas une tromperie ? »
リビングバイブル - 人にだまされている哀れな者は灰を食べます。何の助けにもならないものを頼りにしているからです。彼はまともな考え方ができません。「この手に握っている偶像は偽の神ではないか」と自分に問うことができないのです。
Nova Versão Internacional - Ele se alimenta de cinzas, um coração iludido o desvia; ele é incapaz de salvar a si mesmo ou de dizer: “Esta coisa na minha mão direita não é uma mentira?”
Hoffnung für alle - Genauso gut könnte er die Asche des verbrannten Holzes anbeten! Sein Herz hat ihn verführt und betrogen. Er verspielt sein Leben und will nicht wahrhaben, dass er an einem Lügengebilde festhält.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thật tội nghiệp, kẻ dại dột bị lừa dối ăn tro. Lại tin vào vật không thể giúp được mình Sao không tự hỏi: “Có phải thần tượng ta cầm trong tay là giả dối không?”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เขายังชีพด้วยขี้เถ้า จิตใจที่ลุ่มหลงนำเขาหลงเจิ่นไป เขาไม่อาจช่วยเหลือตัวเองหรือพูดว่า “สิ่งที่อยู่ในมือขวาของเรานี้เป็นสิ่งหลอกลวงไม่ใช่หรือ?”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เขากินขี้เถ้า ใจที่หลงผิดทำให้เขาถูกหลอกลวง และเขาช่วยตัวเองให้รอดไม่ได้ หรือแม้จะพูดว่า “สิ่งที่ฉันถือในมือขวานี้เป็นสิ่งหลอกลวงหรือเปล่า”

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Isaiah 59:3 - For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing]; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue mutters wickedness.
Isaiah 59:4 - No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather] They trust in empty arguments and speak lies; They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.
Revelation 13:14 - And he deceives those [unconverted ones] who inhabit the earth [into believing him] because of the signs which he is given [by Satan] to perform in the presence of the [first] beast, telling those who inhabit the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded [fatally] by the sword and has come back to life.
Romans 1:20 - For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.
Romans 1:21 - For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:22 - Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Revelation 20:3 - and the angel hurled him into the abyss, and closed it and sealed it above him [preventing his escape or rescue], so that he would no longer deceive and seduce the nations, until the thousand years were at an end. After these things he must be liberated for a short time.
Jeremiah 16:19 - [Then said Jeremiah] “O Lord, my Strength and my Stronghold, And my Refuge in the day of distress and need, The nations will come to You From the ends of the earth and say, ‘Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and illusion, [Worthless] things in which there is no benefit!’
2 Timothy 3:13 - But evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 - The coming of the [Antichrist, the lawless] one is through the activity of Satan, [attended] with great power [all kinds of counterfeit miracles] and [deceptive] signs and false wonders [all of them lies],
2 Thessalonians 2:10 - and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth [of the gospel] so as to be saved [they were spiritually blind, and rejected the truth that would have saved them].
2 Thessalonians 2:11 - Because of this God will send upon them a misleading influence, [an activity of error and deception] so they will believe the lie,
Proverbs 15:14 - The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it, But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.
1 Kings 22:20 - The Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said this, while another said that.
1 Kings 22:21 - Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’
1 Kings 22:22 - The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then the Lord said, ‘You are to entice him and also succeed. Go and do so.’
1 Kings 22:23 - Now then, behold, the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these prophets; and the Lord has proclaimed disaster against you.”
1 Timothy 4:2 - [misled] by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared as with a branding iron [leaving them incapable of ethical functioning],
Revelation 12:9 - And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the devil and Satan, he who continually deceives and seduces the entire inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Luke 15:16 - He would have gladly eaten the [carob] pods that the pigs were eating [but they could not satisfy his hunger], and no one was giving anything to him.
2 Timothy 2:13 - If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.
Isaiah 28:15 - Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol (the place of the dead) we have made an agreement, When the overwhelming scourge passes by, it will not reach us, For we have made lies our refuge and we have concealed ourselves in deception.”
Isaiah 28:16 - Therefore the Lord God says this, “Listen carefully, I am laying in Zion a Stone, a tested Stone, A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed. He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not be disturbed or give way [in sudden panic].
Isaiah 28:17 - I will make justice the measuring line And righteousness the mason’s level; Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies And waters will flood over the secret [hiding] place.
Revelation 18:23 - And never again will the light of a lamp shine in you, and never again will the voice of the bridegroom and bride be heard in you; for your merchants were the great and prominent men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived and misled by your sorcery [your magic spells and poisonous charm].
Habakkuk 2:18 - “What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it? It is only a cast image, and a teacher of lies. For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god] When he makes speechless idols.
Isaiah 59:13 - Rebelling against and denying the Lord, Turning away from [following] our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and muttering from the heart lying words.
Job 15:2 - “Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard] And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?
Hosea 12:1 - Ephraim feeds on the [emptiness of the] wind And [continually] pursues the [parching] east wind [which brings destruction]; Every day he multiplies lies and violence. Further, he makes a covenant with Assyria And (olive) oil is carried to Egypt [to seek alliances].
Hosea 4:12 - My people consult their [lifeless] wooden idol, and their [diviner’s] wand gives them oracles. For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray [morally and spiritually], And they have played the prostitute, withdrawing themselves from their God.
Romans 1:28 - And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
Romans 1:25 - because [by choice] they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
Job 15:31 - Let him not trust in vanity (emptiness, futility) and be led astray; For emptiness will be his reward [for such living].
Psalms 102:9 - For I have eaten ashes like bread, And have mingled my drink with tears

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Amplified Bible - That kind of man (the idolater) feeds on ashes [and is satisfied with ashes]! A deceived mind has led him astray, so that he cannot save himself, or ask, “Is this thing [that I am holding] in my right hand not a lie?”
新标点和合本 - 他以灰为食，心中昏迷，使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他以灰尘为食，心里迷糊，以致偏邪，不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他以灰尘为食，心里迷糊，以致偏邪，不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
当代译本 - 他们以灰为食，心智迷糊，走入歧途，不能自救，也不会说：“我右手拿的神像岂不是假的吗？”
圣经新译本 - 他所追求的只是灰尘，被迷惑了的心使他偏离正道了；他不能救自己，也不会说： “在我的右手中不是有个假神吗？”
中文标准译本 - 他们追求的只是灰烬；他们的心受了迷惑，使他们偏离正道；他们不能救自己，也不会说：“我右手中的，难道不是虚谎之物吗？”
现代标点和合本 - 他以灰为食，心中昏迷使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
和合本（拼音版） - 他以灰为食，心中昏迷，使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能说：“我右手中岂不是有虚谎吗？”
New International Version - Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
New International Reader's Version - That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say, “This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”
English Standard Version - He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
New Living Translation - The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, “Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”
The Message - This lover of emptiness, of nothing, is so out of touch with reality, so far gone, that he can’t even look at what he’s doing, can’t even look at the no-god stick of wood in his hand and say, “This is crazy.” * * *
Christian Standard Bible - He feeds on ashes. His deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot rescue himself, or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
New American Standard Bible - He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has misled him. And he cannot save himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
New King James Version - He feeds on ashes; A deceived heart has turned him aside; And he cannot deliver his soul, Nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
American Standard Version - He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
King James Version - He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
New English Translation - 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?’
World English Bible - He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
新標點和合本 - 他以灰為食，心中昏迷，使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他以灰塵為食，心裏迷糊，以致偏邪，不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他以灰塵為食，心裏迷糊，以致偏邪，不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
當代譯本 - 他們以灰為食，心智迷糊，走入歧途，不能自救，也不會說：「我右手拿的神像豈不是假的嗎？」
聖經新譯本 - 他所追求的只是灰塵，被迷惑了的心使他偏離正道了；他不能救自己，也不會說： “在我的右手中不是有個假神嗎？”
呂振中譯本 - 嘿，以爐灰為食的人！被愚弄的心使他偏行了；他不能援救自己，也不能說：『莫非我右手中有虛假？』
中文標準譯本 - 他們追求的只是灰燼；他們的心受了迷惑，使他們偏離正道；他們不能救自己，也不會說：「我右手中的，難道不是虛謊之物嗎？」
現代標點和合本 - 他以灰為食，心中昏迷使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
文理和合譯本 - 彼乃食灰、中心昏迷、使之離途、弗能自救、不知自言、我之右手所執、非虛誕乎、○
文理委辦譯本 - 彼心昏迷、所望成空、若食燼餘而不悟、不知右手所作、悉屬虛妄。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 彼如以灰為食、中心昏昧、入於迷途、不知自救、不自曰、我右手所作、悉屬虛妄、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Se alimentan de cenizas, se dejan engañar por su iluso corazón, no pueden salvarse a sí mismos, ni decir: «¡Lo que tengo en mi diestra es una mentira!»
현대인의 성경 - 그는 거짓에 미혹되어 자신을 구할 수도 없고 자기 손에 들고 있는 우상이 신이 아니라고 말하지도 못한다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он словно гоняется за пылью, обманутый разум сбил его с пути; он не может спасти себя или сказать: «Разве то, что в моей правой руке, не ложь?»
Восточный перевод - Он словно гоняется за пылью, обманутый разум сбил его с пути; он не может спасти себя или сказать: «Разве то, что в моей правой руке, не ложь?»
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он словно гоняется за пылью, обманутый разум сбил его с пути; он не может спасти себя или сказать: «Разве то, что в моей правой руке, не ложь?»
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он словно гоняется за пылью, обманутый разум сбил его с пути; он не может спасти себя или сказать: «Разве то, что в моей правой руке, не ложь?»
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il se repaît de cendres, car son cœur abusé ╵l’a mené dans l’erreur, il ne sauvera pas sa vie et ne dira jamais : « Ce que je tiens en main, ╵n’est-ce pas une tromperie ? »
リビングバイブル - 人にだまされている哀れな者は灰を食べます。何の助けにもならないものを頼りにしているからです。彼はまともな考え方ができません。「この手に握っている偶像は偽の神ではないか」と自分に問うことができないのです。
Nova Versão Internacional - Ele se alimenta de cinzas, um coração iludido o desvia; ele é incapaz de salvar a si mesmo ou de dizer: “Esta coisa na minha mão direita não é uma mentira?”
Hoffnung für alle - Genauso gut könnte er die Asche des verbrannten Holzes anbeten! Sein Herz hat ihn verführt und betrogen. Er verspielt sein Leben und will nicht wahrhaben, dass er an einem Lügengebilde festhält.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thật tội nghiệp, kẻ dại dột bị lừa dối ăn tro. Lại tin vào vật không thể giúp được mình Sao không tự hỏi: “Có phải thần tượng ta cầm trong tay là giả dối không?”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เขายังชีพด้วยขี้เถ้า จิตใจที่ลุ่มหลงนำเขาหลงเจิ่นไป เขาไม่อาจช่วยเหลือตัวเองหรือพูดว่า “สิ่งที่อยู่ในมือขวาของเรานี้เป็นสิ่งหลอกลวงไม่ใช่หรือ?”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เขากินขี้เถ้า ใจที่หลงผิดทำให้เขาถูกหลอกลวง และเขาช่วยตัวเองให้รอดไม่ได้ หรือแม้จะพูดว่า “สิ่งที่ฉันถือในมือขวานี้เป็นสิ่งหลอกลวงหรือเปล่า”

Isaiah 59:3 - For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing]; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue mutters wickedness.
Isaiah 59:4 - No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather] They trust in empty arguments and speak lies; They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.
Revelation 13:14 - And he deceives those [unconverted ones] who inhabit the earth [into believing him] because of the signs which he is given [by Satan] to perform in the presence of the [first] beast, telling those who inhabit the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded [fatally] by the sword and has come back to life.
Romans 1:20 - For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.
Romans 1:21 - For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:22 - Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Revelation 20:3 - and the angel hurled him into the abyss, and closed it and sealed it above him [preventing his escape or rescue], so that he would no longer deceive and seduce the nations, until the thousand years were at an end. After these things he must be liberated for a short time.
Jeremiah 16:19 - [Then said Jeremiah] “O Lord, my Strength and my Stronghold, And my Refuge in the day of distress and need, The nations will come to You From the ends of the earth and say, ‘Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and illusion, [Worthless] things in which there is no benefit!’
2 Timothy 3:13 - But evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 - The coming of the [Antichrist, the lawless] one is through the activity of Satan, [attended] with great power [all kinds of counterfeit miracles] and [deceptive] signs and false wonders [all of them lies],
2 Thessalonians 2:10 - and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth [of the gospel] so as to be saved [they were spiritually blind, and rejected the truth that would have saved them].
2 Thessalonians 2:11 - Because of this God will send upon them a misleading influence, [an activity of error and deception] so they will believe the lie,
Proverbs 15:14 - The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it, But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.
1 Kings 22:20 - The Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said this, while another said that.
1 Kings 22:21 - Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’
1 Kings 22:22 - The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then the Lord said, ‘You are to entice him and also succeed. Go and do so.’
1 Kings 22:23 - Now then, behold, the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these prophets; and the Lord has proclaimed disaster against you.”
1 Timothy 4:2 - [misled] by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared as with a branding iron [leaving them incapable of ethical functioning],
Revelation 12:9 - And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the devil and Satan, he who continually deceives and seduces the entire inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Luke 15:16 - He would have gladly eaten the [carob] pods that the pigs were eating [but they could not satisfy his hunger], and no one was giving anything to him.
2 Timothy 2:13 - If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.
Isaiah 28:15 - Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol (the place of the dead) we have made an agreement, When the overwhelming scourge passes by, it will not reach us, For we have made lies our refuge and we have concealed ourselves in deception.”
Isaiah 28:16 - Therefore the Lord God says this, “Listen carefully, I am laying in Zion a Stone, a tested Stone, A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed. He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not be disturbed or give way [in sudden panic].
Isaiah 28:17 - I will make justice the measuring line And righteousness the mason’s level; Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies And waters will flood over the secret [hiding] place.
Revelation 18:23 - And never again will the light of a lamp shine in you, and never again will the voice of the bridegroom and bride be heard in you; for your merchants were the great and prominent men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived and misled by your sorcery [your magic spells and poisonous charm].
Habakkuk 2:18 - “What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it? It is only a cast image, and a teacher of lies. For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god] When he makes speechless idols.
Isaiah 59:13 - Rebelling against and denying the Lord, Turning away from [following] our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and muttering from the heart lying words.
Job 15:2 - “Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard] And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?
Hosea 12:1 - Ephraim feeds on the [emptiness of the] wind And [continually] pursues the [parching] east wind [which brings destruction]; Every day he multiplies lies and violence. Further, he makes a covenant with Assyria And (olive) oil is carried to Egypt [to seek alliances].
Hosea 4:12 - My people consult their [lifeless] wooden idol, and their [diviner’s] wand gives them oracles. For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray [morally and spiritually], And they have played the prostitute, withdrawing themselves from their God.
Romans 1:28 - And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
Romans 1:25 - because [by choice] they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
Job 15:31 - Let him not trust in vanity (emptiness, futility) and be led astray; For emptiness will be his reward [for such living].
Psalms 102:9 - For I have eaten ashes like bread, And have mingled my drink with tears