Jeremia 19
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Lerkrukan som ska krossas
19 Så sa Herren: ”Gå och köp en lerkruka. Ta med dig[a] några av folkets och prästernas äldste 2 och gå till Ben-Hinnoms dal, intill Lerskärvsporten. Förkunna där för dem vad jag talar till dig.
3 Du ska säga: ’Lyssna till Herrens ord, ni kungar i Juda och ni invånare i Jerusalem! Så säger härskarornas Herre, Israels Gud: Jag ska låta en sådan olycka komma över denna plats att det kommer att skrälla i öronen på alla som får höra det. 4 De har övergett mig och förvandlat den här platsen till en främmande plats. De har offrat där åt andra gudar, som varken de själva eller deras förfäder eller Judas kungar känt till, och de har fyllt den här platsen med oskyldigas blod. 5 De har byggt offerplatser till Baal för att bränna sina barn som brännoffer, något som jag aldrig befallt eller talat om eller ens haft i mina tankar.
6 Tider ska komma, säger Herren, när den här dalen inte längre ska kallas Tofet eller Ben-Hinnoms dal utan Dråpdalen.
7 På denna plats ska jag sätta stopp för Judas och Jerusalems planer. Jag ska låta dem falla för sina fienders svärd och för dem som är ute efter deras liv. Deras döda kroppar ska jag ge till mat åt himlens fåglar och markens djur. 8 Jag ska ödelägga denna stad och låta den bli utsatt för hån. Alla som går förbi ska bli förskräckta och dra efter andan när de ser förödelsen där. 9 Jag ska låta dem äta sina egna söners och döttrars och varandras kött. I en sådan nöd ska de komma under den belägring som de ska utsättas för av sina motståndare och dödsfiender.’
10 Slå sedan sönder lerkrukan inför de män som gått med dig. 11 Säg till dem: ’Så säger härskarornas Herre: Jag ska krossa detta folk och denna stad, så som man krossar ett lerkärl som sedan aldrig mer kan lagas. Då ska man gräva gravar i Tofet tills det inte finns mer plats att begrava någon på.[b] 12 Så ska jag göra med denna plats, säger Herren, och med dem som bor här. Jag ska göra denna stad lik Tofet. 13 Husen i Jerusalem och Judas kungars hus ska bli lika orena som Tofets plats, alla de hus där man tänt rökelse på taken åt himlens hela härskara och utgjutit dryckesoffer åt andra gudar.’ ”
Jeremia och Pashchur
14 När Jeremia kom tillbaka från Tofet, dit Herren hade sänt honom att profetera, ställde han sig på förgården till Herrens hus och sa till allt folket: 15 ”Så säger härskarornas Herre, Israels Gud: ’Se, jag ska låta all den olycka jag talat om komma över den här staden och dess lydstäder, därför att de har varit så motspänstiga och vägrat att lyssna till mina ord.’ ”
Jeremiah 19
New King James Version
The Sign of the Broken Flask
19 Thus says the Lord: “Go and get a potter’s earthen flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests. 2 And go out to (A)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the Potsherd Gate; and proclaim there the words that I will tell you, 3 (B)and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will bring such a catastrophe on this place, that whoever hears of it, his ears will (C)tingle.
4 “Because they (D)have forsaken Me and made this an alien place, because they have burned incense in it to other gods whom neither they, their fathers, nor the kings of Judah have known, and have filled this place with (E)the blood of the innocents 5 (F)(they have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, (G)which I did not command or speak, nor did it come into My mind), 6 therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that this place shall no more be called Tophet or (H)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. 7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, (I)and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hands of those who seek their lives; their (J)corpses I will give as meat for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. 8 I will make this city (K)desolate and a hissing; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues. 9 And I will cause them to eat the (L)flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the desperation with which their enemies and those who seek their lives shall drive them to despair.” ’
10 (M)“Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you, 11 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (N)“Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot be [a]made whole again; and they shall (O)bury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury. 12 Thus I will do to this place,” says the Lord, “and to its inhabitants, and make this city like Tophet. 13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled (P)like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose (Q)roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and (R)poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ”
14 Then Jeremiah came from Tophet, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in (S)the court of the Lord’s house and said to all the people, 15 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom that I have pronounced against it, because (T)they have stiffened their necks that they might not hear My words.’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 19:11 restored
Jeremiah 19
English Standard Version
The Broken Flask
19 Thus says the Lord, “Go, buy (A)a potter's earthenware (B)flask, and take some of (C)the elders of the people and some of (D)the elders of the priests, 2 and go out (E)to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words that I tell you. 3 You shall say, (F)‘Hear the word of the Lord, (G)O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing such disaster upon this place that (H)the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. 4 (I)Because the people have forsaken me and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods whom neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have known; (J)and because they have filled this place with the blood of innocents, 5 (K)and have built the high places of Baal (L)to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, (M)which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into my mind— 6 therefore, (N)behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when this place shall no more be called Topheth, or (O)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. 7 And in this place (P)I will make void the plans of Judah and Jerusalem, (Q)and will cause their people to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life. (R)I will give their dead bodies for food to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the earth. 8 And I will make this city (S)a horror, (T)a thing to be hissed at. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its wounds. 9 (U)And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his neighbor (V)in the siege and in the distress, with which their enemies and those who seek their life afflict them.’
10 “Then (W)you shall break (X)the flask in the sight of the men who go with you, 11 and shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: So will I break this people and this city, (Y)as one breaks a potter's vessel, (Z)so that it can never be mended. (AA)Men shall bury in Topheth because there will be no place else to bury. 12 Thus will I do to this place, declares the Lord, and to its inhabitants, making this city (AB)like Topheth. 13 The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah—(AC)all the houses on whose (AD)roofs offerings have been offered (AE)to all the host of heaven, and (AF)drink offerings have been poured out to other gods—shall be defiled (AG)like the place of Topheth.’”
14 Then Jeremiah came from (AH)Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy, (AI)and he stood in the court of the Lord's house and said to all the people: 15 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, (AJ)because they have stiffened their neck, (AK)refusing to hear my words.”
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