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Jeremiah 13
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Jeremiah 13
New International Version
A Linen Belt
13 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.” 2 So I bought a belt, as the Lord directed, and put it around my waist.
3 Then the word of the Lord came to me a second time:(A) 4 “Take the belt you bought and are wearing around your waist, and go now to Perath[a](B) and hide it there in a crevice in the rocks.” 5 So I went and hid it at Perath, as the Lord told me.(C)
6 Many days later the Lord said to me, “Go now to Perath and get the belt I told you to hide there.” 7 So I went to Perath and dug up the belt and took it from the place where I had hidden it, but now it was ruined and completely useless.
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 9 “This is what the Lord says: ‘In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride(D) of Jerusalem. 10 These wicked people, who refuse to listen(E) to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts(F) and go after other gods(G) to serve and worship them,(H) will be like this belt—completely useless!(I) 11 For as a belt is bound around the waist, so I bound all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah to me,’ declares the Lord, ‘to be my people for my renown(J) and praise and honor.(K) But they have not listened.’(L)
Wineskins
12 “Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Every wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And if they say to you, ‘Don’t we know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’ 13 then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to fill with drunkenness(M) all who live in this land, including the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets and all those living in Jerusalem. 14 I will smash them one against the other, parents and children alike, declares the Lord. I will allow no pity(N) or mercy or compassion(O) to keep me from destroying(P) them.’”
Threat of Captivity
15 Hear and pay attention,
do not be arrogant,
for the Lord has spoken.(Q)
16 Give glory(R) to the Lord your God
before he brings the darkness,
before your feet stumble(S)
on the darkening hills.
You hope for light,
but he will turn it to utter darkness
and change it to deep gloom.(T)
17 If you do not listen,(U)
I will weep in secret
because of your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly,
overflowing with tears,(V)
because the Lord’s flock(W) will be taken captive.(X)
18 Say to the king(Y) and to the queen mother,(Z)
“Come down from your thrones,
for your glorious crowns(AA)
will fall from your heads.”
19 The cities in the Negev will be shut up,
and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah(AB) will be carried into exile,
carried completely away.
20 Look up and see
those who are coming from the north.(AC)
Where is the flock(AD) that was entrusted to you,
the sheep of which you boasted?
21 What will you say when the Lord sets over you
those you cultivated as your special allies?(AE)
Will not pain grip you
like that of a woman in labor?(AF)
22 And if you ask yourself,
“Why has this happened to me?”(AG)—
it is because of your many sins(AH)
that your skirts have been torn off(AI)
and your body mistreated.(AJ)
23 Can an Ethiopian[b] change his skin
or a leopard its spots?
Neither can you do good
who are accustomed to doing evil.(AK)
24 “I will scatter you like chaff(AL)
driven by the desert wind.(AM)
25 This is your lot,
the portion(AN) I have decreed for you,”
declares the Lord,
“because you have forgotten(AO) me
and trusted in false gods.(AP)
26 I will pull up your skirts over your face
that your shame may be seen(AQ)—
27 your adulteries and lustful neighings,
your shameless prostitution!(AR)
I have seen your detestable acts
on the hills and in the fields.(AS)
Woe to you, Jerusalem!
How long will you be unclean?”(AT)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 13:4 Or possibly to the Euphrates; similarly in verses 5-7
- Jeremiah 13:23 Hebrew Cushite (probably a person from the upper Nile region)
Jeremiah 13
King James Version
Jeremiah 13
King James Version
13 Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
2 So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins.
3 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying,
4 Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
5 So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.
6 And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
7 Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
8 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
9 Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
12 Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken.
16 Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock is carried away captive.
18 Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
19 The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
21 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
22 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
26 Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
27 I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
Jeremías 13
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Jeremías 13
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
El cinturón de lino
13 Así me dijo el Señor: «Ve y cómprate un cinturón de lino, y póntelo en la cintura, pero no lo metas en agua».
2 Conforme a las instrucciones del Señor, compré el cinturón y me lo puse en la cintura. 3 Entonces el Señor me dijo por segunda vez: 4 «Toma el cinturón que has comprado y que tienes puesto en la cintura, y ve a Perat,[a] y escóndelo allí, en la grieta de una roca». 5 Fui entonces y lo escondí en Perat, tal como el Señor me lo había ordenado.
6 Al cabo de muchos días, el Señor me dijo: «Ve a Perat y busca el cinturón que te mandé esconder allí». 7 Fui a Perat, cavé y saqué el cinturón del lugar donde lo había escondido, pero ya estaba podrido y no servía para nada.
8 Entonces el Señor volvió a decirme: 9 «Así dice el Señor: “De esta misma manera destruiré el orgullo de Judá y el gran orgullo de Jerusalén. 10 Este pueblo malvado, que se niega a obedecerme, que sigue la terquedad de su corazón y va tras otros dioses para servirlos y adorarlos, será como este cinturón, que no sirve para nada. 11 Porque así como el cinturón se ajusta a la cintura del hombre, así procuré que todo el pueblo de Israel y toda la tribu de Judá se ajustaran a mí —afirma el Señor— para que fueran mi pueblo y mi fama, mi honor y mi gloria. ¡Pero no obedecieron!”
Los cántaros rotos
12 »Diles también lo siguiente: “Así dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel: ‘Todo cántaro se llenará de vino’”. Y, si ellos te dicen: “¿Acaso no sabemos bien que todo cántaro se debe llenar de vino?”, 13 entonces les responderás que así dice el Señor: “Voy a llenar de vino a todos los habitantes de este país: a los reyes que se sientan en el trono de David, a los sacerdotes y a todos los habitantes de Jerusalén. 14 Haré que se despedacen unos a otros, padres e hijos por igual. No tendré piedad ni lástima de ellos, sino que los destruiré sin compasión”. Lo afirma el Señor».
Advertencia oportuna
15 ¡Escuchadme, prestadme atención!
¡No seáis soberbios, que el Señor mismo lo ha dicho!
16 Glorificad al Señor vuestro Dios,
antes de que haga venir la oscuridad
y tropecéis contra los montes sombríos.
Vosotros esperáis la luz,
pero él la cambiará en densas tinieblas;
¡la convertirá en profunda oscuridad!
17 Pero, si no obedecéis,
lloraré en secreto
a causa de vuestro orgullo;
mis ojos llorarán amargamente
y se desharán en lágrimas,
porque el rebaño del Señor
será llevado al cautiverio.
18 Di al rey y a la reina madre:
«¡Humillaos, sentaos en el suelo,
que ya no ostentáis sobre vuestra cabeza
la corona de gloria!»
19 Las ciudades del Néguev están cerradas,
y no hay quien abra sus puertas.
Todo Judá se ha ido al destierro,
exiliado en su totalidad.
20 Alzad los ojos y mirad
a los que vienen del norte.
¿Dónde está el rebaño que te fue confiado,
el rebaño que era tu orgullo?
21 ¿Qué dirás cuando el Señor te imponga como jefes
a los que tú mismo enseñaste
a ser tus aliados predilectos?
¿No tendrás dolores
como de mujer de parto?
22 Y, si preguntas:
«¿Por qué me pasa esto?»,
¡por tus muchos pecados
te han arrancado las faldas
y te han violado![b]
23 ¿Puede el etíope cambiar de piel,
o el leopardo quitarse sus manchas?
¡Pues tampoco podéis vosotros hacer el bien,
acostumbrados como estáis a hacer el mal!
24 «Los dispersaré como a la paja
que arrastra el viento del desierto.
25 Esto es lo que te ha tocado en suerte,
¡la porción que he medido para ti!
—afirma el Señor—.
Ya que me has olvidado,
y has confiado en la mentira,
26 ¡yo también te alzaré las faldas
hasta cubrirte el rostro
y descubrir tus vergüenzas!
27 He visto tus adulterios,
tus relinchos,
tu vergonzosa prostitución
y tus abominaciones,
en los campos y sobre las colinas.
¡Ay de ti, Jerusalén!
¿Hasta cuándo seguirás en tu impureza?»
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