Jeremia 14
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Jammerklacht uit Jeruzalem
14 In de tijd van de grote droogte kreeg Jeremia een boodschap van de Here, waarin Hij Jeremia uitlegde waarom Hij het niet liet regenen: 2 ‘Juda treurt, het openbare leven ligt stil. De mensen zijn in de rouw en liggen languit op de grond. Er stijgt een jammerklacht op uit Jeruzalem. 3 De rijken zenden dienaren weg om water uit de bronnen te halen, maar deze zijn allemaal opgedroogd. De dienaren komen terug met lege kruiken, terneergeslagen en vertwijfeld. Zij bedekken hun hoofden van verdriet. 4 De grond is droog en gebarsten door het wegblijven van de regen, de boeren zijn ten einde raad. 5 Zelfs het hert verlaat haar jong, omdat zij geen gras kan vinden. 6 De wilde ezels staan op de kale heuvels als dorstige jakhalzen naar lucht te happen, er is geen grassprietje meer te vinden.’
7 Och Here, wij hebben vreselijk tegen U gezondigd en weten dat onze zonden ons aanklagen, maar helpt U ons toch ter wille van uw eigen machtige naam! 8 Hoop van Israël, onze redder in moeilijke tijden, waarom behandelt U ons als vreemden, alsof U iemand bent die op doorreis is en alleen voor één nacht zijn reis onderbreekt? 9 Bent U soms radeloos? Bent U niet in staat ons te redden? Och Here, U bent hier in ons midden, wij dragen uw naam en staan bekend als uw volk. Here, laat ons alstublieft niet in de steek!
10 Maar de Here antwoordde: ‘U hield ervan ver van Mij af te dwalen en u hebt niet geprobeerd mijn paden te volgen. Nu zal Ik u niet langer als mijn volk behandelen, Ik denk alleen nog aan al het kwaad dat u hebt gedaan en zal uw zonden bestraffen.’ 11 De Here droeg mij opnieuw op: ‘Vraag Mij niet langer deze mensen te zegenen. Bid niet meer voor hen. 12 Ook al vasten ze, dan schenk Ik daar toch geen aandacht aan. Als zij Mij offers en geschenken aanbieden, neem Ik die niet aan. Het enige dat zij van Mij nog krijgen, is oorlog, honger en ziekte.’ 13 Toen zei ik: ‘Here God, de profeten vertellen hun dat alles in orde is, dat er geen oorlog of hongersnood zal komen. Zij vertellen de mensen dat U voor langdurige vrede zult zorgen en hen zult zegenen.’ 14 Maar de Here antwoordde daarop: ‘De profeten vertellen in mijn naam leugens. Ik heb ze niet gestuurd en ook geen opdracht gegeven te spreken of ze een boodschap toevertrouwd. Zij profeteren van visioenen en openbaringen die zij nooit hebben gezien of gehoord. Zij spreken wartaal die uit hun eigen leugenachtige harten voortkomt. 15 Daarom,’ zegt de Here, ‘zal Ik deze valse profeten straffen die in mijn naam spreken zonder dat Ik ze heb gestuurd. Want zij zeggen dat er geen oorlog of hongersnood zal komen. Zij zullen zelf door oorlog en hongersnood omkomen! 16 En van de mensen voor wie zij profeteren, zullen de lijken in de straten van Jeruzalem worden neergegooid, slachtoffers van oorlog en hongersnood. Niemand zal de lijken begraven. De mannen en hun zonen en dochters zullen allen omkomen. Want Ik zal hen treffen met een vreselijke straf als loon voor hun zonde. 17 Vertel hun daarom het volgende: dag en nacht zullen mijn ogen nat zijn van tranen en Ik kan niet ophouden met huilen, want mijn volk is met het zwaard geslagen en dodelijk gewond. 18 Als Ik de velden inga, liggen daar de lijken van hen die met het zwaard zijn gedood. Als Ik door de straten loop, zie Ik overal lijken van hen die door honger en oorlog zijn omgekomen. De profeten en priesters reizen het land door en zijn radeloos. Zij weten niet wat zij moeten zeggen.’
19 ‘Och Here,’ zullen de mensen roepen, ‘hebt U Juda nu echt de rug toegekeerd? Hebt U een afkeer van Jeruzalem? Zal er zelfs na deze straf nog geen vrede komen? Wij dachten: nu zal Hij ons ten slotte genezen en onze wonden verbinden. Maar de vrede is uitgebleven, de moeilijkheden en verschrikkingen zijn gebleven. 20 Here, wij geven toe dat wij goddeloos zijn, net zo schuldig als onze voorouders. 21 Haat ons niet, Here, ter wille van uw eigen naam. Onteer Uzelf en uw glorieuze troon niet door uw verbond met ons te verbreken waarin U beloofde ons te zegenen. 22 Welke heidense god kan ons regen geven? Of misschien de hemel zelf? Here, onze God, U bent toch de enige die zulke dingen kan doen? Daarom zullen wij wachten tot U ons te hulp komt.’
Jeremiah 14
New International Version
Drought, Famine, Sword
14 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:(A)
2 “Judah mourns,(B)
her cities languish;
they wail for the land,
and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
3 The nobles send their servants for water;
they go to the cisterns
but find no water.(C)
They return with their jars unfilled;
dismayed and despairing,
they cover their heads.(D)
4 The ground is cracked
because there is no rain in the land;(E)
the farmers are dismayed
and cover their heads.
5 Even the doe in the field
deserts her newborn fawn
because there is no grass.(F)
6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(G)
and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
for lack of food.”(H)
7 Although our sins testify(I) against us,
do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.(J)
For we have often rebelled;(K)
we have sinned(L) against you.
8 You who are the hope(M) of Israel,
its Savior(N) in times of distress,(O)
why are you like a stranger in the land,
like a traveler who stays only a night?
9 Why are you like a man taken by surprise,
like a warrior powerless to save?(P)
You are among(Q) us, Lord,
and we bear your name;(R)
do not forsake(S) us!
10 This is what the Lord says about this people:
“They greatly love to wander;
they do not restrain their feet.(T)
So the Lord does not accept(U) them;
he will now remember(V) their wickedness
and punish them for their sins.”(W)
11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray(X) for the well-being of this people. 12 Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry;(Y) though they offer burnt offerings(Z) and grain offerings,(AA) I will not accept(AB) them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword,(AC) famine(AD) and plague.”(AE)
13 But I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets(AF) keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine.(AG) Indeed, I will give you lasting peace(AH) in this place.’”
14 Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies(AI) in my name. I have not sent(AJ) them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions,(AK) divinations,(AL) idolatries[a] and the delusions of their own minds. 15 Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish(AM) by sword and famine.(AN) 16 And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury(AO) them, their wives, their sons and their daughters.(AP) I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.(AQ)
17 “Speak this word to them:
“‘Let my eyes overflow with tears(AR)
night and day without ceasing;
for the Virgin(AS) Daughter, my people,
has suffered a grievous wound,
a crushing blow.(AT)
18 If I go into the country,
I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
I see the ravages of famine.(AU)
Both prophet and priest
have gone to a land they know not.(AV)’”
19 Have you rejected Judah completely?(AW)
Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
so that we cannot be healed?(AX)
We hoped for peace
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.(AY)
20 We acknowledge(AZ) our wickedness, Lord,
and the guilt of our ancestors;(BA)
we have indeed sinned(BB) against you.
21 For the sake of your name(BC) do not despise us;
do not dishonor your glorious throne.(BD)
Remember your covenant(BE) with us
and do not break it.
22 Do any of the worthless idols(BF) of the nations bring rain?(BG)
Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
Therefore our hope is in you,
for you are the one who does all this.(BH)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations
Jeremiah 14
King James Version
14 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
7 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
8 O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
9 Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
10 Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
11 Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
13 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
14 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
15 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
17 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
21 Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
22 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Jeremiah 14
New King James Version
Sword, Famine, and Pestilence
14 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.
2 “Judah mourns,
And (A)her gates languish;
They (B)mourn for the land,
And (C)the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
3 Their nobles have sent their lads for water;
They went to the cisterns and found no water.
They returned with their vessels empty;
They were (D)ashamed and confounded
(E)And covered their heads.
4 Because the ground is parched,
For there was (F)no rain in the land,
The plowmen were ashamed;
They covered their heads.
5 Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field,
But [a]left because there was no grass.
6 And (G)the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights;
They sniffed at the wind like jackals;
Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”
7 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,
Do it (H)for Your name’s sake;
For our backslidings are many,
We have sinned against You.
8 (I)O the Hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble,
Why should You be like a stranger in the land,
And like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?
9 Why should You be like a man astonished,
Like a mighty one (J)who cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, (K)are in our midst,
And we are called by Your name;
Do not leave us!
10 Thus says the Lord to this people:
(L)“Thus they have loved to wander;
They have not restrained their feet.
Therefore the Lord does not accept them;
(M)He will remember their iniquity now,
And punish their sins.”
11 Then the Lord said to me, (N)“Do not pray for this people, for their good. 12 (O)When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and (P)when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But (Q)I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”
13 (R)Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you [b]assured (S)peace in this place.’ ”
14 And the Lord said to me, (T)“The prophets prophesy lies in My name. (U)I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, [c]divination, a worthless thing, and the (V)deceit of their heart. 15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, whom I did not send, (W)and who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not be in this land’—‘By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed! 16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; (X)they will have no one to bury them—them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters—for I will pour their wickedness on them.’
17 “Therefore you shall say this word to them:
(Y)‘Let my eyes flow with tears night and day,
And let them not cease;
(Z)For the virgin daughter of my people
Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow.
18 If I go out to (AA)the field,
Then behold, those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
Then behold, those sick from famine!
Yes, both prophet and (AB)priest go about in a land they do not know.’ ”
The People Plead for Mercy
19 (AC)Have You utterly rejected Judah?
Has Your soul loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us so that (AD)there is no healing for us?
(AE)We looked for peace, but there was no good;
And for the time of healing, and there was trouble.
20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness
And the iniquity of our (AF)fathers,
For (AG)we have sinned against You.
21 Do not abhor us, for Your name’s sake;
Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory.
(AH)Remember, do not break Your covenant with us.
22 (AI)Are there any among (AJ)the idols of the nations that can cause (AK)rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
(AL)Are You not He, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 14:5 abandoned her young
- Jeremiah 14:13 true
- Jeremiah 14:14 Telling the future by signs and omens
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