I have seen some troublemakers\par and people who make life hard.\par But they are always punished!\par
Hosea 10:13 - Easy To Read Version But you planted evil, and you harvested trouble. You ate the fruit of your lies. Why? Because you have trusted in your power and your soldiers. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have plowed and plotted wickedness, you have reaped the [willful] injustice [of oppressors], you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your [own] way and your chariots, in the multitude of your mighty men, American Standard Version (1901) Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. Common English Bible You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped depravity, you have eaten the fruit of lies, because you have trusted in your way and in your many warriors. Catholic Public Domain Version You have ploughed impiety; you have harvested iniquity; you have eaten the fruit of lies. For you had confidence in your ways, in the multitude of your good fortunes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You have ploughed wickedness, you have reaped iniquity, you have eaten the fruit of lying: because thou hast trusted in thy ways, in the multitude of thy strong ones. |
I have seen some troublemakers\par and people who make life hard.\par But they are always punished!\par
A king is not saved\par by his own great power.\par A strong soldier is not saved\par by his own great strength.\par
“Look what happened to the man\par who did not depend on God.\par That man thought his wealth and lies\par would protect him.”\par
Don’t trust the power to take things by force.\par Don’t think you will gain anything by stealing.\par And if you become rich,\par don’t trust your riches to help you.\par
You people lived the way you wanted to live. You followed your own advice. So now you must accept the result of your own actions!
If a person tells a lie, then those words are wasted quickly. But the truth will live forever.
Good people are rewarded for the good things they say. But evil people always want to do wrong.
A person who tells a lie against another person will be punished. The person who tells lies will not be safe.
A person who spreads trouble will harvest trouble. And in the end, that person will be destroyed because of the trouble he gave other people.
I also saw other things in this life {\cf2\super [36]} that were not fair: The fastest runner does not always win the race; the strongest army does not always win the battle; the wisest man does not always get the food he earns; the smartest man does not always get the wealth; and an educated person does not always get the praise he deserves. When the time comes, bad things happen to everyone!
You will plant your grapevines one day and try to make them grow. The next day the plants will begin to grow. But at harvest time, you will go to gather the fruit from the plants, and you will see that everything is dead. A sickness will kill all the plants.
Ephraim surrounded me with false gods.\par The people of Israel turned against me. {\cf2\super [124]} \{And they were destroyed!\}\par But Judah still walks with El. {\cf2\super [125]} \par Judah is true to the holy ones. {\cf2\super [126]} ”\par
The people swear, lie, kill, and steal. They do the sin of adultery, {\cf2\super [31]} and they have their babies. The people murder again and again. {\cf2\super [32]}
”The priests joined in the people’s sins. They wanted more and more of those sins. {\cf2\super [35]}
Their evil makes their king happy.\par Their false gods please their leaders.\par
The Israelites \{did a foolish thing\}—it was like trying to plant the wind. But \{they will get only troubles\}—they will harvest a whirlwind. The grain in the fields will grow. It will give no food. Even if it grew something, strangers would eat it.
Who are you chasing? Who is the king of Israel coming to fight against? You are not chasing someone who will hurt you! It is like you are chasing a dead dog or a flea.