耶利米书 5
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
耶路撒冷之恶
5 “你们当在耶路撒冷的街上跑来跑去,在宽阔处寻找,看看有一人行公义、求诚实没有!若有,我就赦免这城。 2 其中的人虽然指着永生的耶和华起誓,所起的誓实在是假的。” 3 耶和华啊,你的眼目不是看顾诚实吗?你击打他们,他们却不伤恸;你毁灭他们,他们仍不受惩治。他们使脸刚硬过于磐石,不肯回头。
4 我说:“这些人实在是贫穷的,是愚昧的,因为不晓得耶和华的作为和他们神的法则。 5 我要去见尊大的人,对他们说话,因为他们晓得耶和华的作为和他们神的法则。”哪知,这些人齐心将轭折断,挣开绳索。 6 因此,林中的狮子必害死他们,晚上[a]的豺狼必灭绝他们,豹子要在城外窥伺他们。凡出城的必被撕碎,因为他们的罪过极多,背道的事也加增了。
弃神崇奉伪神
7 “我怎能赦免你呢?你的儿女离弃我,又指着那不是神的起誓。我使他们饱足,他们就行奸淫,成群地聚集在娼妓家里。 8 他们像喂饱的马,到处乱跑,各向他邻舍的妻发嘶声。” 9 耶和华说:“我岂不因这些事讨罪呢?岂不报复这样的国民呢?”
行诡谲不敬不信
10 “你们要上她葡萄园的墙施行毁坏,但不可毁坏净尽,只可除掉她的枝子,因为不属耶和华。 11 原来以色列家和犹大家大行诡诈攻击我。”这是耶和华说的。 12 他们不认耶和华,说:“这并不是他,灾祸必不临到我们,刀剑和饥荒我们也看不见。 13 先知的话必成为风,道也不在他们里面,这灾必临到他们身上。”
14 所以耶和华万军之神如此说:“因为百姓说这话,我必使我的话在你口中为火,使他们为柴,这火便将他们烧灭。” 15 耶和华说:“以色列家啊,我必使一国的民从远方来攻击你,是强盛的国,是从古而有的国。他们的言语你不晓得,他们的话你不明白。 16 他们的箭袋是敞开的坟墓,他们都是勇士。 17 他们必吃尽你的庄稼和你的粮食,是你儿女该吃的;必吃尽你的牛羊,吃尽你的葡萄和无花果。又必用刀毁坏你所倚靠的坚固城。” 18 耶和华说:“就是到那时,我也不将你们毁灭净尽。”
侍他神轻视主恩
19 “百姓若说:‘耶和华我们的神为什么向我们行这一切事呢?’你就对他们说:‘你们怎样离弃耶和华[b],在你们的地上侍奉外邦神,也必照样在不属你们的地上侍奉外邦人。’
行不义罪孽充盈
20 “当传扬在雅各家,报告在犹大说: 21 愚昧无知的百姓啊,你们有眼不看,有耳不听,现在当听这话! 22 耶和华说:你们怎么不惧怕我呢?我以永远的定例,用沙为海的界限,水不得越过,因此你们在我面前还不战兢吗?波浪虽然翻腾,却不能逾越;虽然砰訇,却不能过去。 23 但这百姓有背叛忤逆的心,他们叛我而去。 24 心内也不说:‘我们应当敬畏耶和华我们的神,他按时赐雨,就是秋雨春雨,又为我们定收割的节令,永存不废。’ 25 你们的罪孽使这些事转离你们,你们的罪恶使你们不能得福。 26 因为在我民中有恶人,他们埋伏窥探,好像捕鸟的人,他们设立圈套陷害人。 27 笼内怎样满了雀鸟,他们的房中也照样充满诡诈,所以他们得成为大,而且富足。 28 他们肥胖光润,作恶过甚,不为人申冤,就是不为孤儿申冤,不使他亨通,也不为穷人辨屈。 29 耶和华说:我岂不因这些事讨罪呢?岂不报复这样的国民呢?”
先知祭司伪言欺民
30 “国中有可惊骇、可憎恶的事, 31 就是先知说假预言,祭司借他们把持权柄,我的百姓也喜爱这些事。到了结局,你们怎样行呢?
Jeremiah 5
New International Version
Not One Is Upright
5 “Go up and down(A) the streets of Jerusalem,
look around and consider,(B)
search through her squares.
If you can find but one person(C)
who deals honestly(D) and seeks the truth,
I will forgive(E) this city.
2 Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(F)
still they are swearing falsely.(G)”
3 Lord, do not your eyes(H) look for truth?
You struck(I) them, but they felt no pain;
you crushed them, but they refused correction.(J)
They made their faces harder than stone(K)
and refused to repent.(L)
4 I thought, “These are only the poor;
they are foolish,(M)
for they do not know(N) the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.
5 So I will go to the leaders(O)
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.”
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
and torn off the bonds.(P)
6 Therefore a lion from the forest(Q) will attack them,
a wolf from the desert will ravage(R) them,
a leopard(S) will lie in wait near their towns
to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
and their backslidings many.(T)
7 “Why should I forgive you?
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn(U) by gods that are not gods.(V)
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery(W)
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.(X)
8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for another man’s wife.(Y)
9 Should I not punish them for this?”(Z)
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(AA) myself
on such a nation as this?
10 “Go through her vineyards and ravage them,
but do not destroy them completely.(AB)
Strip off her branches,
for these people do not belong to the Lord.
11 The people of Israel and the people of Judah
have been utterly unfaithful(AC) to me,”
declares the Lord.
12 They have lied(AD) about the Lord;
they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;(AE)
we will never see sword or famine.(AF)
13 The prophets(AG) are but wind(AH)
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them.”
14 Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says:
“Because the people have spoken these words,
I will make my words in your mouth(AI) a fire(AJ)
and these people the wood it consumes.(AK)
15 People of Israel,” declares the Lord,
“I am bringing a distant nation(AL) against you—
an ancient and enduring nation,
a people whose language(AM) you do not know,
whose speech you do not understand.
16 Their quivers(AN) are like an open grave;
all of them are mighty warriors.
17 They will devour(AO) your harvests and food,
devour(AP) your sons and daughters;
they will devour(AQ) your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.(AR)
With the sword(AS) they will destroy
the fortified cities(AT) in which you trust.(AU)
18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not destroy(AV) you completely. 19 And when the people ask,(AW) ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods(AX) in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners(AY) in a land not your own.’
20 “Announce this to the descendants of Jacob
and proclaim(AZ) it in Judah:
21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,(BA)
who have eyes(BB) but do not see,
who have ears but do not hear:(BC)
22 Should you not fear(BD) me?” declares the Lord.
“Should you not tremble(BE) in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,(BF)
an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
they may roar,(BG) but they cannot cross it.
23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious(BH) hearts;
they have turned aside(BI) and gone away.
24 They do not say to themselves,
‘Let us fear(BJ) the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains(BK) in season,
who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’(BL)
25 Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
your sins have deprived you of good.(BM)
26 “Among my people are the wicked(BN)
who lie in wait(BO) like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps(BP) to catch people.
27 Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;(BQ)
they have become rich(BR) and powerful
28 and have grown fat(BS) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;(BT)
they do not defend the just cause of the poor.(BU)
29 Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(BV) myself
on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5
New King James Version
The Justice of God’s Judgment
5 “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem;
See now and know;
And seek in her open places
(A)If you can find a man,
(B)If there is anyone who executes [a]judgment,
Who seeks the truth,
(C)And I will pardon her.
2 (D)Though they say, ‘As (E)the Lord lives,’
Surely they (F)swear falsely.”
3 O Lord, are not (G)Your eyes on the truth?
You have (H)stricken them,
But they have not grieved;
You have consumed them,
But (I)they have refused to receive correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to return.
4 Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor.
They are foolish;
For (J)they do not know the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.
5 I will go to the great men and speak to them,
For (K)they have known the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.”
But these have altogether (L)broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
6 Therefore (M)a lion from the forest shall slay them,
(N)A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
(O)A leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.
7 “How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And (P)sworn by those (Q)that are not gods.
(R)When I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
8 (S)They were like well-fed lusty stallions;
Every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.
9 Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“And shall I not (T)avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
10 “Go up on her walls and destroy,
But do not [b]make a (U)complete end.
Take away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.
11 For (V)the house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.
12 (W)They have lied about the Lord,
And said, (X)“It is not He.
(Y)Neither will [c]evil come upon us,
Nor shall we see sword or famine.
13 And the prophets become wind,
For the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them.”
14 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts:
“Because you speak this word,
(Z)Behold, I will make My words in your mouth fire,
And this people wood,
And it shall devour them.
15 Behold, I will bring a (AA)nation against you (AB)from afar,
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.
“It is a mighty nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
16 Their quiver is like an open tomb;
They are all mighty men.
17 And they shall eat up your (AC)harvest and your bread,
Which your sons and daughters should eat.
They shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
They shall destroy your fortified cities,
In which you trust, with the sword.
18 “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I (AD)will not [d]make a complete end of you. 19 And it will be when you say, (AE)‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have (AF)forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so (AG)you shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’
20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,
21 ‘Hear this now, O (AH)foolish people,
Without [e]understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:
22 (AI)Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the (AJ)bound of the sea,
By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro,
Yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
23 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart;
They have revolted and departed.
24 They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
(AK)Who gives rain, both the (AL)former and the latter, in its season.
(AM)He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
25 (AN)Your iniquities have turned these things away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.
26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They (AO)lie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
28 They have grown (AP)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [f]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (AQ)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(AR)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
29 (AS)Shall I not punish them for these things?’ says the Lord.
‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’
30 “An astonishing and (AT)horrible thing
Has been committed in the land:
31 The prophets prophesy (AU)falsely,
And the priests rule by their own power;
And My people (AV)love to have it so.
But what will you do in the end?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:1 justice
- Jeremiah 5:10 completely destroy
- Jeremiah 5:12 disaster
- Jeremiah 5:18 completely destroy
- Jeremiah 5:21 Lit. heart
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook
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