Jeremías 49
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Mensaje para Amón
49 Así dice el Señor acerca de los amonitas:
«¿Acaso Israel no tiene hijos?
¿Acaso no tiene herederos?
¿Por qué el dios Moloc[a] ha heredado Gad,
y su pueblo vive en sus ciudades?
2 Vienen días —afirma el Señor—
en que yo haré resonar el grito de guerra
contra Rabá de los amonitas;
y se convertirá en un montón de ruinas,
y sus ciudades serán incendiadas.
Entonces Israel despojará de todo
a los que de todo la despojaron
—afirma el Señor—.
3 »¡Gime, Hesbón, porque Hai ha sido destruida!
¡Gritad, hijas de Rabá!
¡Vestíos de luto, y haced lamentación;
corred de un lado a otro, dentro de los muros!,
porque Moloc se marcha al destierro,
junto con sus sacerdotes y oficiales.
4 ¿Por qué te jactas de tus valles,
de tus fértiles valles,
hija rebelde, que confías en tus tesoros
y dices: “¿Quién me atacará?”?
5 Voy a hacer que te acose
el terror por todas partes
—afirma el Señor Todopoderoso—.
Todos seréis expulsados, cada uno por su lado,
y nadie reunirá a los fugitivos.
6 »Pero, después de esto,
cambiaré la suerte de los amonitas»,
afirma el Señor.
Mensaje para Edom(A)(B)
7 Así dice el Señor Todopoderoso acerca de Edom:
«¿Ya no hay sabiduría en Temán?
¿Se acabó el consejo de los inteligentes?
¿Acaso se ha echado a perder su sabiduría?
8 Habitantes de Dedán:
¡Huid, volveos atrás!
¡Escondeos en lo más profundo de la tierra!
Yo provocaré un desastre sobre Esaú,
pues le llegó la hora del castigo.
9 Si los vendimiadores llegaran a ti,
¿no te dejarían algunos racimos?
Si de noche llegaran ladrones,
¿no se llevarían solo lo que pudieran?
10 Pero yo despojaré por completo a Esaú;
descubriré sus escondites, y no podrá ocultarse.
Sus hijos, parientes y vecinos,
serán destruidos y dejarán de existir.
11 ¡Abandona a tus huérfanos,
que yo les protegeré la vida!
¡Tus viudas pueden confiar en mí!»
12 Así dice el Señor: «Los que no estaban condenados a beber la copa de castigo la bebieron. ¿Y acaso tú vas a quedarte sin castigo? ¡De ninguna manera quedarás impune, sino que también beberás de esa copa! 13 Juro por mí mismo —afirma el Señor—, que Bosra se convertirá en objeto de maldición, y en horror, oprobio y desolación. Para siempre quedarán en ruinas todas sus ciudades».
14 He oído un mensaje del Señor.
Un heraldo lo anuncia entre las naciones:
«¡Reuníos, atacad a la ciudad!
¡Preparaos para la guerra!»
15 «Te haré pequeño entre las naciones,
menospreciado entre los hombres.
16 Tú, que habitas en las hendiduras de las rocas;
tú, que ocupas las alturas de los montes:
fuiste engañado por el terror que infundías
y por el orgullo de tu corazón.
Aunque pongas tu nido tan alto como el del águila,
desde allí te haré caer
—afirma el Señor—.
17 Tan espantosa será la caída de Edom
que todo el que pase junto a la ciudad
quedará pasmado al ver todas sus heridas.
18 Será como en la destrucción de Sodoma y Gomorra
y de sus ciudades vecinas;
nadie volverá a vivir allí,
ni la habitará ningún ser humano
—afirma el Señor—.
19 »Como león que sale de los matorrales del Jordán
hacia praderas de verdes pastos,
en un instante espantaré de su tierra a los de Edom,
y sobre ellos nombraré a mi elegido.
Porque, ¿quién como yo?
¿Quién me puede desafiar?
¿Qué pastor se me puede oponer?»
20 Por eso, escuchad el plan que el Señor
ha fraguado contra Edom;
escuchad lo que tiene proyectado
contra los habitantes de Temán:
Serán arrastrados
los más pequeños del rebaño;
por causa de ellos
sus praderas quedarán asoladas.
21 Tiembla la tierra
por el estruendo de su caída;
hasta en el Mar Rojo
resuenan sus gritos.
22 Remonta el vuelo el enemigo,
se desliza como un águila,
extiende sus alas sobre Bosra.
En aquel día se angustiarán los valientes de Edom,
como se angustia una mujer de parto.
Mensaje para Damasco
23 Mensaje acerca de Damasco:
«Jamat y Arfad están desconcertadas,
pues ya saben de la mala noticia.
Naufragan en el mar de la angustia,
y no pueden calmarse.
24 Damasco desfallece;
trató de huir, pero la dominó el pánico.
Se halla presa de la angustia y el dolor,
como si estuviera de parto.
25 ¿Por qué no ha sido abandonada
la ciudad famosa, la que era mi delicia?
26 En aquel día sus jóvenes
quedarán tendidos en las calles;
¡perecerán todos sus soldados!
—afirma el Señor Todopoderoso—.
27 Prenderé fuego al muro de Damasco,
y los palacios de Ben Adad serán consumidos».
Mensaje para Cedar y Jazor
28 Así dice el Señor acerca de Cedar y de los reinos de Jazor que fueron atacados por Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia:
«¡Vamos, atacad a Cedar!
¡Destruid a esa gente del oriente!
29 Sus tiendas y rebaños les serán arrebatados,
se llevarán sus toldos, bienes y camellos.
La gente les gritará:
“¡Cunde el terror por todas partes!”
30 »¡Huid, habitantes de Jazor!
Escapad ya, escondeos
en lo más profundo de la tierra
—afirma el Señor—.
Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia,
maquina planes contra vosotros;
contra vosotros ha diseñado un plan.
31 »¡Vamos, atacad a esta nación indolente
que vive del todo confiada,
nación que no tiene puertas ni cerrojos,
y que vive muy aislada!
—afirma el Señor—.
32 Sus camellos serán el botín,
y su numeroso ganado, el despojo.
Dispersaré a los cuatro vientos
a los que se rapan las sienes;
de todas partes les traeré su ruina
—afirma el Señor—.
33 Jazor se convertirá en una guarida de chacales,
en un lugar desolado para siempre.
Ningún ser humano vivirá allí,
nadie habitará en ese lugar».
Mensaje para Elam
34 La palabra del Señor acerca de Elam vino al profeta Jeremías al comienzo del reinado de Sedequías, rey de Judá.
35 Así dice el Señor Todopoderoso:
«Voy a quebrar el arco de Elam;
voy a acabar con lo mejor de su poderío.
36 Voy a desatar contra Elam los cuatro vientos
desde los cuatro confines de la tierra.
Los voy a esparcir por los cuatro vientos,
y no quedará nación alguna
adonde no lleguen sus desterrados.
37 Aterraré a Elam frente a sus enemigos,
frente a los que atentan contra su vida;
desataré mi ardiente ira,
y traeré sobre ellos calamidad
—afirma el Señor—.
Haré que la espada los persiga
hasta que los haya exterminado.
38 Estableceré mi trono en Elam,
y destruiré a su rey y a sus oficiales
—afirma el Señor—.
39 »Pero en los días venideros
cambiaré la suerte de Elam»,
afirma el Señor.
Footnotes
- 49:1 Moloc. Lit. Malcán; es decir, Milcón. Alt. su rey. También en v. 3.
Jeremiah 49
New International Version
A Message About Ammon
49 Concerning the Ammonites:(A)
This is what the Lord says:
“Has Israel no sons?
Has Israel no heir?
Why then has Molek[a](B) taken possession of Gad?(C)
Why do his people live in its towns?
2 But the days are coming,”
declares the Lord,
“when I will sound the battle cry(D)
against Rabbah(E) of the Ammonites;
it will become a mound of ruins,(F)
and its surrounding villages will be set on fire.
Then Israel will drive out
those who drove her out,(G)”
says the Lord.
3 “Wail, Heshbon,(H) for Ai(I) is destroyed!
Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah!
Put on sackcloth(J) and mourn;
rush here and there inside the walls,
for Molek(K) will go into exile,(L)
together with his priests and officials.
4 Why do you boast of your valleys,
boast of your valleys so fruitful?
Unfaithful Daughter Ammon,(M)
you trust in your riches(N) and say,
‘Who will attack me?’(O)
5 I will bring terror on you
from all those around you,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
“Every one of you will be driven away,
and no one will gather the fugitives.(P)
6 “Yet afterward, I will restore(Q) the fortunes of the Ammonites,”
declares the Lord.
A Message About Edom(R)(S)
7 Concerning Edom:(T)
This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?(U)
Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
8 Turn and flee, hide in deep caves,(V)
you who live in Dedan,(W)
for I will bring disaster on Esau
at the time when I punish him.
9 If grape pickers came to you,
would they not leave a few grapes?
If thieves came during the night,
would they not steal only as much as they wanted?
10 But I will strip Esau bare;
I will uncover his hiding places,(X)
so that he cannot conceal himself.
His armed men are destroyed,
also his allies and neighbors,
so there is no one(Y) to say,
11 ‘Leave your fatherless children;(Z) I will keep them alive.
Your widows(AA) too can depend on me.’”
12 This is what the Lord says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup(AB) must drink it, why should you go unpunished?(AC) You will not go unpunished, but must drink it. 13 I swear(AD) by myself,” declares the Lord, “that Bozrah(AE) will become a ruin and a curse,[b] an object of horror(AF) and reproach;(AG) and all its towns will be in ruins forever.”(AH)
14 I have heard a message from the Lord;
an envoy was sent to the nations to say,
“Assemble yourselves to attack it!
Rise up for battle!”
15 “Now I will make you small among the nations,
despised by mankind.
16 The terror you inspire
and the pride(AI) of your heart have deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rocks,(AJ)
who occupy the heights of the hill.
Though you build your nest(AK) as high as the eagle’s,
from there I will bring you down,”
declares the Lord.
17 “Edom will become an object of horror;(AL)
all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff
because of all its wounds.(AM)
18 As Sodom(AN) and Gomorrah(AO) were overthrown,
along with their neighboring towns,”
says the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
no people will dwell(AP) in it.
19 “Like a lion(AQ) coming up from Jordan’s thickets(AR)
to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Edom from its land in an instant.
Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?
Who is like(AS) me and who can challenge me?(AT)
And what shepherd(AU) can stand against me?”
20 Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Edom,(AV)
what he has purposed(AW) against those who live in Teman:(AX)
The young of the flock(AY) will be dragged away;
their pasture will be appalled at their fate.(AZ)
21 At the sound of their fall the earth will tremble;(BA)
their cry(BB) will resound to the Red Sea.[c]
22 Look! An eagle will soar and swoop(BC) down,
spreading its wings over Bozrah.(BD)
In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors(BE)
will be like the heart of a woman in labor.(BF)
A Message About Damascus
23 Concerning Damascus:(BG)
“Hamath(BH) and Arpad(BI) are dismayed,
for they have heard bad news.
They are disheartened,
troubled like[d] the restless sea.(BJ)
24 Damascus has become feeble,
she has turned to flee
and panic has gripped her;
anguish and pain have seized her,
pain like that of a woman in labor.(BK)
25 Why has the city of renown not been abandoned,
the town in which I delight?
26 Surely, her young men(BL) will fall in the streets;
all her soldiers will be silenced(BM) in that day,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
27 “I will set fire(BN) to the walls of Damascus;(BO)
it will consume(BP) the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.(BQ)”
A Message About Kedar and Hazor
28 Concerning Kedar(BR) and the kingdoms of Hazor,(BS) which Nebuchadnezzar(BT) king of Babylon attacked:
This is what the Lord says:
“Arise, and attack Kedar
and destroy the people of the East.(BU)
29 Their tents and their flocks(BV) will be taken;
their shelters will be carried off
with all their goods and camels.
People will shout to them,
‘Terror(BW) on every side!’
30 “Flee quickly away!
Stay in deep caves,(BX) you who live in Hazor,(BY)”
declares the Lord.
“Nebuchadnezzar(BZ) king of Babylon has plotted against you;
he has devised a plan against you.
31 “Arise and attack a nation at ease,
which lives in confidence,”
declares the Lord,
“a nation that has neither gates nor bars;(CA)
its people live far from danger.
32 Their camels(CB) will become plunder,
and their large herds(CC) will be spoils of war.
I will scatter to the winds(CD) those who are in distant places[e](CE)
and will bring disaster on them from every side,”
declares the Lord.
33 “Hazor(CF) will become a haunt of jackals,(CG)
a desolate(CH) place forever.
No one will live there;
no people will dwell(CI) in it.”
A Message About Elam
34 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(CJ) early in the reign of Zedekiah(CK) king of Judah:
35 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“See, I will break the bow(CL) of Elam,
the mainstay of their might.
36 I will bring against Elam the four winds(CM)
from the four quarters of heaven;(CN)
I will scatter them to the four winds,
and there will not be a nation
where Elam’s exiles do not go.
37 I will shatter Elam before their foes,
before those who want to kill them;
I will bring disaster on them,
even my fierce anger,”(CO)
declares the Lord.
“I will pursue them with the sword(CP)
until I have made an end of them.
38 I will set my throne in Elam
and destroy her king and officials,”
declares the Lord.
39 “Yet I will restore(CQ) the fortunes of Elam
in days to come,”
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 49:1 Or their king; also in verse 3
- Jeremiah 49:13 That is, its name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that it is cursed.
- Jeremiah 49:21 Or the Sea of Reeds
- Jeremiah 49:23 Hebrew on or by
- Jeremiah 49:32 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
Jeremiah 49
New King James Version
Judgment on Ammon
49 Against the (A)Ammonites.
Thus says the Lord:
“Has Israel no sons?
Has he no heir?
Why then does [a]Milcom inherit (B)Gad,
And his people dwell in its cities?
2 (C)Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war
In (D)Rabbah of the Ammonites;
It shall be a desolate mound,
And her [b]villages shall be burned with fire.
Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance,” says the Lord.
3 “Wail, O (E)Heshbon, for Ai is plundered!
Cry, you daughters of Rabbah,
(F)Gird yourselves with sackcloth!
Lament and run to and fro by the walls;
For [c]Milcom shall go into captivity
With his (G)priests and his princes together.
4 Why (H)do you boast in the valleys,
[d]Your flowing valley, O (I)backsliding daughter?
Who trusted in her (J)treasures, (K)saying,
‘Who will come against me?’
5 Behold, I will bring fear upon you,”
Says the Lord God of hosts,
“From all those who are around you;
You shall be driven out, everyone headlong,
And no one will gather those who wander off.
6 But (L)afterward I will bring back
The captives of the people of Ammon,” says the Lord.
Judgment on Edom
7 (M)Against Edom.
Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(N)“Is wisdom no more in Teman?
(O)Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom (P)vanished?
8 Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of (Q)Dedan!
For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him,
The time that I will punish him.
9 (R)If grape-gatherers came to you,
Would they not leave some gleaning grapes?
If thieves by night,
Would they not destroy until they have enough?
10 (S)But I have made Esau bare;
I have uncovered his secret places,
And he shall not be able to hide himself.
His descendants are plundered,
His brethren and his neighbors,
And (T)he is no more.
11 Leave your fatherless children,
I will preserve them alive;
And let your widows trust in Me.”
12 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, (U)those whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunk. And are you the one who will altogether go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you shall surely drink of it. 13 For (V)I have sworn by Myself,” says the Lord, “that (W)Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a [e]waste, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual [f]wastes.”
14 (X)I have heard a message from the Lord,
And an ambassador has been sent to the nations:
“Gather together, come against her,
And rise up to battle!
15 “For indeed, I will make you small among nations,
Despised among men.
16 Your fierceness has deceived you,
The (Y)pride of your heart,
O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Who hold the height of the hill!
(Z)Though you make your (AA)nest as high as the eagle,
(AB)I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
17 “Edom also shall be an astonishment;
(AC)Everyone who goes by it will be astonished
And will hiss at all its plagues.
18 (AD)As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah
And their neighbors,” says the Lord,
“No one shall remain there,
Nor shall a son of man dwell in it.
19 “Behold,(AE) he shall come up like a lion from (AF)the [g]floodplain of the Jordan
Against the dwelling place of the strong;
But I will suddenly make him run away from her.
And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
For (AG)who is like Me?
Who will arraign Me?
And (AH)who is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?”
20 (AI)Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Edom,
And His purposes that He has proposed against the inhabitants of Teman:
Surely the least of the flock shall [h]draw them out;
Surely He shall make their dwelling places desolate with them.
21 (AJ)The earth shakes at the noise of their fall;
At the cry its noise is heard at the Red Sea.
22 Behold, (AK)He shall come up and fly like the eagle,
And spread His wings over Bozrah;
The heart of the mighty men of Edom in that day shall be
Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.
Judgment on Damascus
23 (AL)Against Damascus.
(AM)“Hamath and Arpad are shamed,
For they have heard bad news.
They are fainthearted;
(AN)There is [i]trouble on the sea;
It cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus has grown feeble;
She turns to flee,
And fear has seized her.
(AO)Anguish and sorrows have taken her like a woman in [j]labor.
25 Why is (AP)the city of praise not deserted, the city of My joy?
26 (AQ)Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets,
And all the men of war shall be cut off in that day,” says the Lord of hosts.
27 “I(AR) will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus,
And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.”
Judgment on Kedar and Hazor
28 (AS)Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon shall strike.
Thus says the Lord:
“Arise, go up to Kedar,
And devastate (AT)the men of the East!
29 Their (AU)tents and their flocks they shall take away.
They shall take for themselves their curtains,
All their vessels and their camels;
And they shall cry out to them,
(AV)‘Fear is on every side!’
30 “Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Hazor!” says the Lord.
“For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you,
And has conceived a plan against you.
31 “Arise, go up to (AW)the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the Lord,
“Which has neither gates nor bars,
(AX)Dwelling alone.
32 Their camels shall be for booty,
And the multitude of their cattle for plunder.
I will (AY)scatter to all winds those [k]in the farthest corners,
And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,” says the Lord.
33 “Hazor (AZ)shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever;
No one shall reside there,
Nor son of man dwell in it.”
Judgment on Elam
34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against (BA)Elam, in the (BB)beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Behold, I will break (BC)the [l]bow of Elam,
The foremost of their might.
36 Against Elam I will bring the four winds
From the four quarters of heaven,
And scatter them toward all those winds;
There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go.
37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies
And before those who seek their life.
(BD)I will bring disaster upon them,
My fierce anger,’ says the Lord;
‘And I will send the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.
38 I will (BE)set My throne in Elam,
And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the Lord.
39 ‘But it shall come to pass (BF)in the latter days:
I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 49:1 Heb. Malcam, lit. their king; an Ammonite god, 1 Kin. 11:5; Molech, Lev. 18:21
- Jeremiah 49:2 Lit. daughters
- Jeremiah 49:3 See v. 1
- Jeremiah 49:4 Lit. Your valley is flowing
- Jeremiah 49:13 ruin
- Jeremiah 49:13 ruins
- Jeremiah 49:19 Or thicket
- Jeremiah 49:20 Or drag them away
- Jeremiah 49:23 anxiety
- Jeremiah 49:24 childbirth
- Jeremiah 49:32 Lit. cut off at the corner, Jer. 9:26; 25:23
- Jeremiah 49:35 Power
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