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Jeremias 44
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Jeremias 44
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Desastre por causa da idolatria
44 Esta é a mensagem que Deus deu a Jeremias respeitante a todos os judeus que estavam a viver no norte do Egito, nas cidades de Migdol, Tafnes e Menfis, assim como também por todo o sul do Egito.
2 “O Senhor dos exércitos, o Deus de Israel, diz assim: Viram o que fiz a Jerusalém e a todas as cidades de Judá. Por causa da sua maldade é que estão agora em ruínas, desfeitas em cinzas, sem vivalma. 3 A minha cólera foi enorme por terem adorado outros deuses, deuses esses que nem eles nem os seus antepassados jamais tinham conhecido. 4 Mandei os meus servos, os profetas, para que protestassem continuamente e insistissem com eles para não fazerem essa coisa tão má que reprovo. 5 Mas eles não quiseram ouvir-me e converter-se dos seus caminhos perversos e continuaram a fazer o mesmo, a queimar incenso a esses deuses. 6 Assim, a minha ira acendeu-se e caiu como fogo sobre as povoações de Judá, sobre as ruas de Jerusalém, que estão numa perfeita desolação até ao dia de hoje.
7 Por isso, agora o Senhor, o Deus dos exércitos, o Deus de Israel, vos pergunta: Porque estão a destruir-se a vós mesmos? Nem um sequer dos que vieram de Judá viverá, seja homem, mulher ou criança, nem sequer os bebés de mama. 8 Pois têm suscitado a minha cólera com os ídolos que têm feito aqui no Egito para adorarem, queimando-lhes incenso, fazendo com que vos destrua inteiramente, fazendo de vocês uma maldição e como um cheiro repelente para todas as nações da Terra. 9 Já se esqueceram dos pecados dos vossos pais, dos reis e rainhas de Judá, dos vossos próprios pecados e dos das vossas mulheres, em Judá e nas ruas de Jerusalém? 10 Até este preciso momento ainda não houve arrependimento da vossa parte; ninguém quis voltar para mim e seguir a Lei que dei aos vossos antepassados.
11 Por isso, o Senhor dos exércitos, o Deus de Israel, vos diz: O meu rosto arde em cólera e destruirei por completo Judá! 12 Tomarei esse remanescente que veio de Judá, que insistiu em vir aqui para o Egito, e consumi-lo-ei. Cairão aqui nesta terra, mortos pela fome e por causa de guerras; todos morrerão, do mais pequeno ao maior. Serão desprezados, detestados, amaldiçoados e odiados. 13 Castigá-los-ei no Egito, tal como os castiguei em Jerusalém, pela guerra, pela fome e pelas pragas. 14 Dos sobreviventes de Judá, que vieram viver para o Egito, nenhum escapará para poder voltar à terra de Judá, à qual tinham grande desejo de regressar; nenhum voltará senão um pequeno número de fugitivos.”
15 Então, todas as mulheres presentes e todos os homens que sabiam que as suas mulheres tinham queimado incenso aos ídolos, responderam a Jeremias. E era grande a multidão dos judeus ali no sul do Egito. Disseram: 16 “Não estamos interessados em dar ouvidos a essas mensagens que anunciaste em nome do Senhor! 17 Faremos o que bem nos apetece. Queimaremos incenso à Rainha dos Céus. Apresentar-lhe-emos sacrifícios, tantos quanto quisermos, tal como já nós próprios fizemos e os nossos pais antes de nós, assim como os nossos reis e nobres sempre fizeram nas cidades de Judá e nas ruas de Jerusalém. E nesses dias até tínhamos abundância de comida, tudo nos corria bem e éramos felizes! 18 Mas desde o momento em que parámos de queimar incenso à Rainha dos Céus e deixámos de a adorar temos estado em grande perturbação e fomos mesmo destruídos pela guerra e pela fome.”
19 E acrescentaram as mulheres: “Julgas que nós adorávamos a Rainha dos Céus, lhe oferecíamos as nossas libações e fazíamos bolos com a sua imagem, tudo isso sem os nossos maridos soubessem e nos ajudassem? Com certeza que não!”
20 Então Jeremias disse a todos, homens e mulheres, que lhe tinham dado aquela resposta: 21 “Pensam que o Senhor não sabia que vocês e os vossos pais, os vossos reis e nobres e todo o povo estavam a queimar incenso aos ídolos nas cidades de Judá e nas ruas de Jerusalém? 22 Foi porque ele não podia suportar por mais tempo todas as maldades que faziam que transformou a vossa terra numas ruínas incríveis, numa desolação amaldiçoada e sem habitantes como hoje se vê. 23 A verdadeira causa de todas essas coisas que vos aconteceram foi terem queimado incenso e pecado contra o Senhor, recusando obedecer-lhe.”
24 Jeremias disse ainda a todos, incluindo as mulheres: “Ouçam a palavra do Senhor, todos os cidadãos de Judá que estão aqui no Egito! 25 O Senhor dos exércitos, o Deus de Israel, diz: ‘Tanto vocês como as vossas mulheres dizem que nunca hão de desistir das suas devoções e sacrifícios à Rainha dos Céus e têm-no provado através dos vossos atos.’
Pois então continuem e mantenham as promessas e os votos que lhe têm feito! 26 Mas ouçam bem a palavra do Senhor Deus todos os judeus que vivem nesta terra do Egito: ‘Jurei pelo meu grande nome, diz o Senhor, que não adiantará continuarem a procurar a minha ajuda e a minha bênção, dizendo: “Tão certo como vive o Senhor, nosso Deus, ajuda-nos!” 27 Porque na verdade estarei atento, mas não é para o vosso bem! Terei cuidado em que vos aconteça o mal e que sejam destruídos pela guerra e pela fome, até que sejam liquidados. 28 Somente aqueles que voltarem para Judá, e serão apenas um pequeno resto de gente, escaparão à minha ira. Os outros, aqueles que recusaram voltar para lá e que insistem em viver no Egito, acabarão por verificar quem fala verdade, eu ou eles!
29 E esta é a prova em como todo o mal que vos tenho prometido vos acontecerá e que vos castigarei aqui mesmo: 30 entregarei o Faraó Hofra, rei de Egito, nas mãos dos que procuram tirar-lhe a vida, tal como entreguei Zedequias, rei de Judá, nas mãos de Nabucodonozor, rei da Babilónia.’ ”
Jeremiah 44
New King James Version
Jeremiah 44
New King James Version
Israelites Will Be Punished in Egypt
44 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell at (A)Migdol, at (B)Tahpanhes, at (C)Noph,[a] and in the country of (D)Pathros, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘You have seen all the calamity that I have brought on Jerusalem and on all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are (E)a desolation, and no one dwells in them, 3 because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke Me to anger, in that they went (F)to burn incense and to (G)serve other gods whom they did not know, they nor you nor your fathers. 4 However (H)I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, “Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate!” 5 But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. 6 So My fury and My anger were poured out and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they [b]are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.’
7 “Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Why do you commit this great evil (I)against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, child and infant, out of Judah, leaving none to remain, 8 in that you (J)provoke Me to wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to dwell, that you may cut yourselves off and be (K)a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 10 They have not been (L)humbled,[c] to this day, nor have they (M)feared; they have not walked in My law or in My statutes that I set before you and your fathers.’
11 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, (N)I will set My face against you for catastrophe and for [d]cutting off all Judah. 12 And I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to dwell there, and (O)they shall all be consumed and fall in the land of Egypt. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine. They shall die, from the least to the greatest, by the sword and by famine; and (P)they shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse and a reproach! 13 (Q)For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, 14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there shall escape or survive, lest they return to the land of Judah, to which they (R)desire[e] to return and dwell. For (S)none shall return except those who escape.’ ”
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying: 16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, (T)we will not listen to you! 17 But we will certainly do (U)whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the (V)queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of [f]food, were well-off, and saw no trouble. 18 But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.”
19 The women also said, (W)“And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes for her, to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her without our husbands’ permission?”
20 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the people—the men, the women, and all the people who had given him that answer—saying: 21 “The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and did it not come into His mind? 22 So the Lord could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, (X)as it is this day. 23 Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord or walked in His law, in His statutes or in His testimonies, (Y)therefore this calamity has happened to you, as at this day.”
24 Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women, “Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt! 25 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘You and your wives have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands, saying, “We will surely keep our vows that we have made, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” You will surely keep your vows and perform your vows!’ 26 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, (Z)I have sworn by My (AA)great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that (AB)My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “The Lord God lives.” 27 Behold, I will watch over them for adversity and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt (AC)shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end to them. 28 Yet (AD)a small number who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah; and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose words will stand, Mine or theirs. 29 And this shall be a sign to you,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that My words will surely (AE)stand against you for adversity.’
30 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, (AF)I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave (AG)Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 44:1 Ancient Memphis
- Jeremiah 44:6 Or became a ruin
- Jeremiah 44:10 Lit. crushed
- Jeremiah 44:11 destroying
- Jeremiah 44:14 Lit. lift up their soul
- Jeremiah 44:17 Lit. bread
Jeremiah 44
New International Version
Jeremiah 44
New International Version
Disaster Because of Idolatry
44 This word came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in Lower Egypt(A)—in Migdol,(B) Tahpanhes(C) and Memphis(D)—and in Upper Egypt:(E) 2 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster(F) I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah.(G) Today they lie deserted and in ruins(H) 3 because of the evil(I) they have done. They aroused my anger(J) by burning incense(K) to and worshiping other gods(L) that neither they nor you nor your ancestors(M) ever knew. 4 Again and again(N) I sent my servants the prophets,(O) who said, ‘Do not do this detestable(P) thing that I hate!’ 5 But they did not listen or pay attention;(Q) they did not turn from their wickedness(R) or stop burning incense(S) to other gods.(T) 6 Therefore, my fierce anger was poured out;(U) it raged against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem and made them the desolate ruins(V) they are today.
7 “Now this is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Why bring such great disaster(W) on yourselves by cutting off from Judah the men and women,(X) the children and infants, and so leave yourselves without a remnant?(Y) 8 Why arouse my anger with what your hands have made,(Z) burning incense(AA) to other gods in Egypt,(AB) where you have come to live?(AC) You will destroy yourselves and make yourselves a curse[a] and an object of reproach(AD) among all the nations on earth. 9 Have you forgotten the wickedness committed by your ancestors(AE) and by the kings(AF) and queens(AG) of Judah and the wickedness committed by you and your wives(AH) in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem?(AI) 10 To this day they have not humbled(AJ) themselves or shown reverence,(AK) nor have they followed my law(AL) and the decrees(AM) I set before you and your ancestors.(AN)
11 “Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty,(AO) the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster(AP) on you and to destroy all Judah. 12 I will take away the remnant(AQ) of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest,(AR) they will die by sword or famine.(AS) They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach.(AT) 13 I will punish(AU) those who live in Egypt with the sword,(AV) famine and plague,(AW) as I punished Jerusalem. 14 None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none will return except a few fugitives.”(AX)
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives(AY) were burning incense(AZ) to other gods, along with all the women(BA) who were present—a large assembly—and all the people living in Lower and Upper Egypt,(BB) said to Jeremiah, 16 “We will not listen(BC) to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord!(BD) 17 We will certainly do everything we said we would:(BE) We will burn incense(BF) to the Queen of Heaven(BG) and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials(BH) did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.(BI) At that time we had plenty of food(BJ) and were well off and suffered no harm.(BK) 18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings(BL) to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine.(BM)”
19 The women added, “When we burned incense(BN) to the Queen of Heaven(BO) and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands(BP) know that we were making cakes(BQ) impressed with her image(BR) and pouring out drink offerings to her?”
20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him, 21 “Did not the Lord remember(BS) and call to mind the incense(BT) burned in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem(BU) by you and your ancestors,(BV) your kings and your officials and the people of the land?(BW) 22 When the Lord could no longer endure(BX) your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became a curse(BY) and a desolate waste(BZ) without inhabitants, as it is today.(CA) 23 Because you have burned incense and have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed him or followed(CB) his law or his decrees(CC) or his stipulations, this disaster(CD) has come upon you, as you now see.”(CE)
24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including the women,(CF) “Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah in Egypt.(CG) 25 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives(CH) have done what you said you would do when you promised, ‘We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.’(CI)
“Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows!(CJ) 26 But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt:(CK) ‘I swear(CL) by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign(CM) Lord lives.”(CN) 27 For I am watching(CO) over them for harm,(CP) not for good; the Jews in Egypt will perish(CQ) by sword and famine(CR) until they are all destroyed.(CS) 28 Those who escape the sword(CT) and return to the land of Judah from Egypt will be very few.(CU) Then the whole remnant(CV) of Judah who came to live in Egypt will know whose word will stand(CW)—mine or theirs.(CX)
29 “‘This will be the sign(CY) to you that I will punish(CZ) you in this place,’ declares the Lord, ‘so that you will know that my threats of harm against you will surely stand.’(DA) 30 This is what the Lord says: ‘I am going to deliver Pharaoh(DB) Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who want to kill him, just as I gave Zedekiah(DC) king of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who wanted to kill him.’”(DD)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 44:8 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed; also in verse 12; similarly in verse 22.
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