and lying, and killing, and stealing

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何4:1 “以色列人哪，妳們當聽耶和華的話。耶和華與這地的居民爭辯，因這地上無誠實，無良善，無人認識　神。
Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
何4:2 但起假誓、不踐前言、殺害、偷盜、奸淫、行強暴、殺人流血，接連不斷。
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
何4:3 因此，這地悲哀，其上的民、田野的獸、空中的鳥必都衰微，海中的魚也必消滅。
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
何4:4 然而，人都不必爭辯，也不必指責，因爲這民與抗拒祭司的人壹樣。
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
何4:5 妳這祭司必日間跌倒；先知也必夜間與妳壹同跌倒。我必滅絕妳的母親。
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
何4:6 我的民因無知識而滅亡。妳棄掉知識，我也必棄掉妳，使妳不再給我作祭司；妳既忘了妳　神的律法，我也必忘記妳的兒女。
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
何4:7 祭司越發增多，就越發得罪我；我必使他們的榮耀變爲羞辱。
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
何4:8 他們吃我民的贖罪祭，滿心願意我民犯罪。
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
何4:9 將來民如何，祭司也必如何。我必因他們所行的懲罰他們，照他們所做的報應他們。
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
何4:10 他們吃，卻不得飽；行淫，而不得立後；因爲他們離棄耶和華，不遵他的命。
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. 何4:11 奸淫和酒，並新酒，奪去人的心。
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
何4:12 我的民求問木偶，以爲木杖能指示他們，因爲他們的淫心使他們失迷，他們就行淫離棄　神，不守約束。
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
何4:13 在各山頂，各高岡的橡樹、楊樹、栗樹之下獻祭燒香，因爲樹影美好。所以，妳們的女兒淫亂，妳們的新婦（或作“兒婦”。下同）行淫。
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
何4:14 妳們的女兒淫亂，妳們的新婦行淫，我卻不懲罰她們，因爲妳們自己離群與娼妓同居，與妓女壹同獻祭。這無知的民必致傾倒！
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
何4:15 以色列啊，妳雖然行淫，猶大卻不可犯罪。不要往吉甲去，不要上到伯亞文，也不要指著永生的耶和華起誓。
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
何4:16 以色列倔強，猶如倔強的母牛；現在耶和華要放他們，如同放羊羔在寬闊之地。
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
何4:17 以法蓮親近偶像，任憑他吧！
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
何4:18 他們所喝的已經發酸，他們時常行淫，他們的官長最愛羞恥的事。
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
何4:19 風把他們裹在翅膀裏；他們因所獻的祭必致蒙羞。
The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.