Jeremiah 9
New American Standard Bible
Grief over Zion
9 [a](A)Oh, that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For those slain of the (B)daughter of my people!
2 [b](C)Oh that I had in the desert
A travelers’ lodging place;
So that I might leave my people
And go away from them!
For all of them are (D)adulterers,
An assembly of (E)treacherous people.
3 “They (F)bend their tongues like their bows;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they (G)proceed from evil to evil,
And they (H)do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
4 “Let everyone (I)be on guard against his neighbor,
And (J)do not trust any brother;
Because every (K)brother utterly [c]betrays,
And every neighbor (L)goes about as a slanderer.
5 Everyone (M)deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They (N)weary themselves committing wrongdoing.
6 Your (O)dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they (P)refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord.
7 Therefore this is what the Lord of armies says:
“Behold, I will refine them and (Q)put them to the test;
For (R)what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
8 Their (S)tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one (T)speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he (U)sets an ambush for him.
9 (V)Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the Lord.
“Shall I not avenge Myself
On a nation such as this?
10 “I will take up a weeping and wailing for the (W)mountains,
And for the pastures of the (X)wilderness a song of mourning,
Because they are (Y)laid waste so that no one passes through,
And the sound of the livestock is not heard;
Both the (Z)birds of the sky and the animals have fled; they are gone.
11 I will make Jerusalem a (AA)heap of ruins,
A haunt of (AB)jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah a (AC)desolation without inhabitant.”
12 Who is the (AD)wise person who may understand this? And who is he to whom (AE)the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? (AF)Why is the land destroyed, laid waste like the desert, so that no one passes through? 13 The Lord said, “Because they have (AG)abandoned My Law which I put before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it, 14 but have (AH)followed the stubbornness of their heart and the (AI)Baals, [d]as their (AJ)fathers taught them,” 15 therefore this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, (AK)I will feed this people wormwood; and I will give them (AL)poisoned water to drink. 16 I will also (AM)scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the (AN)sword after them until I have put an end to them.”
17 This is what the Lord of armies says:
“Consider and call for the (AO)mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the [e](AP)skillful women, that they may come!
18 Have them hurry and take up a wailing for us,
So that our (AQ)eyes may shed tears,
And our eyelids flow with water.
19 For a voice of (AR)wailing is heard from Zion:
‘(AS)How devastated we are!
We are put to great shame,
For we have (AT)abandoned the land
Because they have torn down our homes.’”
20 Now hear the word of the Lord, you (AU)women,
And let your ears receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And have every woman teach her neighbor a song of mourning.
21 For (AV)death has come up through our windows;
It has entered our palaces
To eliminate the (AW)children from the streets,
The young men from the public squares.
22 Speak, “This is what the Lord says:
‘The corpses of people will fall (AX)like dung on the open field,
And like the sheaf after the reaper,
But no one will gather them.’”
23 This is what the Lord says: “(AY)Let no wise man boast of his wisdom, nor let the (AZ)mighty man boast of his might, nor a (BA)rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let the one who boasts (BB)boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who (BC)exercises [f]mercy, justice, and righteousness on the earth; for I (BD)delight in these things,” declares the Lord.
25 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet (BE)uncircumcised— 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and (BF)all those inhabiting the desert who trim the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are (BG)uncircumcised of heart.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:1 Ch 8:23 in Heb
- Jeremiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Heb
- Jeremiah 9:4 I.e., like Jacob (a play on words)
- Jeremiah 9:14 Lit which
- Jeremiah 9:17 I.e., professional mourners
- Jeremiah 9:24 Or faithfulness
Йеремия 9
Библия, ревизирано издание
Греховете на Юдея и наближаващото възмездие
9 (A)О, да би била главата ми вода,
очите ми – извор на сълзи,
за да плача денем и нощем
за убитите на дъщерята на народа ми!
2 (B)О, да би имало за мене в пустинята убежище за пътници,
за да оставя народа си и да си отида от тях!
Защото те всички са прелюбодейци,
сбирщина от вероломци.
3 (C)Запъват езика си, като че ли е лъкът им за лъжа,
засилват се на земята, но не за честността;
защото напредват от зло в зло,
а Мене не познават, казва Господ.
4 (D)Пазете се всеки от ближния си
и нямайте доверие на никой брат;
защото всеки брат ще изневерява докрай
и всеки ближен разпространява клевети.
5 Всеки мами ближния си,
никога не говорят истината,
научиха езика си да говори лъжи,
до уморяване вършат беззаконие.
6 Жилището ти е сред коварство;
чрез коварство те отказват да Ме познаят, казва Господ.
7 (E)Затова така казва Господ на Силите:
Ето, ще ги претопя и ще ги опитам;
защото какво друго да направя поради дъщерята на народа Ми?
8 (F)Езикът им е смъртоносна стрела, говори коварно;
с устата си човек говори мирно на ближния си,
но в сърцето си поставя засада против него.
9 (G)Няма ли да ги накажа за това? – казва Господ;
душата Ми няма ли да въздаде на такъв народ?
10 (H)За планините ще подема плач и ридание,
за пасбищата на степите – жалеене,
защото така изпогоряха, че няма кой да мине през тях,
нито се чува глас на стадо;
от небесна птица до животно
побегнаха, отидоха.
11 (I)Аз ще превърна Йерусалим в грамади, в жилище на чакали,
и ще превърна в пустиня Юдейските градове, останали без жители.
12 (J)Кой е мъдър човек, за да може да разбере това,
на когото са говорили устата Господни, за да обясни
защо загина страната
и е изгорена като пустиня, за да няма кой да минава през нея?
13 И Господ казва:
Понеже изоставиха Моя закон,
който поставих пред тях,
и не послушаха гласа Ми,
нито ходиха по него,
14 (K)а постъпваха според упоритостта на своето сърце
и се кланяха на ваалимите, както ги научиха бащите им,
15 (L)затова така казва Господ на Силите, Израилевият Бог:
Ето, Аз ще нахраня този народ с пелин
и ще ги напоя с горчива вода;
16 (M)също ще ги разпръсна между народи,
които нито те, нито бащите им са познавали;
и ще изпратя меч след тях,
докато ги изтребя.
17 (N)Така говори Господ на Силите:
Размислете и повикайте да дойдат оплаквачките
и изпратете за вещите жени, за да дойдат;
18 (O)и нека побързат да подемат ридание за нас,
за да проронят очите ни сълзи
и клепачите ни да излеят вода.
19 (P)Защото глас на ридание се чува от Сион, който казва:
Как сме разорени!
Много сме посрамени, защото оставихме земята,
понеже събориха жилищата ни.
20 Обаче, слушайте, жени, словото Господне
и нека ухото ви приеме словото на устата Му;
научете дъщерите си на ридание
и всяка – ближната си на плач.
21 (Q)Защото смъртта влезе през прозорците ни,
нахлу в палатите ни,
за да изтреби децата от улиците,
юношите – от площадите.
22 (R)Кажи: Така казва Господ:
Човешки трупове ще паднат
като тор по лицето на нивата
и като ръкойката зад жътвар,
която никой няма да събере.
23 (S)Така казва Господ:
Мъдрият да не се хвали с мъдростта си,
силният да не се хвали със силата си
и богатият да не се хвали с богатството си;
24 (T)а който се хвали, нека се хвали с това,
че разбира и познава Мене,
че съм Господ, Който извършвам милост,
правосъдие и правда на земята;
понеже в това благоволя, казва Господ.
25 (U)Ето, идат дни, казва Господ,
когато Аз ще накажа
всички обрязани заедно с необрязаните:
26 (V)Египет, Юдея, Едом,
амонците, Моав
и всички, които си стрижат издадените части на косата,
които живеят в пустинята;
защото всички тези народи са необрязани,
а целият Израилев дом е с необрязано сърце.
Jeremiah 9
New King James Version
Disobedience Brings God’s Judgment
9 Oh, (A)that my head were waters,
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!
2 Oh, that I had in the wilderness
A lodging place for travelers;
That I might leave my people,
And go from them!
For (B)they are all adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.
3 “And like their bow (C)they have bent their tongues for lies.
They are not valiant for the truth on the earth.
For they proceed from (D)evil to evil,
And they (E)do not know Me,” says the Lord.
4 “Everyone(F) take heed to his [a]neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
For every brother will utterly supplant,
And every neighbor will (G)walk with slanderers.
5 Everyone will (H)deceive his neighbor,
And will not speak the truth;
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord.
7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Behold, (I)I will refine them and [b]try them;
(J)For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?
8 Their tongue is an arrow shot out;
It speaks (K)deceit;
One speaks (L)peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,
But [c]in his heart he [d]lies in wait.
9 (M)Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”
10 I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains,
And (N)for the [e]dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation,
Because they are burned up,
So that no one can pass through;
Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle.
(O)Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled;
They are gone.
11 “I will make Jerusalem (P)a heap of ruins, (Q)a den of jackals.
I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.”
12 (R)Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through?
13 And the Lord said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have (S)not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it, 14 but they have (T)walked according to the [f]dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, (U)which their fathers taught them,” 15 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will (V)feed them, this people, (W)with wormwood, and give them [g]water of gall to drink. 16 I will (X)scatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. (Y)And I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them.”
The People Mourn in Judgment
17 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Consider and call for (Z)the mourning women,
That they may come;
And send for skillful wailing women,
That they may come.
18 Let them make haste
And take up a wailing for us,
That (AA)our eyes may run with tears,
And our eyelids gush with water.
19 For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion:
‘How we are plundered!
We are greatly ashamed,
Because we have forsaken the land,
Because we have been cast out of (AB)our dwellings.’ ”
20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O women,
And let your ear receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And everyone her neighbor a lamentation.
21 For death has come through our windows,
Has entered our palaces,
To kill off (AC)the children—[h]no longer to be outside!
And the young men—[i]no longer on the streets!
22 Speak, “Thus says the Lord:
‘Even the carcasses of men shall fall (AD)as refuse on the open field,
Like cuttings after the harvester,
And no one shall gather them.’ ”
23 Thus says the Lord:
(AE)“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his (AF)might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
24 But (AG)let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, [j]judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
(AH)For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
25 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that (AI)I will punish all who are circumcised with the uncircumcised— 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the (AJ)farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are (AK)uncircumcised in the heart.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:4 friend
- Jeremiah 9:7 test
- Jeremiah 9:8 Inwardly he
- Jeremiah 9:8 sets his ambush
- Jeremiah 9:10 Or pastures
- Jeremiah 9:14 stubbornness or imagination
- Jeremiah 9:15 Bitter or poisonous water
- Jeremiah 9:21 Lit. from outside
- Jeremiah 9:21 Lit. from the square
- Jeremiah 9:24 justice
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