Jeremías 5
Dios Habla Hoy
Pecado de Jerusalén
5 El Señor dice:
«Recorran las calles de Jerusalén,
miren bien, busquen por las plazas,
a ver si encuentran a alguien
que actúe con justicia,
que quiera ser sincero.
Si lo encuentran, perdonaré a Jerusalén.
2 Hay quienes juran por la vida del Señor,
pero juran en falso.»
3 Señor, lo que tú buscas es gente sincera.
Los castigaste, pero no les dolió;
los arruinaste, pero no quisieron aprender.
Tercos, más duros que la piedra,
no quisieron volver al buen camino.
4 Yo pensé:
Sólo los pobres se comportan como tontos,
porque no saben lo que el Señor quiere,
lo que su Dios ordena.
5 Me dirigiré a la gente importante
y les hablaré.
Ellos, sin duda, sabrán lo que el Señor quiere,
lo que su Dios ordena.
Pero todos se habían rebelado contra Dios,
se habían negado a obedecerle.
6 Por eso saldrán leones de la selva y los matarán,
los lobos del desierto los despedazarán,
los leopardos los atacarán junto a sus ciudades
y los harán pedazos cuando salgan;
porque han cometido muchos pecados,
numerosas traiciones.
7 El Señor dice:
«¿Cómo voy a perdonarte todo esto?
Tus hijos me han abandonado,
y juran por dioses que no son dioses.
Les di comida en abundancia,
pero me fueron infieles
y en masa se entregaron a la prostitución.
8 Como caballos sementales en celo,
relinchan por la mujer de su prójimo.
9 ¿Y no los he de castigar por estas cosas?
¿No he de dar su merecido a un pueblo así?
10 ¡Que sus enemigos entren y arrasen el viñedo,
aunque no lo destruyan del todo!
¡Que le arranquen las ramas,
porque ya no es mi viñedo!
11 ¡Israel y Judá me han traicionado!
Yo, el Señor, lo afirmo.»
Anuncio del castigo
12 Israel y Judá han negado al Señor;
han dicho: «Dios no cuenta.
Nada malo va a pasarnos,
no tendremos ni guerra ni hambre.»
13-14 Los profetas son puro viento,
pues la palabra del Señor no está en ellos.
Pues bien, esto me ha dicho
el Señor, el Dios todopoderoso:
«Por decir ellos esas cosas,
esto es lo que les sucederá:
Voy a hacer que mis palabras
sean en tu boca como fuego,
y que el pueblo sea como leña,
y que ese fuego lo devore.»
15 El Señor afirma:
«Israel, voy a traer contra ti
un pueblo que viene de lejos,
un pueblo fuerte y muy antiguo.
Tú no conoces su idioma
ni entiendes lo que dicen.
16 Todos ellos son guerreros valientes,
y sus armas significan la muerte.
17 Se comerán tus cosechas, tu pan,
y aun devorarán a tus hijos y a tus hijas.
Se comerán tus ovejas, tus reses,
tus viñas y tus higueras.
Con sus armas destruirán
las ciudades fortificadas en que tú confías.»
18 El Señor afirma: «En ese tiempo, sin embargo, no los destruiré por completo. 19 Cuando te pregunten: “¿Por qué nos hizo todo esto el Señor nuestro Dios?”, respóndeles: “Así como abandonaron al Señor y se pusieron a servir a dioses extranjeros en su propia tierra, así también tendrán que servir a gente extranjera en una tierra ajena.”
Advertencia a Israel
20 »Avisen al reino de Israel,
y digan a Judá:
21 “Oye esto, pueblo tonto y estúpido,
que tiene ojos y no ve,
que tiene oídos y no oye.
22 Yo, el Señor, digo:
¿Es que ustedes no me temen?
¿Es que no tiemblan delante de mí?
Yo puse la playa como límite del mar,
un límite que el mar no puede pasar.
Sus olas se agitan impotentes
y rugen, pero no pueden pasarlo.
23 Ustedes tienen un corazón terco y rebelde;
me abandonaron y se fueron.
24 No reflexionaron ni dijeron:
Respetemos al Señor nuestro Dios,
que a su debido tiempo nos da la lluvia
en otoño y primavera,
y nos reserva el tiempo señalado para la cosecha.
25 Pero el pecado de ustedes ha cambiado las cosas,
y no pueden disfrutar de esos beneficios.
26 Porque hay en mi pueblo hombres malos
que acechan como cazadores de pájaros,
que ponen trampas para atrapar a los demás.
27 Llenan sus casas de objetos robados,
como se llenan de pájaros las jaulas.
Así se hicieron poderosos y ricos,
28 y están gordos y bien alimentados.
Su maldad no tiene límites:
no hacen justicia al huérfano
ni reconocen el derecho de los pobres.
29 ¿No los he de castigar por estas cosas?
¿No he de dar su merecido a gente así?
Yo, el Señor, lo afirmo.
30 »”Algo terrible, espantoso,
está pasando en este país.
31 Lo que anuncian los profetas es mentira;
los sacerdotes gobiernan a su antojo,
¡y mi pueblo así lo quiere!
Pero, ¿qué harán ustedes cuando llegue el fin?”»
Jeremiah 5
New King James Version
The Justice of God’s Judgment
5 “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem;
See now and know;
And seek in her open places
(A)If you can find a man,
(B)If there is anyone who executes [a]judgment,
Who seeks the truth,
(C)And I will pardon her.
2 (D)Though they say, ‘As (E)the Lord lives,’
Surely they (F)swear falsely.”
3 O Lord, are not (G)Your eyes on the truth?
You have (H)stricken them,
But they have not grieved;
You have consumed them,
But (I)they have refused to receive correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to return.
4 Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor.
They are foolish;
For (J)they do not know the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.
5 I will go to the great men and speak to them,
For (K)they have known the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.”
But these have altogether (L)broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
6 Therefore (M)a lion from the forest shall slay them,
(N)A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
(O)A leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.
7 “How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And (P)sworn by those (Q)that are not gods.
(R)When I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
8 (S)They were like well-fed lusty stallions;
Every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.
9 Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“And shall I not (T)avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
10 “Go up on her walls and destroy,
But do not [b]make a (U)complete end.
Take away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.
11 For (V)the house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.
12 (W)They have lied about the Lord,
And said, (X)“It is not He.
(Y)Neither will [c]evil come upon us,
Nor shall we see sword or famine.
13 And the prophets become wind,
For the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them.”
14 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts:
“Because you speak this word,
(Z)Behold, I will make My words in your mouth fire,
And this people wood,
And it shall devour them.
15 Behold, I will bring a (AA)nation against you (AB)from afar,
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.
“It is a mighty nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
16 Their quiver is like an open tomb;
They are all mighty men.
17 And they shall eat up your (AC)harvest and your bread,
Which your sons and daughters should eat.
They shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
They shall destroy your fortified cities,
In which you trust, with the sword.
18 “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I (AD)will not [d]make a complete end of you. 19 And it will be when you say, (AE)‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have (AF)forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so (AG)you shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’
20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,
21 ‘Hear this now, O (AH)foolish people,
Without [e]understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:
22 (AI)Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the (AJ)bound of the sea,
By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro,
Yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
23 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart;
They have revolted and departed.
24 They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
(AK)Who gives rain, both the (AL)former and the latter, in its season.
(AM)He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
25 (AN)Your iniquities have turned these things away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.
26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They (AO)lie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
28 They have grown (AP)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [f]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (AQ)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(AR)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
29 (AS)Shall I not punish them for these things?’ says the Lord.
‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’
30 “An astonishing and (AT)horrible thing
Has been committed in the land:
31 The prophets prophesy (AU)falsely,
And the priests rule by their own power;
And My people (AV)love to have it so.
But what will you do in the end?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:1 justice
- Jeremiah 5:10 completely destroy
- Jeremiah 5:12 disaster
- Jeremiah 5:18 completely destroy
- Jeremiah 5:21 Lit. heart
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook
Jeremiah 5
English Standard Version
Jerusalem Refused to Repent
5 (A)Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look and take note!
Search her squares to see
(B)if you can find a man,
one who does justice
and seeks truth,
(C)that I may pardon her.
2 (D)Though they say, “As the Lord lives,”
(E)yet they swear falsely.
3 O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?
(F)You have struck them down,
but they felt no anguish;
you have consumed them,
but they refused to take correction.
(G)They have made their faces harder than rock;
they have refused to repent.
4 Then I said, “These are only the poor;
they have no sense;
(H)for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
5 I will go to the great
and will speak to them,
for they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.”
(I)But they all alike had broken the yoke;
they had burst the bonds.
6 Therefore (J)a lion from the forest shall strike them down;
a (K)wolf from the desert shall devastate them.
(L)A leopard is watching their cities;
everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces,
because their transgressions are many,
their (M)apostasies are great.
7 (N)“How can I pardon you?
Your children have forsaken me
(O)and have sworn by those who are no gods.
(P)When I fed them to the full,
(Q)they committed adultery
(R)and trooped to the houses of whores.
8 They were well-fed, lusty stallions,
(S)each neighing (T)for his neighbor's wife.
9 (U)Shall I not punish them for these things?
declares the Lord;
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
10 (V)“Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
(W)but make not a full end;
strip away her branches,
for they are not the Lord's.
11 (X)For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
have been utterly treacherous to me,
declares the Lord.
12 They have spoken falsely of the Lord
and have said, ‘He will do nothing;
(Y)no disaster will come upon us,
(Z)nor shall we see sword or famine.
13 The prophets will become wind;
the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them!’”
The Lord Proclaims Judgment
14 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:
“Because you have spoken this word,
behold, (AA)I am making my words in your mouth (AB)a fire,
and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them.
15 (AC)Behold, I am bringing against you
a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
declares the Lord.
It is an enduring nation;
it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
(AD)nor can you understand what they say.
16 (AE)Their quiver is like (AF)an open tomb;
they are all mighty warriors.
17 (AG)They shall eat up your harvest and your food;
they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
your (AH)fortified cities in which you trust
they shall beat down with the sword.”
18 “But even in those days, declares the Lord, (AI)I will not make a full end of you. 19 And when your people say, (AJ)‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, (AK)so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.’”
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob;
proclaim it in Judah:
21 “Hear this, (AL)O foolish and senseless people,
(AM)who have eyes, but see not,
who have ears, but hear not.
22 (AN)Do you not fear me? declares the Lord.
Do you not tremble before me?
I placed the sand (AO)as the boundary for the sea,
a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;
though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;
though (AP)they roar, they cannot pass over it.
23 (AQ)But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart;
they have turned aside and gone away.
24 They do not say in their hearts,
‘Let us fear the Lord our God,
(AR)who gives the rain in its season,
the autumn rain and the spring rain,
and keeps for us
(AS)the weeks appointed for the harvest.’
25 (AT)Your iniquities have turned these away,
and your sins have kept good from you.
26 For wicked men are found among my people;
(AU)they lurk like fowlers lying in wait.[a]
(AV)They set a trap;
they catch men.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;
28 (AW)they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
(AX)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
29 (AY)Shall I not punish them for these things?
declares the Lord,
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?”
30 An appalling and (AZ)horrible thing
has happened in the land:
31 (BA)the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule at their direction;
(BB)my people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:26 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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