Elisha said to the king of Israel (Jehoram), “What do you want from me? Go to the prophets of your father and mother!”
Lamentations 3:39 - Easy To Read Version No person alive can complain\par when the Lord punishes him for his sins.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore doth a living man complain, A man for the punishment of his sins? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Why does a living man sigh [one who is still in this life's school of discipline]? [And why does] a man complain for the punishment of his sins? American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Common English Bible Why then does any living person complain; why should anyone complain about their sins? Catholic Public Domain Version MEM. Why has a living man murmured, a man suffering for his sins? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Mem. Why hath a living man murmured, man suffering for his sins? |
Elisha said to the king of Israel (Jehoram), “What do you want from me? Go to the prophets of your father and mother!”
The king sent a messenger to Elisha. Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders (leaders) were sitting with him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Look, that son of a murderer {(the king of Israel) is sending men to cut off my head! When the messenger arrives, shut the door! Hold the door and don’t let him in! I hear the sound of his master’s feet coming behind him!”
The bad things that happened to us are our own fault. We have done evil things, and we have much guilt. But you, our God, have punished us much less than we should have been. We have done many terrible sins, and we should have been punished worse. And you have even let some of our people escape captivity.
God could tell you the secret of wisdom.\par He would tell you that\par every story has two sides.\par Job, listen to me,\par God is not punishing you\par as much as he should.\par
Some people let their sins and guilt\par change them into foolish people.\par
A person’s own foolishness will ruin his life. But he will blame the Lord.
Your people became weak. They fell on the ground and lay there. Those people were lying on every street corner. They were like animals caught in a net. They were punished from the Lord’s anger until they could not accept any more punishment. When God said he would give them more punishment, they became very weak.
Oh, I (Jeremiah) am hurt badly.\par I am injured and I can’t be healed.\par Yet I told myself,\par “This is my sickness,\par I must suffer through it.”\par
Israel and Judah, why are you yelling\par about your wound?\par Your wound is painful,\par and there is no cure for it.\par I, the Lord, did these things to you\par because of your great guilt.\par I did these things\par because of your many sins.\par
The Lord’s love and kindness never ends. {\cf2\super [22]} \par His compassion never ends.\par
Maybe they will admit that I turned against them and brought them into the land of their enemies. Those people will be like strangers to me. But maybe they will become humble [453] and accept the punishment for their sin.
“The land will be empty. The land will enjoy its time of rest. Then the survivors [454] will accept the punishment for their sins. They will learn that they were punished because they hated my laws and refused to obey my rules.
I sinned against the Lord.\par So he was angry at me.\par But he will argue my case for me in court.\par He will do the things that are right for me.\par Then he will bring me out into the light.\par And I will see that he is right.\par
Moses asked the Lord, “Lord, why did you bring this trouble on me? I am your servant. What did I do wrong? What did I do to upset you? Why did you give me responsibility over all these people?
The next day all the people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron. They said, “You killed the Lord’s people.”
The people of Israel said to Moses, “We know that we will die! We are lost! We will all be destroyed!
The people were burned by the great heat. Those people cursed the name of God. God is the One who had control over these troubles. But the people refused to change their hearts and lives and give glory to God.