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只是你仗著自己的美貌,又因你的名聲就行邪淫。你縱情淫亂,使過路的任意而行。
2
先知越發招呼他們,他們越發走開,向諸巴力獻祭,給雕刻的偶像燒香。
3
我原教導以法蓮行走,用膀臂抱著他們,他們卻不知道是我醫治他們。
4
我用慈繩(慈:原文是人的)愛索牽引他們;我待他們如人放鬆牛的兩腮夾板,把糧食放在他們面前。
5
他們必不歸回埃及地,亞述人卻要作他們的王,因他們不肯歸向我。
6
刀劍必臨到他們的城邑,毀壞門閂,把人吞滅,都因他們隨從自己的計謀。
7
我的民偏要背道離開我;眾先知雖然招呼他們歸向至上的主,卻無人尊崇主。
8
以法蓮哪,我怎能捨棄你?以色列啊,我怎能棄絕你?我怎能使你如押瑪?怎能使你如洗扁?我回心轉意,我的憐愛大大發動。
9
我必不發猛烈的怒氣,也不再毀滅以法蓮。因我是神,並非世人,是你們中間的聖者;我必不在怒中臨到你們。
10
耶和華必如獅子吼叫,子民必跟隨他。他一吼叫,他們就從西方急速而來。
65. Love for Ourselves and Love for the World
Love for ourselves is intending benefit only to ourselves and not to others unless it is in our own interests-having no goodwill toward the church or our country or toward any group of people or any fellow citizen. It is also being good to the church, our country, and other people only for the sake of our own reputation, advancement, or praise, so that unless we see some such reward in the good we may do for them we say at heart, "What's the use? Why should I? What's in it for me?" and forget about it. This shows that when we live a life of self-love we are not loving the church, our country, our community, our fellow citizens, or anything worthwhile-only ourselves.