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Jeremiah 12
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 12
English Standard Version
Jeremiah's Complaint
12 (A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all (C)who are treacherous thrive?
2 You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and produce fruit;
(D)you are near in their mouth
and far from their heart.
3 (E)But you, O Lord, know me;
(F)you see me, and test my heart toward you.
(G)Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,
and set them apart for (H)the day of slaughter.
4 (I)How long will the land mourn
and the grass of every field wither?
(J)For the evil of those who dwell in it
(K)the beasts and the birds are swept away,
because they said, “He will not see our latter end.”
The Lord Answers Jeremiah
5 “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,
how will you compete with horses?
And if in a safe land you are so trusting,
what will you do in (L)the thicket of the Jordan?
6 For (M)even your brothers and the house of your father,
(N)even they have dealt treacherously with you;
they are in full cry after you;
(O)do not believe them,
though they speak friendly words to you.”
7 “I have forsaken my house;
I have abandoned (P)my heritage;
I have given (Q)the beloved of my soul
into the hands of her enemies.
8 (R)My heritage has become to me
like a lion in the forest;
she has lifted up her voice against me;
therefore I hate her.
9 Is (S)my heritage to me like (T)a hyena's lair?
Are the (U)birds of prey against her all around?
Go, (V)assemble all the wild beasts;
bring them to devour.
10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard;
(W)they have trampled down my portion;
they have made my pleasant portion
a desolate wilderness.
11 They have made it a desolation;
desolate, (X)it mourns to me.
The whole land is made desolate,
(Y)but no man lays it to heart.
12 Upon all the bare heights in the desert
destroyers have come,
for the sword of the Lord devours
from one end of the land to the other;
no flesh has peace.
13 (Z)They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns;
(AA)they have tired themselves out but profit nothing.
They shall be ashamed of their[a] harvests
(AB)because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”
14 Thus says the Lord concerning all (AC)my evil neighbors (AD)who touch the heritage that (AE)I have given my people Israel to inherit: “Behold, I will pluck them up from their land, and I will pluck up the house of Judah from among them. 15 And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, (AF)and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land. 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, (AG)to swear by my name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, (AH)then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. 17 (AI)But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:13 Hebrew your
Jeremias 12
Ang Biblia (1978)
Jeremias 12
Ang Biblia (1978)
Pagtawag ni Jeremias.
12 (A)Ikaw ay matuwid, Oh Panginoon, nang ako'y makipagtalo sa iyo; gayon ma'y makikipagmatuwiranan ako sa iyo: (B)bakit gumiginhawa ang lakad ng masama? bakit nangatitiwasay silang lahat na nagsisigawa ng may lubhang kataksilan?
2 Iyong itinanim sila, oo, sila'y nangagkaugat; nagsisitubo, oo, sila'y nangagbubunga: ikaw ay malapit sa kanilang bibig, at malayo sa kanilang mga puso.
3 Nguni't ikaw, Oh Panginoon, nakakakilala sa akin; iyong nakikita ako, at tinatarok mo ang aking puso: itaboy mo silang gaya ng mga tupa sa patayan, at ihanda mo sila (C)sa kaarawan ng pagpatay.
4 Hanggang kailan tatangis ang lupain, at matutuyo ang mga damo sa buong lupain? dahil sa kasamaan nila na nagsisitahan doon, nilipol ang mga hayop, at ang mga ibon; sapagka't kanilang sinabi, Hindi niya makikita ang ating huling kawakasan.
Ang sagot ng Panginoon.
5 Kung ikaw ay tumakbo na kasama ng nangaglalakad, at kanilang pinagod ka, paano ngang makikipagunahan ka sa mga kabayo? at bagaman sa lupain ng kapayapaan ay tiwasay ka, gayon ma'y paano ang gagawin mo sa (D)kapalaluan ng Jordan?
6 Sapagka't ang iyong mga kapatid man at ang sangbahayan ng iyong magulang, ay nagsigawa ring may kataksilan sa iyo; nagsihiyaw rin ng malakas sa hulihan mo: huwag mong paniwalaan sila, bagaman sila'y nangagsasalita ng mga mabuting salita sa iyo.
Ang hatol ng Panginoon sa Juda at sa kaniyang mga kaaway.
7 Aking pinabayaan ang aking bahay, aking itinakuwil (E)ang aking mana; aking ibinigay ang giliw na sinta ng aking kaluluwa sa kamay ng kaniyang mga kaaway.
8 Sa akin ang mana ko ay naging parang leon sa gubat: kaniyang inilakas ang kaniyang tinig laban sa akin; kaya't aking ipinagtanim siya.
9 Ang akin bagang mana sa akin ay naging parang mangdadagit na ibong batikbatik? ang mga mangdadagit na ibon baga ay laban sa kaniya sa palibot? kayo'y magsiyaon, inyong pagpulungin ang lahat na hayop sa parang, inyong dalhin sila rito upang magsipanakmal.
10 Sinira ng maraming (F)pastor (G)ang aking ubasan, (H)kanilang niyapakan ng paa ang aking bahagi, kanilang ginawa ang aking mahalagang bahagi na ilang na sira.
11 Kanilang ginawa, itong isang kagibaan; tumatangis sa akin, palibhasa'y sira; ang buong lupain ay nasira, sapagka't (I)walang taong gumugunita.
12 Mga manglilipol ay nagsidating sa lahat na luwal na kaitaasan sa ilang: sapagka't ang tabak ng Panginoon ay nananakmal mula sa isang dulo ng lupain hanggang sa kabilang dulo ng lupain walang taong may kapayapaan.
13 Sila'y nangaghasik ng (J)trigo, at nagsiani ng mga tinik: sila'y nangagpakahirap, at walang pinakikinabang: at kayo'y mangapapahiya sa inyong mga gawa, dahil sa mabangis na galit ng Panginoon.
14 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon laban sa lahat na masama (K)kong kapuwa, (L)na nagsisigalaw ng mana sa aking bayang Israel, Narito, akin (M)silang bubunutin sa kanilang lupain, at aking bubunutin ang sangbahayan ni Juda sa gitna nila.
15 At mangyayari, na pagkatapos na aking mabunot sila, ako'y babalik at maaawa sa kanila; (N)at aking ibabalik sila uli, bawa't tao ay sa kaniyang mana, at bawa't tao ay sa kaniyang lupain.
16 At mangyayari, kung kanilang matutuhang masikap ang mga lakad ng aking bayan, (O)ang pagsumpa sa pangalan ko, Buháy ang Panginoon; sa makatuwid baga'y gaya ng kanilang itinuro sa bayan ko na pagsumpa sa pangalan ni Baal: ay mangatatayo nga sila (P)sa gitna ng aking bayan.
17 Nguni't kung hindi nila (Q)didinggin, akin ngang bubunutin ang bansang yaon, na bubunutin at lilipulin sabi ng Panginoon.
Jeremiah 12
New International Version
Jeremiah 12
New International Version
Jeremiah’s Complaint
12 You are always righteous,(A) Lord,
when I bring a case(B) before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:(C)
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?(D)
Why do all the faithless live at ease?
2 You have planted(E) them, and they have taken root;
they grow and bear fruit.(F)
You are always on their lips
but far from their hearts.(G)
3 Yet you know me, Lord;
you see me and test(H) my thoughts about you.
Drag them off like sheep(I) to be butchered!
Set them apart for the day of slaughter!(J)
4 How long will the land lie parched(K)
and the grass in every field be withered?(L)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
the animals and birds have perished.(M)
Moreover, the people are saying,
“He will not see what happens to us.”
God’s Answer
5 “If you have raced with men on foot
and they have worn you out,
how can you compete with horses?
If you stumble[a] in safe country,
how will you manage in the thickets(N) by[b] the Jordan?
6 Your relatives, members of your own family—
even they have betrayed you;
they have raised a loud cry against you.(O)
Do not trust them,
though they speak well of you.(P)
7 “I will forsake(Q) my house,
abandon(R) my inheritance;
I will give the one I love(S)
into the hands of her enemies.(T)
8 My inheritance has become to me
like a lion(U) in the forest.
She roars at me;
therefore I hate her.(V)
9 Has not my inheritance become to me
like a speckled bird of prey
that other birds of prey surround and attack?
Go and gather all the wild beasts;
bring them to devour.(W)
10 Many shepherds(X) will ruin my vineyard
and trample down my field;
they will turn my pleasant field
into a desolate wasteland.(Y)
11 It will be made a wasteland,(Z)
parched and desolate before me;(AA)
the whole land will be laid waste
because there is no one who cares.
12 Over all the barren heights in the desert
destroyers will swarm,
for the sword(AB) of the Lord(AC) will devour(AD)
from one end of the land to the other;(AE)
no one will be safe.(AF)
13 They will sow wheat but reap thorns;
they will wear themselves out but gain nothing.(AG)
They will bear the shame of their harvest
because of the Lord’s fierce anger.”(AH)
14 This is what the Lord says: “As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance(AI) I gave my people Israel, I will uproot(AJ) them from their lands and I will uproot(AK) the people of Judah from among them. 15 But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion(AL) and will bring(AM) each of them back to their own inheritance and their own country. 16 And if they learn(AN) well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives’(AO)—even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal(AP)—then they will be established among my people.(AQ) 17 But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy(AR) it,” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:5 Or you feel secure only
- Jeremiah 12:5 Or the flooding of
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