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Jeremiah 9
New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 9
New American Standard Bible 1995
A Lament 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 the slain of the (B)daughter of my people!
2 [b](C)Oh that I had in the desert
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them are (D)adulterers,
An assembly of (E)treacherous men.
3 “They (F)bend their tongue like their bow;
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 deals [c]craftily,
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 iniquity.
6 “Your (O)dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they (P)refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord.
7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Behold, I will refine them and (Q)assay them;
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.
“On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?
10 “For the (W)mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing,
And for the pastures of the (X)wilderness a dirge,
Because they are (Y)laid waste so that no one passes through,
And the lowing of the cattle is not heard;
Both the (Z)birds of the sky and the beasts 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 man that 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 ruined, laid waste like a desert, so that no one passes through? 13 The Lord said, “Because they have (AG)forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it, 14 but have (AH)walked after the stubbornness of their heart and after the (AI)Baals, as their (AJ)fathers taught them,” 15 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold, (AK)I will feed them, this people, with wormwood and give them (AL)poisoned water to drink. 16 I will (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 annihilated them.”
17 Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for the (AO)mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the [d](AP)wailing women, that they may come!
18 “Let them make haste and take up a wailing for us,
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 are we ruined!
We are put to great shame,
For we have (AT)left the land,
Because they have cast down our dwellings.’”
20 Now hear the word of the Lord, O you (AU)women,
And let your ear receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And everyone her neighbor a dirge.
21 For (AV)death has come up through our windows;
It has entered our palaces
To cut off the (AW)children from the streets,
The young men from the town squares.
22 Speak, “Thus says the Lord,
‘The corpses of men will fall (AX)like dung on the open field,
And like the sheaf after the reaper,
But no one will gather them.’”
23 Thus says the Lord, “(AY)Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the (AZ)mighty man boast of his might, let not a (BA)rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let him who boasts (BB)boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who (BC)exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on 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 and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and (BF)all those inhabiting the desert who clip 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 9:17 Lit skilled
Jeremiah 9
King James Version
Jeremiah 9
King James Version
9 Oh that my head were waters, and mine 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 of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.
4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
9 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
13 And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.
20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
21 For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
25 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Jeremías 9
La Biblia de las Américas
Jeremías 9
La Biblia de las Américas
9 [a]Quién me diera que mi cabeza se hiciera agua,
y mis ojos fuente de lágrimas,
para que yo llorara día y noche(A)
por los muertos de la hija de mi pueblo(B).
2 [b]Quién me diera en el desierto
un albergue de caminantes,
para dejar a mi pueblo
y alejarme de ellos(C).
Porque todos ellos son adúlteros(D),
una asamblea de traidores(E).
3 Tensan su lengua como su arco;
la mentira y no la verdad[c](F) prevalece en la tierra;
porque de mal en mal proceden(G),
y a mí no me conocen(H) —declara el Señor.
4 Guárdese cada uno de su prójimo(I),
y no confíe en ningún hermano(J);
porque todo hermano obra con engaño[d](K),
y todo prójimo anda calumniando(L).
5 Cada uno engaña a su prójimo,
y no habla la verdad,
han enseñado sus lenguas a hablar mentiras(M);
se afanan(N) por cometer iniquidad.
6 Tu morada está en medio del engaño(O);
por causa del engaño rehúsan conocerme(P) —declara el Señor.
7 Por tanto, así dice el Señor de los ejércitos:
He aquí, los refinaré y los probaré(Q),
porque ¿qué más puedo hacer(R) con la hija de mi pueblo?
8 Saeta mortífera es su lengua,
engaño habla(S);
con su boca habla cada uno de paz a su prójimo(T),
pero dentro de sí le tiende emboscada(U).
9 Por estas cosas ¿no los castigaré? —declara el Señor.
De una nación como esta
¿no se vengará mi alma(V)?
Amenaza de ruina y destierro
10 Alzad[e] por los montes lloro y lamentación(W),
y una elegía por los pastos del desierto(X),
porque han sido desolados; nadie pasa por ellos(Y),
ni se oye el bramido del ganado;
desde las aves del cielo hasta las bestias han huido, se han ido(Z).
11 Haré de Jerusalén un montón de ruinas(AA),
una guarida de chacales(AB),
y de las ciudades de Judá una desolación, sin habitante(AC).
12 ¿Quién es el hombre sabio que entienda esto(AD)? ¿A quién ha hablado la boca del Señor(AE) que pueda declararlo? ¿Por qué está arruinado el país, desolado como un desierto(AF) sin que nadie pase por él? 13 Respondió el Señor: Porque han abandonado mi ley que puse delante de ellos, y no han obedecido mi voz ni andado conforme a ella(AG), 14 sino que han andado tras la terquedad de sus corazones(AH) y tras los baales(AI), tal como sus padres les enseñaron(AJ). 15 Por tanto, así dice el Señor de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: He aquí, yo daré de comer(AK) ajenjo a este pueblo y le daré de beber agua envenenada(AL). 16 Los esparciré entre naciones que no conocieron ni ellos ni sus padres(AM), y enviaré tras ellos la espada hasta aniquilarlos(AN).
17 Así dice el Señor de los ejércitos:
Considerad, llamad a las plañideras, que vengan(AO);
enviad por las más hábiles, que vengan(AP),
18 que se apresuren y eleven una lamentación por nosotros,
para que derramen lágrimas nuestros ojos
y fluya agua de nuestros párpados(AQ).
19 Porque voz de lamentación(AR) se oye desde Sión:
«¡Cómo hemos sido arrasados(AS)!
En gran manera estamos avergonzados,
porque tenemos que abandonar la tierra(AT),
porque han derribado nuestras moradas».
20 Oíd, pues, mujeres, la palabra del Señor,
y reciba vuestro oído la palabra de su boca;
enseñad la lamentación a vuestras hijas(AU)
y la endecha cada una a su vecina.
21 Porque la muerte ha subido por nuestras ventanas,
ha entrado en nuestros palacios,
exterminando a los niños(AV) de las calles,
a los jóvenes(AW) de las plazas.
22 Di: Así declara el Señor:
«Los cadáveres de los hombres caerán
como estiércol sobre la faz del campo,
y como gavillas tras el segador,
y no habrá quien las recoja(AX)».
23 Así dice el Señor:
No se gloríe el sabio de su sabiduría(AY),
ni se gloríe el poderoso de su poder(AZ),
ni el rico se gloríe de su riqueza(BA);
24 mas el que se gloríe, gloríese de esto:
de que me entiende y me conoce(BB),
pues yo soy el Señor que hago misericordia(BC),
derecho y justicia en la tierra,
porque en estas cosas me complazco(BD) —declara el Señor.
25 He aquí, vienen días —declara el Señor— en que castigaré a todo el que esté circuncidado solo en la carne[f](BE): 26 a Egipto, a Judá, a los hijos de Amón, a Moab y a todos los que se rapan las sienes(BF), a los que habitan en el desierto; porque todas las naciones son incircuncisas, y toda la casa de Israel es incircuncisa de corazón(BG).
Footnotes
- Jeremías 9:1 En el texto heb., cap. 8:23
- Jeremías 9:2 En el texto heb., cap. 9:1
- Jeremías 9:3 Lit., fidelidad
- Jeremías 9:4 I.e., como Jacob (juego de palabras)
- Jeremías 9:10 Así en la versión gr. (sept.); en el T.M., Alzaré
- Jeremías 9:25 Lit., en el prepucio
Jeremiah 9
New International Version
Jeremiah 9
New International Version
9 [a]1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears!(A)
I would weep(B) day and night
for the slain of my people.(C)
2 Oh, that I had in the desert(D)
a lodging place for travelers,
so that I might leave my people
and go away from them;
for they are all adulterers,(E)
a crowd of unfaithful(F) people.
3 “They make ready their tongue
like a bow, to shoot lies;(G)
it is not by truth
that they triumph[b] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
they do not acknowledge(H) me,”
declares the Lord.
4 “Beware of your friends;(I)
do not trust anyone in your clan.(J)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[c](K)
and every friend a slanderer.(L)
5 Friend deceives friend,(M)
and no one speaks the truth.(N)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(O)
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[d] live in the midst of deception;(P)
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.
7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
“See, I will refine(Q) and test(R) them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
8 Their tongue(S) is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(T)
but in their hearts they set traps(U) for them.(V)
9 Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(W) myself
on such a nation as this?”
10 I will weep and wail for the mountains
and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.(X)
They are desolate and untraveled,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds(Y) have all fled
and the animals are gone.
11 “I will make Jerusalem a heap(Z) of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;(AA)
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah(AB)
so no one can live there.”(AC)
12 Who is wise(AD) enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?
13 The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law.(AE) 14 Instead, they have followed(AF) the stubbornness of their hearts;(AG) they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.” 15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food(AH) and drink poisoned water.(AI) 16 I will scatter them among nations(AJ) that neither they nor their ancestors have known,(AK) and I will pursue them with the sword(AL) until I have made an end of them.”(AM)
17 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Consider now! Call for the wailing women(AN) to come;
send for the most skillful of them.
18 Let them come quickly
and wail over us
till our eyes overflow with tears
and water streams from our eyelids.(AO)
19 The sound of wailing is heard from Zion:
‘How ruined(AP) we are!
How great is our shame!
We must leave our land
because our houses are in ruins.’”
20 Now, you women, hear the word of the Lord;
open your ears to the words of his mouth.(AQ)
Teach your daughters how to wail;
teach one another a lament.(AR)
21 Death has climbed in through our windows(AS)
and has entered our fortresses;
it has removed the children from the streets
and the young men(AT) from the public squares.
22 Say, “This is what the Lord declares:
“‘Dead bodies will lie
like dung(AU) on the open field,
like cut grain behind the reaper,
with no one to gather them.’”
23 This is what the Lord says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom(AV)
or the strong boast of their strength(AW)
or the rich boast of their riches,(AX)
24 but let the one who boasts boast(AY) about this:
that they have the understanding to know(AZ) me,
that I am the Lord,(BA) who exercises kindness,(BB)
justice and righteousness(BC) on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.
25 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh(BD)— 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places.[e](BE) For all these nations are really uncircumcised,(BF) and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.(BG)”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1 is numbered 8:23, and 9:2-26 is numbered 9:1-25.
- Jeremiah 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth
- Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
- Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
- Jeremiah 9:26 Or wilderness and who clip the hair by their foreheads
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