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Jeremiah 23
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Jeremiah 23
New International Version
The Righteous Branch
23 “Woe to the shepherds(A) who are destroying and scattering(B) the sheep of my pasture!”(C) declares the Lord. 2 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds(D) who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock(E) and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil(F) you have done,” declares the Lord. 3 “I myself will gather the remnant(G) of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture,(H) where they will be fruitful and increase in number. 4 I will place shepherds(I) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid(J) or terrified, nor will any be missing,(K)” declares the Lord.
5 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(L)
a King(M) who will reign(N) wisely
and do what is just and right(O) in the land.
6 In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety.(P)
This is the name(Q) by which he will be called:
The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(R)
7 “So then, the days are coming,”(S) declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’(T) 8 but they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’ Then they will live in their own land.”(U)
Lying Prophets
9 Concerning the prophets:
My heart(V) is broken within me;
all my bones tremble.(W)
I am like a drunken man,
like a strong man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
and his holy words.(X)
10 The land is full of adulterers;(Y)
because of the curse[b](Z) the land lies parched
and the pastures(AA) in the wilderness are withered.(AB)
The prophets follow an evil course
and use their power unjustly.
11 “Both prophet and priest are godless;(AC)
even in my temple(AD) I find their wickedness,”
declares the Lord.
12 “Therefore their path will become slippery;(AE)
they will be banished to darkness
and there they will fall.
I will bring disaster on them
in the year they are punished,(AF)”
declares the Lord.
13 “Among the prophets of Samaria
I saw this repulsive thing:
They prophesied by Baal(AG)
and led my people Israel astray.(AH)
14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen something horrible:(AI)
They commit adultery and live a lie.(AJ)
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,(AK)
so that not one of them turns from their wickedness.(AL)
They are all like Sodom(AM) to me;
the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”(AN)
15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets:
“I will make them eat bitter food
and drink poisoned water,(AO)
because from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness(AP) has spread throughout the land.”
16 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Do not listen(AQ) to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions(AR) from their own minds,
not from the mouth(AS) of the Lord.
17 They keep saying(AT) to those who despise me,
‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’(AU)
And to all who follow the stubbornness(AV) of their hearts
they say, ‘No harm(AW) will come to you.’
18 But which of them has stood in the council(AX) of the Lord
to see or to hear his word?
Who has listened and heard his word?
19 See, the storm(AY) of the Lord
will burst out in wrath,
a whirlwind(AZ) swirling down
on the heads of the wicked.
20 The anger(BA) of the Lord will not turn back(BB)
until he fully accomplishes
the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
you will understand it clearly.
21 I did not send(BC) these prophets,
yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them,
yet they have prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my council,(BD)
they would have proclaimed(BE) my words to my people
and would have turned(BF) them from their evil ways
and from their evil deeds.(BG)
23 “Am I only a God nearby,(BH)”
declares the Lord,
“and not a God far away?
24 Who can hide(BI) in secret places
so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
“Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(BJ)
declares the Lord.
25 “I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies(BK) in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream!(BL) I had a dream!’ 26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions(BM) of their own minds?(BN) 27 They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget(BO) my name, just as their ancestors forgot(BP) my name through Baal worship.(BQ) 28 Let the prophet who has a dream(BR) recount the dream, but let the one who has my word(BS) speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. 29 “Is not my word like fire,”(BT) declares the Lord, “and like a hammer(BU) that breaks a rock in pieces?
30 “Therefore,” declares the Lord, “I am against(BV) the prophets(BW) who steal from one another words supposedly from me. 31 Yes,” declares the Lord, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, ‘The Lord declares.’(BX) 32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,(BY)” declares the Lord. “They tell them and lead my people astray(BZ) with their reckless lies,(CA) yet I did not send(CB) or appoint them. They do not benefit(CC) these people in the least,” declares the Lord.
False Prophecy
33 “When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, ‘What is the message(CD) from the Lord?’ say to them, ‘What message? I will forsake(CE) you, declares the Lord.’ 34 If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, ‘This is a message(CF) from the Lord,’ I will punish(CG) them and their household. 35 This is what each of you keeps saying to your friends and other Israelites: ‘What is the Lord’s answer?’(CH) or ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 36 But you must not mention ‘a message from the Lord’ again, because each one’s word becomes their own message. So you distort(CI) the words of the living God,(CJ) the Lord Almighty, our God. 37 This is what you keep saying to a prophet: ‘What is the Lord’s answer to you?’ or ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 38 Although you claim, ‘This is a message from the Lord,’ this is what the Lord says: You used the words, ‘This is a message from the Lord,’ even though I told you that you must not claim, ‘This is a message from the Lord.’ 39 Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast(CK) you out of my presence along with the city I gave to you and your ancestors. 40 I will bring on you everlasting disgrace(CL)—everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line
- Jeremiah 23:10 Or because of these things
Jeremiah 23
New King James Version
Jeremiah 23
New King James Version
The Branch of Righteousness
23 “Woe (A)to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. (B)Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord. 3 “But (C)I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 I will set up (D)shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord.
5 “Behold, (E)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(F)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
6 (G)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (H)will dwell safely;
Now (I)this is His name by which He will be called:
[d]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
7 “Therefore, behold, (J)the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ 8 but, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country (K)and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own (L)land.”
False Prophets and Empty Oracles
9 My heart within me is broken
Because of the prophets;
(M)All my bones shake.
I am like a drunken man,
And like a man whom wine has overcome,
Because of the Lord,
And because of His holy words.
10 For (N)the land is full of adulterers;
For (O)because of a curse the land mourns.
(P)The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up.
Their course of life is evil,
And their might is not right.
11 “For (Q)both prophet and priest are profane;
Yes, (R)in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.
12 “Therefore(S) their way shall be to them
Like slippery ways;
In the darkness they shall be driven on
And fall in them;
For I (T)will bring disaster on them,
The year of their punishment,” says the Lord.
13 “And I have seen [e]folly in the prophets of Samaria:
(U)They prophesied by Baal
And (V)caused My people Israel to err.
14 Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:
(W)They commit adultery and walk in lies;
They also (X)strengthen the hands of evildoers,
So that no one turns back from his wickedness.
All of them are like (Y)Sodom to Me,
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.
15 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
‘Behold, I will feed them with (Z)wormwood,
And make them drink the water of gall;
For from the prophets of Jerusalem
[f]Profaneness has gone out into all the land.’ ”
16 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.
They make you worthless;
(AA)They speak a vision of their own heart,
Not from the mouth of the Lord.
17 They continually say to those who despise Me,
‘The Lord has said, (AB)“You shall have peace” ’;
And to everyone who (AC)walks according to the [g]dictates of his own heart, they say,
(AD)‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”
18 For (AE)who has stood in the counsel of the Lord,
And has perceived and heard His word?
Who has marked His word and heard it?
19 Behold, a (AF)whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury—
A violent whirlwind!
It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
20 The (AG)anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart.
(AH)In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.
21 “I(AI) have not sent these prophets, yet they ran.
I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in My counsel,
And had caused My people to hear My words,
Then they would have (AJ)turned them from their evil way
And from the evil of their doings.
23 “Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God afar off?
24 Can anyone (AK)hide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
(AL)“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ 26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, 27 who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, (AM)as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.
28 “The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream;
And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully.
What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the Lord.
29 “Is not My word like a (AN)fire?” says the Lord,
“And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
30 “Therefore behold, (AO)I am against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who steal My words every one from his neighbor. 31 Behold, I am (AP)against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who use their tongues and say, ‘He says.’ 32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their (AQ)lies and by (AR)their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not (AS)profit this people at all,” says the Lord.
33 “So when these people or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, ‘What is (AT)the [h]oracle of the Lord?’ you shall then say to them, [i]‘What oracle?’ I will even forsake you,” says the Lord. 34 “And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, ‘The [j]oracle of the Lord!’ I will even punish that man and his house. 35 Thus every one of you shall say to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, ‘What has the Lord answered?’ and, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 36 And the [k]oracle of the Lord you shall mention no more. For every man’s word will be his oracle, for you have (AU)perverted the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God. 37 Thus you shall say to the prophet, ‘What has the Lord answered you?’ and, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 38 But since you say, ‘The [l]oracle of the Lord!’ therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Because you say this word, “The oracle of the Lord!” and I have sent to you, saying, “Do not say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’ ” 39 therefore behold, I, even I, (AV)will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence. 40 And I will bring (AW)an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual (AX)shame, which shall not be forgotten.’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
- Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu
- Jeremiah 23:13 Lit. distastefulness
- Jeremiah 23:15 Or Pollution
- Jeremiah 23:17 stubbornness or imagination
- Jeremiah 23:33 burden, prophecy
- Jeremiah 23:33 LXX, Tg., Vg. ‘You are the burden.’
- Jeremiah 23:34 burden, prophecy
- Jeremiah 23:36 burden, prophecy
- Jeremiah 23:38 burden, prophecy
Jeremías 23
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Jeremías 23
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Los malos pastores y el rey futuro
23 ¡Ay de los pastores que descarrían y dispersan el rebaño de mi pastizal! —oráculo del Señor—. 2 Por eso, así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel, acerca de los pastores que apacientan a mi pueblo: Ustedes dispersaron mi rebaño, lo expulsaron y no se han preocupado de él. Pues bien, yo les voy a pedir cuentas de sus malas acciones —oráculo del Señor— 3 y yo mismo reuniré al resto de mis ovejas de todos los países por donde las dispersé y las haré volver a su pastizal, donde fructificarán y se multiplicarán. 4 Les pondré pastores que las apacienten; ya no tendrán miedo, no se espantarán ni faltará ninguna —oráculo del Señor—.
5 Ya llegan días —oráculo del Señor—
en que daré a David un vástago legítimo.
Será un rey que reinará con prudencia,
impondrá justicia y derecho en el país.
6 En sus días estará a salvo Judá,
Israel vivirá con tranquilidad,
y la gente le pondrá de nombre:
“El Señor es nuestra justicia”.
7 Ya llegan días —oráculo del Señor— en que no se dirá: “Por vida del Señor, que hizo subir a los israelitas del país de Egipto”. 8 Más bien se dirá: “Por vida del Señor, que hizo subir a la estirpe de Israel del país del norte y de todos los países por donde los dispersó, para que habiten en su tierra”.
Diversos oráculos contra los falsos profetas
9 A los profetas:
Tengo roto en mi pecho el corazón,
se estremecen todos mis huesos;
me siento igual que un borracho,
como un hombre cargado de vino;
y todo a causa del Señor,
a causa de sus santas palabras.
10 El país está lleno de adulterios,
por eso la tierra está de luto,
como una maldición,
y se secan los pastos de la estepa.
Siguen el curso del mal,
ponen su fuerza en la injusticia.
11 Hasta profetas y sacerdotes son impíos,
hasta en mi Templo encuentro su maldad
—oráculo del Señor—.
12 Por eso, su camino
se les hará resbaladizo;
empujados a las tinieblas,
en las tinieblas caerán.
Traeré contra ellos la desgracia
el año en que les pida cuentas
—oráculo del Señor—.
13 Entre los profetas de Samaría
he visto una cosa inmoral:
profetizan en nombre de Baal
y extravían a mi pueblo Israel.
14 Entre los profetas de Jerusalén
he visto una cosa espantosa:
son adúlteros, van tras la mentira,
se ponen a favor de los malvados
y nadie se aparta de su maldad.
Son todos para mí como Sodoma,
sus habitantes igual que Gomorra.
15 Por eso, así dice el Señor del universo
acerca de los profetas:
Voy a darles a comer ajenjo,
y a beber, agua emponzoñada,
pues los profetas de Jerusalén
han esparcido la impiedad por el país.
16 Así dice el Señor del universo:
No escuchen las palabras de los profetas
que les despiertan esperanzas vanas
y les transmiten visiones imaginarias,
cosas que no ha hablado el Señor.
17 A los que desprecian la palabra del Señor
les dicen: “Tendrán paz”;
a los que siguen su corazón obstinado
les dicen: “No los alcanzará el mal”.
18 ¿Quién estuvo en el consejo del Señor
y vio todo y escuchó su palabra?
¿Quién prestó la debida atención,
de modo que pudiera oír esa palabra?
19 Ya ha estallado la tempestad del Señor,
que gira sobre la cabeza de los malvados;
20 no cesará la cólera del Señor
hasta haber ejecutado sus designios.
Después de que pase ese tiempo,
lograrán entenderlo del todo.
21 Yo no envié a los profetas,
pero ellos se apresuraban a hablar;
tampoco les dirigí mi palabra,
pero ellos profetizaban.
22 Si hubieran participado en mi consejo,
transmitirían mis palabras a mi pueblo
para que se convirtiera de su mal camino
y abandonase sus malvadas acciones.
23 ¿Acaso soy Dios sólo de cerca
—oráculo del Señor—
y no lo soy también de lejos?
24 Si alguien se oculta en su escondrijo,
¿creen que no puedo verlo?
—Oráculo del Señor—.
¿No lleno yo cielo y tierra?
—Oráculo del Señor—.
25 He oído lo que dicen los profetas, los que profetizan mentiras en mi nombre, los que dicen: “He tenido un sueño, he tenido un sueño”. 26 ¡Basta ya! La mente de los profetas está repleta de falsas profecías, producto de su fantasía. 27 Con los sueños que se cuentan entre sí, tratan de que mi pueblo me olvide, como me olvidaron sus antepasados por Baal.
28 El profeta que tenga un sueño,
que cuente un sueño;
y el que tenga mi palabra,
que la diga tal cual es.
¿Qué tiene que ver la paja
comparada con el grano?
—oráculo del Señor—.
29 ¿No es mi palabra como fuego
—oráculo del Señor—,
o mazo que cuartea la roca?
30 Por eso, aquí estoy contra los profetas —oráculo del Señor— que se roban unos a otros mis palabras. 31 Aquí estoy contra los profetas —oráculo del Señor— que hacen uso de su lengua para lanzar oráculos. 32 Aquí estoy contra los profetas que tienen falsos sueños —oráculo del Señor—, que luego los cuentan y extravían a mi pueblo con sus mentiras y sus pretensiones. Y resulta que yo ni los envié ni les di ninguna orden. Por eso, no pueden ser útiles a este pueblo —oráculo del Señor—. 33 Si alguien de este pueblo, un profeta o un sacerdote te preguntan: “¿Cuál es el oráculo del Señor?”, les dirás: “La carga son ustedes, y voy a dejarlos caer” —oráculo del Señor—. 34 Y si el profeta, el sacerdote o alguna otra persona del pueblo dice “oráculo del Señor”, le pediré cuentas a él y a su familia. 35 Así, cuando hablen entre ustedes, dirán: “¿Qué ha respondido el Señor? ¿Qué ha hablado el Señor?”. 36 Pero ya no mencionen la expresión “oráculo del Señor”, pues una carga será para cada cual su propia palabra, ya que han pervertido las palabras del Dios vivo, del Señor del universo, nuestro Dios. 37 Así preguntarás al profeta: “¿Qué te ha respondido el Señor? ¿Qué te ha hablado el Señor?”. 38 Y ahora, así dice el Señor: Si siguen empeñados en pronunciar la expresión “oráculo del Señor”, siendo así que les había dado orden de que no dijeran “oráculo del Señor”, 39 voy a levantarlos en vilo y a arrojarlos de mi presencia a ustedes y a esta ciudad que les di a ustedes y a sus antepasados. 40 Haré que sean presa de una afrenta eterna y de una vergüenza eterna, que no se olvidarán.
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