So I sent this answer back to Sanballat: “Nothing you are saying is happening. You are just making all that up in your own head.”
Job 13:4 - Easy To Read Version But you three men try to cover up your ignorance with lies. You are like worthless doctors that can’t heal anyone. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But ye are forgers of lies, Ye are all physicians of no value. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But you are forgers of lies [you defame my character most untruthfully]; you are all physicians of no value and have no remedy to offer. American Standard Version (1901) But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value. Common English Bible You, however, are plasterers of lies; ineffective healers, all of you. Catholic Public Domain Version having first shown that you fabricate lies and cultivate perverse teachings. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Having first shewn that you are forgers of lies and maintainers of perverse opinions. |
So I sent this answer back to Sanballat: “Nothing you are saying is happening. You are just making all that up in your own head.”
all these things before.\par You three men give me trouble,\par not comfort.\par
You have seen God’s power\par with your own eyes.\par So why do you say such useless things?\par
But you, my brothers, have not been loyal.\par I can’t depend on you.\par You are like streams that flow sometimes\par and don’t flow at other times.\par You are like streams that overflow\par
They were sure they would find water\par but they were disappointed.\par
Now, you are like those streams.\par You see my troubles and are afraid.\par
People who think they are better than me\par told bad lies about me.\par But I continued to obey your commands\par with all my heart, Lord.\par
I am against the false prophets that preach fake dreams.” This message is from the Lord. “They mislead my people with their lies and false teachings. I did not send those prophets to teach the people. I never commanded them to do anything for me. They can’t help the people of Judah at all.” This message is from the Lord.
There is no person to care for your sores.\par So you will not be healed.\par
“Egypt, go to Gilead and get some medicine.\par You will make up many medicines,\par but they will not help.\par You will not be healed.\par
My people have been hurt very badly.\par The prophets and priests\par should bandage those wounds.\par But they treat those wounds\par like they are only a small scratch.\par They say,\par ‘It is all right, everything is fine!’\par But it is not all right!\par
Surely there is some medicine in Gilead.\par Surely there is a doctor in Gilead.\par So why are the hurts of my people\par
You have not made the weak strong. You have not cared for the sick sheep. You have not put bandages on the sheep that were hurt. Some of the sheep wandered away, and you did not go get them and bring them back. You did not go to look for those lost sheep. No, you were cruel and severe—that’s the way you tried to lead the sheep!
Ephraim saw his sickness,\par and Judah saw his wound.\par So they went to Assyria for help.\par They told their problems to the great king.\par But that king can’t heal you.\par He can’t cure your wound.\par
Jesus heard this, and he said to them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor. It is the sick people that need a doctor. I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners.”
The woman suffered very much. Many doctors tried to help her. All the money she had was spent. But she was not improving. Her sickness was becoming worse.