Jacob 2:23
~544–420 BC
1830 Edition
But the word of God burthens me because of your grosser crimes. For behold, thus saith the Lord: This People begin to wax in iniquity; they understand not the Scriptures: for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms, because of the things which were written concerning David, and Solomon his Son.
Influences
1 Corinthians 15:4 (KJV)
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Changes
But the word of God burthdens me because of your grosser crimes. For behold, thus saith the Lord: This Ppeople begin to wax in iniquity; they understand not the Sscriptures:, for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms, because of the things which were written concerning David, and Solomon his Sson.
Simple English
But God’s word weighs on me because of your worse crimes. The Lord says: 'These people are getting more sinful. They don’t understand the scriptures. They try to excuse their sexual sins because of what was written about David and his son Solomon.'
Paraphrase
God’s word weighs heavy on me because of your more serious sins. Listen to what the Lord says: 'These people are growing more wicked. They don’t understand the Scriptures. They’re using what was written about David and his son Solomon to justify sexual immorality.'