For the Lord humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah act sinfully and had been very unfaithful to the Lord.
Proverbs 29:18 - English Standard Version 2016 Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Where there is no vision, the people perish: But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]–blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he. [I Sam. 3:1; Amos 8:11, 12.] American Standard Version (1901) Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Common English Bible When there’s no vision, the people get out of control, but whoever obeys instruction is happy. Catholic Public Domain Version When prophecy fails, the people will be scattered. Yet truly, whoever guards the law is blessed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed. |
For the Lord humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah act sinfully and had been very unfaithful to the Lord.
We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long.
And when Moses saw that the people had broken loose (for Aaron had let them break loose, to the derision of their enemies),
By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.