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Jeremías 44
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Jeremías 44
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Oráculos contra los judaítas de Egipto
44 Palabra que recibió Jeremías sobre los judaítas instalados en territorio egipcio: en Migdol, en Tafne, en Menfis y en la región de Patros. Estas fueron sus palabras:
2 — Así dice el Señor del universo, Dios de Israel: Ustedes son testigos de las desgracias que he traído sobre Jerusalén y sobre todas las ciudades de Judá, que aún siguen arruinadas y deshabitadas, 3 debido a las maldades que cometieron: me irritaron quemando ofrendas de incienso y dando culto a dioses extraños que ni ellos, ni ustedes ni sus antepasados conocían. 4 Les envié continuamente a mis siervos los profetas para que les dijeran: “No cometan esas abominaciones que tanto odio”. 5 Pero no quisieron escuchar, no obedecieron mi mandato de abandonar la maldad y dejar de quemar ofrendas de incienso a otros dioses. 6 Por eso estallaron mi ira y mi cólera, que prendieron en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, dejándolas desoladas y arruinadas hasta el día de hoy. 7 Ahora pues, así dice el Señor, Dios del universo, Dios de Israel: ¿Por qué se hacen tanto daño a ustedes mismos provocando en Judá el exterminio de hombres y mujeres, niños y lactantes? ¿No se dan cuenta de que no les quedará un resto? 8 Además me irritan con sus obras, pues queman ofrendas de incienso a dioses extraños en el país de Egipto, al que han venido a vivir como forasteros; de esa forma ustedes mismos serán exterminados y se convertirán en maldición e ignominia para todas las naciones de la tierra. 9 ¿Han olvidado las maldades de sus antepasados, las de los reyes de Judá y de sus mujeres, las propias maldades de ustedes y las de sus mujeres, las que todos cometieron en territorio de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén? 10 Hasta el presente no se han arrepentido, no me han respetado ni han vivido conforme a mi ley y a mis preceptos que les di a ustedes y a sus antepasados. 11 Por eso, así dice el Señor del universo, Dios de Israel: Estoy dirigiendo mi mirada hacia ustedes para mal, para extirpar a todos los de Judá. 12 Aniquilaré al resto de Judá que dirigió su mirada hacia Egipto con el deseo de residir allí como forasteros; todos tendrán su fin en Egipto: serán víctimas de la espada y del hambre. Morirán pequeños y grandes, víctimas de la espada y del hambre; y se convertirán en maldición y espanto, en objeto de execración e ignominia. 13 Castigaré a los habitantes del país de Egipto como castigué a Jerusalén: con la espada, el hambre y la peste; 14 y de los supervivientes de Judá que vinieron a Egipto a residir como forasteros, no quedará uno con vida, nadie podrá ponerse a salvo. Tampoco podrán regresar a Judá, a pesar de que ansían ardientemente volver para instalarse allí. [Sólo algunos fugitivos conseguirán volver].
15 Todos los hombres que sabían que sus mujeres quemaban ofrendas de incienso a dioses extraños, todas las mujeres presentes en aquella gran asamblea y la gente en general residente en Patros, en el país de Egipto, respondieron a Jeremías:
16 — No queremos escuchar la palabra que nos has dirigido en nombre del Señor, 17 sino que vamos a hacer todo lo que hemos decidido: quemar ofrendas de incienso a la Reina del Cielo y hacerle libaciones, como hemos venido haciendo nosotros, nuestros antepasados, nuestros reyes y nuestros dignatarios en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén. Entonces nos saciábamos de comida, nos iba bien y no experimentábamos desgracias. 18 Pero desde que hemos dejado de quemar ofrendas de incienso a la Reina del Cielo y de hacerle libaciones, nos falta de todo y vamos muriendo a espada o de hambre. 19 Y cuando nosotras quemamos ofrendas de incienso a la Reina del Cielo, le ofrecemos libaciones o le hacemos tortas con su efigie, no lo hacemos sin el consentimiento de nuestros maridos.
20 Respondió Jeremías a toda la gente, hombres, mujeres y niños, que así le habían contestado:
21 — ¿Piensan que el Señor no recordaba y tenía presente el incienso que ofrecían en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, ustedes, sus padres, sus reyes, sus dignatarios y la gente del país? 22 El Señor ya no pudo aguantar la maldad de sus acciones y las abominaciones que cometían, y su tierra se convirtió en ruinas, desolación y maldición, y se quedó sin habitantes hasta el día de hoy. 23 Y es que quemaban ofrendas de incienso y pecaban contra el Señor, sin hacerle caso y sin vivir conforme a su ley, a sus mandatos y a sus decisiones. Por eso les sobrevino aquella desgracia, que continúa hoy.
24 Y añadió Jeremías a toda la gente y a las mujeres:
— Escuchen la palabra del Señor, judaítas que viven en el país de Egipto. 25 Así dice el Señor del universo, Dios de Israel: Ustedes y sus mujeres lo dicen de palabra y lo realizan en la práctica: “Pensamos cumplir los votos que hemos hecho de ofrecer incienso a la Reina del Cielo y de hacerle libaciones”; y seguro que mantendrán sus votos y cumplirán sus promesas por todos los medios. 26 Pero escuchen la palabra del Señor, judaítas todos que habitan en el país de Egipto: He jurado por mi ilustre nombre —dice el Señor— que mi nombre no volverá a ser invocado por ninguna persona de Judá, por esos que suelen jurar: “Por vida del Señor Dios” en el país de Egipto. 27 Los estoy vigilando con intención de enviarles no beneficios, sino calamidades; hacerles daño, no bien. Todos los judaítas que viven en Egipto morirán víctimas de la espada y del hambre, hasta que yo acabe con ellos. 28 [Serán unos pocos los que escapen de la espada y regresen del país Egipto a territorio de Judá]. Y entonces los supervivientes de Judá que han venido a Egipto a residir como forasteros sabrán qué palabra es la que se cumple, si la mía o la de ellos. 29 Y esto les servirá de señal —oráculo del Señor—: Pienso castigarlos en este lugar para que reconozcan que las calamidades que les anuncié se cumplirán sin falta. 30 Así dice el Señor: Voy a entregar al faraón Ofrá, rey de Egipto, en manos de sus enemigos, de los que quieren quitarle la vida, del mismo modo que entregué a Sedecías, rey de Judá, en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, el enemigo que quería quitarle la vida.
Jeremías 44
Nueva Versión Internacional
Jeremías 44
Nueva Versión Internacional
Desastre causado por la idolatría
44 Esta palabra vino a Jeremías para todos los judíos que habitaban en Egipto; es decir, para los que vivían en las ciudades de Migdol, Tafnes y Menfis,[a] y en la región de Patros: 2 «Así dice el Señor de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: “Ustedes han visto todas las calamidades que yo provoqué sobre Jerusalén y sobre todas las ciudades de Judá. Hoy están desiertas y en ruinas, sin morador alguno, 3 a causa de las maldades que cometieron. Ellos provocaron mi enojo al adorar y ofrecer incienso a otros dioses que ni ellos, ni ustedes, ni sus antepasados conocieron. 4 Una y otra vez envié a mis siervos los profetas para que les advirtieran que no incurrieran en estas cosas tan abominables que yo detesto. 5 Pero ellos no escucharon ni prestaron atención; no se arrepintieron de sus maldades, sino que siguieron ofreciendo incienso a otros dioses. 6 Por eso se derramó mi ira y se encendió mi furor contra las ciudades de Judá y las calles de Jerusalén, las cuales se convirtieron en ruina hasta el día de hoy”.
7 »Y ahora, así dice el Señor, el Dios de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: “¿Por qué se provocan ustedes mismos un mal tan grande? ¿Por qué provocan la muerte de la gente de Judá, de hombres, mujeres, niños y recién nacidos, sin que quede un remanente? 8 Me agravian con las obras de sus manos, al ofrecer incienso a otros dioses en el país de Egipto, donde han ido a vivir. Lo único que están logrando es ganarse su propia destrucción, además de convertirse en maldición y deshonra entre todas las naciones de la tierra. 9 ¿Acaso ya se han olvidado de todas las maldades que cometieron sus antepasados, las de los reyes de Judá y sus esposas, además de las que ustedes y sus esposas cometieron en Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén? 10 Sin embargo, hasta el día de hoy no se han humillado ni han sentido temor; no se han comportado según mi Ley y mis estatutos, que les di a ustedes y a sus antepasados”.
11 »Por eso, así dice el Señor de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: “He decidido ponerme en contra de ustedes, para su mal, y destruir a todo Judá. 12 Tomaré al remanente de Judá, que decidió ir a vivir a Egipto y todos perecerán allí; caerán a filo de espada o el hambre los exterminará. Desde el más pequeño hasta el más grande, morirán a filo de espada o de hambre. Se convertirán en objeto de maldición, de horror, de condenación y deshonra. 13 Con la espada, el hambre y la plaga castigaré a los que habitan en Egipto, como castigué a Jerusalén. 14 No escapará ninguno del remanente de Judá que se fue a vivir a Egipto ni sobrevivirá para volver a Judá. Aunque deseen y añoren volver a vivir en Judá, no podrán regresar, salvo algunos fugitivos”».
15 Entonces los hombres que sabían que sus esposas ofrecían incienso a otros dioses, así como las mujeres que estaban presentes; es decir, un grupo numeroso, junto a todo el pueblo que vivía en la región de Patros, respondieron a Jeremías:
16 «No le haremos caso al mensaje que nos diste en el nombre del Señor. 17 Al contrario, seguiremos haciendo lo que ya hemos dicho: Ofreceremos incienso y ofrendas líquidas a la Reina del Cielo,[b] como lo hemos hecho nosotros, y como antes lo hicieron nuestros antepasados, nuestros reyes y nuestros oficiales, en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén. En aquel tiempo teníamos comida en abundancia, nos iba muy bien y no sufríamos ninguna calamidad. 18 Pero desde que dejamos de ofrecer incienso y ofrendas líquidas a la Reina del Cielo nos ha faltado todo; el hambre y la espada están acabando con nosotros».
19 Y las mujeres añadieron:
«Cuando nosotras ofrecíamos incienso y ofrendas líquidas a la Reina del Cielo, ¿acaso no sabían nuestros maridos que hacíamos tortas con su imagen y que les ofrecíamos ofrendas líquidas?».
20 Entonces Jeremías respondió a todo el pueblo, es decir, a los hombres y mujeres que habían contestado:
21 «¿Piensan ustedes que el Señor no se acuerda o no se daba cuenta de que ustedes y sus antepasados, sus reyes y sus oficiales y todo el pueblo, ofrecían incienso en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén? 22 Cuando el Señor ya no pudo soportar más las malas acciones y las cosas abominables que ustedes hacían, su país se convirtió en objeto de maldición, en un lugar desértico, desolado y sin habitantes, tal como está hoy. 23 Ustedes ofrecieron incienso y pecaron contra el Señor; no obedecieron su voz ni cumplieron con su Ley, sus estatutos y mandatos. Por eso en este día les ha sobrevenido esta desgracia».
24 Jeremías dijo a todo el pueblo, incluyendo a las mujeres: «Escuchen la palabra del Señor todos ustedes, gente de Judá que vive en Egipto. 25 Así dice el Señor de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: Cuando ustedes y sus mujeres dicen: “Ciertamente cumpliremos nuestras promesas de ofrecer incienso y ofrendas líquidas a la Reina del Cielo”, demuestran con sus acciones que cumplen lo que prometen.
»¡Está bien, vayan y cumplan sus promesas, lleven a cabo sus promesas! 26 Pero escuchen la palabra del Señor todos ustedes, gente de Judá que vive en Egipto: “Juro por mi nombre soberano —dice el Señor—, que ninguno de los de Judá que vive en Egipto volverá a invocar mi nombre diciendo: ¡Tan cierto como el Señor y Dios vive! 27 Porque yo los estoy vigilando para mal y no para bien. La espada y el hambre acabarán con todos los judíos que viven en Egipto. 28 Tan solo unos pocos lograrán escapar de la espada y regresar a Judá. Entonces todo el remanente de Judá que se fue a vivir a Egipto sabrá si se cumple mi palabra o la de ellos.
29 »”Esta será la señal de que voy a castigarlos en este lugar, para que sepan que mis amenazas contra ustedes se habrán de cumplir”, afirma el Señor. 30 Así dice el Señor: “Voy a entregar al faraón Hofra, rey de Egipto, en poder de los enemigos que atentan contra su vida, tal como entregué a Sedequías, rey de Judá, en poder de su enemigo Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, que atentaba contra su vida”».
Йеремия 44
Библия, нов превод от оригиналните езици (с неканоничните книги)
Йеремия 44
Библия, нов превод от оригиналните езици (с неканоничните книги)
Последни пророчества на Йеремия за преселилите се в Египет
44 Слово, което Господ отправи към Йеремия за всичките юдеи, които живееха в египетската земя, заселени в Мигдол, в Тафнес, в Мемфис и в страната Патрос: 2 „Така казва Господ Вседържител, Израилевият Бог: ‘Вие видяхте цялото бедствие, което изпратих върху Йерусалим и върху всички юдейски градове. И ето те сега са пусти и няма кой да живее в тях 3 заради нечестието им, което те извършиха, като Ме огорчаваха и отиваха да кадят и да служат на други богове, които не познаваха – нито те, нито вие, нито бащите ви. 4 (A)Аз пращах при вас всички Свои служители – пророците, постоянно ги изпращах, като казвах: «Не вършете това гнусно нещо, което ненавиждам.» 5 Но те не дадоха ухо и не послушаха да се отвърнат от нечестието си и да не принасят жертви на други богове. 6 Затова Моето негодувание и Моят гняв се изляха и се разгоряха по юдейските градове и по улиците на Йерусалим, и те бяха разорени и пусти, както са и днес’.“
7 А сега така казва Господ Вседържител, Израилевият Бог: „Защо причинявате това голямо зло на своя живот, като изтребвате сред вас мъж и жена, дете и кърмаче сред Юдея и да не остане никой от вас? 8 (B)Защо Ме огорчавате с делата на ръцете си, като принасяте жертви на чужди богове в египетската земя, в която вие дойдохте да живеете, та да бъдете погубени и да станете за проклятие и укор сред всички народи по земята? 9 Забравихте ли нечестието на вашите бащи и нечестието на юдейските царе, а и вашето собствено нечестие, и нечестието на жените ви, което вършихте по юдейската земя и по йерусалимските улици? 10 Не се смириха те и до днес, не се боят, нито постъпват според закона Ми и според разпоредбите Ми, които дадох лично на вас и на предците ви.“
11 Затова Господ Вседържител, Израилевият Бог, казва: „Ето Аз Самият ще се насоча против вас за бедствие и за погубването на цяла Юдея. 12 И ще взема останалите юдеи, които тръгнаха да отидат и да се заселят в египетската земя, и ще паднат от меч, ще загинат от глад – от незначителен до големец ще умрат от меч и от глад. И ще бъдат за проклятие и ужас, за позор и укор. 13 Защото ще накажа ония, които живеят в египетската земя, както наказах Йерусалим с меч, глад и мор, 14 така че никой от останалите юдеи, които отидоха да живеят в египетската земя, няма да избегне и да оцелее и да се върне в юдейската земя, към която жадуват да се върнат и да живеят там, защото няма да се върнат освен някои бегълци.“
15 Тогава всички мъже, които знаеха, че жените им кадят на други богове, и всички жени, които стояха там, събрани в голямо множество, и целият юдейски народ, който живееше в египетската земя в Патрос, отговориха на Йеремия следното: 16 „А колкото до думите, които ни наговори от името на Господ, няма да те послушаме, 17 но ще продължим да вършим всичко, за което сме дали обет: ще кадим на богинята – небесна царица, и ще ѝ правим възлияния, както сме вършили ние и предците ни, и първенците ни по юдейските градове и по йерусалимските улици, защото тогава ядяхме хляб до насита, добре ни беше и бедствие не видяхме. 18 Но откакто престанахме да кадим на богинята – небесна царица и да ѝ правим възлияния, бяхме лишени от всичко и гинем от меч и глад.“ 19 А жените казваха: „И когато ние кадяхме на богинята – небесна царица, и възлияния ѝ правехме, нима без одобрението на нашите мъже ѝ правехме жертвени питки с нейно изображение и принасяхме възлияния?“
20 Тогава Йеремия каза на целия народ – на мъжете и на жените, на целия народ, който му отговаряше, така: 21 „Нима Господ не помни кадилните жертви, която кадяхте в юдейските градове и по йерусалимските улици – вие и предците ви, царете и първенците ви, и народът на страната? Нима не си спомня? 22 Когато Господ не можеше повече да понася вашите лоши и отвратителни дела, които вършехте, земята ви запустя и стана за ужас и проклятие без жители, както е и днес. 23 Понеже кадяхте и съгрешавахте против Господ, и не послушахте гласа на Господ, и не постъпвахте според закона Му и според наредбите и съветите Му, затова ви постигна това бедствие, както е в този ден.“
24 По-нататък Йеремия каза на целия народ и на всички жени: „Чуйте думите на Господ, всички юдеи, които сте в египетската земя! 25 Така говори Господ Вседържител, Израилевият Бог: ‘Вие и жените ви не само говорехте с устата си, но вършехте и с ръцете си, като казвахте: «Непременно ще изпълним оброците си, които обещахме, да кадим на богинята – небесна царица, и да правим възлияния.» Добре, потвърждавайте оброците си и изпълнявайте оброците си’!“ 26 Затова чуйте словото на Господ вие, всички юдеи, които живеете в египетската земя: „Ето Аз се заклех във великото Си име, казва Господ, че в цялата египетска земя името Ми ще престане вече да се произнася от устата на който и да е мъж юдеин, който да казва: ‘Жив е Господ Бог!’ 27 Ето Аз бдя над тях за гибел, а не за добро и всички юдеи, които са в египетската земя, ще загинат от меч и глад, докато бъдат съвсем изтребени. 28 И малцина ще са онези, които ще се отърват от меча и ще се върнат от египетската земя в юдейската земя. Тогава всички останали юдеи, които отидоха да живеят в египетската земя, ще разберат чии думи ще се сбъднат – Моите или техните.
29 И това ще бъде знамението за вас, казва Господ, че Аз ще ви накажа на това място, за да разберете, че думите Ми против вас за бедствие непременно ще се сбъднат.“ 30 (C)Така казва Господ: „Ето Аз ще предам фараон Хофра, египетския цар, в ръцете на враговете му и в ръцете на онези, които искат да го убият, както предадох юдейския цар Седекия в ръцете на врага му, вавилонския цар Навуходоносор, който искаше да го убие.“
Jeremiah 44
New International Version
Jeremiah 44
New International Version
Disaster Because of Idolatry
44 This word came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in Lower Egypt(A)—in Migdol,(B) Tahpanhes(C) and Memphis(D)—and in Upper Egypt:(E) 2 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster(F) I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah.(G) Today they lie deserted and in ruins(H) 3 because of the evil(I) they have done. They aroused my anger(J) by burning incense(K) to and worshiping other gods(L) that neither they nor you nor your ancestors(M) ever knew. 4 Again and again(N) I sent my servants the prophets,(O) who said, ‘Do not do this detestable(P) thing that I hate!’ 5 But they did not listen or pay attention;(Q) they did not turn from their wickedness(R) or stop burning incense(S) to other gods.(T) 6 Therefore, my fierce anger was poured out;(U) it raged against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem and made them the desolate ruins(V) they are today.
7 “Now this is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Why bring such great disaster(W) on yourselves by cutting off from Judah the men and women,(X) the children and infants, and so leave yourselves without a remnant?(Y) 8 Why arouse my anger with what your hands have made,(Z) burning incense(AA) to other gods in Egypt,(AB) where you have come to live?(AC) You will destroy yourselves and make yourselves a curse[a] and an object of reproach(AD) among all the nations on earth. 9 Have you forgotten the wickedness committed by your ancestors(AE) and by the kings(AF) and queens(AG) of Judah and the wickedness committed by you and your wives(AH) in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem?(AI) 10 To this day they have not humbled(AJ) themselves or shown reverence,(AK) nor have they followed my law(AL) and the decrees(AM) I set before you and your ancestors.(AN)
11 “Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty,(AO) the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster(AP) on you and to destroy all Judah. 12 I will take away the remnant(AQ) of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest,(AR) they will die by sword or famine.(AS) They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach.(AT) 13 I will punish(AU) those who live in Egypt with the sword,(AV) famine and plague,(AW) as I punished Jerusalem. 14 None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none will return except a few fugitives.”(AX)
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives(AY) were burning incense(AZ) to other gods, along with all the women(BA) who were present—a large assembly—and all the people living in Lower and Upper Egypt,(BB) said to Jeremiah, 16 “We will not listen(BC) to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord!(BD) 17 We will certainly do everything we said we would:(BE) We will burn incense(BF) to the Queen of Heaven(BG) and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials(BH) did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.(BI) At that time we had plenty of food(BJ) and were well off and suffered no harm.(BK) 18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings(BL) to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine.(BM)”
19 The women added, “When we burned incense(BN) to the Queen of Heaven(BO) and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands(BP) know that we were making cakes(BQ) impressed with her image(BR) and pouring out drink offerings to her?”
20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him, 21 “Did not the Lord remember(BS) and call to mind the incense(BT) burned in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem(BU) by you and your ancestors,(BV) your kings and your officials and the people of the land?(BW) 22 When the Lord could no longer endure(BX) your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became a curse(BY) and a desolate waste(BZ) without inhabitants, as it is today.(CA) 23 Because you have burned incense and have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed him or followed(CB) his law or his decrees(CC) or his stipulations, this disaster(CD) has come upon you, as you now see.”(CE)
24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including the women,(CF) “Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah in Egypt.(CG) 25 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives(CH) have done what you said you would do when you promised, ‘We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.’(CI)
“Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows!(CJ) 26 But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt:(CK) ‘I swear(CL) by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign(CM) Lord lives.”(CN) 27 For I am watching(CO) over them for harm,(CP) not for good; the Jews in Egypt will perish(CQ) by sword and famine(CR) until they are all destroyed.(CS) 28 Those who escape the sword(CT) and return to the land of Judah from Egypt will be very few.(CU) Then the whole remnant(CV) of Judah who came to live in Egypt will know whose word will stand(CW)—mine or theirs.(CX)
29 “‘This will be the sign(CY) to you that I will punish(CZ) you in this place,’ declares the Lord, ‘so that you will know that my threats of harm against you will surely stand.’(DA) 30 This is what the Lord says: ‘I am going to deliver Pharaoh(DB) Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who want to kill him, just as I gave Zedekiah(DC) king of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who wanted to kill him.’”(DD)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 44:8 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed; also in verse 12; similarly in verse 22.
Jeremiah 44
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Jeremiah 44
King James Version
44 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,
3 Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.
4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
6 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.
7 Therefore now thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;
8 In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
10 They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
11 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.
12 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
13 For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:
14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.
15 Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.
17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?
20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,
21 The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and came it not into his mind?
22 So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
23 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.
24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
26 Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God liveth.
27 Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
28 Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or their's.
29 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
30 Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.
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