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Jeremiah 4
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Jeremiah 4
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God Asks Israel to Turn from Its Sins
4 “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord, “return to Me. If you will put away your false gods from Me and be faithful to Me, 2 and promise, ‘As the Lord lives,’ by what is true and right and good, then the nations will be happy in Him. And in Him they will have honor.”
3 For the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, “Break up your ground which has not been planted, and do not plant seeds among thorns. 4 Set yourselves apart to the Lord, and put away the flesh from your heart, men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Or My anger will go out like fire and burn with no one to stop it, because of the sinful things you do.”
Armies from the North Are Coming
5 Make it known in Judah and Jerusalem, and say, “Sound the horns in the land.” Cry out and say, “Gather together, and let us go into the strong cities made ready for battle.” 6 Lift up a flag toward Zion! Run to a safe place, do not stand still. For I am bringing much trouble from the north that will destroy much. 7 A lion has gone up from his secret place. A destroyer of nations has begun to move. He has gone out from his place to make your land a waste. Your cities will be destroyed and no people will live in them. 8 Cover yourselves with cloth made from hair because of this. Cry out in sorrow. For the burning anger of the Lord has not turned away from us. 9 “In that day,” says the Lord, “the heart of the king and the hearts of the rulers will become weak. The religious leaders will be filled with fear. And the men of God will be troubled and filled with wonder.”
10 Then I said, “O Lord God, for sure You have fooled these people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when in truth a sword brings danger to their lives.”
11 At that time it will be said to these people and Jerusalem, “A hot wind from the open hill-tops in the desert will come toward My people, but not to blow away what is of no worth, and not to make clean. 12 A wind too strong for this will come at My word. Now I will bring punishment against them.”
Armies Are All Around Judah
13 See, he comes up like clouds. His war-wagons come like the strong-wind. His horses are faster than eagles. It is bad for us, for we are destroyed!
14 Wash your heart from sin, O Jerusalem, that you may be saved. How long will your sinful thoughts stay within you? 15 For a voice calls out from Dan, and tells of sin from Mount Ephraim. 16 “Tell it to the nations now! Make it known over all Jerusalem, saying, ‘An army is coming from a far country, and they lift up their voices against the cities of Judah. 17 They are against her all around, like watchmen of a field, because she has turned against Me,’ says the Lord. 18 “Your ways and what you do have brought these things to you. This is your sin. How bitter it is! It has touched your very heart!”
Jeremiah Feels Pain for His People
19 My soul, my soul! I am in pain! O, my heart! My heart is beating so hard! It cannot be quiet, for I hear the sound of the horn, telling of the coming war. 20 News of much trouble comes again and again, for the whole land is laid waste. All at once my tents and my curtains are destroyed. 21 How long must I see the flag and hear the sound of the horn? 22 “For My people are foolish. They do not know Me. They are children who do not think, and they have no understanding. They know a lot about how to do sinful things, but they do not know how to do good.”
Jeremiah Saw What the Future Would Be Like
23 I looked on the earth and saw that it was an empty waste. I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I looked on the mountains and saw they were shaking, and all the hills moved this way and that. 25 I looked and saw that there were no people. And all the birds of the heavens had left. 26 I looked and saw that the rich land was a desert. All its cities were laid waste before the Lord and His burning anger.
27 For the Lord says, “The whole land will be laid waste, yet I will not destroy everything. 28 For the earth will be filled with sorrow and the heavens above will be dark, because I have spoken. I have planned it, and will not change My mind or turn back.” 29 Every city runs as they hear the sound of the horseman and the one who fights with arrows. They go among the trees and the rocks. Every city is left empty, and no one lives in them. 30 And you, O destroyed one, what will you do? Even when you dress in red, and wear objects of gold, and color your eyes to make them look bigger, you make yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers hate you, and want to kill you. 31 I heard a cry as of a woman in pain, as if she were giving birth to her first child. It was the cry of the people of Zion, working hard to breathe, holding out hands, and saying, “O, it is bad for me! I am losing strength in front of those who want to kill me.”
Jeremiah 4
New International Version
Jeremiah 4
New International Version
4 “If you, Israel, will return,(A)
then return to me,”
declares the Lord.
“If you put your detestable idols(B) out of my sight
and no longer go astray,
2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
you swear,(C) ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(D)
then the nations will invoke blessings(E) by him
and in him they will boast.(F)”
3 This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem:
“Break up your unplowed ground(G)
and do not sow among thorns.(H)
4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
circumcise your hearts,(I)
you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
or my wrath(J) will flare up and burn like fire(K)
because of the evil(L) you have done—
burn with no one to quench(M) it.
Disaster From the North
5 “Announce in Judah and proclaim(N) in Jerusalem and say:
‘Sound the trumpet(O) throughout the land!’
Cry aloud and say:
‘Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities!’(P)
6 Raise the signal(Q) to go to Zion!
Flee for safety without delay!
For I am bringing disaster(R) from the north,(S)
even terrible destruction.”
7 A lion(T) has come out of his lair;(U)
a destroyer(V) of nations has set out.
He has left his place
to lay waste(W) your land.
Your towns will lie in ruins(X)
without inhabitant.
8 So put on sackcloth,(Y)
lament(Z) and wail,
for the fierce anger(AA) of the Lord
has not turned away from us.
9 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
“the king and the officials will lose heart,(AB)
the priests will be horrified,
and the prophets will be appalled.”(AC)
10 Then I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived(AD) this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’(AE) when the sword is at our throats!”
11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind(AF) from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a wind(AG) too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments(AH) against them.”
13 Look! He advances like the clouds,(AI)
his chariots(AJ) come like a whirlwind,(AK)
his horses(AL) are swifter than eagles.(AM)
Woe to us! We are ruined!(AN)
14 Jerusalem, wash(AO) the evil from your heart and be saved.(AP)
How long(AQ) will you harbor wicked thoughts?
15 A voice is announcing from Dan,(AR)
proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.(AS)
16 “Tell this to the nations,
proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land,(AT)
raising a war cry(AU) against the cities of Judah.(AV)
17 They surround(AW) her like men guarding a field,
because she has rebelled(AX) against me,’”
declares the Lord.
18 “Your own conduct and actions(AY)
have brought this on you.(AZ)
This is your punishment.
How bitter(BA) it is!
How it pierces to the heart!”
19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!(BB)
I writhe in pain.(BC)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
My heart pounds(BD) within me,
I cannot keep silent.(BE)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;(BF)
I have heard the battle cry.(BG)
20 Disaster follows disaster;(BH)
the whole land lies in ruins.(BI)
In an instant my tents(BJ) are destroyed,
my shelter in a moment.
21 How long must I see the battle standard(BK)
and hear the sound of the trumpet?(BL)
22 “My people are fools;(BM)
they do not know me.(BN)
They are senseless children;
they have no understanding.(BO)
They are skilled in doing evil;(BP)
they know not how to do good.”(BQ)
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty;(BR)
and at the heavens,
and their light(BS) was gone.
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;(BT)
all the hills were swaying.
25 I looked, and there were no people;
every bird in the sky had flown away.(BU)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(BV)
all its towns lay in ruins(BW)
before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(BX)
27 This is what the Lord says:
“The whole land will be ruined,(BY)
though I will not destroy(BZ) it completely.
28 Therefore the earth will mourn(CA)
and the heavens above grow dark,(CB)
because I have spoken and will not relent,(CC)
I have decided and will not turn back.(CD)”
29 At the sound of horsemen and archers(CE)
every town takes to flight.(CF)
Some go into the thickets;
some climb up among the rocks.(CG)
All the towns are deserted;(CH)
no one lives in them.
Jeremías 4
La Biblia de las Américas
Jeremías 4
La Biblia de las Américas
Un llamado al arrepentimiento
4 Si has de volver, oh Israel —declara el Señor—
vuélvete a mí(A).
Si quitas de mi presencia tus abominaciones,
y no vacilas(B),
2 y juras: «Vive el Señor(C)»,
en verdad, en juicio y en justicia(D),
entonces se bendecirán en Él las naciones(E),
y en Él se gloriarán(F).
3 Porque así dice el Señor a los hombres de Judá y de Jerusalén:
Romped el barbecho(G),
y no sembréis entre espinos(H).
4 Circuncidaos para el Señor,
y quitad los prepucios de vuestros corazones,
hombres de Judá y habitantes de Jerusalén(I),
no sea que mi furor(J) salga como fuego
y arda y no haya quien lo apague(K),
a causa de la maldad de vuestras obras.
5 Declarad en Judá y proclamad en Jerusalén, y decid:
Tocad la trompeta en la tierra(L);
clamad en alta voz, y decid:
«Reuníos y entremos
en las ciudades fortificadas(M)».
6 Izad bandera(N) hacia Sión;
buscad refugio, no os detengáis;
porque traigo del norte la calamidad,
una gran destrucción(O).
7 Ha salido el león de la[a] espesura,
y el destructor de naciones se ha puesto en marcha(P);
ha salido de su lugar
para convertir tu tierra en desolación(Q).
Tus ciudades quedarán en ruinas, sin habitantes(R).
8 Por eso, vestíos de cilicio,
lamentaos y gemid(S);
porque no se ha apartado de nosotros
la ardiente ira del Señor(T).
9 Y sucederá en aquel día —declara el Señor—
que fallará el corazón del rey
y el corazón de los príncipes(U);
se quedarán atónitos los sacerdotes
y los profetas se pasmarán(V).
10 Entonces dije: ¡Ah, Señor Dios[b]! Ciertamente has engañado(W) en gran manera a este pueblo y a Jerusalén, diciendo: «Paz tendréis», cuando tienen la espada al cuello[c](X).
11 En aquel tiempo se dirá a este pueblo y a Jerusalén: Un viento abrasador de las alturas desoladas del desierto(Y), en dirección a la hija de mi pueblo, no para aventar, ni para limpiar, 12 un viento demasiado fuerte para esto[d], vendrá a mi mandato[e]. Ahora yo[f] pronunciaré juicios contra ellos.
13 He aquí que él sube como las nubes(Z),
y como un torbellino sus carros(AA);
sus caballos son más ligeros que las águilas(AB).
¡Ay de nosotros, porque estamos perdidos(AC)!
14 Lava de maldad tu corazón, Jerusalén,
para que seas salva.
¿Hasta cuándo morarán dentro de ti
pensamientos perversos(AD)?
15 Porque una voz lo anuncia desde Dan(AE),
y proclama el mal desde los montes de Efraín.
16 Avisadlo a las naciones: ¡Aquí están!
Proclamad sobre Jerusalén:
«Sitiadores vienen de tierra lejana(AF)
y alzan sus voces(AG) contra las ciudades de Judá.
17 Como guardas de campo están apostados contra ella por todos lados(AH),
porque se ha rebelado contra mí(AI)» —declara el Señor.
18 Tu comportamiento y tus acciones
te han traído[g] estas cosas.
Esta es tu maldad(AJ). ¡Qué amarga(AK)!
¡Cómo ha penetrado hasta tu corazón!
19 ¡Alma mía[h], alma mía[i]!
Estoy angustiado, ¡oh corazón mío[j]!
Mi corazón se agita dentro de mí;
no callaré(AL),
porque has oído, alma mía[k](AM),
el sonido de la trompeta,
el pregón de guerra(AN).
20 Desastre sobre desastre se anuncia(AO),
porque es arrasada toda la tierra(AP);
de repente son arrasadas mis tiendas,
en un instante mis cortinas(AQ).
21 ¿Hasta cuándo he de ver la bandera
y he de oír el sonido de la trompeta?
22 Porque mi pueblo es necio,
no me conoce;
hijos torpes son,
no son inteligentes(AR).
Astutos son para hacer el mal,
pero hacer el bien no saben(AS).
23 Miré a la tierra, y he aquí que estaba sin orden y vacía[l];
y a los cielos, y no tenían luz(AT).
24 Miré a los montes, y he aquí que temblaban,
y todas las colinas se estremecían[m](AU).
25 Miré, y he aquí que no había hombre alguno,
y todas las aves del cielo habían huido(AV).
26 Miré, y he aquí que la tierra fértil[n] era un desierto(AW),
y todas sus ciudades estaban arrasadas
delante del Señor, delante del ardor de su ira.
27 Porque así dice el Señor:
Una desolación será toda la tierra(AX),
pero no causaré una destrucción total(AY).
28 Por eso se enlutará la tierra(AZ),
y se oscurecerán los cielos arriba(BA),
porque he hablado, lo he decidido,
y no me arrepentiré[o], ni me retractaré de ello(BB).
29 Al ruido de jinetes y arqueros huye toda la ciudad(BC);
entran en las espesuras y trepan por los peñascos(BD).
Toda ciudad está abandonada,
y no queda en ellas morador alguno(BE).
30 Y tú, desolada, ¿qué harás(BF)?
Aunque te vistas de escarlata,
aunque te pongas[p] adornos de oro,
aunque te agrandes con pintura los ojos(BG),
en vano te embelleces;
te desprecian tus amantes,
solo buscan tu vida(BH).
31 Porque oí un grito[q] como de mujer de parto(BI),
angustia como de primeriza;
era el grito[r] de la hija de Sión que se ahogaba,
y extendía sus manos[s](BJ), diciendo:
¡Ay ahora de mí, porque desfallezco[t] ante los asesinos!
Footnotes
- Jeremías 4:7 Lit., su
- Jeremías 4:10 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Jeremías 4:10 O, y la espada toca hasta el alma
- Jeremías 4:12 Lit., estas cosas
- Jeremías 4:12 Lit., para mí
- Jeremías 4:12 Lit., yo también
- Jeremías 4:18 Lit., hecho
- Jeremías 4:19 Lit., Entrañas mías
- Jeremías 4:19 Lit., Entrañas mías
- Jeremías 4:19 Lit., las paredes de mi corazón
- Jeremías 4:19 O, yo, mi alma, oí
- Jeremías 4:23 O, era caos y vacuidad
- Jeremías 4:24 Lit., se movían ligeramente
- Jeremías 4:26 O, el Carmelo
- Jeremías 4:28 Lit., no me pesará
- Jeremías 4:30 Lit., adornes con
- Jeremías 4:31 Lit., una voz
- Jeremías 4:31 Lit., una voz
- Jeremías 4:31 Lit., palmas
- Jeremías 4:31 Lit., mi alma desfallece
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