Hosea 6:5 - Easy To Read Version I used the prophets,\par and made laws for the people.\par The people were killed at my command.\par But good things will come\par from those decisions. {\cf2\super [64]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore have I hewn down and smitten them by means of the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth; My judgments [pronounced upon them by you prophets] are like the light that goes forth. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. Common English Bible Therefore, I have attacked them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth like a light. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, I have cut them with the prophets, I have slain them with the words of my mouth; and your opinions will depart like the light. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this reason have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments shall go forth as the light. |
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”
Ahijah heard her coming to the door. So Ahijah said, “Come in, Jeroboam’s wife. Why are you trying to make people think you are someone else? I have some bad news for you.
Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”
When Ahab saw Elijah he said, “Is it you? You are the man that causes trouble in Israel!”
{Hazael will kill many bad people.} Jehu will kill anyone that escapes from Hazael’s sword. And Elisha will kill anyone that escapes from Jehu’s sword.
Elijah told Ahaziah, “There is a God in Israel. So why did you send messengers to ask questions from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. Since you did this thing, you will not get up from your bed. You will die!”
Jehoram got a message from Elijah the prophet. This is what the message said: “This is what the Lord God says. He is the God your father David followed. The Lord says, ‘Jehoram, you have not lived the way your father Jehoshaphat lived. You have not lived the way Asa king of Judah lived.
The evil person won’t escape the darkness.\par He will be like a tree\par whose leaves die from disease\par and a wind blows them all away.\par
“You men can understand,\par so listen to me.\par God would never do what is evil!\par God All-Powerful would never do wrong!\par
Shout as loud as you can!\par Don’t stop yourself!\par Shout loud like a trumpet!\par Tell the people about the wrong things\par they have done!\par Tell Jacob’s family about their sins!\par
Today I have put you in charge\par of nations and kingdoms.\par You will pull up and tear down.\par You will destroy and overthrow.\par You will build up and plant.”\par
As for me, today I will make you\par like a strong city,\par an iron column,\par a bronze wall.\par You will be able to stand\par against everyone in the land,\par against the kings of the land of Judah,\par against the leaders of Judah,\par against the priests of Judah,\par and against the people of the land of Judah.\par
Then you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will make everyone that lives in this land helpless, like a drunken man. I am talking about the kings that sit on David’s throne. I am also talking about the priests, the prophets, and all the people that live in Jerusalem.
My message is like a fire.” This message is from the Lord. “It is like a hammer that smashes a rock.
The Lord God All-Powerful said\par these things:\par “Those people said I would not punish them.\par So Jeremiah, the words I give you\par will be like fire.\par And those people will be like wood.\par That fire will burn them up completely!\par
\{They are telling these lies.\} So you must speak to the people for me. Son of man, go prophesy to the people.”
Then I (Ezekiel) saw an arm reach out towards me. It was holding a scroll {\cf2\super [17]} with words written on it.
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [262]} cry for the people of Egypt. Lead Egypt and those daughters from powerful nations to the grave. Lead them to the world below where they will be with the other people that went down into that deep hole.
The vision {\cf2\super [396]} that I saw was like the vision I saw by the Kebar Canal. I bowed with my face to the ground.
But God is still in that city. And he continues to be good. God does not do anything wrong. He continues to help his people. Morning after morning he helps his people make good decisions. But those bad people are not ashamed of the bad things they do.
When Moses saw this, he was amazed. He went near to look closer at it. Moses heard a voice; it was the Lord’s (God’s).
But you people are hard and stubborn. You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will get that punishment on the day when God will show his anger. On that day people will see God’s right judgments.
Accept God’s salvation to be your helmet. And take the sword of the Spirit {\cf2\super [47]} —that sword is the teaching of God.
God’s word {\cf2\super [34]} (message) is alive and working. His word is sharper than the sharpest sword. God’s word cuts all the way into us \{like a sword\}. It cuts deep to the place where the soul and the spirit are joined. God’s word cuts to the center of our joints and our bones. It judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.
He held seven stars in his right hand. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. He looked like the sun shining at its brightest time.
So change your hearts! If you don’t change, I will come to you quickly and fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
These four angels had been kept ready for this hour and day and month and year. The angels were freed to kill one third of all the people on the earth.
These people did not change their hearts and lives and turn away from killing other people. They did not turn away from their evil magic, their sexual sins, and their stealing.
Samuel said, “You did a foolish thing! You did not obey the Lord your God! If you had obeyed God’s command, then he would have let your family rule Israel forever.
But Samuel answered, “Which pleases the Lord more: burnt offerings and sacrifices [138] or obeying the Lord’s command? It is better to obey God than to offer sacrifices to him. It is better to listen to God than to offer the fat from rams.
But Samuel said to Agag, “Your sword took babies from their mothers. So now, your mother will have no children.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.