‘The wise man must not say that he is wise. And the strong man must not say that he is strong,’ says the Lord. ‘But they can say that they know me. And they can say that they understand me. Then they would be able to say that they were clever. They would know that I am the Lord. They would know that I am kind. And I do only good things. I am fair when I judge the earth. They would know that too. Those are the things that give pleasure to me,’ says the Lord. Jeremiah 9:23‭-‬24

耶和華如此說：「智慧人不要因他的智慧誇口，勇士不要因他的勇力誇口，財主不要因他的財物誇口。 誇口的卻因他有聰明，認識我是耶和華，又知道我喜悅在世上施行慈愛、公平，和公義，以此誇口。這是耶和華說的。」 耶利米書 9:23‭-‬24

Even a big bird in the sky knows when it should go away. Small birds know when it is time for them to fly away. But my people do not know what I want them to do.
Jeremiah 8:7

空中的鸛鳥知道來去的定期； 斑鳩燕子與白鶴也守候當來的時令； 我的百姓卻不知道耶和華的法則。 耶利米書 8:7

I also told them to obey me, and to keep all my laws. Then I would be their God, and they would be my people. I said that they should obey me. They would have good lives if they did that. Jeremiah 7:23

我只吩咐他們這一件說：『你們當聽從我的話，我就作你們的上帝，你們也作我的子民。你們行我所吩咐的一切道，就可以得福。』 耶利米書 7:23

‘Listen to my words,’ says the Lord, to the people in Jerusalem. ‘If you do not listen, I will turn away from you. I will destroy your country. Then nobody will be able to live in it.’ Jeremiah 6:8

耶路撒冷啊，你當受教， 免得我心與你生疏， 免得我使你荒涼， 成為無人居住之地。 耶利米書 6:8

But you have done many wrong things. So he has not sent rain or food to you. He has taken away good things because you have sinned. Jeremiah 5:25

你們的罪孽使這些事轉離你們； 你們的罪惡使你們不能得福。 耶利米書 5:25

‘If you want to return, then return to me,’ the Lord says. ‘Throw away your gods that I hate. You must not go away from me again. Jeremiah 4:1

耶和華說：以色列啊， 你若回來歸向我， 若從我眼前除掉你可憎的偶像， 你就不被遷移。 耶利米書 4:1

Then I will give shepherds to you that I can trust. They will lead you and they will teach you good things. Jeremiah 3:15

我也必將合我心的牧者賜給你們。他們必以知識和智慧牧養你們。」 耶利米書 3:15

‘Think about my message, you people who are alive today,’ says the Lord. ‘I have not been like a place where nothing grows. I have not been like a dark place where nobody lives. But my people say, “We can go where we like. We do not want to visit you any more.” Jeremiah 2:31

這世代的人哪， 你們要看明耶和華的話。 我豈向以色列作曠野呢？ 或作幽暗之地呢？ 我的百姓為何說： 我們脫離約束，再不歸向你了？ 耶利米書 2:31

The very bad things that you have done will punish you. And your backslidings will show to you that you have done wrong things. You have gone away from the Lord your God. And you are not afraid to make me angry. Those are very bad things and they will cause you to have very bad pain. You must think about that and you must understand it.’ That is what the great, powerful Lord says. Jeremiah 2:19

你自己的惡必懲治你； 你背道的事必責備你。 由此可知可見，你離棄耶和華－你的上帝， 不存敬畏我的心， 乃為惡事，為苦事。 這是主－萬軍之耶和華說的。 耶利米書 2:19

They will fight against you. But they will not win, because I am with you. I will save you,’ says the Lord. Jeremiah 1:19

他們要攻擊你，卻不能勝你；因為我與你同在，要拯救你。這是耶和華說的。」 耶利米書 1:19