Listen to their threats and insults.\par They say such cruel things,\par and they don’t care who hears them.\par
Psalm 94:7 - Easy To Read Version And they say the Lord does not see them\par doing those bad things!\par They say the God of Israel doesn’t know\par what is happening.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, Neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet they say, The Lord does not see, neither does the God of Jacob notice it. American Standard Version (1901) And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider. Common English Bible saying all the while, “The LORD can’t see it; Jacob’s God doesn’t know what’s going on!” Catholic Public Domain Version For he is the Lord our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. |
Listen to their threats and insults.\par They say such cruel things,\par and they don’t care who hears them.\par
Those people try to hide things from the Lord. They think the Lord will not understand. Those people do their evil things in darkness. Those people tell themselves. “No person can see us. No person will know who we are.”
You do bad things, but still you feel safe.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘No one sees the wrong things I do.’\par You think that your wisdom and knowledge\par will save you.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘I am the only one.\par No one is important like me.’\par
Then \{God\} said to me, “Son of man, {\cf2\super [67]} do you see what the elders of Israel do in the dark? Each man has a special room for his own false god! Those men say to themselves, ‘The Lord can’t see us. The Lord left this country.’”
\{God\} said, “The family of Israel and Judah have done many, many very bad sins! People are being murdered everywhere in this country. And this city is filled with crime. Why? Because the people say to themselves, ‘The Lord left this country. He can’t see the things we are doing.’
“At that time, I will take a lamp and search through Jerusalem. I will find all the people that are satisfied to live their own way. Those people say, ‘The Lord does nothing. He does not help and he does not hurt!’ I will find those people and I will punish them!