Geremia 17
La Nuova Diodati
17 «Il peccato di Giuda è scritto con uno stilo di ferro, è inciso con una punta di diamante sulla tavola del loro cuore e sui corni dei vostri altari.
2 Anche i loro figli ricordano i loro altari e i loro Ascerim, presso gli alberi verdeggianti sugli alti colli.
3 O mia montagna nella campagna, io abbandonerò al saccheggio i tuoi beni, tutti i tuoi tesori e i tuoi alti luoghi a motivo del peccato presente in tutto il tuo territorio.
4 Cosí per colpa tua perderai l'eredità che ti avevo dato e ti farò servire i tuoi nemici in un paese che non conosci, perché avete acceso un fuoco nella mia ira, che arderà per sempre».
5 Cosí dice l'Eterno: «Maledetto l'uomo che confida nell'uomo e fa della carne il suo braccio, e il cui cuore si allontana dall'Eterno!
6 Egli sarà come un tamerisco nel deserto; quando viene il bene non lo vedrà. Dimorerà in luoghi aridi nel deserto, in una terra salata senza abitanti.
7 Benedetto l'uomo che confida nell'Eterno e la cui fiducia è l'Eterno!
8 Egli sarà come un albero piantato presso l'acqua, che distende le sue radici lungo il fiume. Non si accorgerà quando viene il caldo e le sue foglie rimarranno verdi, nell'anno di siccità non avrà alcuna preoccupazione e non cesserà di portare frutto.
9 Il cuore è ingannevole piú di ogni altra cosa e insanabilmente malato; chi lo può conoscere?
10 Io, l'Eterno, investigo il cuore, metto alla prova la mente per rendere a ciascuno secondo le sue vie secondo il frutto delle sue azioni.
11 Chi acquista ricchezze ingiustamente è come la pernice che cova uova che non ha deposto; nel bel mezzo dei suoi giorni dovrà lasciarle, e alla fine sarà trovato stolto».
12 Trono di gloria eccelso fin dal principio è il luogo del nostro santuario.
13 O Eterno, speranza d'Israele, tutti quelli che ti abbandonano saranno svergognati. «Quelli che si allontanano da me saranno scritti in terra, perché hanno abbandonato l'Eterno la sorgente d'acqua viva»,
14 Guariscimi, o Eterno, e sarò guarito, salvami e sarò salvato, perché tu sei la mia lode.
15 Ecco, essi mi dicono: «Dov'è la parola dell'Eterno? Si compia ora!».
16 Io tuttavia non ho rifiutato di essere loro pastore seguendo te né ho desiderato il giorno funesto. Tu conosci ciò che è uscito dalla mia bocca, perché veniva dalla tua presenza.
17 Non essere per me uno spavento; tu sei il mio rifugio nel giorno dell'avversità.
18 Siano svergognati i miei persecutori, ma non sia svergognato io; siano essi spaventati, ma non sia spaventato io; fa' venire su di loro il giorno di sventura e distruggili con doppia distruzione!
19 Cosí mi ha detto l'Eterno: «Va' e fermati alla porta dei figli del popolo, per la quale entrano ed escono i re di Giuda e presso tutte le porte di Gerusalemme,
20 e di' loro: Ascoltate la parola dell'Eterno, o re di Giuda, e tutto Giuda e voi tutti abitanti di Gerusalemme, che entrate per queste porte».
21 Cosí dice l'Eterno: «Badate a voi stessi e non portate alcun peso né fatelo entrare per le porte di Gerusalemme in giorno di sabato,
22 Non portate alcun peso fuori delle vostre case né fate alcun lavoro in giorno di sabato, ma santificate il giorno di sabato, come io ho comandato ai vostri padri.
23 Ma essi non ascoltarono né prestarono orecchio, ma indurirono la loro cervice per non ascoltare e per non accettare ammaestramento.
24 Cosí avverrà che, se ascolterete attentamente», dice l'Eterno, «se non farete entrare alcun peso per le porte di questa città in giorno di sabato, ma santificherete il giorno di sabato e non farete in esso alcun lavoro,
25 allora i re e i principi che siedono sul trono di Davide entreranno per le porte di questa città montati su carri e su cavalli, essi, i loro principi, gli uomini di Giuda e gli abitanti di Gerusalemme; e questa città sarà abitata per sempre.
26 Verranno quindi dalle città di Giuda, dai dintorni di Gerusalemme, dal paese di Beniamino, dal bassopiano, dai monti e dal Neghev, portando olocausti, sacrifici, oblazioni di cibo e incenso, e offrendo sacrifici di rendimento di grazie nella casa dell'Eterno.
27 Ma se non mi ascolterete, santificando il giorno di sabato: non portando pesi e non introducendoli per le porte di Gerusalemme in giorno di sabato, io accenderò un fuoco alle sue porte; esso divorerà i palazzi di Gerusalemme e non si estinguerà».
Jeremiah 17
King James Version
17 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
2 Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
3 O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
5 Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
12 A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.
16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
17 Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
19 Thus said the Lord unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
20 And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the Lord, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
21 Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
22 Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
23 But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
24 And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
25 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the Lord.
27 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 17
New King James Version
Judah’s Sin and Punishment
17 “The sin of Judah is (A)written with a (B)pen of iron;
With the point of a diamond it is (C)engraved
On the tablet of their heart,
And on the horns of your altars,
2 While their children remember
Their altars and their (D)wooden[a] images
By the green trees on the high hills.
3 O My mountain in the field,
I will give as plunder your wealth, all your treasures,
And your high places of sin within all your borders.
4 And you, even yourself,
Shall let go of your heritage which I gave you;
And I will cause you to serve your enemies
In (E)the land which you do not know;
For (F)you have kindled a fire in My anger which shall burn forever.”
5 Thus says the Lord:
(G)“Cursed is the man who trusts in man
And makes (H)flesh his [b]strength,
Whose heart departs from the Lord.
6 For he shall be (I)like a shrub in the desert,
And (J)shall not see when good comes,
But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
(K)In a salt land which is not inhabited.
7 “Blessed(L) is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord.
8 For he shall be (M)like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not [c]fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
9 “The (N)heart is deceitful above all things,
And [d]desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
10 I, the Lord, (O)search the heart,
I test the [e]mind,
(P)Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.
11 “As a partridge that [f]broods but does not hatch,
So is he who gets riches, but not by right;
It (Q)will leave him in the midst of his days,
And at his end he will be (R)a fool.”
12 A glorious high throne from the beginning
Is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O Lord, (S)the hope of Israel,
(T)All who forsake You shall be ashamed.
“Those who depart from Me
Shall be (U)written in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the Lord,
The (V)fountain of living waters.”
Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance
14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;
Save me, and I shall be saved,
For (W)You are my praise.
15 Indeed they say to me,
(X)“Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come now!”
16 As for me, (Y)I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You,
Nor have I desired the woeful day;
You know what came out of my lips;
It was right there before You.
17 Do not be a terror to me;
(Z)You are my hope in the day of doom.
18 (AA)Let them be ashamed who persecute me,
But (AB)do not let me be put to shame;
Let them be dismayed,
But do not let me be dismayed.
Bring on them the day of doom,
And (AC)destroy[g] them with double destruction!
Hallow the Sabbath Day
19 Thus the Lord said to me: “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20 and say to them, (AD)‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. 21 Thus says the Lord: (AE)“Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22 nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I (AF)commanded your fathers. 23 (AG)But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but [h]made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
24 “And it shall be, (AH)if you heed Me carefully,” says the Lord, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the (AI)Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work in it, 25 (AJ)then shall enter the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, accompanied by the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever. 26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from (AK)the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from (AL)the [i]lowland, from the mountains and from (AM)the [j]South, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, bringing (AN)sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord.
27 “But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then (AO)I will kindle a fire in its gates, (AP)and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be (AQ)quenched.” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:2 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities
- Jeremiah 17:5 Lit. arm
- Jeremiah 17:8 Qr., Tg. see
- Jeremiah 17:9 Or incurably sick
- Jeremiah 17:10 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
- Jeremiah 17:11 Sits on eggs
- Jeremiah 17:18 Lit. crush
- Jeremiah 17:23 Were stubborn
- Jeremiah 17:26 Heb. shephelah
- Jeremiah 17:26 Heb. Negev
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