The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they refused to listen.
Psalm 107:11 - Easy To Read Version Why? Because those people fought against\par the things God said.\par They refused to listen to the advice\par from God Most-High.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because they had rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High. American Standard Version (1901) Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High: Common English Bible because they had disobeyed God’s instructions and rejected the Most High’s plans. Catholic Public Domain Version Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will lead me, even into Idumea? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? |
The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they refused to listen.
But God’s people made fun of God’s prophets. They refused to listen to God’s prophets. They hated God’s messages. Finally God could not hold his anger any longer. God became angry at his people and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.
God saved his people many times.\par But they turned against God\par and did what they wanted to do.\par God’s people did many, many bad things.\par
Lord, our ancestors in Egypt learned nothing\par from the miracles you did.\par There by the Red Sea,\par our ancestors turned against you.\par
He went up above \{on the high mountain\},\par leading a parade of captives;\par to take the gifts from men, {\cf2\super [394]} \par including the people\par who turned against him.\par The Lord {\cf2\super [395]} God \{went up there\} to live.\par
God gives lonely people a home.\par God takes his people out of prison.\par They are very happy.\par But people who turn against God,\par will stay in their hot prison.\par
God, you lead me and give me good advice.\par And later you will lead me to glory. {\cf2\super [418]} \par
Oh, those people caused God\par so many troubles in the desert!\par They made him so sad!\par
You turned away and ignored all of my advice. You refused to accept my words.
Those people say, “We wish God would hurry and do the things he plans to do. Then we would know what will happen. We wish the Lord’s plan would happen soon. Then we would know what his plan is.”
“We will not listen to the message from the Lord that you spoke to us.
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [262]} were listening to all these things. The Pharisees criticized Jesus because they all loved money.
But the Pharisees {\cf2\super [137]} and teachers of the law refused to accept God’s plan for themselves; they did not let John baptize them.)
I can say this because I know that I told you everything that God wants you to know.
People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed those people to have their own worthless thinking. And so those people do the things that they should not do.