So the brothers said to him, “We cannot allow you to marry our sister because you are not yet circumcised. [196] It would be wrong for our sister to marry you.
Psalm 5:6 - Easy To Read Version You destroy people who tell lies.\par You hate people who make secret plans\par to hurt other people.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: The LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You will destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors [and rejects] the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. American Standard Version (1901) Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man. Common English Bible you destroy liars. The LORD despises people who are violent and dishonest. Catholic Public Domain Version And the malicious will not dwell close to you, nor will the unjust endure before your eyes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes. |
So the brothers said to him, “We cannot allow you to marry our sister because you are not yet circumcised. [196] It would be wrong for our sister to marry you.
The Lord is punishing you. Why? Because you killed people in Saul’s family. You stole Saul’s place as king. But now the same bad things are happening to you. The Lord has given the kingdom to your son Absalom. Why? Because you are a murderer.” [95]
At that place, there was a man named Sheba son of Bicri. Sheba was a good-for-nothing troublemaker from the family group of Benjamin. Sheba blew a trumpet {to gather the people together}. Then he said,
The Lord searches for good people,\par but he rejects {\cf2\super [62]} cruel, evil people.\par
People, how long will you say bad things about me?\par You people keep looking for new lies \{to tell about me\}.\par You people love telling those lies.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [15]})\i0 \par
God, there is a man who is not one of your loyal followers.\par That man is crooked and tells lies.\par God, save me from that man!\par Defend me and prove that I am right.\par
Give your worries to the Lord,\par and he will care for you.\par The Lord will never let good people\par be defeated.\par
The Lord will leave his place {\cf2\super [245]} \par to judge the people of the world\par for the bad things they have done.\par The earth will show the blood\par of the people that have been killed.\par The earth will not cover the dead people\par
Those people are filled with every kind of sin, evil, greed, and hatred. Those people are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst things about each other. Those people gossip
But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Outside the city are the dogs (bad people), people who do evil magic, people who sin sexually, people who murder, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [175]} and people who love lies and tell lies.