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指摘人民虛偽的行為

“以法蓮啊!我要怎樣待你呢?

猶大啊,我要怎樣待你呢?

你們的愛心像早晨的雲霧;

又像瞬即消逝的朝露。

因此,我藉眾先知砍碎他們,

用我口中的話殺戮他們;

我的審判必如光一般發出。

我喜愛憐恤,不喜愛祭祀;

我喜愛人認識 神的知識,勝過人獻的燔祭。

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O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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The Reply of the Lord


O Ephraim, what shall I do with you?
O Judah, what shall I do with you?
For your [wavering] loyalty and kindness are [transient] like the morning cloud
And like the dew that goes away early.

Therefore, I have hewn them in pieces by [the words of] the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of My mouth;
My judgments [pronounced upon them by the prophets] are like the light that shines forth [obvious to all].

For I desire and delight in [steadfast] loyalty [faithfulness in the covenant relationship], rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.(A)

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