“ And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel,‘ This is what you have said:“ Our rebellious acts and our sins have caught up with us, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?”’

“人子啊，你要对以色列家说：‘你们常说：我们的过犯罪恶在我们身上，我们必因此消灭，怎能存活呢？’

“人子啊，你要对以色列家说：你们曾这样说：‘我们的过犯罪恶在自己身上，我们必因此消灭，怎能存活呢？’

“人子啊，你要对以色列家说：你们曾这样说：‘我们的过犯罪恶在自己身上，我们必因此消灭，怎能存活呢？’

“人子啊，你要对以色列人说，‘你们说，我们背负过犯和罪恶，正因此而灭亡。我们怎能存活下去呢？

“人子啊！你要对以色列家说：‘你们这样说：我们的过犯和罪恶常在我们身上；我们必因此衰弱而死，怎能存活呢？’

「人子啊，你要對以色列家說：『你們常說：我們的過犯罪惡在我們身上，我們必因此消滅，怎能存活呢？』

「人子啊，你要對以色列家說：你們曾這樣說：『我們的過犯罪惡在自己身上，我們必因此消滅，怎能存活呢？』

「人子啊，你要對以色列家說：你們曾這樣說：『我們的過犯罪惡在自己身上，我們必因此消滅，怎能存活呢？』

「人子啊，你要對以色列人說，『你們說，我們背負過犯和罪惡，正因此而滅亡。我們怎能存活下去呢？

“人子啊！你要對以色列家說：‘你們這樣說：我們的過犯和罪惡常在我們身上；我們必因此衰弱而死，怎能存活呢？’

『人子啊，你要對以色列家說；你們常說：「我們的過犯罪惡老在我們身上；我們必在罪過中消削淨盡；怎能活着呢？」

人子歟、謂以色列家云、爾曰、我儕任愆尤、負罪戾、漸即消亡、何能生存、

人子、當告以色列家云、爾曹常言我任罪戾、日漸消亡、豈能得生、

惟爾人子歟、當告以色列族曰、爾曹常言、我儕愆尤罪惡、歸於我身、因以消亡、豈能生存、

“ Son of man, say to the Israelites,‘ This is what you are saying:“ Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?”’

“ Son of man, speak to the Israelites. Tell them,‘ You are saying,“ Our sins and the wrong things we have done weigh us down. We are wasting away because we have sinned so much. So how can we live?” ’

“ And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said:‘ Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?’

“ Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: You are saying,‘ Our sins are heavy upon us; we are wasting away! How can we survive?’

“ Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel,‘ You have said this:“ Our transgressions and our sins are heavy on us, and we are wasting away because of them! How then can we survive?”’

“ Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel,‘ This is what you have said:“ Surely our offenses and our sins are upon us, and we are rotting away in them; how then can we survive?” ’

“ Therefore you, O son of man, say to the house of Israel:‘ Thus you say,“ If our transgressions and our sins lie upon us, and we pine away in them, how can we then live?”’

And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus ye speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live?

“ Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have said this,‘ Our transgressions and our sins are heavy on us, and we are wasting away because of them! How then can we survive?’

Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins[ be] upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

“ You, son of man, tell the house of Israel:‘ You say this,“ Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we pine away in them. How then can we live?”’

Your turbans will be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you will not mourn or weep, but you will rot for your iniquities and groan among yourselves.

Then he said to me,“ Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying,‘ Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

“ Zion said,‘ The LORD has abandoned me, the sovereign master has forgotten me.’

“‘ As for the ones who remain among you, they will rot away because of their iniquity in the lands of your enemies, and they will also rot away because of their ancestors’ iniquities which are with them.

because they will lack bread and water. Each one will be terrified, and they will rot for their iniquity.

O Israel, hope in the LORD, for the LORD exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.

Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say,‘ It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!’

Your children faint; they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a snare. They are left in a stupor by the LORD’s anger, by the battle cry of your God.