4I thought, "These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the Lord , the requirements of their God.
4I thought, "These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the Lord , the requirements of their God.
1 "Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city.
2 Although they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,' still they are swearing falsely."
3 O Lord , do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
4 I thought, "These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the Lord , the requirements of their God.
5 So I will go to the leaders and speak to them; surely they know the way of the Lord , the requirements of their God." But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.
6 Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will ravage them, a leopard will lie in wait near their towns to tear to pieces any who venture out, for their rebellion is great and their backslidings many.
5:4Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God.
5:4But I said: Perhaps these are poor and foolish, that know not the way of the Lord, the judgement of their God.
5:4Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:
5:4And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
5:4Then I said, Surely these are poor: they are foolish; for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God:
5:4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
5:4Then I said, |Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.
5:4And I — I said, 'Surely these are poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.
5:4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.