Isaiah 44:20 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 ho...

44:20 NIrV

逐节对照

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.”
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?”
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?”
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?”
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 - Your hands and fingers are stained with blood. You are guilty of committing murder. Your mouth has told lies. Your tongue says evil things.
Isaiah 59:4 - People aren’t fair when they present cases in court. They aren’t honest when they state their case. They depend on weak arguments. They tell lies. They plan to make trouble. Then they carry it out.
Revelation 13:14 - The first beast had given the second beast the power to perform these signs. By these signs, the second beast tricked those who live on the earth. The second beast ordered people to set up a statue to honor the first beast. The first beast was the one who had been wounded by a sword and still lived.
Romans 1:20 - Ever since the world was created it has been possible to see the qualities of God that are not seen. I’m talking about his eternal power and about the fact that he is God. Those things can be seen in what he has made. So people have no excuse for what they do.
Romans 1:21 - They knew God. But they didn’t honor him as God. They didn’t thank him. Their thinking became worthless. Their foolish hearts became dark.
Romans 1:22 - They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.
Revelation 20:3 - Then he threw him into the Abyss. He locked it and sealed him in. This was to keep Satan from causing the nations to believe his lies anymore. Satan will be locked away until the 1,000 years are ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
Jeremiah 16:19 - Lord, you give me strength. You are like a fort to me. When I’m in trouble, I go to you for safety. The nations will come to you from one end of the earth to the other. They will gather together and say, “Our people of long ago didn’t own anything except statues of gods. The statues were worthless. They didn’t do them any good.
2 Timothy 3:13 - Evil people and pretenders will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, and others will fool them.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 - The coming of the man of sin will fit how Satan works. The man of sin will show his power through all kinds of signs and wonders. These signs and wonders will lead people astray.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 - So people who are dying will be fooled by this evil. These people are dying because they refuse to love the truth. The truth would save them.
2 Thessalonians 2:11 - So God will fool them completely. Then they will believe the lie.
Proverbs 15:14 - A heart that understands what is right looks for knowledge. But the mouths of foolish people feed on what is foolish.
1 Kings 22:20 - The Lord said, ‘Who will get Ahab to attack Ramoth Gilead? I want him to die there.’ “One angel suggested one thing. Another suggested something else.
1 Kings 22:21 - Finally, a spirit came forward and stood in front of the Lord. The spirit said, ‘I’ll get Ahab to do it.’
1 Kings 22:22 - “ ‘How?’ the Lord asked. “The spirit said, ‘I’ll go out and put lies in the mouths of all his prophets.’ “ ‘You will have success in getting Ahab to attack Ramoth Gilead,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
1 Kings 22:23 - “So the Lord has put lies in the mouths of all your prophets. He has said that great harm will come to you.”
1 Timothy 4:2 - Teachings like those come from liars who pretend to be what they are not. Their sense of what is right and wrong has been destroyed. It’s as though it has been burned with a hot iron.
Revelation 12:9 - The great dragon was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him. The dragon is that old serpent called the devil, or Satan. He leads the whole world astray.
Luke 15:16 - The son wanted to fill his stomach with the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything.
2 Timothy 2:13 - Even if we are not faithful, he remains faithful. He must be true to himself.
Isaiah 28:15 - You brag, “We have entered into a covenant with the place of the dead. We have made an agreement with the grave. When a terrible plague comes to punish us, it can’t touch us. That’s because we depend on lies to keep us safe. We hide behind what isn’t true.”
Isaiah 28:16 - So the Lord and King speaks. He says, “Look! I am laying a stone in Zion. It is a stone that has been tested. It is the most important stone for a firm foundation. The one who depends on that stone will never be shaken.
Isaiah 28:17 - I will use a measuring line to prove that you have not been fair. I will use a plumb line to prove that you have not done what is right. Hail will sweep away the lies you depend on to keep you safe. Water will flood your hiding place.
Revelation 18:23 - The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. Your traders were among the world’s most important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.
Habakkuk 2:18 - “If someone carves a statue of a god, what is it worth? What value is there in a god that teaches lies? The one who trusts in this kind of god worships his own creation. He makes statues of gods that can’t speak.
Isaiah 59:13 - We’ve refused to obey the Lord. We’ve made evil plans against him. We’ve turned our backs on our God. We’ve stirred up conflict and refused to follow him. We’ve told lies that came from our own minds.
Job 15:2 - “Job, would a wise person answer with a lot of meaningless talk? Would they fill their stomach with the hot east wind?
Hosea 12:1 - The people of Ephraim look to others for help. It’s like chasing the wind. The wind they keep chasing is hot and dry. They tell more and more lies. They are always hurting others. They make a peace treaty with Assyria. They send olive oil to Egypt to get help.
Hosea 4:12 - My people ask a wooden statue of a god for advice. They get answers from a stick of wood. They are as unfaithful as prostitutes. They are not faithful to their God.
Romans 1:28 - They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.
Romans 1:25 - They chose a lie instead of the truth about God. They worshiped and served created things. They didn’t worship the Creator. But he is praised forever. Amen.
Job 15:31 - Don’t let them fool themselves by trusting in what is worthless. They won’t get anything out of it.
Psalm 102:9 - I eat ashes as my food. My tears fall into what I’m drinking.

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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.”
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?”
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?”
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?”
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 - Your hands and fingers are stained with blood. You are guilty of committing murder. Your mouth has told lies. Your tongue says evil things.
Isaiah 59:4 - People aren’t fair when they present cases in court. They aren’t honest when they state their case. They depend on weak arguments. They tell lies. They plan to make trouble. Then they carry it out.
Revelation 13:14 - The first beast had given the second beast the power to perform these signs. By these signs, the second beast tricked those who live on the earth. The second beast ordered people to set up a statue to honor the first beast. The first beast was the one who had been wounded by a sword and still lived.
Romans 1:20 - Ever since the world was created it has been possible to see the qualities of God that are not seen. I’m talking about his eternal power and about the fact that he is God. Those things can be seen in what he has made. So people have no excuse for what they do.
Romans 1:21 - They knew God. But they didn’t honor him as God. They didn’t thank him. Their thinking became worthless. Their foolish hearts became dark.
Romans 1:22 - They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.
Revelation 20:3 - Then he threw him into the Abyss. He locked it and sealed him in. This was to keep Satan from causing the nations to believe his lies anymore. Satan will be locked away until the 1,000 years are ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
Jeremiah 16:19 - Lord, you give me strength. You are like a fort to me. When I’m in trouble, I go to you for safety. The nations will come to you from one end of the earth to the other. They will gather together and say, “Our people of long ago didn’t own anything except statues of gods. The statues were worthless. They didn’t do them any good.
2 Timothy 3:13 - Evil people and pretenders will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, and others will fool them.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 - The coming of the man of sin will fit how Satan works. The man of sin will show his power through all kinds of signs and wonders. These signs and wonders will lead people astray.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 - So people who are dying will be fooled by this evil. These people are dying because they refuse to love the truth. The truth would save them.
2 Thessalonians 2:11 - So God will fool them completely. Then they will believe the lie.
Proverbs 15:14 - A heart that understands what is right looks for knowledge. But the mouths of foolish people feed on what is foolish.
1 Kings 22:20 - The Lord said, ‘Who will get Ahab to attack Ramoth Gilead? I want him to die there.’ “One angel suggested one thing. Another suggested something else.
1 Kings 22:21 - Finally, a spirit came forward and stood in front of the Lord. The spirit said, ‘I’ll get Ahab to do it.’
1 Kings 22:22 - “ ‘How?’ the Lord asked. “The spirit said, ‘I’ll go out and put lies in the mouths of all his prophets.’ “ ‘You will have success in getting Ahab to attack Ramoth Gilead,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
1 Kings 22:23 - “So the Lord has put lies in the mouths of all your prophets. He has said that great harm will come to you.”
1 Timothy 4:2 - Teachings like those come from liars who pretend to be what they are not. Their sense of what is right and wrong has been destroyed. It’s as though it has been burned with a hot iron.
Revelation 12:9 - The great dragon was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him. The dragon is that old serpent called the devil, or Satan. He leads the whole world astray.
Luke 15:16 - The son wanted to fill his stomach with the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything.
2 Timothy 2:13 - Even if we are not faithful, he remains faithful. He must be true to himself.
Isaiah 28:15 - You brag, “We have entered into a covenant with the place of the dead. We have made an agreement with the grave. When a terrible plague comes to punish us, it can’t touch us. That’s because we depend on lies to keep us safe. We hide behind what isn’t true.”
Isaiah 28:16 - So the Lord and King speaks. He says, “Look! I am laying a stone in Zion. It is a stone that has been tested. It is the most important stone for a firm foundation. The one who depends on that stone will never be shaken.
Isaiah 28:17 - I will use a measuring line to prove that you have not been fair. I will use a plumb line to prove that you have not done what is right. Hail will sweep away the lies you depend on to keep you safe. Water will flood your hiding place.
Revelation 18:23 - The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. Your traders were among the world’s most important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.
Habakkuk 2:18 - “If someone carves a statue of a god, what is it worth? What value is there in a god that teaches lies? The one who trusts in this kind of god worships his own creation. He makes statues of gods that can’t speak.
Isaiah 59:13 - We’ve refused to obey the Lord. We’ve made evil plans against him. We’ve turned our backs on our God. We’ve stirred up conflict and refused to follow him. We’ve told lies that came from our own minds.
Job 15:2 - “Job, would a wise person answer with a lot of meaningless talk? Would they fill their stomach with the hot east wind?
Hosea 12:1 - The people of Ephraim look to others for help. It’s like chasing the wind. The wind they keep chasing is hot and dry. They tell more and more lies. They are always hurting others. They make a peace treaty with Assyria. They send olive oil to Egypt to get help.
Hosea 4:12 - My people ask a wooden statue of a god for advice. They get answers from a stick of wood. They are as unfaithful as prostitutes. They are not faithful to their God.
Romans 1:28 - They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.
Romans 1:25 - They chose a lie instead of the truth about God. They worshiped and served created things. They didn’t worship the Creator. But he is praised forever. Amen.
Job 15:31 - Don’t let them fool themselves by trusting in what is worthless. They won’t get anything out of it.
Psalm 102:9 - I eat ashes as my food. My tears fall into what I’m drinking.