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何西阿書 13

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1 從前以法蓮說話,人都戰兢,他在以色列中居處高位;但他在事奉巴力的事上犯罪就死了

2 現今他們罪上加罪,用子為自己鑄造偶像,就是照自己的聰明製造,都是匠人的工作。有人論,獻祭的人可以向犢親嘴。

3 因此,他們必如早晨霧,又如速散的甘,像場上的秕被狂風吹去,又像煙氣騰於窗外。

4 自從你出埃及以來,我就是耶和華─你的。在我以外,你不可認識別;除我以外並沒有救主

5 我曾在曠野乾旱之認識你。

6 這些民照我所賜的食物得了飽足;既得飽足就高傲,忘記了我。

7 因此,我向他們如獅子,又如伏在道旁。

8 我遇見他們必像丟崽子的母,撕裂他們的胸膛(或譯:膜)。在那裡,我必像母獅吞他們;野獸必撕裂他們。

9 以色列啊,你與我反對,就是反對幫助你的,自取敗壞。

10 你曾求我我立和首領。現在你的在哪裡呢?治理你的在哪裡呢?讓他在你所有的城中拯你罷!

11 我在怒氣中將王賜你,又在烈怒中將王廢去。

12 以法蓮孽包裹;他的罪惡收藏。

13 產婦的疼痛必臨到他身上;他是無智慧之子,到了產期不當遲延。

14 我必贖他們脫離陰間,贖他們脫離死亡。死亡啊,你的災害在哪裡呢?陰間哪,你的毀滅在哪裡呢?在我眼前絕無後悔之事。

15 他在弟兄中雖然茂盛,必有東,就是耶和華的從曠野上。他的泉源必乾;他的源頭必竭;仇敵必擄掠他所積蓄的一切寶器。

16 撒瑪利亞必擔當自己的罪,因為悖逆他的。他必倒在刀下;嬰孩必被摔死;孕婦必被剖開。

   

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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.