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Jeremías 22
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Jeremías 22
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Juicio contra reyes malvados
22 Así dice el Señor: «Baja al palacio del rey de Judá y proclama allí este mensaje: 2 “Escuchen la palabra del Señor, tú, rey de Judá, que estás sentado sobre el trono de David, tus oficiales y tu pueblo, que entran por estas puertas. 3 Así dice el Señor: ‘Practiquen el derecho y la justicia. Libren al oprimido del poder del opresor. No maltraten ni hagan violencia al extranjero, ni al huérfano ni a la viuda, ni derramen sangre inocente en este lugar. 4 Si tienen cuidado de cumplir estos mandamientos, entonces por las puertas de este palacio entrarán reyes que ocuparán el trono de David; entrarán en carros y a caballo, acompañados por sus oficiales y su pueblo. 5 Pero, si no obedecen estas palabras, tan cierto como que yo vivo, que este palacio se convertirá en un montón de ruinas. Yo, el Señor, lo afirmo’ ”».
6 Porque así dice el Señor acerca de la casa real de Judá:
«Para mí, tú eres como Galaad
y como la cima del Líbano;
ciertamente te convertiré en un desierto,
en ciudades deshabitadas.
7 Enviaré contra ti destructores,
cada uno con sus armas,
que talarán tus cedros más hermosos
y los echarán en el fuego.
8 »Gente de muchas naciones pasará por esta ciudad y se preguntará: “¿Por qué habrá tratado así el Señor a esta gran ciudad?”. 9 Y se le responderá: “Porque abandonaron el pacto del Señor su Dios, adorando y sirviendo a otros dioses”».
10 No lloren por el que está muerto
ni hagan lamentaciones por él.
Lloren más bien por el exiliado,
por el que nunca volverá
ni verá más la tierra en que nació.
11 Así dice el Señor acerca de Salún,[a] hijo de Josías y rey de Judá, que comenzó a reinar después de su padre Josías y que salió de este lugar: «Nunca más volverá, 12 sino que morirá en el lugar donde ha sido desterrado. No volverá a ver más este país.
13 »¡Ay del que edifica su casa y sus habitaciones superiores
violentando la justicia y el derecho!
¡Ay del que obliga a su prójimo
a trabajar gratis y no le paga por su trabajo!
14 ¡Ay del que dice: “Me edificaré un gran palacio,
con habitaciones amplias en el piso superior”!
Y le abre grandes ventanas,
y la recubre de cedro y la pinta de rojo.
15 »¿Acaso eres rey
solo por acaparar mucho cedro?
Tu padre no solo comía y bebía,
sino que practicaba el derecho y la justicia;
por eso le fue bien.
16 Defendía la causa del pobre y del necesitado;
por eso le fue bien.
¿Acaso no es esto conocerme?»,
afirma el Señor.
17 «Pero tus ojos y tu corazón
solo buscan ganancias deshonestas,
solo buscan derramar sangre inocente
y practicar la opresión y la violencia».
18 Por eso, así dice el Señor acerca de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá:
«Nadie lamentará su muerte ni gritará:
“¡Ay, mi hermano! ¡Ay, mi hermana!”.
Nadie lamentará su muerte ni gritará:
“¡Ay, señor! ¡Ay, Su Majestad!”.
19 Será enterrado como un asno;
lo arrastrarán y arrojarán
fuera de las puertas de Jerusalén».
Juicio contra Jerusalén
20 «¡Sube al Líbano y grita;
levanta tu voz en Basán!
¡Grita desde Abarín,
pues todos tus amantes han sido destruidos!
21 Yo te hablé cuando te iba bien,
pero tú dijiste: “¡No escucharé!”.
Así te has comportado desde tu juventud:
¡nunca me has obedecido!
22 El viento arrastrará a todos tus pastores
y tus amantes irán al cautiverio.
Por culpa de toda tu maldad
quedarás avergonzada y humillada.
23 Tú, que habitas en el Líbano,[b]
que has puesto tu nido entre los cedros,
¡cómo gemirás cuando te vengan los dolores,
dolores como de parturienta!
Juicio contra Jeconías
24 »¡Tan cierto como que yo vivo —afirma el Señor—, aunque Jeconías[c], hijo de Joacim y rey de Judá, sea un anillo en mi mano derecha, aun de allí lo arrancaré! 25 Yo te entregaré en manos de los que buscan matarte y en manos de los que tú más temes; es decir, en poder de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y de los babilonios.[d] 26 A ti y a la madre que te dio a luz los arrojaré a un país que no los vio nacer y allí morirán. 27 Jamás volverán al país al que tanto anhelan volver».
28 ¿Es Jeconías una vasija despreciable y rota,
un objeto que nadie desea?
¿Por qué son arrojados él y su descendencia
y echados a un país que no conocen?
29 ¡Tierra, tierra, tierra!
¡Escucha la palabra del Señor!
30 Así dice el Señor: «Anoten a este hombre
como si fuera un hombre sin hijos;
como alguien que fracasó en su vida.
Porque ninguno de sus descendientes
logrará ocupar el trono de David
ni reinar de nuevo en Judá».
Jeremiah 22
New Catholic Bible
Jeremiah 22
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 22
1 Thus said the Lord to me: Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and there deliver this message: 2 Listen to the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, as you sit on the throne of David—you, your officials, and your people who enter through these gates. 3 Thus says the Lord: Act justly and with righteousness, and rescue the victim from the hand of his oppressor. Do not ill-treat aliens, orphans, and widows, or show violence toward them, or shed innocent blood in this place.
4 If you will indeed be faithful in carrying out these commands, then the kings who succeed to the throne of David will continue to enter through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots or on horseback—they, their officials, and their people. 5 But if you do not obey these commands, then I swear by myself, says the Lord, that this palace will become a ruin.
6 For thus says the Lord concerning the palace of the king of Judah:
Although you are like Gilead to me,
like a peak of Lebanon,
I swear that I will turn you into a desert,
an uninhabited city.
7 I will send forth destroyers to annihilate you,
each man equipped with his weapons.
They will cut down your finest cedars
and cast them into the fire.
8 People from many nations will pass by this city, and they will ask one another, “Why has the Lord dealt in this manner with this great city?” 9 And the answer will be given, “Because they abandoned their covenant with the Lord, their God, in order to worship other gods and serve them.”
Jehoahaz
10 Do not weep for the man who is dead;
mourn not for him.
Weep rather for him who has gone into exile,
for he will never return again
to see the land of his birth.
11 For thus says the Lord about Shallum, the son of King Josiah of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah as king and was forced to leave this place, “He will never return. 12 Rather, he will die in the place where he was sent into exile, and he will never see this land again.”
Jehoiakim
13 Woe to the man who builds his house without righteousness
and his upper room with injustice,
who forces his neighbors to work for nothing
and gives them no recompense for their labor,
14 who says, “I will build myself a spacious home
with large upper rooms,”
and who inserts windows in it,
panels it with cedar,
and paints it with vermilion.
15 Are you any better a king
because your cedar is so splendid?
Did not your father have enough to eat and drink?
But because he did what was right and just,
all went well with him.
16 Because he dispensed justice to the poor and needy
things continued to go well for him.
Is this not what it means to know me?
asks the Lord.
17 But your eyes and your heart
are concerned only with your own interests;
you do not hesitate to shed innocent blood
and to perpetrate oppression and violence.
18 Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah, the son of Josiah:
They will not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, my brother!” or “Alas, sister!”
They will not mourn for him.
“Alas, my master!” “Alas, his splendor!”
19 He will be buried like a dead donkey
dragged forth and cast out
beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Jeconiah
20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out;
lift up your voice in Bashan.
Cry out from Abarim,
for all your lovers have been crushed.[a]
21 I spoke to you when you enjoyed prosperity,
but you replied, “I will not listen.”
You have behaved this way from your youth,
refusing to listen to my voice.
22 The wind will carry away all your shepherds,
and your lovers will go off into captivity.
Then you will be ashamed and blush
because of all your wickedness.
23 You who live in Lebanon
and make your nest among the cedars,
how you will groan when anguish overcomes you,
pangs like those of a woman in labor.
24 As I live, says the Lord, even if you, King Coniah of Judah, the son of Jehoiakim, were the signet ring on my right hand, I would still tear you off 25 and deliver you into the hands of those who seek your life, into the hands of those whom you fear, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and into the hands of the Chaldeans. 26 I will fling you and the mother who bore you into another country, where neither of you were born, and there you both will die. 27 You will never return to the country to which you so desperately long to return.
28 Is this man Coniah a despised damaged pot,
a vessel in which no one is interested?
Why are he and his offspring cast out
and thrown into a land
that they know nothing about?
29 O land, land, land,
hear the word of the Lord!
30 Thus says the Lord:
Designate this man as childless,
a man who will not prosper during his lifetime.
No descendant of his will succeed;
none will sit on the throne of David
or rule again over Judah.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:20 The mountainous regions named dominate the Palestinian landscape and are places from which the proclamation may spread everywhere.
Jeremiah 22
New International Version
Jeremiah 22
New International Version
Judgment Against Wicked Kings
22 This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king(A) of Judah and proclaim this message there: 2 ‘Hear(B) the word of the Lord to you, king of Judah, you who sit on David’s throne(C)—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates.(D) 3 This is what the Lord says: Do what is just(E) and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor(F) the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow,(G) and do not shed innocent blood(H) in this place. 4 For if you are careful to carry out these commands, then kings(I) who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by their officials and their people. 5 But if you do not obey(J) these commands, declares the Lord, I swear(K) by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’”
6 For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah:
“Though you are like Gilead(L) to me,
like the summit of Lebanon,(M)
I will surely make you like a wasteland,(N)
like towns not inhabited.
7 I will send destroyers(O) against you,
each man with his weapons,
and they will cut(P) up your fine cedar beams
and throw them into the fire.(Q)
8 “People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’(R) 9 And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.(S)’”
10 Do not weep for the dead(T) king or mourn(U) his loss;
rather, weep bitterly for him who is exiled,
because he will never return(V)
nor see his native land again.
11 For this is what the Lord says about Shallum[a](W) son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but has gone from this place: “He will never return. 12 He will die(X) in the place where they have led him captive; he will not see this land again.”
13 “Woe(Y) to him who builds(Z) his palace by unrighteousness,
his upper rooms by injustice,
making his own people work for nothing,
not paying(AA) them for their labor.
14 He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace(AB)
with spacious upper rooms.’
So he makes large windows in it,
panels it with cedar(AC)
and decorates it in red.(AD)
15 “Does it make you a king
to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
He did what was right and just,(AE)
so all went well(AF) with him.
16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy,(AG)
and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know(AH) me?”
declares the Lord.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
are set only on dishonest gain,(AI)
on shedding innocent blood(AJ)
and on oppression and extortion.”(AK)
18 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
“They will not mourn(AL) for him:
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
19 He will have the burial(AM) of a donkey—
dragged away and thrown(AN)
outside the gates of Jerusalem.”
20 “Go up to Lebanon and cry out,(AO)
let your voice be heard in Bashan,(AP)
cry out from Abarim,(AQ)
for all your allies(AR) are crushed.
21 I warned you when you felt secure,(AS)
but you said, ‘I will not listen!’
This has been your way from your youth;(AT)
you have not obeyed(AU) me.
22 The wind(AV) will drive all your shepherds(AW) away,
and your allies(AX) will go into exile.
Then you will be ashamed and disgraced(AY)
because of all your wickedness.
23 You who live in ‘Lebanon,[b](AZ)’
who are nestled in cedar buildings,
how you will groan when pangs come upon you,
pain(BA) like that of a woman in labor!
24 “As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin[c](BB) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring(BC) on my right hand, I would still pull you off. 25 I will deliver(BD) you into the hands of those who want to kill you, those you fear—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Babylonians.[d] 26 I will hurl(BE) you and the mother(BF) who gave you birth into another country, where neither of you was born, and there you both will die. 27 You will never come back to the land you long to return(BG) to.”
28 Is this man Jehoiachin(BH) a despised, broken pot,(BI)
an object no one wants?
Why will he and his children be hurled(BJ) out,
cast into a land(BK) they do not know?
29 O land,(BL) land, land,
hear the word of the Lord!
30 This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,(BM)
a man who will not prosper(BN) in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring(BO) will prosper,
none will sit on the throne(BP) of David
or rule anymore in Judah.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:11 Also called Jehoahaz
- Jeremiah 22:23 That is, the palace in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 7:2)
- Jeremiah 22:24 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28
- Jeremiah 22:25 Or Chaldeans
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