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Jeremías 5
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Jeremías 5
Nueva Versión Internacional
La corrupción de Jerusalén y de Judá
5 «Recorran las calles de Jerusalén,
observen con cuidado,
busquen por las plazas.
Si encuentran una sola persona
que practique la justicia y busque la verdad,
yo perdonaré a esta ciudad.
2 Aunque juran diciendo: “Tan cierto como que el Señor vive”,
de hecho, juran con falsedad».
3 Señor, ¿acaso no buscan tus ojos la verdad?
Golpeaste a esa gente y no les dolió,
acabaste con ellos y no quisieron ser corregidos.
Endurecieron su rostro más que una roca
y no quisieron arrepentirse.
4 Entonces pensé: «Ellos son pobres e ignorantes,
porque no conocen el camino del Señor
ni las demandas de su Dios.
5 Me dirigiré a los líderes
y les hablaré;
porque ellos sí conocen el camino del Señor
y las demandas de su Dios».
Pero ellos también quebrantaron el yugo
y rompieron las ataduras.
6 Por eso los herirá el león de la selva
y los despedazará el lobo del desierto;
frente a sus ciudades está el leopardo al acecho
y todo el que salga de ellas será despedazado,
pues son muchas sus rebeliones
y numerosas sus infidelidades.
7 «¿Por qué habré de perdonarte?
Tus hijos me han abandonado,
han jurado por los que no son dioses.
Cuando suplí sus necesidades,
ellos cometieron adulterio
y en tropel se volcaron a los prostíbulos.
8 Son como caballos bien alimentados y excitados;
todos relinchan por la mujer ajena.
9 ¿Y no los he de castigar por esto?
¿Acaso no he de vengarme de semejante nación?»,
afirma el Señor.
10 «Suban por los surcos de esta viña
y arrásenla, pero no acaben con ella.
Arránquenle sus ramas,
porque no son del Señor.
11 Pues las casas de Israel y de Judá
me han sido completamente infieles»,
afirma el Señor.
12 Ellas han negado al Señor
y hasta dicen: «¡Dios no existe!
Ningún mal vendrá sobre nosotros,
no sufriremos guerras ni hambre».
13 Los profetas son como el viento:
la palabra no está en ellos.
¡Que así les suceda!
14 Por eso, así dice el Señor, el Dios de los Ejércitos:
«Por cuanto el pueblo ha hablado de esa forma,
mis palabras serán como fuego en tu boca,
y este pueblo, como un montón de leña.
Ese fuego los consumirá.
15 Pueblo de Israel,
voy a traer contra ustedes una nación lejana,
una nación fuerte y antigua,
una nación cuyo idioma no conocen,
cuyo lenguaje no entienden»,
afirma el Señor.
16 «Todos ellos son guerreros valientes;
su aljaba es como un sepulcro abierto.
17 Acabarán con tu cosecha y tu alimento,
devorarán a tus hijos e hijas,
matarán a tus ovejas y vacas,
y destruirán tus viñas y tus higueras.
Tus ciudades fortificadas,
en las que pusiste tu confianza,
serán pasadas a filo de espada.
18 »Sin embargo, aun en aquellos días no los destruiré por completo», afirma el Señor. 19 «Y cuando te pregunten: “¿Por qué el Señor nuestro Dios nos ha hecho todo esto?”, tú responderás: “Así como ustedes me han abandonado y en su propia tierra han servido a dioses extranjeros, así también en tierra extraña servirán a gente extranjera”.
20 »Anuncien esto en la casa de Jacob
y proclámenlo en Judá:
21 Escucha esto, pueblo necio e insensible,
que tiene ojos, pero no ve,
que tiene oídos, pero no oye.
22 ¿Acaso has dejado de temerme?»,
afirma el Señor.
«¿No debieras temblar ante mí?
Yo puse la arena como límite del mar,
como frontera perpetua e infranqueable.
Aunque se agiten sus olas, no podrán prevalecer;
aunque bramen, no traspasarán esa frontera.
23 Pero este pueblo tiene un corazón terco y rebelde;
me abandonó y se fue.
24 No reflexionan ni dicen:
“Temamos al Señor nuestro Dios,
quien a su debido tiempo nos da lluvia,
las lluvias de otoño y primavera,
y nos asegura las semanas señaladas
para la cosecha”.
25 Las iniquidades de ustedes les han quitado estos beneficios;
sus pecados los han privado de estas bendiciones.
26 »Sin duda en mi pueblo hay malvados,
que están al acecho como cazadores de aves,
que ponen trampas para atrapar a la gente.
27 Como jaulas llenas de pájaros,
llenas de engaño están sus casas;
por eso se han vuelto poderosos y ricos,
28 gordos y elegantes.
Sus obras de maldad no tienen límite:
no hacen justicia al huérfano, para que su causa prospere;
ni defienden tampoco el derecho de los menesterosos.
29 ¿Y no los he de castigar por esto?
¿No he de vengarme de semejante nación?»,
afirma el Señor.
30 «Algo espantoso y terrible
ha ocurrido en este país.
31 Los profetas profieren mentiras,
los sacerdotes gobiernan a su antojo,
¡y mi pueblo tan campante!
Pero ¿qué van a hacer ustedes cuando todo haya terminado?
Jeremiah 5
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Jeremiah 5
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No One Is Right
5 The Lord says, “Walk up and down the streets of Jerusalem.
Look around and think about these things.
Search the public squares of the city.
See if you can find one person who does honest things.
Find just one who searches for the truth.
If you can, I will forgive this city.
2 The people say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’
But they don’t really mean it.”
3 Lord, don’t you look for truth in people?
You hit the people of Judah.
But they didn’t feel any pain.
You crushed them,
but they refused to learn what is right.
They became more stubborn than a rock.
They refused to turn back to God.
4 But I thought,
“These are only the poor, foolish people.
They have not learned the way of the Lord.
They do not know what their God wants them to do.
5 So I will go to the leaders of Judah.
I will talk to them.
Surely they understand the way of the Lord.
They know what God wants them to do.”
But the leaders had all joined together to break away from the Lord.
They broke their ties with him.
6 So a lion from the forest will attack them.
A wolf from the desert will kill them.
A leopard is hiding and waiting for them near their towns.
It will tear to pieces anyone who comes out of the city.
This will happen because the people of Judah have sinned greatly.
They have wandered away from the Lord many times.
7 The Lord said, “Tell me why I should forgive you.
Your children have left me.
They have made promises to idols that are not gods at all.
I gave your children everything they needed.
But they still were like an unfaithful wife to me.
They spent much time in houses of prostitutes.
8 They are like well-fed, male horses filled with sexual desire.
Each one wants another man’s wife.
9 Shouldn’t I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” says the Lord.
“I should give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves.
10 “Go along and cut down Judah’s vineyards.
But do not completely destroy them.
Cut off all her people as if they were branches.
Do it because they do not belong to the Lord.
11 The families of Israel and Judah
have been completely unfaithful to me,” says the Lord!
12 Those people have lied about the Lord.
They have said, “The Lord will not do anything to us!
Nothing bad will happen to us.
We will never see war or hunger.
13 The prophets are like an empty wind.
The word of God is not in them.
Let these bad things they say happen to them.”
14 So this is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says:
“The people said I would not punish them.
So, Jeremiah, the words I give you will be like fire.
And these people will be like wood the fire burns up.
15 Listen, family of Israel,” says the Lord.
“I will soon bring a nation from far away to attack you.
It is an old nation that has lasted a long time.
The people there speak a language you do not know.
You cannot understand what they say.
16 Their arrows bring death.
All their men are strong warriors.
17 They will eat your crops and your food.
They will eat your sons and daughters.
They will eat your flocks and herds.
They will eat your grapes and figs.
They will destroy with their swords
the strong, walled cities you trust in!
18 “Yet even then,” says the Lord, “I will not destroy you completely. 19 The people of Judah will ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done this terrible thing to us?’ Give them this answer: ‘You have left the Lord. You have served foreign idols in your own land. So now you will serve foreigners in a land that does not belong to you!’
20 “Announce this message to the family of Jacob.
And tell it to the nation of Judah:
21 Hear this message, you foolish people who have no sense.
You have eyes, but you don’t really see.
You have ears, but you don’t really listen.
22 Surely you are afraid of me,” says the Lord.
“You should shake with fear in my presence.
I am the one who made the beaches to be a border for the sea.
They keep the water in its place forever.
The waves may pound the beach, but they can’t win over it.
The waves may roar,
but they cannot go beyond it.
23 But the people of Judah are stubborn and have turned against me.
They have turned aside and gone away from me.
24 They do not say to themselves,
‘We should fear the Lord our God.
He gives us autumn and spring rains in their seasons.
He makes sure we have the harvest at the right time.’
25 But your evil has kept away both rain and harvest.
Your sins have kept you from enjoying good things.
26 There are wicked men among my people.
They are like men who make nets for catching birds.
But they set their traps to catch men instead of birds.
27 Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of lies.
They have become rich and powerful.
28 They have grown big and fat.
There is no end to the evil things they do.
They won’t plead the case of the orphan.
They won’t help the poor be judged fairly.
29 Shouldn’t I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” says the Lord.
“I should give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves.
30 “A terrible and shocking thing
has happened in the land of Judah:
31 The prophets tell lies.
The priests take power into their own hands.
And my people love it this way.
But what will you do when the end comes?
Jeremiah 5
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Jeremiah 5
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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?
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