Jeremiah 33
King James Version
33 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
2 Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
4 For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;
5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
9 And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
10 Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,
11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.
12 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
13 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the Lord.
14 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.
17 For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
19 And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying,
20 Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
21 Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
23 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the Lord hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
25 Thus saith the Lord; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
26 Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
Jérémie 33
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Dieu révèle des choses merveilleuses
33 L’Eternel adressa la parole une seconde fois à Jérémie alors qu’il était encore emprisonné dans la cour du corps de garde.
2 Voici ce que déclare l’Eternel, lui qui a fait la terre[a] et qui l’a façonnée pour la rendre stable, lui dont le nom est l’Eternel : 3 Invoque-moi, et je te répondrai, je te révélerai de grandes choses et des choses secrètes que tu ne connais pas. 4 Car voici ce que l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, déclare au sujet des maisons de cette ville, des palais des rois de Juda que l’on a démolis afin de faire face aux terrasses de siège et à l’épée de l’ennemi 5 dans la bataille engagée contre les Chaldéens : cela n’aboutira qu’à remplir ces maisons des cadavres des hommes que je m’en vais frapper dans ma colère et mon indignation. Je me suis détourné de cette ville à cause du mal qui s’y fait.
6 Mais je ferai venir sa guérison et je lui rendrai la santé, oui, je les guérirai. Je leur accorderai un bien-être véritable dans toute sa richesse. 7 Et je restaurerai Juda et Israël. Je les rebâtirai comme ils étaient jadis, 8 je les purifierai de toute faute qu’ils ont commise contre moi. Je leur pardonnerai toutes les fautes par lesquelles ils ont péché contre moi et se sont révoltés contre moi. 9 La ville de Jérusalem fera ma renommée, ma joie, elle sera une source de louange et de gloire parmi tous les peuples de la terre qui apprendront tous les bienfaits dont je la comblerai ; ils trembleront de peur et seront terrifiés en voyant le bonheur et la prospérité que je lui donnerai.
10 Voici ce que déclare l’Eternel au sujet de ce lieu qui est, selon vos dires, un pays dévasté où il ne reste plus ni être humain ni bête : Les villes de Juda et les rues de Jérusalem sont désolées, privées d’habitants, sans être humain ni bête. 11 On y entendra encore les cris de réjouissance et d’allégresse, la voix du marié et de la mariée, la voix de ceux qui diront, lorsqu’ils viendront offrir leur sacrifice de reconnaissance dans le temple de l’Eternel :
« Célébrez l’Eternel, ╵le Seigneur des armées célestes
car l’Eternel est bon
et son amour ╵dure à toujours. »
Car je restaurerai le pays pour qu’il soit comme autrefois, l’Eternel le déclare[b]. 12 Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur des armées célestes : Dans ce pays en ruine et où il n’y a plus ni être humain ni bête, et dans toutes ses villes, il y aura encore des enclos de bergers qui y feront reposer les troupeaux, 13 tant dans les villes des montagnes que dans les villes de la plaine et dans les villes du Néguev, et dans le territoire de Benjamin, et aux alentours de Jérusalem et dans les villes de Juda. Brebis et chèvres passeront de nouveau sous la main de celui qui les compte, l’Eternel le déclare.
Le Fils de David
14 Le temps vient, l’Eternel le déclare, où je vais accomplir cette promesse de bienfait[c] que j’avais prononcée pour le royaume d’Israël et celui de Juda[d].
15 En ce temps-là, ╵à cette époque,
je ferai naître ╵un germe juste ╵dans la dynastie de David,
et il exercera le droit ╵et la justice ╵dans le pays.
16 En ce temps-là, ╵Juda sera sauvé,
Jérusalem vivra ╵dans la sécurité.
Voici quel est le nom ╵dont on l’appellera :
« L’Eternel est notre justice. »
17 Car voici ce que l’Eternel déclare : David aura toujours l’un de ses descendants sur le trône du peuple d’Israël. 18 Il y aura toujours des prêtres-lévites se tenant devant moi pour m’offrir l’holocauste, faire brûler l’offrande et faire les sacrifices tous les jours.
19 L’Eternel adressa la parole à Jérémie en ces termes : 20 Voici ce que dit l’Eternel : Si vous réussissez à rompre mon alliance avec le jour et mon alliance avec la nuit, de sorte que le jour et la nuit ne paraissent plus en leur temps, 21 alors sera aussi rompue l’alliance que j’ai conclue avec mon serviteur David, de sorte qu’il n’ait plus de fils qui règne sur son trône, ainsi que mon alliance avec les prêtres-lévites qui sont à mon service. 22 Tout comme les astres du ciel ne peuvent se compter et le sable des mers ne peut se mesurer, je rendrai innombrable la descendance de David, mon serviteur, ainsi que les lévites qui sont à mon service.
23 L’Eternel adressa la parole à Jérémie en ces termes : 24 N’as-tu pas entendu ce que ce peuple dit : « Les deux familles[e] que l’Eternel avait choisies, il les a rejetées » ? Ainsi ils méprisent mon peuple qui, à leurs yeux, n’est plus une nation.
25 Voici ce que dit l’Eternel : Si je n’ai pas conclu d’alliance avec le jour, et si je n’ai pas fait d’alliance avec la nuit, si je n’ai pas instauré des lois pour le ciel et pour la terre, 26 alors, je pourrai rejeter la descendance de Jacob et celle de mon serviteur David, et renoncer à prendre l’un de ses descendants pour gouverner les descendants d’Abraham, d’Isaac, de Jacob. Mais j’accomplirai leur restauration et je leur manifesterai ma compassion.
Footnotes
- 33.2 la terre: d’après l’ancienne version grecque. Le texte hébreu traditionnel a : l’Eternel.
- 33.11 Voir Ps 100.5 ; 106.1 ; 107.1 ; 118.1, 29 ; 136 ; 1 Ch 16.34 ; 2 Ch 5.13 ; 7.3 ; Esd 3.11.
- 33.14 Voir 2 S 7.12-16 ; 1 Ch 17.11-14.
- 33.14 Pour les v. 14-16, voir 23.5-6.
- 33.24 Israël et Juda. Selon d’autres, les familles de Lévi et de David (v. 21) ou de Jacob et de David (v. 26).
Jeremiah 33
New King James Version
Excellence of the Restored Nation
33 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still (A)shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord (B)who made it, the Lord who formed it to establish it (C)(the[a] Lord is His name): 3 (D)‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and [b]mighty things, which you do not know.’
4 “For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah, which have been pulled down to fortify against (E)the siege mounds and the sword: 5 ‘They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but only to (F)fill their places with the dead bodies of men whom I will slay in My anger and My fury, all for whose wickedness I have hidden My face from this city. 6 Behold, (G)I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. 7 And (H)I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places (I)as at the first. 8 I will (J)cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me. 9 (K)Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall (L)fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.’
10 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Again there shall be heard in this place—(M)of which you say, “It is desolate, without man and without beast”—in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, 11 the (N)voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:
(O)“Praise the Lord of hosts,
For the Lord is good,
For His mercy endures forever”—
and of those who will bring (P)the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.
12 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (Q)‘In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 13 (R)In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall again (S)pass under the hands of him who counts them,’ says the Lord.
14 (T)‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that (U)I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah:
15 ‘In those days and at that time
I will cause to grow up to David
A (V)Branch of righteousness;
He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
16 In those days Judah will be saved,
And Jerusalem will dwell safely.
And this is the name by which she will be called:
[c]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’
17 “For thus says the Lord: ‘David shall never (W)lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 18 nor shall the (X)priests, the Levites, lack a man to (Y)offer burnt offerings before Me, to [d]kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.’ ”
The Permanence of God’s Covenant
19 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20 “Thus says the Lord: ‘If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season, 21 then (Z)My covenant may also be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers. 22 As (AA)the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I (AB)multiply the descendants of David My servant and the (AC)Levites who minister to Me.’ ”
23 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 “Have you not considered what these people have spoken, saying, ‘The two families which the Lord has chosen, He has also cast them off’? Thus they have (AD)despised My people, as if they should no more be a nation before them.
25 “Thus says the Lord: ‘If (AE)My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not (AF)appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth, 26 (AG)then I will (AH)cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them.’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 33:2 Heb. YHWH
- Jeremiah 33:3 inaccessible
- Jeremiah 33:16 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu; cf. Jer. 23:5, 6
- Jeremiah 33:18 burn
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