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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)
Jeremias 13
Magandang Balita Biblia
Jeremias 13
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Talinghaga ng mga Damit-panloob
13 Ganito ang utos sa akin ni Yahweh, “Bumili ka ng mga damit-panloob na yari sa linen at iyong isuot ngunit huwag mong babasain.” 2 Kaya bumili nga ako ng damit-panloob, ayon sa sinabi ni Yahweh, at aking isinuot. 3 Pagkatapos ay inutusan akong muli ni Yahweh, 4 “Pumunta ka sa Ilog Eufrates; hubarin mo ang damit-panloob, at iyong itago sa isang butas sa bato.” 5 Kaya ginawa ko ang iniutos sa akin ni Yahweh at pagkatapos, ako'y umuwi.
6 Makalipas ang maraming araw, pinabalik niya ako sa Eufrates upang kunin ang mga damit-panloob na kanyang ipinatago. 7 Nagbalik naman ako sa Eufrates at kinuha ang damit sa aking pinagtaguan. Ngunit sira na ito at hindi na mapapakinabangan.
8 Muling nagsalita si Yahweh, 9 “Ganyan ang gagawin ko sa palalong Juda at sa mas palalo pang Jerusalem. 10 Ang masasamang taong ito'y hindi sumunod sa aking mga utos; lalo silang nagmatigas at sinunod ang kanilang sariling kagustuhan. Sumamba pa sila at naglilingkod sa mga diyus-diyosan. Matutulad sila sa sirang damit-panloob na wala nang kabuluhan. 11 Kung paanong kumakapit sa katawan ng tao ang damit-panloob, gayon ang nais ko sa mga taga-Israel at taga-Juda—na sila'y kumapit sa akin nang mahigpit. Ginawa ko ito upang sila'y maging karapat-dapat na bansang hinirang, at sa gayo'y papurihan nila at parangalan ang aking pangalan. Ngunit ayaw naman nilang sumunod sa akin.”
Ang Talinghaga ng Lalagyan ng Alak
12 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Jeremias, “Sabihin mo sa kanila na ganito ang ipinapasabi ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel: Punuin ninyo ng alak ang bawat tapayan. Ganito naman ang isasagot nila, ‘Alam namin na dapat punuin ng alak ang bawat tapayan.’ 13 Pagkatapos, sasabihin mo sa kanila, ‘Ang mga tao sa lupaing ito ay paiinumin ni Yahweh ng alak hanggang sa sila'y malasing: mula sa mga hari na mga salinlahi ni David, mga pari, mga propeta, at lahat ng tao sa Jerusalem. 14 At pagkatapos, pag-uumpug-umpugin ko silang parang mga tapayan hanggang madurog na lahat, matatanda't mga bata. Hindi ko sila kahahabagan kaunti man kapag ginawa ko ito.’”
Nagbababala si Jeremias tungkol sa Kapalaluan
15 Mga Israelita, si Yahweh ay nagpahayag na!
Magpakumbaba kayo at siya'y dinggin.
16 Parangalan ninyo si Yahweh na inyong Diyos,
bago niya palaganapin ang kadiliman,
at bago kayo madapa sa mga bundok kapag dumilim na;
bago niya gawing matinding kadiliman
ang liwanag na inaasahan ninyo.
17 Ngunit kung hindi kayo makikinig,
palihim akong tatangis dahil sa inyong kapalaluan;
buong kapaitan akong iiyak, at tutulo ang aking mga luha
sapagkat nabihag ang bayan ko.
18 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Jeremias, “Sabihin mo sa hari at sa kanyang inang reyna na bumabâ na sa kanilang trono sapagkat naalis na sa kanilang ulo ang magaganda nilang korona. 19 Nasakop na ang mga bayan sa timog ng Juda; wala nang makapasok doon. Dinalang-bihag ang mga taga-Juda at ipapatapong lahat.”
20 Masdan ninyo, mga taga-Jerusalem! Dumarating na mula sa hilaga ang inyong mga kaaway. Nasaan ang mga taong ipinagkatiwala sa inyo, ang bayang ipinagmamalaki ninyo? 21 Ano ang sasabihin mo kapag sinakop ka at pinagharian ng mga taong inakala mong mga kaibigan? Maghihirap ka tulad ng isang babaing nanganganak. 22 At kung itanong mo kung bakit nangyari ito sa iyo: kung bakit napunit ang iyong damit, at kung bakit ka pinagsamantalahan; ang dahilan ay napakabigat ng iyong kasalanan. 23 Kaya bang baguhin ng isang Etiope ang kulay ng kanyang balat o maaalis kaya ng isang leopardo ang kanyang mga batik? Kapag iyan ay nangyari, matututo na rin kayong gumawa ng matuwid, kayo na walang ginagawa kundi pawang kasamaan. 24 Dahil dito, pangangalatin kayo ni Yahweh, tulad ng ipang ipinapadpad ng hangin. 25 “Iyan ang mangyayari sa inyo,” sabi ni Yahweh. “Iyan ang gagawin ko sa inyo, sapagkat ako'y kinalimutan ninyo at naglingkod kayo sa mga diyus-diyosan. 26 Huhubaran kita at malalantad ka sa kahihiyan. 27 Nakita ko ang mga kasuklam-suklam na gawa mo: Ang iyong pagsamba sa mga diyus-diyosang nasa mga burol at kabukiran; tulad ng lalaking nagnanasa sa asawa ng kanyang kapwa, gaya ng kabayong lalaki na humahalinghing pagkakita sa isang kabayong babae. Nakatakda na ang iyong kapahamakan, Jerusalem! Kailan ka pa kaya magsisisi upang maging malinis ka?”
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?
Jeremiah 13
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 13
English Standard Version
The Ruined Loincloth
13 Thus says the Lord to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and (A)put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.” 2 So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist. 3 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, 4 “Take the loincloth that you have bought, which is around your waist, and arise, (B)go to the Euphrates and hide it there in (C)a cleft of the rock.” 5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. 6 And after many days the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there (D)the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.” 7 Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took (E)the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the loincloth was (F)spoiled; it was (G)good for nothing.
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 9 “Thus says the Lord: (H)Even so will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great (I)pride of Jerusalem. 10 This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, (J)who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is (K)good for nothing. 11 For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the Lord, (L)that they might be for me a people, (M)a name, a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen.
The Jars Filled with Wine
12 “You shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Every jar shall be filled with wine.”’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not indeed know that (N)every jar will be filled with wine?’ 13 Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: (O)Behold, I will fill with drunkenness all the inhabitants of this land: (P)the kings who sit on David's throne, (Q)the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 14 And I will (R)dash them one against another, fathers and sons together, declares the Lord. I will not pity or spare or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.’”
Exile Threatened
15 Hear and give ear; be not proud,
for the Lord has spoken.
16 (S)Give glory to the Lord your God
(T)before he brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the twilight mountains,
and (U)while you look for light
he turns it into gloom
and makes it (V)deep darkness.
17 But if you will not listen,
(W)my soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,
because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.
18 Say to (X)the king and (Y)the queen mother:
“Take a lowly seat,
for (Z)your beautiful crown
has come down from your head.”
19 (AA)The cities of the Negeb are shut up,
with none to open them;
all Judah is taken into exile,
wholly taken into exile.
20 “Lift up your eyes (AB)and see
those who come from the north.
Where is the flock that was given you,
your beautiful flock?
21 What will you say when they set as head over you
those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you?
(AC)Will not pangs take hold of you
like those of a woman in labor?
22 And if you say in your heart,
(AD)‘Why have these things come upon me?’
it is for the greatness of your iniquity
that (AE)your skirts are lifted up
and you suffer violence.
23 (AF)Can the Ethiopian change his skin
or (AG)the leopard his spots?
Then also you can do good
who are accustomed to do evil.
24 I will scatter you[a] (AH)like chaff
driven by the wind from the desert.
25 (AI)This is your lot,
the portion I have measured out to you, declares the Lord,
because (AJ)you have forgotten me
and trusted in lies.
26 (AK)I myself will lift up your skirts over your face,
and your shame will be seen.
27 I have seen (AL)your abominations,
your adulteries and (AM)neighings, your lewd whorings,
(AN)on the hills in the field.
Woe to you, O Jerusalem!
How long will it be (AO)before you are made clean?”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 13:24 Hebrew them
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