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Jeremiah 16
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Jeremiah 16
New International Version
Day of Disaster
16 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “You must not marry(A) and have sons or daughters in this place.” 3 For this is what the Lord says about the sons and daughters born in this land and about the women who are their mothers and the men who are their fathers:(B) 4 “They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried(C) but will be like dung lying on the ground.(D) They will perish by sword and famine,(E) and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”(F)
5 For this is what the Lord says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal; do not go to mourn or show sympathy, because I have withdrawn my blessing, my love and my pity(G) from this people,” declares the Lord. 6 “Both high and low will die in this land.(H) They will not be buried or mourned,(I) and no one will cut(J) themselves or shave(K) their head for the dead. 7 No one will offer food(L) to comfort those who mourn(M) for the dead—not even for a father or a mother—nor will anyone give them a drink to console(N) them.
8 “And do not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down to eat and drink.(O) 9 For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Before your eyes and in your days I will bring an end to the sounds(P) of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride(Q) and bridegroom in this place.(R)
10 “When you tell these people all this and they ask you, ‘Why has the Lord decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done? What sin have we committed against the Lord our God?’(S) 11 then say to them, ‘It is because your ancestors forsook me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and followed other gods and served and worshiped(T) them. They forsook me and did not keep my law.(U) 12 But you have behaved more wickedly than your ancestors.(V) See how all of you are following the stubbornness of your evil hearts(W) instead of obeying me. 13 So I will throw you out of this land(X) into a land neither you nor your ancestors have known,(Y) and there you will serve other gods(Z) day and night, for I will show you no favor.’(AA)
14 “However, the days are coming,”(AB) declares the Lord, “when it will no longer be said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’(AC) 15 but it will be said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north(AD) and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’(AE) For I will restore(AF) them to the land I gave their ancestors.(AG)
16 “But now I will send for many fishermen,” declares the Lord, “and they will catch them.(AH) After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt(AI) them down on every mountain and hill and from the crevices of the rocks.(AJ) 17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden(AK) from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.(AL) 18 I will repay(AM) them double(AN) for their wickedness and their sin, because they have defiled my land(AO) with the lifeless forms of their vile images(AP) and have filled my inheritance with their detestable idols.(AQ)”(AR)
19 Lord, my strength and my fortress,
my refuge(AS) in time of distress,
to you the nations will come(AT)
from the ends of the earth and say,
“Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods,(AU)
worthless idols(AV) that did them no good.(AW)
20 Do people make their own gods?
Yes, but they are not gods!”(AX)
21 “Therefore I will teach them—
this time I will teach them
my power and might.
Then they will know
that my name(AY) is the Lord.
Jeremías 16
La Biblia de las Américas
Jeremías 16
La Biblia de las Américas
Calamidades venideras
16 Entonces la palabra del Señor vino a mí, diciendo: 2 No tomes para ti mujer ni tengas hijos ni hijas en este lugar. 3 Porque así dice el Señor acerca de los hijos e hijas nacidos en este lugar, y acerca de las madres(A) que los dieron a luz, y de los padres(B) que los engendraron en esta tierra: 4 De muertes crueles morirán; no serán llorados ni sepultados; serán como estiércol sobre la faz de la tierra(C); a espada y por hambre serán acabados(D), y sus cadáveres servirán de comida para las aves del cielo y para las bestias de la tierra(E).
5 Porque así dice el Señor: No entres en casa de duelo[a], ni vayas a lamentar, ni los consueles(F); pues he retirado mi paz de este pueblo(G) —declara el Señor—, la misericordia y la compasión(H). 6 Morirán grandes y pequeños en esta tierra(I); no serán enterrados, ni llorados, y nadie se sajará ni se rapará por ellos(J); 7 no partirán el pan en el duelo para ellos(K), a fin de consolarlos[b] por el muerto, ni les darán a beber la copa de consolación por su padre o por su madre. 8 Tampoco entres en casa de banquete para sentarte con ellos a comer y beber(L). 9 Porque así dice el Señor de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: He aquí, voy a hacer que desaparezca de este lugar, ante vuestros ojos y en vuestros días, la voz de gozo y la voz de alegría, la voz del novio y la voz de la novia(M).
10 Y sucederá que cuando anuncies a este pueblo todas estas palabras, ellos te dirán: «¿Por qué el Señor ha pronunciado toda esta gran calamidad contra nosotros(N)? ¿Cuál es nuestra iniquidad y cuál es nuestro pecado que hemos cometido contra el Señor nuestro Dios?». 11 Entonces les dirás: «Es porque vuestros padres me abandonaron» —declara el Señor— «y siguieron a otros dioses y los sirvieron y se postraron ante ellos(O), pero a mí me abandonaron y no guardaron mi ley(P). 12 Y vosotros habéis hecho peor que vuestros padres, porque he aquí, cada uno de vosotros anda tras la terquedad de su malvado corazón(Q), sin escucharme(R). 13 Por tanto, yo os arrojaré de esta tierra(S) a una tierra que no habéis conocido(T), ni vosotros ni vuestros padres; y allí serviréis a otros dioses(U) día y noche, pues no os mostraré clemencia».
La restauración prometida
14 Por tanto, he aquí, vienen días —declara el Señor— cuando ya no se dirá: «Vive el Señor, que sacó a los hijos de Israel de la tierra de Egipto(V)», 15 sino: «Vive el Señor, que hizo subir a los hijos de Israel de la tierra del norte y de todos los países adonde los había desterrado». Porque los haré volver a su tierra, la cual di a sus padres(W).
16 He aquí, enviaré a muchos pescadores —declara el Señor— que los pescarán(X); y después enviaré a muchos cazadores, que los cazarán(Y) por todo monte y por todo collado y por las hendiduras de las peñas(Z). 17 Porque mis ojos están puestos sobre todos sus caminos(AA), que no se me ocultan, ni su iniquidad está encubierta a mis ojos(AB). 18 Pero primero, pagaré al doble su iniquidad y su pecado(AC), porque ellos han contaminado mi tierra(AD) con los cadáveres de sus ídolos abominables y han llenado mi heredad con sus abominaciones(AE).
19 ¡Oh Señor, fuerza mía y fortaleza mía,
refugio mío(AF) en el día de angustia(AG)!
A ti vendrán las naciones
desde los términos de la tierra(AH) y dirán:
Nuestros padres heredaron solo mentira(AI),
vanidad y cosas sin provecho[c](AJ).
20 ¿Puede hacer el hombre dioses para sí?
¡Pero no son dioses(AK)!
21 Por tanto, he aquí, voy a darles a conocer,
esta vez les haré conocer(AL)
mi mano y mi poder;
y sabrán que mi nombre es el Señor(AM).
Footnotes
- Jeremías 16:5 O, banquete
- Jeremías 16:7 Lit., consolarle
- Jeremías 16:19 Lit., y no hay nada provechoso en ellas
Jeremiah 16
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 16
English Standard Version
Famine, Sword, and Death
16 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place. 3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning the mothers who bore them and the fathers who fathered them in this land: 4 (A)They shall die of deadly diseases. (B)They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. (C)They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. (D)They shall perish by the sword and by famine, (E)and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.
5 “For thus says the Lord: (F)Do not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the Lord. 6 Both great and small shall die in this land. (G)They shall not be buried, and no one shall lament for them or (H)cut himself (I)or make himself bald for them. 7 No one shall (J)break bread for the mourner, to comfort him for the dead, nor shall anyone give him the cup of consolation to drink for his father or his mother. 8 You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink. 9 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (K)Behold, I will silence in this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
10 “And when you tell this people all these words, and they say to you, (L)‘Why has the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity? What is the sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’ 11 then you shall say to them: (M)‘Because your fathers have forsaken me, declares the Lord, and (N)have gone after other gods and have served and worshiped them, and have forsaken me and have not kept my law, 12 and because (O)you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, (P)every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me. 13 Therefore (Q)I will hurl you out of this land into (R)a land that neither you nor your fathers have known, (S)and there you shall serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’
The Lord Will Restore Israel
14 (T)“Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it shall no longer be said, (U)‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ 15 but (V)‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel (W)out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.’ For (X)I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their fathers.
16 “Behold, (Y)I am sending for many fishers, declares the Lord, and they shall catch them. And afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out (Z)of the clefts of the rocks. 17 For (AA)my eyes are on all their ways. (AB)They are not hidden from me, (AC)nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes. 18 But first (AD)I will doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and (AE)have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”
19 (AF)O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
(AG)my refuge in the day of trouble,
(AH)to you shall the nations come
from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
(AI)worthless things in which there is no profit.
20 Can man make for himself (AJ)gods?
Such are not gods!”
21 “Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that (AK)my name is the Lord.”
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