But Sarah said, “I didn’t laugh!” (She said this because she was afraid.)
Psalm 44:22 - Easy To Read Version God, all day long we died for you!\par We were like sheep being led away\par to be killed.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are counted as sheep for the slaughter. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition No, but for Your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. [Rom. 8:35-39.] American Standard Version (1901) Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Common English Bible No, God, it’s because of you that we are getting killed every day— it’s because of you that we are considered sheep ready for slaughter. |
But Sarah said, “I didn’t laugh!” (She said this because she was afraid.)
Elijah answered, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you the best I can. But the people of Israel have broken their agreement with you. They destroyed your altars. They killed your prophets. I am the only prophet that is still living. And now they are trying to kill me!”
You know when I sit down\par and when I get up.\par You know my thoughts from far away.\par
You gave us away like sheep\par to be eaten as food.\par You scattered us among the foreigners.\par
God knows what people are thinking.\par God knows people are like a puff of wind.\par
He was hurt and punished. But he never protested. He said nothing—like a sheep being taken to be killed. He was like a lamb that makes no sound when someone cuts off its wool. He never opened his mouth \{to defend himself\}.
But I am the Lord,\par and I can look into a person’s heart.\par I can test a person’s mind.\par I can decide what each person should have.\par I can give each person the right payment\par for the things he does.\par
People will do all this to you because of me. They don’t know the One who sent me.
But it seems to me that God has given me and the other apostles {\cf2\super [25]} the last place. We are like men condemned to die \{with all the people watching\}. We are like a show for the whole world to see—angels and people.
“The Lord is our God! Again we say that the Lord is our God! [72] And God knows why we did this thing. We want you to know also. You can judge what we did. If you believe that we have done something wrong, then you can kill us.
I saw that the woman was drunk. She was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people. {\cf2\super [127]} She was drunk with the blood of those people who told about \{their faith in\} Jesus.