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何西阿書 1

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1 當烏西雅、約坦、亞哈斯、希西家作猶大,約阿施的兒子耶羅波安作以色列的時候,耶和華的臨到備利的兒子何西阿

2 耶和華初次與何西阿說話,對他:你去娶淫婦為妻,也收那從淫亂所生的兒女;因為這大行淫亂,離棄耶和華

3 於是,何西阿去娶了滴拉音的女兒歌篾。這婦人懷孕,給他生了一個兒子

4 耶和華對何西阿:給他起名耶斯列;因為再過片時,我必討耶戶家在耶斯列殺人流血的罪,也必使以色列家的國滅絕。

5 到那日,我必在耶斯列平原折斷以色列的

6 歌篾又懷孕生了一個女兒,耶和華對何西阿:給她起名哈瑪(就是不蒙憐憫的意思);因為我必不再憐憫以色列家,決不赦免他們。

7 我卻要憐憫猶大家,使他們靠耶和華─他們的,不使他們靠、刀、爭戰、馬匹,與兵得

8 歌篾給羅路哈瑪斷奶以後,又懷孕生了一個兒子

9 耶和華:給他起名羅阿米(就是非我民的意思);因為你們不作我的子民,我也不作你們的神。

10 然而,以色列的必如沙,不可量,不可。從前在甚麼地方對他們你們不是我的子民,將來在那裡必對他們你們是永生神的兒子

11 猶大人和以色列人同聚集,為自己立個首領,從這上去(或譯:從被擄之上來),因為耶斯列的日子必為日。

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彌迦書 1:1

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1 猶大約坦、亞哈斯、希西家在位的時候,摩利沙人彌迦得耶和華的默示,論撒瑪利亞耶路撒冷

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These days we tend to think of "roads" as smooth swaths of pavement and judge them by how fast we can drive cars on them. A "path" is something different, suitable only for walking or maybe bicycles, and a "way" has more to do with giving directions than any physical reality. When we get "lost" it usually means we're in a car on an unfamiliar road -- a far cry from being in the middle of a trackless wilderness with no idea which direction to go. The ancient world was very different, with isolated towns and endless square miles of trackless wilderness. Then a "way" was a set of landmarks to follow to get from one place to another through the wilderness. A "path" was a way used enough to leave a visible trace on the ground, and a "road" was a heavily used path, easily followed and walkable. So it makes sense that when used in the Bible, all three terms represent guiding truth, ideas that lead us where we want to go. This is pictured in the modern use of "way" -- when we talk about the "way" to do something or the "way" to get somewhere. We're talking about the correct, best, most efficient method of doing something or getting somewhere. And it's good information -- truth -- that helps us find that best way.