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何西阿書 4

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1 以色列人哪,你們當耶和華的耶和華與這居民爭辯,因這上無誠實,無良善,無人認識

2 但起假誓,不踐前言,殺害,盜,姦淫,行強暴,殺人流血,接連不斷。

3 因此,這悲哀,其上的民、田野的獸、空中的必都衰微,中的魚也必消滅。

4 然而,都不必爭辯,也不必指責,因為這民與抗拒祭司的一樣。

5 你這祭司必日間跌倒;先知也必夜間與你一同跌倒;我必滅絕你的母親

6 我的民因無知識而滅亡。你棄掉知識,我也必棄掉你,使你不再給我作祭司。你既忘了的律法,我也必忘記你的兒女。

7 祭司越發增多,就越發得罪我;我必使他們的榮耀變為羞辱

8 他們我民的贖祭,滿心願意我民犯

9 將來民如何,祭司也必如何;我必因他們所行的懲罰他們,照他們所做的報應他們。

10 他們,卻不得飽;行淫,而不得立後;因為他們離棄耶和華,不遵他的命。

11 姦淫和酒,並新酒,奪去人的

12 我的民求問偶,以為杖能指示他們;因為他們的淫心使他們失迷,他們就行淫離棄,不守約束,

13 在各頂,各岡的橡樹、楊樹、栗樹之,獻祭燒香,因為樹影美。所以,你們的女兒淫亂,你們的新婦(或譯:兒婦;同)行淫。

14 你們的女兒淫亂,你們的新婦行淫,我卻不懲罰他們;因為你們自己離群與娼妓同居,與妓女一同獻祭。這無知的民必致傾倒。

15 以色列啊,你雖然行淫,猶大卻不可犯罪。不要往吉甲去,不要上到伯亞文,也不要指著永生的耶和華起誓。

16 以色列倔強,猶如倔強的母;現在耶和華要放他們,如同放羊羔在寬闊之地。

17 以法蓮親近偶像,任憑他罷!

18 他們所喝的已經發酸,他們時常行淫,他們的官長最羞恥的事。

19 把他們裹在翅膀裡;他們因所獻的祭必致蒙羞。

   

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The Lord #43

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43. We can see from the following passages that the Lord is called “David.”

On that day they will serve Jehovah their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. (Jeremiah 30:9)

Then the children of Israel will turn back and seek Jehovah their God and David their king; with fear they will come to Jehovah and his goodness at the very last of days. (Hosea 3:5)

I will raise up one shepherd over them, who will feed them: my servant David. He will feed them and be their shepherd. I, Jehovah, will be their God, and David will be the leader in their midst. (Ezekiel 34:23-24)

So that they become my people, and I become their God, my servant David will be king over them; there will be one shepherd for them all. Then they will dwell in the land, they and their children and their children’s children forever, and David will be their leader forever. And I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it will be an everlasting covenant with them. (Ezekiel 37:23-26)

I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a prince and a lawmaker to the nations. (Isaiah 55:3-4)

On that day I will raise up the fallen tent of David and patch its holes; I will restore its ruins and build it as it was in ancient days. (Amos 9:11)

The house of David will be like God, like the angel of Jehovah before them. (Zechariah 12:8)

On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David. (Zechariah 13:1)

  
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