Ezekiel 8:12 He said, “Son of man, do you see what the elders are doing here in the dark, each one before his favorite god-picture? They tell themselves, ‘God doesn’t see...

8:12 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - He said, “Son of man, do you see what the elders are doing here in the dark, each one before his favorite god-picture? They tell themselves, ‘God doesn’t see us. God has forsaken the country.’”
新标点和合本 - 他对我说：“人子啊，以色列家的长老暗中在各人画像屋里所行的，你看见了吗？他们常说：‘耶和华看不见我们；耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他对我说：“人子啊，你看见以色列家的长老，暗中在自己偶像的房间里所做的吗？因为他们说：‘耶和华看不见我们；耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他对我说：“人子啊，你看见以色列家的长老，暗中在自己偶像的房间里所做的吗？因为他们说：‘耶和华看不见我们；耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
当代译本 - 祂又对我说：“人子啊，你看见以色列的长老在自己藏偶像的房间里暗中所做的了吗？他们说，‘耶和华看不见我们，祂已经抛弃了这片土地。’”
圣经新译本 - 他对我说：“人子啊！以色列家的众长老各在自己偶像的房间里暗中所行的，你看见了吗？他们说：‘耶和华看不见我们，耶和华已经离开这地了。’”
现代标点和合本 - 他对我说：“人子啊，以色列家的长老暗中在各人画像屋里所行的，你看见了吗？他们常说：‘耶和华看不见我们，耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
和合本（拼音版） - 他对我说：“人子啊，以色列家的长老暗中在各人画像屋里所行的，你看见了吗？他们常说：‘耶和华看不见我们，耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
New International Version - He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ”
New International Reader's Version - The Lord spoke to me. He said, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Each of them is in his own room worshiping his own god. They say, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us. He has deserted the land.’ ”
English Standard Version - Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’”
New Living Translation - Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their idols in dark rooms? They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us; he has deserted our land!’”
Christian Standard Bible - He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”
New American Standard Bible - Then He said to me, “Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each man in the rooms of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’ ”
New King James Version - Then He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ”
Amplified Bible - Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, each man in his [secret] room of carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’ ”
American Standard Version - Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.
King James Version - Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
New English Translation - He said to me, “Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? For they think, ‘The Lord does not see us! The Lord has abandoned the land!’”
World English Bible - Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? For they say, ‘Yahweh doesn’t see us. Yahweh has forsaken the land.’”
新標點和合本 - 他對我說：「人子啊，以色列家的長老暗中在各人畫像屋裏所行的，你看見了嗎？他們常說：『耶和華看不見我們；耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他對我說：「人子啊，你看見以色列家的長老，暗中在自己偶像的房間裏所做的嗎？因為他們說：『耶和華看不見我們；耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他對我說：「人子啊，你看見以色列家的長老，暗中在自己偶像的房間裏所做的嗎？因為他們說：『耶和華看不見我們；耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
當代譯本 - 祂又對我說：「人子啊，你看見以色列的長老在自己藏偶像的房間裡暗中所做的了嗎？他們說，『耶和華看不見我們，祂已經拋棄了這片土地。』」
聖經新譯本 - 他對我說：“人子啊！以色列家的眾長老各在自己偶像的房間裡暗中所行的，你看見了嗎？他們說：‘耶和華看不見我們，耶和華已經離開這地了。’”
呂振中譯本 - 他對我說：『人子啊，以色列家的長老各在自己鏨像的屋裏暗中所行的、你看見了沒有？他們常說：「永恆主看不見我們；永恆主已經離棄了這地了。」』
現代標點和合本 - 他對我說：「人子啊，以色列家的長老暗中在各人畫像屋裡所行的，你看見了嗎？他們常說：『耶和華看不見我們，耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
文理和合譯本 - 彼諭我曰、人子歟、以色列家長老、各在暗中、繪像之室所行、爾見之乎、彼謂耶和華不見我、耶和華已棄斯土矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 主諭我曰、人子盍觀以色列族長老、暗室所為、咸入偶像之所、自謂耶和華不加鑒察、耶和華已遐棄斯民。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主諭我曰、人子、以色列族之長老各在暗中、即在其繪像之室中所為、爾觀之乎、彼意謂主不見我、主已離棄斯地、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Y él me dijo: «Hijo de hombre, ¿ves lo que hacen los jefes israelitas en los oscuros nichos de sus ídolos? Andan diciendo: “No hay ningún Señor que nos vea. El Señor ha abandonado el país”».
현대인의 성경 - 그러자 그가 나에게 말씀하셨다. “사람의 아들아, 너는 이스라엘 장로들이 각자 우상의 방 어두운 데서 행하는 일을 보았느냐? 그들은 ‘여호와께서 우리를 보지 않으시며 이 땅을 버리셨다’ 하고 말한다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Бог сказал мне: – Сын человеческий, ты видел, что старейшины дома Израиля творят во мраке, каждый в святилище своего лжебога? Они говорят: «Господь не видит нас; Господь бросил страну».
Восточный перевод - Всевышний сказал мне: – Смертный, ты видел, что старейшины народа Исраила творят во мраке, каждый в капище своего лжебога? Они говорят: «Вечный не видит нас; Вечный бросил страну».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Аллах сказал мне: – Смертный, ты видел, что старейшины народа Исраила творят во мраке, каждый в капище своего лжебога? Они говорят: «Вечный не видит нас; Вечный бросил страну».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Всевышний сказал мне: – Смертный, ты видел, что старейшины народа Исроила творят во мраке, каждый в капище своего лжебога? Они говорят: «Вечный не видит нас; Вечный бросил страну».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Le Seigneur me demanda : As-tu vu, fils d’homme, ce que les responsables du peuple d’Israël font en cachette, chacun dans l’obscurité, chacun dans la chambre de son idole ? Car ils se disent : « L’Eternel ne nous voit pas, l’Eternel a quitté le pays. »
リビングバイブル - 「人の子よ、イスラエルの長老たちが自分から進んでしていることを、よく見たか。彼らは、『主は見ていない。主は去って行った』とうそぶいている。
Nova Versão Internacional - Ele me disse: “Filho do homem, você viu o que as autoridades da nação de Israel estão fazendo nas trevas, cada uma no santuário de sua própria imagem esculpida? Elas dizem: ‘O Senhor não nos vê; o Senhor abandonou o país’ ”.
Hoffnung für alle - Gott sprach zu mir: »Hast du gesehen, Mensch, was die führenden Männer des Volkes Israel treiben? Jeder von ihnen betet hier heimlich seine eigenen Götterbilder in einer Kammer an. Sie behaupten: ›Der Herr sieht uns nicht, er hat das Land verlassen!‹
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Hằng Hữu phán bảo tôi: “Hỡi con người, con có thấy các trưởng lão Ít-ra-ên đang làm gì với các hình tượng của chúng trong phòng tối này không? Chúng nói: ‘Chúa Hằng Hữu không thấy chúng ta đâu; Ngài đã lìa bỏ xứ này!’”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระองค์ตรัสกับข้าพเจ้าว่า “บุตรมนุษย์เอ๋ย เจ้าเห็นแล้วใช่ไหมว่า บรรดาผู้อาวุโสของพงศ์พันธุ์อิสราเอลซุ่มทำอะไรอยู่ในความมืด? แต่ละคนอยู่ที่สถานบูชารูปเคารพของตน พวกเขาพูดว่า ‘องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าไม่เห็นเราหรอก องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงทิ้งดินแดนนี้ไปแล้ว’ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และพระองค์กล่าวกับข้าพเจ้าดังนี้ “บุตรมนุษย์เอ๋ย เจ้าเห็นแล้วใช่ไหมว่า บรรดาหัวหน้าชั้นผู้ใหญ่ของอิสราเอลกำลังทำอะไรในที่มืด แต่ละคนอยู่ในห้องบูชารูปเคารพ พวกเขาพูดว่า ‘พระผู้เป็นเจ้ามองไม่เห็นพวกเรา พระผู้เป็นเจ้าได้ทอดทิ้งแผ่นดินนี้แล้ว’”

交叉引用

Ezekiel 8:17 - He said, “Have you seen enough, son of man? Isn’t it bad enough that Judah engages in these outrageous obscenities? They fill the country with violence and now provoke me even further with their obscene gestures. That’s it. They have an angry God on their hands! From now on, no mercy. They can shout all they want, but I’m not listening.”
Job 22:12 - “You agree, don’t you, that God is in charge? He runs the universe—just look at the stars! Yet you dare raise questions: ‘What does God know? From that distance and darkness, how can he judge? He roams the heavens wrapped in clouds, so how can he see us?’
Psalms 94:8 - Well, think again, you idiots, fools—how long before you get smart? Do you think Ear-Maker doesn’t hear, Eye-Shaper doesn’t see? Do you think the trainer of nations doesn’t correct, the teacher of Adam doesn’t know? God knows, all right— knows your stupidity, sees your shallowness.
Job 24:13 - “Then there are those who avoid light at all costs, who scorn the light-filled path. When the sun goes down, the murderer gets up— kills the poor and robs the defenseless. Sexual predators can’t wait for nightfall, thinking, ‘No one can see us now.’ Burglars do their work at night, but keep well out of sight through the day. They want nothing to do with light. Deep darkness is morning for that bunch; they make the terrors of darkness their companions in crime.
Ezekiel 20:1 - In the seventh year, the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, some of the leaders of Israel came to ask for guidance from God. They sat down before me.
Ezekiel 14:1 - Some of the leaders of Israel approached me and sat down with me. God’s Message came to me: “Son of Man, these people have installed idols in their hearts. They have embraced the wickedness that will ruin them. Why should I even bother with their prayers? Therefore tell them, ‘The Message of God, the Master: All in Israel who install idols in their hearts and embrace the wickedness that will ruin them and still have the gall to come to a prophet, be on notice: I, God, will step in and personally answer them as they come dragging along their mob of idols. I am ready to go to work on the hearts of the house of Israel, all of whom have left me for their idols.’
Psalms 73:11 - What’s going on here? Is God out to lunch? Nobody’s tending the store. The wicked get by with everything; they have it made, piling up riches. I’ve been stupid to play by the rules; what has it gotten me? A long run of bad luck, that’s what— a slap in the face every time I walk out the door.
Ezekiel 8:6 - Then he said, “Son of man, do you see what they’re doing? Outrageous obscenities! And doing them right here! It’s enough to drive me right out of my own Temple. But you’re going to see worse yet.” * * *
Ezekiel 8:7 - He brought me to the door of the Temple court. I looked and saw a gaping hole in the wall.
Ezekiel 8:8 - He said, “Son of man, dig through the wall.” I dug through the wall and came upon a door.
John 3:19 - “This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won’t come near it, fearing a painful exposure. But anyone working and living in truth and reality welcomes God-light so the work can be seen for the God-work it is.”
Isaiah 29:15 - Doom to you! You pretend to have the inside track. You shut God out and work behind the scenes, Plotting the future as if you knew everything, acting mysterious, never showing your hand. You have everything backward! You treat the potter as a lump of clay. Does a book say to its author, “He didn’t write a word of me”? Does a meal say to the woman who cooked it, “She had nothing to do with this”?
Ezekiel 9:9 - He said, “The guilt of Israel and Judah is enormous. The land is swollen with murder. The city is bloated with injustice. They all say, ‘God has forsaken the country. He doesn’t see anything we do.’ Well, I do see, and I’m not feeling sorry for any of them. They’re going to pay for what they’ve done.”

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - He said, “Son of man, do you see what the elders are doing here in the dark, each one before his favorite god-picture? They tell themselves, ‘God doesn’t see us. God has forsaken the country.’”
新标点和合本 - 他对我说：“人子啊，以色列家的长老暗中在各人画像屋里所行的，你看见了吗？他们常说：‘耶和华看不见我们；耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他对我说：“人子啊，你看见以色列家的长老，暗中在自己偶像的房间里所做的吗？因为他们说：‘耶和华看不见我们；耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他对我说：“人子啊，你看见以色列家的长老，暗中在自己偶像的房间里所做的吗？因为他们说：‘耶和华看不见我们；耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
当代译本 - 祂又对我说：“人子啊，你看见以色列的长老在自己藏偶像的房间里暗中所做的了吗？他们说，‘耶和华看不见我们，祂已经抛弃了这片土地。’”
圣经新译本 - 他对我说：“人子啊！以色列家的众长老各在自己偶像的房间里暗中所行的，你看见了吗？他们说：‘耶和华看不见我们，耶和华已经离开这地了。’”
现代标点和合本 - 他对我说：“人子啊，以色列家的长老暗中在各人画像屋里所行的，你看见了吗？他们常说：‘耶和华看不见我们，耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
和合本（拼音版） - 他对我说：“人子啊，以色列家的长老暗中在各人画像屋里所行的，你看见了吗？他们常说：‘耶和华看不见我们，耶和华已经离弃这地。’”
New International Version - He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ”
New International Reader's Version - The Lord spoke to me. He said, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Each of them is in his own room worshiping his own god. They say, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us. He has deserted the land.’ ”
English Standard Version - Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’”
New Living Translation - Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their idols in dark rooms? They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us; he has deserted our land!’”
Christian Standard Bible - He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”
New American Standard Bible - Then He said to me, “Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each man in the rooms of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’ ”
New King James Version - Then He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ”
Amplified Bible - Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, each man in his [secret] room of carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’ ”
American Standard Version - Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.
King James Version - Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
New English Translation - He said to me, “Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? For they think, ‘The Lord does not see us! The Lord has abandoned the land!’”
World English Bible - Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? For they say, ‘Yahweh doesn’t see us. Yahweh has forsaken the land.’”
新標點和合本 - 他對我說：「人子啊，以色列家的長老暗中在各人畫像屋裏所行的，你看見了嗎？他們常說：『耶和華看不見我們；耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他對我說：「人子啊，你看見以色列家的長老，暗中在自己偶像的房間裏所做的嗎？因為他們說：『耶和華看不見我們；耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他對我說：「人子啊，你看見以色列家的長老，暗中在自己偶像的房間裏所做的嗎？因為他們說：『耶和華看不見我們；耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
當代譯本 - 祂又對我說：「人子啊，你看見以色列的長老在自己藏偶像的房間裡暗中所做的了嗎？他們說，『耶和華看不見我們，祂已經拋棄了這片土地。』」
聖經新譯本 - 他對我說：“人子啊！以色列家的眾長老各在自己偶像的房間裡暗中所行的，你看見了嗎？他們說：‘耶和華看不見我們，耶和華已經離開這地了。’”
呂振中譯本 - 他對我說：『人子啊，以色列家的長老各在自己鏨像的屋裏暗中所行的、你看見了沒有？他們常說：「永恆主看不見我們；永恆主已經離棄了這地了。」』
現代標點和合本 - 他對我說：「人子啊，以色列家的長老暗中在各人畫像屋裡所行的，你看見了嗎？他們常說：『耶和華看不見我們，耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
文理和合譯本 - 彼諭我曰、人子歟、以色列家長老、各在暗中、繪像之室所行、爾見之乎、彼謂耶和華不見我、耶和華已棄斯土矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 主諭我曰、人子盍觀以色列族長老、暗室所為、咸入偶像之所、自謂耶和華不加鑒察、耶和華已遐棄斯民。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主諭我曰、人子、以色列族之長老各在暗中、即在其繪像之室中所為、爾觀之乎、彼意謂主不見我、主已離棄斯地、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Y él me dijo: «Hijo de hombre, ¿ves lo que hacen los jefes israelitas en los oscuros nichos de sus ídolos? Andan diciendo: “No hay ningún Señor que nos vea. El Señor ha abandonado el país”».
현대인의 성경 - 그러자 그가 나에게 말씀하셨다. “사람의 아들아, 너는 이스라엘 장로들이 각자 우상의 방 어두운 데서 행하는 일을 보았느냐? 그들은 ‘여호와께서 우리를 보지 않으시며 이 땅을 버리셨다’ 하고 말한다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Бог сказал мне: – Сын человеческий, ты видел, что старейшины дома Израиля творят во мраке, каждый в святилище своего лжебога? Они говорят: «Господь не видит нас; Господь бросил страну».
Восточный перевод - Всевышний сказал мне: – Смертный, ты видел, что старейшины народа Исраила творят во мраке, каждый в капище своего лжебога? Они говорят: «Вечный не видит нас; Вечный бросил страну».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Аллах сказал мне: – Смертный, ты видел, что старейшины народа Исраила творят во мраке, каждый в капище своего лжебога? Они говорят: «Вечный не видит нас; Вечный бросил страну».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Всевышний сказал мне: – Смертный, ты видел, что старейшины народа Исроила творят во мраке, каждый в капище своего лжебога? Они говорят: «Вечный не видит нас; Вечный бросил страну».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Le Seigneur me demanda : As-tu vu, fils d’homme, ce que les responsables du peuple d’Israël font en cachette, chacun dans l’obscurité, chacun dans la chambre de son idole ? Car ils se disent : « L’Eternel ne nous voit pas, l’Eternel a quitté le pays. »
リビングバイブル - 「人の子よ、イスラエルの長老たちが自分から進んでしていることを、よく見たか。彼らは、『主は見ていない。主は去って行った』とうそぶいている。
Nova Versão Internacional - Ele me disse: “Filho do homem, você viu o que as autoridades da nação de Israel estão fazendo nas trevas, cada uma no santuário de sua própria imagem esculpida? Elas dizem: ‘O Senhor não nos vê; o Senhor abandonou o país’ ”.
Hoffnung für alle - Gott sprach zu mir: »Hast du gesehen, Mensch, was die führenden Männer des Volkes Israel treiben? Jeder von ihnen betet hier heimlich seine eigenen Götterbilder in einer Kammer an. Sie behaupten: ›Der Herr sieht uns nicht, er hat das Land verlassen!‹
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Hằng Hữu phán bảo tôi: “Hỡi con người, con có thấy các trưởng lão Ít-ra-ên đang làm gì với các hình tượng của chúng trong phòng tối này không? Chúng nói: ‘Chúa Hằng Hữu không thấy chúng ta đâu; Ngài đã lìa bỏ xứ này!’”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระองค์ตรัสกับข้าพเจ้าว่า “บุตรมนุษย์เอ๋ย เจ้าเห็นแล้วใช่ไหมว่า บรรดาผู้อาวุโสของพงศ์พันธุ์อิสราเอลซุ่มทำอะไรอยู่ในความมืด? แต่ละคนอยู่ที่สถานบูชารูปเคารพของตน พวกเขาพูดว่า ‘องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าไม่เห็นเราหรอก องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงทิ้งดินแดนนี้ไปแล้ว’ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และพระองค์กล่าวกับข้าพเจ้าดังนี้ “บุตรมนุษย์เอ๋ย เจ้าเห็นแล้วใช่ไหมว่า บรรดาหัวหน้าชั้นผู้ใหญ่ของอิสราเอลกำลังทำอะไรในที่มืด แต่ละคนอยู่ในห้องบูชารูปเคารพ พวกเขาพูดว่า ‘พระผู้เป็นเจ้ามองไม่เห็นพวกเรา พระผู้เป็นเจ้าได้ทอดทิ้งแผ่นดินนี้แล้ว’”

Ezekiel 8:17 - He said, “Have you seen enough, son of man? Isn’t it bad enough that Judah engages in these outrageous obscenities? They fill the country with violence and now provoke me even further with their obscene gestures. That’s it. They have an angry God on their hands! From now on, no mercy. They can shout all they want, but I’m not listening.”
Job 22:12 - “You agree, don’t you, that God is in charge? He runs the universe—just look at the stars! Yet you dare raise questions: ‘What does God know? From that distance and darkness, how can he judge? He roams the heavens wrapped in clouds, so how can he see us?’
Psalms 94:8 - Well, think again, you idiots, fools—how long before you get smart? Do you think Ear-Maker doesn’t hear, Eye-Shaper doesn’t see? Do you think the trainer of nations doesn’t correct, the teacher of Adam doesn’t know? God knows, all right— knows your stupidity, sees your shallowness.
Job 24:13 - “Then there are those who avoid light at all costs, who scorn the light-filled path. When the sun goes down, the murderer gets up— kills the poor and robs the defenseless. Sexual predators can’t wait for nightfall, thinking, ‘No one can see us now.’ Burglars do their work at night, but keep well out of sight through the day. They want nothing to do with light. Deep darkness is morning for that bunch; they make the terrors of darkness their companions in crime.
Ezekiel 20:1 - In the seventh year, the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, some of the leaders of Israel came to ask for guidance from God. They sat down before me.
Ezekiel 14:1 - Some of the leaders of Israel approached me and sat down with me. God’s Message came to me: “Son of Man, these people have installed idols in their hearts. They have embraced the wickedness that will ruin them. Why should I even bother with their prayers? Therefore tell them, ‘The Message of God, the Master: All in Israel who install idols in their hearts and embrace the wickedness that will ruin them and still have the gall to come to a prophet, be on notice: I, God, will step in and personally answer them as they come dragging along their mob of idols. I am ready to go to work on the hearts of the house of Israel, all of whom have left me for their idols.’
Psalms 73:11 - What’s going on here? Is God out to lunch? Nobody’s tending the store. The wicked get by with everything; they have it made, piling up riches. I’ve been stupid to play by the rules; what has it gotten me? A long run of bad luck, that’s what— a slap in the face every time I walk out the door.
Ezekiel 8:6 - Then he said, “Son of man, do you see what they’re doing? Outrageous obscenities! And doing them right here! It’s enough to drive me right out of my own Temple. But you’re going to see worse yet.” * * *
Ezekiel 8:7 - He brought me to the door of the Temple court. I looked and saw a gaping hole in the wall.
Ezekiel 8:8 - He said, “Son of man, dig through the wall.” I dug through the wall and came upon a door.
John 3:19 - “This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won’t come near it, fearing a painful exposure. But anyone working and living in truth and reality welcomes God-light so the work can be seen for the God-work it is.”
Isaiah 29:15 - Doom to you! You pretend to have the inside track. You shut God out and work behind the scenes, Plotting the future as if you knew everything, acting mysterious, never showing your hand. You have everything backward! You treat the potter as a lump of clay. Does a book say to its author, “He didn’t write a word of me”? Does a meal say to the woman who cooked it, “She had nothing to do with this”?
Ezekiel 9:9 - He said, “The guilt of Israel and Judah is enormous. The land is swollen with murder. The city is bloated with injustice. They all say, ‘God has forsaken the country. He doesn’t see anything we do.’ Well, I do see, and I’m not feeling sorry for any of them. They’re going to pay for what they’ve done.”