Don’t take away their guilt or forgive the sins they have done in your sight. They have insulted and discouraged the builders.”
Isaiah 2:9 - Easy To Read Version People have become worse and worse. People have become very low. God, surely you will not forgive them, will you? {\cf2\super [22]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the common man is bowed down [before idols], also the great man is brought low and humbles himself–therefore forgive them not [O Lord]. American Standard Version (1901) And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not. Common English Bible Humanity will be brought down; each person laid low—don’t lift them up! Catholic Public Domain Version And man has bowed himself down, and so man has become debased. Therefore, you should not forgive them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And man hath bowed himself down: and man hath been debased. Therefore forgive them not. |
Don’t take away their guilt or forgive the sins they have done in your sight. They have insulted and discouraged the builders.”
You are the Lord God All-Powerful,\par the God of Israel!\par Get up and punish those people.\par Don’t show any mercy to those evil traitors.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [348]})\i0 \par
People can’t really help.\par You can’t trust them to really help.\par Compared to God,\par they are like nothing,\par like a gentle puff of air!\par
The vines will become dry. And the branches will break off. Women will use those branches for firewood.
Those people will be humbled. Those great people will bow their heads and look at the ground.
The Lord All-Powerful will judge fairly, and people will know he is great. The Holy God will do the things that are right, and the people will respect him.
You use your oils and perfumes\par to look nice for Molech. {\cf2\super [444]} \par You sent your messengers to faraway lands.\par And this will bring you down to Sheol,\par \{the place of death\}.\par
Lord, you know about their plans\par to kill me.\par Don’t forgive their crimes.\par Don’t erase their sins.\par Destroy my enemies!\par Punish those people while you are angry!\par
But any person that says bad things against (refuses to accept) the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [50]} will never be forgiven. He will always be guilty of that sin.”
Some people enjoy acting like they are humble and love to worship angels. Those people always talk about the visions {\cf2\super [14]} they have seen. Don’t let those people say, “You don’t do these things, so you are wrong.” Those people are full of foolish pride because they think only the thoughts of people, \{not the thoughts of God\}.
These rules seem to be wise. But these rules are only part of a man-made religion that makes people pretend to be humble and makes them punish their bodies. But these rules don’t help people to stop doing the evil things their sinful selves want to do.
Then Joshua said, “{That is not true.} You will not be able to continue serving the Lord. The Lord God is holy. And God hates his people worshiping other gods. God will not forgive you if you turn against him like that.