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Jeremiah 15
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Jeremiah 15
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15 Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses(A) and Samuel(B) were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people.(C) Send them away from my presence!(D) Let them go! 2 And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:
“‘Those destined for death, to death;
those for the sword, to the sword;(E)
those for starvation, to starvation;(F)
those for captivity, to captivity.’(G)
3 “I will send four kinds of destroyers(H) against them,” declares the Lord, “the sword(I) to kill and the dogs(J) to drag away and the birds(K) and the wild animals to devour and destroy.(L) 4 I will make them abhorrent(M) to all the kingdoms of the earth(N) because of what Manasseh(O) son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.
5 “Who will have pity(P) on you, Jerusalem?
Who will mourn for you?
Who will stop to ask how you are?
6 You have rejected(Q) me,” declares the Lord.
“You keep on backsliding.
So I will reach out(R) and destroy you;
I am tired of holding back.(S)
7 I will winnow(T) them with a winnowing fork
at the city gates of the land.
I will bring bereavement(U) and destruction on my people,(V)
for they have not changed their ways.(W)
8 I will make their widows(X) more numerous
than the sand of the sea.
At midday I will bring a destroyer(Y)
against the mothers of their young men;
suddenly I will bring down on them
anguish and terror.(Z)
9 The mother of seven will grow faint(AA)
and breathe her last.(AB)
Her sun will set while it is still day;
she will be disgraced(AC) and humiliated.
I will put the survivors to the sword(AD)
before their enemies,”(AE)
declares the Lord.
10 Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth,(AF)
a man with whom the whole land strives and contends!(AG)
I have neither lent(AH) nor borrowed,
yet everyone curses(AI) me.
11 The Lord said,
“Surely I will deliver you(AJ) for a good purpose;
surely I will make your enemies plead(AK) with you
in times of disaster and times of distress.
12 “Can a man break iron—
iron from the north(AL)—or bronze?
13 “Your wealth(AM) and your treasures
I will give as plunder,(AN) without charge,(AO)
because of all your sins
throughout your country.(AP)
14 I will enslave you to your enemies
in[a] a land you do not know,(AQ)
for my anger will kindle a fire(AR)
that will burn against you.”
15 Lord, you understand;
remember me and care for me.
Avenge me on my persecutors.(AS)
You are long-suffering(AT)—do not take me away;
think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.(AU)
16 When your words came, I ate(AV) them;
they were my joy and my heart’s delight,(AW)
for I bear your name,(AX)
Lord God Almighty.
17 I never sat(AY) in the company of revelers,
never made merry with them;
I sat alone because your hand(AZ) was on me
and you had filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my pain unending
and my wound grievous and incurable?(BA)
You are to me like a deceptive brook,
like a spring that fails.(BB)
19 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
“If you repent, I will restore you
that you may serve(BC) me;
if you utter worthy, not worthless, words,
you will be my spokesman.(BD)
Let this people turn to you,
but you must not turn to them.
20 I will make you a wall(BE) to this people,
a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you
but will not overcome(BF) you,
for I am with you
to rescue and save you,”(BG)
declares the Lord.
21 “I will save(BH) you from the hands of the wicked(BI)
and deliver(BJ) you from the grasp of the cruel.”(BK)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:14 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 17:4); most Hebrew manuscripts I will cause your enemies to bring you / into
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Dios rechaza a su pueblo
15 Entonces el Señor me dijo(A): Aunque Moisés(B) y Samuel(C) se presentaran ante mí(D), mi corazón[a] no estaría con[b] este pueblo; échalos de mi presencia(E), y que se vayan. 2 Y será que cuando te digan: «¿Adónde iremos?», les responderás: «Así dice el Señor:
“Los destinados para la muerte, a la muerte;
los destinados para la espada, a la espada;
los destinados para el hambre, al hambre,
y los destinados para el cautiverio, al cautiverio(F)”».
3 Y pondré sobre ellos cuatro géneros de males —declara el Señor—: la espada para matar(G), los perros para despedazar, y las aves del cielo(H) y las bestias de la tierra(I) para devorar y destruir. 4 Y los haré motivo de espanto para todos los reinos de la tierra(J), a causa de Manasés, hijo de Ezequías, rey de Judá, por lo que hizo en Jerusalén(K).
5 Porque, ¿quién se compadecerá de ti, oh Jerusalén?
¿Quién llorará por ti(L),
o quién se apartará de su camino para preguntar por tu bienestar(M)?
6 Tú me has dejado(N) —declara el Señor—,
sigues retrocediendo(O).
Extenderé, pues, mi mano(P) contra ti y te destruiré;
estoy cansado de compadecerme(Q).
7 Los aventaré con el bieldo
en las puertas del país(R);
los privaré de hijos(S), destruiré a mi pueblo,
pues no se arrepintieron[c] de sus caminos(T).
8 Por mí sus viudas serán más numerosas(U)
que la arena de los mares.
Traeré[d] contra la madre de sus jóvenes[e],
al destructor(V) en pleno mediodía;
de repente traeré sobre ella
angustia y pavor.
9 Languidece la que dio a luz siete hijos(W);
exhala su alma.
Se puso su sol siendo aún de día(X),
ha sido avergonzada(Y) y humillada;
a sus sobrevivientes los entregaré a la espada
delante de sus enemigos(Z) —declara el Señor.
Lamento de Jeremías y respuesta de Dios
10 ¡Ay de mí, madre mía, porque me diste a luz(AA)
como hombre de contienda y hombre de discordia para toda la tierra(AB)!
No he prestado ni me han prestado(AC),
y todos me maldicen.
11 El Señor dijo:
Ciertamente te libraré para bien(AD);
ciertamente haré que el enemigo te haga súplica(AE)
en tiempo de calamidad y en tiempo de angustia.
12 ¿Puede alguno destrozar el hierro(AF),
el hierro del norte, y el bronce?
13 Tus riquezas y tus tesoros
entregaré al saqueo, sin costo alguno(AG),
por todos tus pecados
en todas tus fronteras(AH).
14 Y haré que tus enemigos te lleven
a una tierra que no conoces(AI);
porque un fuego se ha encendido en mi ira
que sobre vosotros arderá(AJ).
15 Tú que lo sabes, oh Señor,
acuérdate de mí, atiéndeme,
y véngame de mis perseguidores(AK).
Conforme a tu paciencia[f], no dejes que sea yo arrebatado;
sabes que por ti sufro oprobio(AL).
16 Cuando se presentaban tus palabras(AM), yo las comía(AN);
tus palabras(AO) eran para mí el gozo y la alegría de mi corazón,
porque se me llamaba por tu nombre[g](AP),
oh Señor, Dios de los ejércitos.
17 No me senté en la asamblea de los que se divierten(AQ), ni me regocijé.
A causa de tu mano, solitario me senté(AR),
porque de indignación me llenaste(AS).
18 ¿Por qué es mi dolor perpetuo
y mi herida incurable, que rehúsa sanar(AT)?
¿Serás en verdad para mí como corriente engañosa,
como aguas en las que no se puede confiar(AU)?
19 Entonces[h] dijo así el Señor:
Si vuelves, yo te restauraré(AV),
en mi presencia estarás(AW);
si apartas lo precioso de lo vil(AX),
serás mi portavoz[i].
Que se vuelvan ellos a ti,
pero tú no te vuelvas a ellos.
20 Y te pondré para este pueblo
por muralla de bronce inexpugnable;
lucharán contra ti,
pero no te vencerán(AY),
porque contigo estoy yo para salvarte
y librarte(AZ) —declara el Señor.
21 Te libraré de la mano de los malos(BA),
y te redimiré de la garra[j] de los violentos(BB).
Footnotes
- Jeremías 15:1 Lit., alma
- Jeremías 15:1 Lit., hacia
- Jeremías 15:7 Lit., se volvieron
- Jeremías 15:8 Lit., Traeré contra ellos
- Jeremías 15:8 Lit., del joven
- Jeremías 15:15 Lit., a lo lento de tu ira
- Jeremías 15:16 Lit., tu nombre era invocado sobre mí
- Jeremías 15:19 Lit., Por tanto
- Jeremías 15:19 Lit., como mi boca
- Jeremías 15:21 Lit., palma
Jeremiah 15
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Jeremiah 15
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The Lord Will Not Relent
15 Then the Lord said to me, (A)“Even if (B)Moses and (C)Samuel stood before Me, My [a]mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth. 2 And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord:
(D)“Such as are for death, to death;
And such as are for the sword, to the sword;
And such as are for the famine, to the famine;
And such as are for the (E)captivity, to the captivity.” ’
3 “And I will (F)appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the Lord: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, (G)the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. 4 I will hand them over to (H)trouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of (I)Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
5 “For who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem?
Or who will bemoan you?
Or who will turn aside to ask how you are doing?
6 (J)You have forsaken Me,” says the Lord,
“You have (K)gone backward.
Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you;
(L)I am [b]weary of relenting!
7 And I will winnow them with a winnowing fan in the gates of the land;
I will (M)bereave them of children;
I will destroy My people,
Since they (N)do not return from their ways.
8 Their widows will be increased to Me more than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them,
Against the mother of the young men,
A plunderer at noonday;
I will cause anguish and terror to fall on them (O)suddenly.
9 “She(P) languishes who has borne seven;
She has breathed her last;
(Q)Her sun has gone down
While it was yet day;
She has been ashamed and confounded.
And the remnant of them I will deliver to the sword
Before their enemies,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah’s Dejection
10 (R)Woe is me, my mother,
That you have borne me,
A man of strife and a man of contention to the whole [c]earth!
I have neither lent for interest,
Nor have men lent to me for interest.
Every one of them curses me.
11 The Lord said:
“Surely it will be well with your remnant;
Surely I will cause (S)the enemy to intercede with you
In the time of adversity and in the time of affliction.
12 Can anyone break iron,
The northern iron and the bronze?
13 Your wealth and your treasures
I will give as (T)plunder without price,
Because of all your sins,
Throughout your territories.
14 And I will [d]make you cross over with your enemies
(U)Into a land which you do not know;
For a (V)fire is kindled in My anger,
Which shall burn upon you.”
15 O Lord, (W)You know;
Remember me and [e]visit me,
And (X)take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In Your enduring patience, do not take me away.
Know that (Y)for Your sake I have suffered rebuke.
16 Your words were found, and I (Z)ate them,
And (AA)Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
17 (AB)I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers,
Nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because of Your hand,
For You have filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my (AC)pain perpetual
And my wound incurable,
Which refuses to be healed?
Will You surely be to me (AD)like an unreliable stream,
As waters that [f]fail?
The Lord Reassures Jeremiah
19 Therefore thus says the Lord:
(AE)“If you return,
Then I will bring you back;
You shall (AF)stand before Me;
If you (AG)take out the precious from the vile,
You shall be as My mouth.
Let them return to you,
But you must not return to them.
20 And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze (AH)wall;
And they will fight against you,
But (AI)they shall not prevail against you;
For I am with you to save you
And deliver you,” says the Lord.
21 “I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked,
And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:1 Lit. soul was not toward
- Jeremiah 15:6 tired
- Jeremiah 15:10 Or land
- Jeremiah 15:14 So with MT, Vg.; LXX, Syr., Tg. cause you to serve (cf. 17:4)
- Jeremiah 15:15 attend to
- Jeremiah 15:18 Or cannot be trusted
Jeremiah 15
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Jeremiah 15
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The Lord Will Not Relent
15 Then the Lord said to me, (A)“Though (B)Moses (C)and Samuel (D)stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go! 2 And when they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord:
(E)“‘Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence,
and those who are for the sword, to the sword;
those who are for famine, to famine,
and those who are for captivity, to captivity.’
3 (F)I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the Lord: the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and (G)the birds of the air (H)and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. 4 (I)And I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what (J)Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.
5 (K)“Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem,
(L)or who will grieve for you?
Who will turn aside
to ask about your welfare?
6 (M)You have rejected me, declares the Lord;
(N)you keep going backward,
so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you—
(O)I am weary of relenting.
7 (P)I have winnowed them with (Q)a winnowing fork
in the gates of the land;
I have bereaved them; I have destroyed my people;
(R)they did not turn from their ways.
8 I have made their widows more in number
than (S)the sand of the seas;
I have brought against the mothers of young men
a destroyer at noonday;
I have made anguish and terror
fall upon them suddenly.
9 (T)She who bore seven has grown feeble;
(U)she has fainted away;
(V)her sun went down while it was yet day;
she has been shamed and disgraced.
And the rest of them I will give to the sword
before their enemies,
declares the Lord.”
Jeremiah's Complaint
10 (W)Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! (X)I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. 11 The Lord said, “Have I not[a] set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress? 12 Can one break iron, iron (Y)from the north, and bronze?
13 (Z)“Your wealth and your treasures I will give as (AA)spoil, without price, for all your sins, throughout all your territory. 14 I will make you serve your enemies (AB)in a land that you do not know, (AC)for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”
15 (AD)O Lord, you know;
(AE)remember me and visit me,
(AF)(AG)and take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance take me not away;
(AH)know that (AI)for your sake I bear reproach.
16 Your words were found, (AJ)and I ate them,
and (AK)your words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
(AL)for I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.
17 (AM)I did not sit in the company of revelers,
nor did I rejoice;
(AN)I sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
for you had filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my pain unceasing,
(AO)my wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
Will you be to me (AP)like a deceitful brook,
like waters that fail?
19 Therefore thus says the Lord:
(AQ)“If you return, I will restore you,
and you shall (AR)stand before me.
If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless,
you shall be as my mouth.
They shall turn to you,
but you shall not turn to them.
20 (AS)And I will make you to this people
a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you,
(AT)but they shall not prevail over you,
(AU)for I am with you
to save you and deliver you,
declares the Lord.
21 (AV)I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,
and redeem you from the grasp of (AW)the ruthless.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:11 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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