Evil people might feel safe and secure\par for a short time.\par They might want to be powerful.\par
Amos 8:7 - Easy To Read Version The Lord made a promise. He used his name, Pride of Jacob, and made this promise: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord has sworn by [Himself Who is] the Glory and Pride of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their [rebellious] deeds. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. Common English Bible The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget what they have done. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord has sworn by the arrogance of Jacob: I will not forget, even to the end, all their works. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord hath sworn against the pride of Jacob: surely I will never forget all their works. |
Evil people might feel safe and secure\par for a short time.\par They might want to be powerful.\par
So those poor people begin thinking,\par “God has forgotten us!\par He has turned away from us forever!\par God doesn’t see what is happening to us!”\par
God chose our land for us.\par He chose that wonderful land for Jacob,\par the man he loved.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [286]})\i0 \par
The Lord goes up \{to his throne\}\par at the sound of the trumpet and horn.\par
God is more powerful than any of your gods.\par The God of Israel makes his people strong.\par
Moses said, “I lifted my hands toward the Lord’s throne. So the Lord fought against the Amalekites, like he always has.”
The Lord All-Powerful said these things to me and I heard it with my ears: “You are guilty of doing wrong things. And I promise, you will die before this guilt is forgiven.” My Master, the Lord All-Powerful said those things.
“I, I am the One who wipes away all your sins. I do this to please myself. I will not remember your sins.
“The sins of the people of Judah\par are written down in a place where they can’t be erased.\par Those sins were cut into stone\par with an iron pen.\par Their sins were cut into stone\par with a diamond tipped pen. {\cf2\super [134]} \par And that stone is their heart.\par Those sins were cut\par into the horns of their altars. {\cf2\super [135]} \par
People will not have to teach their neighbors and relatives to know the Lord. Why? Because all people, from the least important to the greatest, will know me.” This message is from the Lord. “I will forgive them for the bad things they did. I won’t remember their sins.”
Jeremiah said to those people, “The Lord remembered that you made sacrifices in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. You and your ancestors, {\cf2\super [359]} your kings, your officials, and the people of the land did that. The Lord remembered what you had done, and thought about that.
Those people don’t believe\par that I will remember their crimes.\par The bad things they did are all around.\par I can see their sins clearly.\par
The Israelites love sacrifices. {\cf2\super [82]} \par They offer the meat and eat it.\par The Lord does not accept their sacrifices.\par He remembers their sins.\par And he will punish them.\par They will be carried as prisoners to Egypt.\par
The Israelites have gone deep into ruin like in the time of Gibeah. {\cf2\super [91]} The Lord will remember the Israelites’ sins. He will punish their sins.
The Lord my Master made a promise. He promised by his holiness, that troubles will come to you. People will use hooks and take you away as prisoners. They will use fishhooks to take away your children.
The Lord my Master used his own name and made a promise. The Lord God All-Powerful made this promise:
He (Jesus) is a light to show your way to the non-Jewish people.\par He will bring honor to your people, Israel (the Jews).”\par