Evil people do crooked things.\par The Lord will punish those evil people.\par
Psalm 94:4 - Easy To Read Version How much longer will those criminals\par brag about the bad things they did?\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They pour out arrogant words, speaking hard things; all the evildoers boast loftily. [Jude 14, 15.] American Standard Version (1901) They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves. Common English Bible They spew arrogant words; all the evildoers are bragging. Catholic Public Domain Version For in his hand are all the limits of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his. |
Evil people do crooked things.\par The Lord will punish those evil people.\par
Their tongues are like poisonous snakes.\par It is like snake poison is under their tongue.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [638]})\i0 \par
Those bad people brag\par and tell lies about good people.\par Those bad people are very proud.\par But their lying lips will be silent.\par
Big man, why do you brag about\par the bad things you do?\par You are a continual disgrace to God.\par
Those evil people curse and tell lies.\par Punish them for the things they said.\par Let their pride trap them.\par
Listen to their threats and insults.\par They say such cruel things,\par and they don’t care who hears them.\par
There are people whose teeth are like swords. Their jaws are like knives. They use their time to take everything they can from poor people.
Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. And the advice from the wise men will still be with us. We will still have the words of the prophets. So let us tell lies about him. That will ruin him. We will not pay attention to anything he says.”
“I kept on looking because the little horn was bragging. I kept watching until finally the fourth animal was killed. Its body was destroyed and it was thrown into the burning fire.
This special king will say things against God Most High. And that king will hurt and kill God’s special people. That king will try to change the times and laws that have already been set. God’s special people will be in that king’s power for 3 1/2 years. {\cf2\super [82]}
“I was thinking about those horns, and then another horn grew up among those horns. This horn was a little horn. There were eyes on this little horn—the eyes looked like a person’s eyes. And there was a mouth on this little horn. And the mouth was bragging. The little horn pulled out three of the other horns.
That little horn became very strong. And then it turned against the Ruler of the Stars (God). The little horn stopped the daily sacrifices that were offered to the Ruler (God). The place where people worshiped the Ruler was pulled down.
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [169]} heard the people saying this. The Pharisees said, “This man uses the power of Beelzebul (the devil) to force demons {\cf2\super [170]} out of people. Beelzebul is the ruler of demons.”
You snakes! You are evil people! How can you say anything good? The mouth speaks the things that are in the heart.
Don’t continue bragging! Don’t speak proud words! Why? Because the Lord God knows everything, God leads and judges people.