Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
Luke 13:8 - Revised Standard Version And he answered him, ‘Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he replied to him, Leave it alone, sir, [just] this one more year, till I dig around it and put manure [on the soil]. American Standard Version (1901) And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: Common English Bible The gardener responded, ‘Lord, give it one more year, and I will dig around it and give it fertilizer. Catholic Public Domain Version But in response, he said to him: 'Lord, let it be for this year also, during which time I will dig around it and add fertilizer. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he answering, said to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig about it, and dung it. |
Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
And he said, “If now I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in the midst of us, although it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thy inheritance.”
Then the Lord said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!
Is evil a recompense for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep and say, “Spare thy people, O Lord, and make not thy heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’ ”
And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?’
And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’ ”
It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.