They turned their backs to me. They would not face me. I taught them again and again. But they would not listen or pay attention when they were corrected.

他们以背向我，不以面向我；我虽从早起来教训他们，他们却不听从，不受教训，

他们以背向我，不以面向我；我虽然一再教导他们，他们却不听从，不领受训诲，

他们以背向我，不以面向我；我虽然一再教导他们，他们却不听从，不领受训诲，

他们不是面向我而是背对我，我不厌其烦地教导他们，他们却不肯听，不受教。

他们以背向我，不以脸向我；我不断教导他们，他们却不肯听从，不接受管教；

他們以背向我，不以面向我；我雖從早起來教訓他們，他們卻不聽從，不受教訓，

他們以背向我，不以面向我；我雖然一再教導他們，他們卻不聽從，不領受訓誨，

他們以背向我，不以面向我；我雖然一再教導他們，他們卻不聽從，不領受訓誨，

他們不是面向我而是背對我，我不厭其煩地教導他們，他們卻不肯聽，不受教。

他們以背向我，不以臉向我；我不斷教導他們，他們卻不肯聽從，不接受管教；

他們是以背向着我，不是以面；我雖教訓他們，又及時又屢次地教訓，他們卻不聽而接受管教；

彼背我、而不面我、我雖夙興而誨之、彼猶不聽從、不受教、

彼退縮不前、我則誨之諄諄、彼則聽我藐藐。

彼以背向我、不以面向我、我屢屢原文作每晨誨之、惟彼不聽、不受督責、

They turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.

They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction.

My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.

They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.

They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen to accept discipline.

And they have turned to Me the back, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching[ them], yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction.

They have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. Although I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

You say to a piece of wood,‘ You are my father.’ You say to a stone,‘ You are my mother.’ You have turned your backs to me. You refuse to look at me. But when you are in trouble, you say,‘ Come and save us!’

I spoke to you again and again,” announces the Lord.“ I warned you while you were doing all these things. But you did not listen. I called out to you. But you did not answer.

Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’ s house. About 25 men were there. They were at the entrance to the Lord’ s temple between the porch and the altar. Their backs were turned toward the temple. Their faces were turned toward the east. And they were bowing down to the sun.

And listen to the words my servants the prophets are speaking. I have sent them to you again and again. But you have not listened to them.

At sunrise he arrived again in the temple courtyard. All the people gathered around him there. He sat down to teach them.

But they did not listen. They refused to pay any attention to me. Instead, they did what their stubborn and evil hearts wanted them to do. They went backward and not forward.

The Lord, the God of Israel, sent word to his people through his messengers. He sent it to them again and again. He took pity on his people. He also took pity on the temple where he lived.But God’s people made fun of his messengers. They hated his words. They laughed at his prophets. Finally the Lord’ s great anger was stirred up against his people. Nothing could save them.

Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said,‘ Each of you must turn from your evil ways. You must change the way you act. Do not worship other gods. Do not serve them. Then you will live in the land. I gave it to you and your people of long ago.’ But you have not paid any attention. You have not listened to me.

Again and again I sent my servants the prophets. They said,‘ Don’t worship other gods! The Lord hates it!’

I will sweep over my people like a wind from the east. I will use the Babylonians to scatter them. I will show them my back and not my face. I will desert them when their day of trouble comes.’ ”

But they refused to pay attention to the Lord. They were stubborn. They turned their backs and covered their ears.

But the more I called out to Israel, the more they went away from me. They brought sacrifices to the statues of the gods that were named Baal. And they burned incense to them.

“ For 23 years the Lord’ s messages have been coming to me. They began to come in the 13th year that Josiah was king of Judah. He was the son of Amon. The Lord’ s messages still come to me today. I’ve spoken to you people again and again. But you haven’t listened to me.“ The Lord has sent all his servants the prophets to you. They’ve come to you again and again. But you haven’t listened. You haven’t paid any attention to them.