Jeremiah 4
King James Version
4 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
2 And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
3 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.
27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
예레미야 4
Korean Living Bible
4 여호와께서 말씀하신다. “이스라엘아, 네가 돌아오려거든 나에게 돌아오너 라. 네가 만일 내가 지긋지긋하게 여기는 우상을 내 앞에서 제거하고 마음이 흔들리지 않으며
2 살아 있는 나 여호와의 이름으로 맹세하고 또 네가 진실하며 정직하고 깨끗하게 살면 세상 모든 나라가 너를 보고 나에게 와서 복을 구하며 나를 찬양할 것이다.”
3 여호와께서 유다와 예루살렘 사람들에게 이렇게 말씀하신다. “너희는 묵은 땅을 갈고, 가시덤불 속에 씨를 뿌리지 말아라.
4 유다와 예루살렘 사람들아, [a]너희는 마음을 깨끗이 하고 너희 자신을 나 여호와에게 바쳐라. 그렇지 않으면 너희가 행한 악한 일에 대하여 나의 분노가 불같이 일어나 너희를 태울 것이니 그 불을 끌 자가 없을 것이다.”
침략의 위협을 당하는 유다
5 “너희는 유다와 예루살렘에 선포하여 온 땅에 나팔을 불게 하고 또 큰 소리로 ‘자, 모여라. 요새 성으로 들어가자!’ 하고 외치게 하라.
6 그리고 너희는 시온으로 가는 길을 표시하고 지체하지 말고 안전하게 피하라. 내가 북쪽에서 재앙과 큰 멸망을 불러일으킬 것이다.”
7 사자가 숲속에서 나오듯 세상을 멸망시킬 자가 나와서 너희 땅을 황폐하게 하려고 달려오고 있으니 너희 성들은 폐허가 되어 주민이 없을 것이다.
8 그러므로 너희는 삼베 옷을 입고 통곡하라. 여호와께서 아직 분노를 우리에게서 돌이키지 않으셨다.
9 여호와께서 말씀하신다. “그 날에는 왕과 신하들이 낙심할 것이며 제사장들과 예언자들이 깜짝 놀랄 것이다.”
10 그때 내가 이렇게 말하였다. “주 여호와여, 주께서는 이 백성과 예루살렘을 완전히 속이셨습니다. ‘너희에게 평화가 있으리라’ 고 말씀하셨는데 오히려 칼이 우리 목에 와 닿았습니다.”
11 그 때에 이 백성과 예루살렘이 이런 말을 듣게 될 것이다. “사막에서 뜨거운 바람이 내 백성을 향하여 불 것이다. 그것은 겨나 날려보내는 산들바람이 아니라
12 그보다 훨씬 강한 것으로 내가 일으키는 바람이다. 이제 내가 그들에게 심판을 선언한다.”
13 보라, 원수가 구름처럼 나오는데 그의 전차는 회오리바람 같고 그의 말들은 독수리보다 빠르구나. 우리에게 화가 미쳤다! 이제 우리는 망했다!
14 예루살렘아, 네 마음의 악을 씻어 버려라. 그러면 구원을 얻을 것이다. 네가 악한 생각을 언제까지 품고 있겠느냐?
15 단과 에브라임산에서 재앙을 선언한다.
16 “너희는 적들이 먼 땅에서 와서 유다 성들을 향하여 소리를 지른다고 온 세상에 알리고 예루살렘에 선포하라.
17 그들이 밭을 지키는 자들처럼 예루살렘을 포위할 것이다. 이것은 이 백성이 나를 거역하였기 때문이다. 나 여호와의 말이다.
18 “네 행위가 바로 이런 것을 불러들였다. 이것은 네가 받을 형벌이니 그 고통이 네 마음에까지 미칠 것이다.”
민족의 비운을 슬퍼하는 예레미야
19 아 괴롭구나! 괴롭구나! 내 마음이 괴롭구나! 내가 나팔 소리와 전쟁 소리를 들었으니 심장이 두근거려 견딜 수 없구나.
20 재앙에 재앙이 따르고 온 땅이 황폐해지며, 순식간에 모든 집들이 파괴되었다.
21 내가 언제까지 저 깃발을 보며 나팔 소리를 들어야 하는가?
22 “내 백성은 미련하여 나를 알지 못하며 지각 없는 자식과 같아서 그들에게는 총명함이 없구나. 그들이 악을 행하는 데는 약삭빠르면서도 선을 행하는 데는 무지하다.”
23 내가 땅을 보니 [b]형태를 알아볼 수 없을 정도로 쑥밭이 되었으며 하늘을 보니 거기도 빛이 없고
24 산들을 보니 높고 낮은 산들이 진동하고 움직이는구나.
25 내가 보니 사람들도 없고 공중의 모든 새들도 다 날아가 버렸으며
26 좋은 땅이 황무지가 되었고 그 모든 성들이 여호와의 무서운 분노로 무너져 버렸다.
27 이것은 여호와의 말씀이다. “온 땅이 황폐할 것이나 내가 완전히 못 쓰게 하지는 않을 것이다.
28 이것 때문에 땅이 슬퍼할 것이며 하늘이 어두워질 것이다. 그러나 내가 이미 말하였고 작정하였으니 후회하거나 돌이키지 않을 것이다.”
29 말을 타고 활을 쏘는 자들의 달려오는 소리에 모든 사람이 도망하여 숲속으로 달아나는 자도 있고 바위에 기어오르는 자도 있으며 성들은 버림을 받아 사람이 살지 않는구나.
30 처량하게 된 자여, 네가 무엇을 하느냐? 네가 어째서 붉은 옷을 입고 금으로 장식하며 눈을 그려 꾸미느냐? 네가 아무리 아름답게 꾸밀지라도 헛된 일이다. 너를 사랑하던 자들이 너를 멸시하며 네 생명을 찾고 있다.
31 해산하는 여인의 소리 같고 첫아이를 낳는 여인의 비명 소리 같은 것이 들리니 이것은 예루살렘이 숨을 헐떡거리며 손을 펴고 “나에게 화가 미쳤다! 내가 살인자들 앞에서 실신해 가는구나” 하고 부르짖는 소리이다.
耶利米书 4
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
4 耶和华说：“以色列啊，
如果你回转归向我，
回转归向我，
从我眼前除掉可憎的神像，
不再离开我；
2 如果你本着诚实、正直、公义，
凭永活的耶和华起誓，
你必成为万国的祝福，
得到他们的尊敬[a]。”
3 耶和华对犹大人和耶路撒冷人说：
“要开垦你们的荒地，
不要在荆棘中撒种。
4 你们要自行割礼，
除掉心中的污垢，归向耶和华。
不然，我必因你们的恶行而发烈怒，如火燃烧，
无人能够扑灭。
5 “你们要在犹大和耶路撒冷宣告，
‘要在全国吹起号角’，高声呼喊，
‘要集合起来，
我们要逃进坚城。’
6 你们要向锡安举起旗帜，
赶快逃亡，不要迟延，
因为我要从北方降下灾祸，
大肆毁灭。”
7 毁灭列国者已发起攻击，
如狮子冲出巢穴，
要使你们的土地荒凉，
城邑沦为废墟，无人居住。
8 为此，你们要腰束麻布，
嚎啕大哭，
因为耶和华向我们发的烈怒还没有止息。
9 耶和华说：“到那天，君王和官长必丧胆，祭司和先知必惊骇。” 10 我说：“唉！主耶和华啊，你完全欺骗了这群百姓和耶路撒冷人，因为你说，‘你们会安享太平。’其实剑锋已指着他们的咽喉了。”
11 那时，耶和华必对这群百姓和耶路撒冷人说：“一阵热风从荒野光秃的山头吹向我的子民，不是为扬场、吹净糠秕。 12 那是我发出的一阵强风。现在我要宣告我对他们的审判。”
13 看啊，仇敌必如云涌来，
他的战车快如旋风，
他的战马比飞鹰还快。
我们有祸了！
我们灭亡了！
14 耶路撒冷啊，
要洗去你内心的邪恶，
这样你才能得救。
你心怀恶念要到何时呢？
15 从但传来消息，
从以法莲山区报出恶讯。
16 耶和华说：“你们去通知列国，
向耶路撒冷宣告，
‘围攻的人从远方来，
向犹大的城邑高声喊杀，
17 像看守田园一样包围耶路撒冷，
因为耶路撒冷背叛了我。’
这是耶和华说的。
18 你的所作所为给你招致这灾祸，
是你自食恶果，你会痛彻心肺！”
19 我的心啊，我的心啊！
我伤心欲绝，烦躁不安。
我无法保持缄默，
因为我听见了号角声和呐喊声。
20 恶讯频传，山河破碎，
我的帐篷忽然倒塌，
幔子顷刻破裂。
21 我还要看这旌旗、
听这号声到何时呢？
22 耶和华说：“我的子民愚顽，
不认识我，
是蒙昧无知的儿女，
只知行恶，不知行善。”
23 我俯瞰大地，
一片空虚混沌；
我仰望天空，毫无亮光。
24 我眺望群山，大山在颤抖，
小山在摇晃。
25 我四下观看，只见杳无人烟，
飞鸟绝迹。
26 我四下观看，只见良田变荒野，
城邑都在耶和华的烈怒下沦为废墟。
27 耶和华说：“遍地将要荒凉，
然而不会被我彻底毁灭。
28 因此，地要悲哀，
天要昏暗，
因为我言出必行，
决不反悔。”
29 各城的人听到骑兵和弓箭手的呐喊，
都纷纷逃命。
有的跑入丛林，有的爬进岩洞。
各城荒弃，无人居住。
30 你这荒凉的城啊！
你在做什么？
纵然你穿上红袍，
戴上金饰，
描眉画眼，
又有什么用呢？
你的情人藐视你，
要杀害你。
31 我听见好像妇人分娩时的喊叫声，
好像妇人生头胎时的痛苦呻吟。
那是锡安城[b]的喊叫声，
她在喘息，伸出双手说：
“噢！我有祸了，
我要死在杀戮者手上了。”
Jeremiah 4
New King James Version
Jeremiah Laments over Judah
4 “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord,
(A)“Return to Me;
And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight,
Then you shall not be moved.
2 (B)And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
(C)In truth, in [a]judgment, and in righteousness;
(D)The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall (E)glory.”
3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
(F)“Break up your [b]fallow ground,
And (G)do not sow among thorns.
4 (H)Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
And take away the foreskins of your hearts,
You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Lest My fury come forth like fire,
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.”
An Imminent Invasion
5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:
(I)“Blow the trumpet in the land;
Cry, ‘Gather together,’
And say, (J)‘Assemble yourselves,
And let us go into the fortified cities.’
6 Set up the [c]standard toward Zion.
Take refuge! Do not delay!
For I will bring disaster from the (K)north,
And great destruction.”
7 (L)The lion has come up from his thicket,
And (M)the destroyer of nations is on his way.
He has gone forth from his place
(N)To make your land desolate.
Your cities will be laid waste,
Without inhabitant.
8 For this, (O)clothe yourself with sackcloth,
Lament and wail.
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.
9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord,
“That the heart of the king shall perish,
And the heart of the princes;
The priests shall be astonished,
And the prophets shall wonder.”
10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God!
(P)Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem,
(Q)Saying, ‘You shall have peace,’
Whereas the sword reaches to the [d]heart.”
11 At that time it will be said
To this people and to Jerusalem,
(R)“A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness
Toward the daughter of My people—
Not to fan or to cleanse—
12 A wind too strong for these will come for Me;
Now (S)I will also speak judgment against them.”
13 “Behold, he shall come up like clouds,
And (T)his chariots like a whirlwind.
(U)His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are plundered!”
14 O Jerusalem, (V)wash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
15 For a voice declares (W)from Dan
And proclaims [e]affliction from Mount Ephraim:
16 “Make mention to the nations,
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a (X)far country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 (Y)Like keepers of a field they are against her all around,
Because she has been rebellious against Me,” says the Lord.
18 “Your(Z) ways and your doings
Have procured these things for you.
This is your wickedness,
Because it is bitter,
Because it reaches to your heart.”
Sorrow for the Doomed Nation
19 O my (AA)soul, my soul!
I am pained in my very heart!
My heart makes a noise in me;
I cannot hold my peace,
Because you have heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.
20 (AB)Destruction upon destruction is cried,
For the whole land is plundered.
Suddenly (AC)my tents are plundered,
And my curtains in a moment.
21 How long will I see the [f]standard,
And hear the sound of the trumpet?
22 “For My people are foolish,
They have not known Me.
They are [g]silly children,
And they have no understanding.
(AD)They are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowledge.”
23 (AE)I beheld the earth, and indeed it was (AF)without form, and void;
And the heavens, they had no light.
24 (AG)I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled,
And all the hills moved back and forth.
25 I beheld, and indeed there was no man,
And (AH)all the birds of the heavens had fled.
26 I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a (AI)wilderness,
And all its cities were broken down
At the presence of the Lord,
By His fierce anger.
27 For thus says the Lord:
“The whole land shall be desolate;
(AJ)Yet I will not make a full end.
28 For this (AK)shall the earth mourn,
And (AL)the heavens above be black,
Because I have spoken.
I have (AM)purposed and (AN)will not relent,
Nor will I turn back from it.
29 The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen.
They shall go into thickets and climb up on the rocks.
Every city shall be forsaken,
And not a man shall dwell in it.
30 “And when you are plundered,
What will you do?
Though you clothe yourself with crimson,
Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold,
(AO)Though you enlarge your eyes with paint,
In vain you will make yourself fair;
(AP)Your lovers will despise you;
They will seek your life.
31 “For I have heard a voice as of a woman in [h]labor,
The anguish as of her who brings forth her first child,
The voice of the daughter of Zion bewailing herself;
She (AQ)spreads her hands, saying,
‘Woe is me now, for my soul is [i]weary
Because of murderers!’
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:2 justice
- Jeremiah 4:3 untilled
- Jeremiah 4:6 banner
- Jeremiah 4:10 Lit. soul
- Jeremiah 4:15 Or wickedness
- Jeremiah 4:21 banner
- Jeremiah 4:22 foolish
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