Jeremia 3
Svenska 1917
3 Det är sagt: Om en man skiljer sig från sin hustru, och hon så går bort ifrån honom och bliver en annan mans hustru, icke får han då åter komma tillbaka till henne? Bleve icke då det landet ohelgat? Och du, som har bedrivit otukt med så många älskare, du vill ändå få komma tillbaka till mig! säger HERREN.
2 Lyft upp dina ögon till höjderna och se: var lät du icke skända dig? Vid vägarna satt du och spejade efter dem, såsom en arab i öknen, och ohelgade landet genom din otukt och genom din ondska.
3 Väl blevo regnskurarna förhållna, och intet vårregn föll; men du hade en äktenskapsbryterskas panna, du ville icke blygas.
4 Och ändå har du nyss ropat till mig: »Min fader!», Min ungdoms vän är du!»
5 »Skulle han kunna behålla vrede evinnerligen, skulle han framhärda så för alltid?» Så talar du och gör dock vad ont är, ja, fullbordar det ock.
6 Och HERREN sade till mig i konung Josias tid: Har du sett vad Israel, den avfälliga kvinnan, har gjort? Hon gick upp på alla höga berg och bort under alla gröna träd och bedrev där otukt.
7 Och jag tänkte att sedan hon hade gjort allt detta, skulle hon vända tillbaka till mig. Men hon vände icke tillbaka. Och hennes syster Juda, den trolösa kvinnan, såg det.
8 Och jag såg, att fastän jag hade skilt mig från Israel, den avfälliga, och givit henne skiljebrev just för hennes äktenskapsbrotts skull, så skrämdes dock hennes syster Juda den trolösa, icke därav, utan gick likaledes åstad och bedrev otukt
9 och ohelgade så landet genom sin lättfärdiga otukt, i det hon begick äktenskapsbrott med sten och trä.
10 Ja, oaktat allt detta vände hennes syster Juda, den trolösa, icke tillbaka till mig av fullt hjärta, utan allenast med skrymteri, säger HERREN.
11 Och HERREN sade till mig: Israel, den avfälliga, har bevisat sig rättfärdigare än Juda, den trolösa.
12 Gå bort och predika så norrut och säg: Vänd om, Israel, du avfälliga, säger HERREN, så vill jag icke längre med ogunst se på eder; ty jag är nådig, säger HERREN, jag behåller icke vrede evinnerligen.
13 Allenast må du besinna din missgärning, att du har varit avfällig från HERREN, din Gud, och lupit hit och dit till främmande gudar under alla gröna träd; ja, I haven icke velat höra min röst, säger HERREN.
14 Vänden om, I avfälliga barn, säger HERREN, ty jag är eder rätte herre; så vill jag hämta eder, en från var stad och två från var släkt, och föra eder till Sion.
15 Och jag vill giva eder herdar efter mitt hjärta, och de skola föra eder i bet med förstånd och insikt.
16 Och det skall ske, att när I på den tiden föröken eder och bliven fruktsamma i landet, säger HERREN, då skall man icke mer tala om HERRENS förbundsark eller tänka på den; man skall icke komma ihåg den eller sakna den, och man skall icke göra någon ny sådan.
17 Utan på den tiden skall man kalla Jerusalem »HERRENS tron»; och dit skola församla sig alla hednafolk, till HERRENS namn i Jerusalem. Och de skola icke mer vandra efter sina onda hjärtans hårdhet.
18 På den tiden skall Juda hus gå till Israels hus, och tillsammans skola de komma från nordlandet in i det land som jag gav edra fäder till arvedel.
19 Jag tänkte: »Vilken plats skall jag ej förläna dig bland barnen, och vilket ljuvligt land skall jag icke giva dig, den allra härligaste arvedel bland folken!» Och jag tänkte: »Då skolen I kalla mig fader och icke mer vika bort ifrån mig.»
20 Men såsom när en hustru är trolös mot sin make, så haven I av Israels hus varit trolösa mot mig, säger HERREN.
21 Därför höras rop på höjderna, gråt och böner av Israels barn; ty de hava gått på förvända vägar och förgätit HERREN, sin Gud.
22 Så vänden nu om, I avfälliga barn, så vill jag hela eder från edert avfall. Ja se, vi komma till dig, ty du är HERREN, vår Gud.
23 Sannerligen, bedrägligt var vårt hopp till höjderna, blott tomt larm gåvo oss bergen. Sannerligen, det är hos HERREN, vår Gud, som frälsning finnes för Israel.
24 Men skändlighetsguden har förtärt frukten av våra fäders arbete, allt ifrån vår ungdom, deras får och fäkreatur, deras söner och döttrar.
25 Så vilja vi nu ligga här i vår skam, och blygd må hölja oss. Ty mot HERREN, vår Gud, hava vi syndat, vi och våra fäder, ifrån vår ungdom ända till denna dag; vi hava icke velat höra HERRENS, vår Guds, röst.
Jeremiah 3
New International Version
3 “If a man divorces(A) his wife
    and she leaves him and marries another man,
should he return to her again?
    Would not the land be completely defiled?(B)
But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers(C)—
    would you now return to me?”(D)
declares the Lord.
2 “Look up to the barren heights(E) and see.
    Is there any place where you have not been ravished?
By the roadside(F) you sat waiting for lovers,
    sat like a nomad in the desert.
You have defiled the land(G)
    with your prostitution(H) and wickedness.
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,(I)
    and no spring rains(J) have fallen.
Yet you have the brazen(K) look of a prostitute;
    you refuse to blush with shame.(L)
4 Have you not just called to me:
    ‘My Father,(M) my friend from my youth,(N)
5 will you always be angry?(O)
    Will your wrath continue forever?’
This is how you talk,
    but you do all the evil you can.”
Unfaithful Israel
6 During the reign of King Josiah,(P) the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what faithless(Q) Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree(R) and has committed adultery(S) there. 7 I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister(T) Judah saw it.(U) 8 I gave faithless Israel(V) her certificate of divorce(W) and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear;(X) she also went out and committed adultery. 9 Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land(Y) and committed adultery(Z) with stone(AA) and wood.(AB) 10 In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return(AC) to me with all her heart, but only in pretense,(AD)” declares the Lord.(AE)
11 The Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel is more righteous(AF) than unfaithful(AG) Judah.(AH) 12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north:(AI)
“‘Return,(AJ) faithless(AK) Israel,’ declares the Lord,
    ‘I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,’(AL) declares the Lord,
    ‘I will not be angry(AM) forever.
13 Only acknowledge(AN) your guilt—
    you have rebelled against the Lord your God,
you have scattered your favors to foreign gods(AO)
    under every spreading tree,(AP)
    and have not obeyed(AQ) me,’”
declares the Lord.
14 “Return,(AR) faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband.(AS) I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion. 15 Then I will give you shepherds(AT) after my own heart,(AU) who will lead you with knowledge and understanding. 16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,” declares the Lord, “people will no longer say, ‘The ark(AV) of the covenant of the Lord.’ It will never enter their minds or be remembered;(AW) it will not be missed, nor will another one be made. 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne(AX) of the Lord, and all nations(AY) will gather in Jerusalem to honor(AZ) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(BA) 18 In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel,(BB) and together(BC) they will come from a northern(BD) land to the land(BE) I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.
19 “I myself said,
“‘How gladly would I treat you like my children
    and give you a pleasant land,(BF)
    the most beautiful inheritance(BG) of any nation.’
I thought you would call me ‘Father’(BH)
    and not turn away from following me.
20 But like a woman unfaithful to her husband,
    so you, Israel, have been unfaithful(BI) to me,”
declares the Lord.
21 A cry is heard on the barren heights,(BJ)
    the weeping(BK) and pleading of the people of Israel,
because they have perverted their ways
    and have forgotten(BL) the Lord their God.
“Yes, we will come to you,
    for you are the Lord our God.
23 Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills(BP)
    and mountains is a deception;
surely in the Lord our God
    is the salvation(BQ) of Israel.
24 From our youth shameful(BR) gods have consumed
    the fruits of our ancestors’ labor—
their flocks and herds,
    their sons and daughters.
25 Let us lie down in our shame,(BS)
    and let our disgrace cover us.
We have sinned(BT) against the Lord our God,
    both we and our ancestors;(BU)
from our youth(BV) till this day
    we have not obeyed(BW) the Lord our God.”
Jeremiah 3
New King James Version
Israel Is Shameless
3 “They say, ‘If a man divorces his wife,
And she goes from him
And becomes another man’s,
(A)May he return to her again?’
Would not that (B)land be greatly polluted?
But you have (C)played the harlot with many lovers;
(D)Yet return to Me,” says the Lord.
2 “Lift up your eyes to (E)the desolate heights and see:
Where have you not [a]lain with men?
(F)By the road you have sat for them
Like an Arabian in the wilderness;
(G)And you have polluted the land
With your harlotries and your wickedness.
3 Therefore the (H)showers have been withheld,
And there has been no latter rain.
You have had a (I)harlot’s forehead;
You refuse to be ashamed.
4 Will you not from this time cry to Me,
‘My Father, You are (J)the guide of (K)my youth?
5 (L)Will He remain angry forever?
Will He keep it to the end?’
Behold, you have spoken and done evil things,
As you were able.”
A Call to Repentance
6 The Lord said also to me in the days of Josiah the king: “Have you seen what (M)backsliding Israel has done? She has (N)gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there played the harlot. 7 (O)And I said, after she had done all these things, ‘Return to Me.’ But she did not return. And her treacherous (P)sister Judah saw it. 8 Then I saw that (Q)for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had (R)put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; (S)yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. 9 So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she (T)defiled the land and committed adultery with (U)stones and trees. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me (V)with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the Lord.
11 Then the Lord said to me, (W)“Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. 12 Go and proclaim these words toward (X)the north, and say:
‘Return, backsliding Israel,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not cause My anger to fall on you.
For I am (Y)merciful,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not remain angry forever.
13 (Z)Only acknowledge your iniquity,
That you have transgressed against the Lord your God,
And have (AA)scattered your [b]charms
To (AB)alien deities (AC)under every green tree,
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord.
14 “Return, O backsliding children,” says the Lord; (AD)“for I am married to you. I will take you, (AE)one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to (AF)Zion. 15 And I will give you (AG)shepherds according to My heart, who will (AH)feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16 “Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and (AI)increased in the land in those days,” says the Lord, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ (AJ)It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore.
17 “At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, (AK)to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they (AL)follow[c] the dictates of their evil hearts.
18 “In those days (AM)the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of (AN)the north to (AO)the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers.
19 “But I said:
‘How can I put you among the children
And give you (AP)a pleasant land,
A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’
“And I said:
‘You shall call Me, (AQ)“My Father,”
And not turn away from Me.’
20 Surely, as a wife treacherously departs from her [d]husband,
So (AR)have you dealt treacherously with Me,
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.
21 A voice was heard on (AS)the desolate heights,
Weeping and supplications of the children of Israel.
For they have perverted their way;
They have forgotten the Lord their God.
22 “Return, you backsliding children,
And I will (AT)heal your backslidings.”
“Indeed we do come to You,
For You are the Lord our God.
23 (AU)Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills,
And from the multitude of mountains;
(AV)Truly, in the Lord our God
Is the salvation of Israel.
24 (AW)For shame has devoured
The labor of our fathers from our youth—
Their flocks and their herds,
Their sons and their daughters.
25 We lie down in our shame,
And our [e]reproach covers us.
(AX)For we have sinned against the Lord our God,
We and our fathers,
From our youth even to this day,
And (AY)have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 3:2 Kt. been violated
- Jeremiah 3:13 Lit. ways
- Jeremiah 3:17 walk after the stubbornness or imagination
- Jeremiah 3:20 Lit. companion
- Jeremiah 3:25 disgrace
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