PROPHECY OF THE SEVENTY YEARS CAPTIVITY; AND AFTER THAT THE DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON, AND OF ALL THE NATIONS THAT OPPRESSED THE JEWS. (Jer. 25:1-38) fourth year of Jehoiakim--called the third year in Dan 1:1. But probab…
1Palabra que vino a Jeremías acerca de todo el pueblo de Judá en el año cuarto de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, el cual era el año primero de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia;
2la cual habló el profeta Jeremías a todo el pueblo de Judá y a todos los moradores de Jerusalén, diciendo:
3Desde el año trece de Josías hijo de Amón, rey de Judá, hasta este día, que son veintitrés años, ha venido a mí palabra de Jehová, y he hablado desde temprano y sin cesar; pero no oísteis.
4Y envió Jehová a vosotros todos sus siervos los profetas, enviándoles desde temprano y sin cesar; pero no oísteis, ni inclinasteis vuestro oído para escuchar
5cuando decían: Volveos ahora de vuestro mal camino y de la maldad de vuestras obras, y moraréis en la tierra que os dio Jehová a vosotros y a vuestros padres para siempre;
6y no vayáis en pos de dioses ajenos, sirviéndoles y adorándoles, ni me provoquéis a ira con la obra de vuestras manos; y no os haré mal.
7Pero no me habéis oído, dice Jehová, para provocarme a ira con la obra de vuestras manos para mal vuestro.
8Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Por cuanto no habéis oído mis palabras,
9he aquí enviaré y tomaré a todas las tribus del norte, dice Jehová, y a Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, mi siervo, y los traeré contra esta tierra y contra sus moradores, y contra todas estas naciones en derredor; y los destruiré, y los pondré por escarnio y por burla y en desolación perpetua.
10Y haré que desaparezca de entre ellos la voz de gozo y la voz de alegría, la voz de desposado y la voz de desposada, ruido de molino y luz de lámpara.
11Toda esta tierra será puesta en ruinas y en espanto; y servirán estas naciones al rey de Babilonia setenta años.
12Y cuando sean cumplidos los setenta años, castigaré al rey de Babilonia y a aquella nación por su maldad, ha dicho Jehová, y a la tierra de los caldeos; y la convertiré en desiertos para siempre.
13Y traeré sobre aquella tierra todas mis palabras que he hablado contra ella, con todo lo que está escrito en este libro, profetizado por Jeremías contra todas las naciones.
14Porque también ellas serán sojuzgadas por muchas naciones y grandes reyes; y yo les pagaré conforme a sus hechos, y conforme a la obra de sus manos.
15Porque así me dijo Jehová Dios de Israel: Toma de mi mano la copa del vino de este furor, y da a beber de él a todas las naciones a las cuales yo te envío.
16Y beberán, y temblarán y enloquecerán, a causa de la espada que yo envío entre ellas.
17Y tomé la copa de la mano de Jehová, y di de beber a todas las naciones, a las cuales me envió Jehová:
18a Jerusalén, a las ciudades de Judá y a sus reyes, y a sus príncipes, para ponerlos en ruinas, en escarnio y en burla y en maldición, como hasta hoy;
19a Faraón rey de Egipto, a sus siervos, a sus príncipes y a todo su pueblo;
20y a toda la mezcla de naciones, a todos los reyes de tierra de Uz, y a todos los reyes de la tierra de Filistea, a Ascalón, a Gaza, a Ecrón y al remanente de Asdod;
21a Edom, a Moab y a los hijos de Amón;
22a todos los reyes de Tiro, a todos los reyes de Sidón, a los reyes de las costas que están de ese lado del mar;
23a Dedán, a Tema y a Buz, y a todos los que se rapan las sienes;
24a todos los reyes de Arabia, a todos los reyes de pueblos mezclados que habitan en el desierto;
25a todos los reyes de Zimri, a todos los reyes de Elam, a todos los reyes de Media;
26a todos los reyes del norte, los de cerca y los de lejos, los unos con los otros, y a todos los reinos del mundo que están sobre la faz de la tierra; y el rey de Babilonia beberá después de ellos.
27Les dirás, pues: Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: Bebed, y embriagaos, y vomitad, y caed, y no os levantéis, a causa de la espada que yo envío entre vosotros.
28Y si no quieren tomar la copa de tu mano para beber, les dirás tú: Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Tenéis que beber.
29Porque he aquí que a la ciudad en la cual es invocado mi nombre yo comienzo a hacer mal; ¿y vosotros seréis absueltos? No seréis absueltos; porque espada traigo sobre todos los moradores de la tierra, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
30Tú, pues, profetizarás contra ellos todas estas palabras y les dirás: Jehová rugirá desde lo alto, y desde su morada santa dará su voz; rugirá fuertemente contra su morada; canción de lagareros cantará contra todos los moradores de la tierra.
31Llegará el estruendo hasta el fin de la tierra, porque Jehová tiene juicio contra las naciones; él es el Juez de toda carne; entregará los impíos a espada, dice Jehová.
32Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí que el mal irá de nación en nación, y grande tempestad se levantará de los fines de la tierra.
33Y yacerán los muertos de Jehová en aquel día desde un extremo de la tierra hasta el otro; no se endecharán ni se recogerán ni serán enterrados; como estiércol quedarán sobre la faz de la tierra.
34Aullad, pastores, y clamad; revolcaos en el polvo, mayorales del rebaño; porque cumplidos son vuestros días para que seáis degollados y esparcidos, y caeréis como vaso precioso.
35Y se acabará la huida de los pastores, y el escape de los mayorales del rebaño.
36¡Voz de la gritería de los pastores, y aullido de los mayorales del rebaño! Porque Jehová asoló sus pastos.
37Y los pastos delicados serán destruidos por el ardor de la ira de Jehová.
38Dejó cual leoncillo su guarida; pues asolada fue la tierra de ellos por la ira del opresor, y por el furor de su saña.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. From the thirteenth year of Josiah, in which Jeremiah began to prophesy (Jer 1:1), to the end of …
From the thirteenth year of Josiah, in which Jeremiah began to prophesy (Jer 1:1), to the end of Josiah's reign, was nineteen years (Kg2 22:1) of Jehoahaz' reign, with the not quite complete four years of Jehoiakim (Jer 25:1), added to the nineteen years, make up twenty-three years in all.
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II. rising early--(See on Jer 7:13). "The prophets" refer to Urijah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, &c. It aggr…
rising early--(See on Jer 7:13). "The prophets" refer to Urijah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, &c. It aggravates their sin, that God sent not merely one but many messengers, and those messengers, prophets; and, that during all those years specified, Jeremiah and his fellow prophets spared no effort, late and early.
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III. Turn . . . dwell--In Hebrew there is expressed by sameness of sounds the correspondence between t…
Turn . . . dwell--In Hebrew there is expressed by sameness of sounds the correspondence between their turning to God and God's turning to them to permit them to dwell in their land: Shubu . . . shebu, "Return" . . . so shall ye "remain."
every one from . . . evil--Each must separately repent and turn from his own sin. None is excepted, lest they should think their guilt extenuated because the evil is general.
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IV. He instances one sin, idolatry, as representative of all their sins; as nothing is dearer to God …
He instances one sin, idolatry, as representative of all their sins; as nothing is dearer to God than a pure worship of Himself.
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V. Though ye provoke Me to anger (Deu 32:21), yet it is not I, but yourselves, whom ye thereby hurt …
Though ye provoke Me to anger (Deu 32:21), yet it is not I, but yourselves, whom ye thereby hurt (Pro 8:36; Pro 20:2).
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VI. the north--(see on Jer 1:14-15). The Medes and other northern peoples, confederate with Babylon, …
the north--(see on Jer 1:14-15). The Medes and other northern peoples, confederate with Babylon, are included with the Chaldeans.
my servant--My agent for punishing (Jer 27:6; Jer 43:10; compare Jer 40:2). Compare Isa 44:28; Cyrus, "My shepherd." God makes even unbelievers unconsciously to fulfil His designs. A reproof to the Jews, who boasted that they were the servants of God; yet a heathen king is to be more the servant of God than they, and that as the agent of their punishment.
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VII. (Jer 7:34; Rev 18:23). The land shall be so desolated that even in the houses left standing there…
(Jer 7:34; Rev 18:23). The land shall be so desolated that even in the houses left standing there shall be no inhabitant; a terrible stillness shall prevail; no sound of the hand-mill (two circular stones, one above the other, for grinding corn, worked by two women, Exo 11:5; Mat 24:41; in daily use in every house, and therefore forbidden to be taken in pledge, Deu 24:6); no night-light, so universal in the East that the poorest house has it, burning all night.
candle--lamp (Job 21:17; Job 18:6).
VIII
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VIII. seventy years-- (Jer 27:7). The exact number of years of Sabbaths in four hundred ninety years, t…
seventy years-- (Jer 27:7). The exact number of years of Sabbaths in four hundred ninety years, the period from Saul to the Babylonian captivity; righteous retribution for their violation of the Sabbath (Lev 26:34-35; Ch2 36:21). The seventy years probably begin from the fourth year of Jehoiakim, when Jerusalem was first captured, and many captives, as well as the treasures of the temple, were carried away; they end with the first year of Cyrus, who, on taking Babylon, issued an edict for the restoration of the Jews (Ezr 1:1). Daniel's seventy prophetic weeks are based on the seventy years of the captivity (compare Dan 9:2, Dan 9:24).
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IX. all . . . written in this book, which Jeremiah . . . prophesied against all . . . nations--It fol…
all . . . written in this book, which Jeremiah . . . prophesied against all . . . nations--It follows from this, that the prophecies against foreign nations (forty-sixth through fifty-first chapters) must have been already written. Hence the Septuagint inserts here those prophecies. But if they had followed immediately (Jer 25:13), there would have been no propriety in the observation in the verse. The very wording of the reference shows that they existed in some other part of the book, and not in the immediate context. It was in this very year, the fourth of Jehoiakim (Jer 36:1-2), that Jeremiah was directed to write in a regular book for the first time all that he had prophesied against Judah and foreign "nations" from the beginning of his ministry. Probably, at a subsequent time, when he completed the whole work, including the forty-sixth through fifty-first chapters, Jeremiah himself inserted the clause, "all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations." The prophecies in question may have been repeated, as others in Jeremiah, more than once; so in the original smaller collection they may have stood in an earlier position; and, in the fuller subsequent collection, in their later and present position.
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X. serve themselves-- (Jer 27:7; Jer 30:8; Jer 34:10). Avail themselves of their services as slaves.
serve themselves-- (Jer 27:7; Jer 30:8; Jer 34:10). Avail themselves of their services as slaves.
them also--the Chaldees, who heretofore have made other nations their slaves, shall themselves also in their turn be slaves to them. MAURER translates, "shall impose servitude on them, even them."
recompense them--namely, the Chaldees and other nations against whom Jeremiah had prophesied (Jer 25:13), as having oppressed the Jews.
their deeds--rather, "deed," namely, their bad treatment of the Jews (Jer 50:29; Jer 51:6, Jer 51:24; compare Ch2 36:17).
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XI. wine cup--Compare Jer 13:12-13, as to this image, to express stupefying judgments; also Jer 49:12…
wine cup--Compare Jer 13:12-13, as to this image, to express stupefying judgments; also Jer 49:12; Jer 51:7. Jeremiah often embodies the imagery of Isaiah in his prophecies (Lam 4:21; Isa 51:17-22; Rev 16:19; Rev 18:6). The wine cup was not literally given by Jeremiah to the representatives of the different nations; but only in symbolical vision.
XII
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XII. be moved--reel (Nah 3:11).
be moved--reel (Nah 3:11).
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XIII. Jerusalem--put first: for "judgment begins at the house of God"; they being most guilty whose rel…
Jerusalem--put first: for "judgment begins at the house of God"; they being most guilty whose religious privileges are greatest (Pe1 4:17).
kings--Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah.
as it is this day--The accomplishment of the curse had already begun under Jehoiakim. This clause, however, may have been inserted by Jeremiah at his final revision of his prophecies in Egypt.
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XIV. Pharaoh--put next after Jerusalem, because the Jews had relied most on him, and Egypt and Judea s…
Pharaoh--put next after Jerusalem, because the Jews had relied most on him, and Egypt and Judea stood on a common footing (Jer 46:2, Jer 46:25).
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XV. mingled people--mercenary foreign troops serving under Pharaoh-hophra in the time of Jeremiah. Th…
mingled people--mercenary foreign troops serving under Pharaoh-hophra in the time of Jeremiah. The employment of these foreigners provoked the native Egyptians to overthrow him. Psammetichus, father of Pharaoh-necho, also had given a settlement in Egypt to Ionian and Carian adventurers [HERODOTUS, 2.152, 154]. See on Jer 50:37; Isa 19:2-3; Isa 20:1; Eze 30:5. The term is first found in Exo 12:38.
Uz--in the geographical order here, between Egypt and the states along the Mediterranean; therefore not the "Uz" of Job 1:1 (north of Arabia-Deserta), but the northern part of Arabia-PetrÃ&brvbra, between the sea and Idumea (Lam 4:21; see Gen 36:20, Gen 36:28).
remnant of Ashdod--called a "remnant," because Ashdod had lost most of its inhabitants in the twenty-nine years siege by Psammetichus. Compare also see on Isa 20:1. Gath is not mentioned because it was overthrown in the same war.
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16. Edom . . . Moab . . . Ammon--joined together, as being related to Israel (see Jer. 48:1-49:39).
Edom . . . Moab . . . Ammon--joined together, as being related to Israel (see Jer. 48:1-49:39).
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17. all the kings of Tyrus--the petty kings of the various dependencies of Tyre.
all the kings of Tyrus--the petty kings of the various dependencies of Tyre.
isles--a term including all maritime regions (Psa 72:10).
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18. Dedan--north of Arabia (Gen 25:3-4).
Dedan--north of Arabia (Gen 25:3-4).
Tema . . . Buz--neighboring tribes north of Arabia (Job 32:2).
all . . . in . . . utmost corners--rather, "having the hair cut in angles," a heathenish custom (see on Jer 9:26).
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19. mingled people--not in the same sense as in Jer 25:20; the "motley crowd," so called in contempt …
mingled people--not in the same sense as in Jer 25:20; the "motley crowd," so called in contempt (compare Jer 49:28, Jer 49:31; Jer 50:37). By a different pointing it may be translated the "Arabs"; but the repetition of the name is not likely. BLANEY thinks there were two divisions of what we call Arabia, the west (Araba) and the east. The west included Arabia-PetrÃ&brvbra and the parts on the sea bordering on Egypt, the land of Cush; the east, Arabia-Felix and Deserta. The latter are "the mixed race" inhabiting the desert.
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20. Zimri--perhaps the Zabra mentioned by PTOLEMY between Mecca and Medina. Zimran also, as Dedan, wa…
Zimri--perhaps the Zabra mentioned by PTOLEMY between Mecca and Medina. Zimran also, as Dedan, was one of Abraham's sons by Keturah (Gen 25:2).
Elam--properly, west of Persia; but used for Persia in general.
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21. Sheshach--Babylon; as the parallelism in Jer 51:41 proves. In the Cabalistic system (called Athba…
Sheshach--Babylon; as the parallelism in Jer 51:41 proves. In the Cabalistic system (called Athbash, the first Hebrew letter in the alphabet being expressed by the last) Sheshach would exactly answer to Babel. Jeremiah may have used this system (as perhaps in Jer 51:41) for concealment at the time of this prediction, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, while Nebuchadnezzar was before Jerusalem. In Jer 51:41 there can be no concealment, as Babylon is expressly mentioned. MICHAELIS more simply explains the term "brazen-gated" (compare Isa 45:2); others, "the house of a prince." Rather, it comes from the Babylonian goddess, Shach, by reduplication of the first letter; from her Misael was named Meshach by the Babylonians. The term Shace was applied to a festival at Babylon, alluded to in Jer 51:39, Jer 51:57; Isa 21:5. It was during this feast that Cyrus took Babylon [HERODOTUS, 1]. Thus Jeremiah mystically denotes the time of its capture by this term [GLASSIUS].
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22. rise no more--The heathen nations in question should fall to rise no more. The Jews should fall b…
rise no more--The heathen nations in question should fall to rise no more. The Jews should fall but for a time, and then rise again. Therefore, the epithet is given, "the God of Israel."
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23. if they refuse to take the cup--No effort of theirs to escape destruction will avail.
if they refuse to take the cup--No effort of theirs to escape destruction will avail.
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24. If I spared not Mine elect people on account of sin, much less will I spare you (Eze 9:6; Oba 1:1…
If I spared not Mine elect people on account of sin, much less will I spare you (Eze 9:6; Oba 1:16; Luk 23:31; Pe1 4:17).
be unpunished--"be treated as innocent."
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25. roar--image from a destructive lion (Isa 42:13; Joe 3:16).
roar--image from a destructive lion (Isa 42:13; Joe 3:16).
upon his habitation--rather, "His pasturage"; keeping up the image of a lion roaring against the flock in the pasture. The roar was first to go forth over Judea wherein were "the sheep of His pasture" (Psa 100:3), and thence into heathen lands.
shout . . . tread . . . grapes-- (Jer 48:33; Isa 16:9-10).
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26. controversy--cause at issue (Mic 6:2).
controversy--cause at issue (Mic 6:2).
plead with all flesh-- (Isa 66:16). God shows the whole world that He does what is altogether just in punishing.
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27. from the coasts--rather, "from the uttermost regions." Like a storm which arises in one region an…
from the coasts--rather, "from the uttermost regions." Like a storm which arises in one region and then diffuses itself far and wide, so God's judgments shall pass "from nation to nation," till all has been fulfilled; no distance shall prevent the fulfilment.
not be lamented-- (Jer 16:4, Jer 16:6).
neither gathered--to their fathers, in their ancestral tombs (Jer 8:2).
dung-- (Psa 83:10).
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28. shepherds--princes (Jer 22:22). Here he returns to the Jews and their rulers, using the same imag…
shepherds--princes (Jer 22:22). Here he returns to the Jews and their rulers, using the same image as in Jer 25:30, "pasture" (see on Jer 25:30).
wallow yourselves--Cover yourselves as thickly with ashes, in token of sorrow, as one who rolls in them (Jer 6:26; Eze 27:30) [MAURER].
principal--leaders. The Septuagint translates "rams," carrying out the image (compare Isa 14:9, Margin; Zac 10:3).
days of your slaughter . . . of . . . dispersions--rather, "your days for slaughter (that is, the time of your being slain), and your dispersions (not 'of your dispersions'), are accomplished (are come)."
pleasant vessel--Ye were once a precious vessel, but ye shall fall, and so be a broken vessel (see on Jer 22:28). "Your past excellency shall not render you safe now. I will turn to your ignominy whatever glory I conferred on you" [CALVIN].
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29. Literally, "Flight shall fail the shepherds . . . escaping (shall fail) the principal," &c. (Amo …
Literally, "Flight shall fail the shepherds . . . escaping (shall fail) the principal," &c. (Amo 2:14). The leaders will be the first objects for slaughter; escape by flight will be out of their power.
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30. habitations--rather, carrying out the image "pastures" (see on Jer 25:30). The pasturages where, …
habitations--rather, carrying out the image "pastures" (see on Jer 25:30). The pasturages where, peaceably and without incursion of wild beasts, the flocks have fed, shall be destroyed; that is, the regions where, heretofore, there was peace and security (alluding to the name Salem, or Jerusalem, "possessing peace").
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31. his covert--the temple, where heretofore, like a lion, as its defender, by the mere terror of His…
his covert--the temple, where heretofore, like a lion, as its defender, by the mere terror of His voice He warded off the foe; but now He leaves it a prey to the Gentiles [CALVIN].
fierceness of . . . oppressor--rather, as the Hebrew, for "oppressor" is an adjective feminine, the word "sword" is understood, which, in Jer 46:16; Jer 50:16, is expressed (indeed, some manuscripts and the Septuagint read "sword" instead of "fierceness" here; probably interpolated from Jer 46:16), "the oppressing sword." The Hebrew for "oppressing" means also a "dove": there may be, therefore, a covert allusion to the Chaldean standard bearing a dove on it, in honor of Semiramis, the first queen, said in popular superstition to have been nourished by doves when exposed at birth, and at death to have been transformed into a dove. Her name may come from a root referring to the cooing of a dove. That bird was held sacred to the goddess Venus. Vulgate so translates "the anger of the dove."
his . . . anger--If the anger of Nebuchadnezzar cannot be evaded, how much less that of God (compare Jer 25:37)!
The prophecies which gave the offense were those given in detail in the seventh, eighth, and ninth chapters (compare Jer 26:6 here with Jer 7:12, Jer 7:14); and summarily referred to here [MAURER], probably pronounced at one of the great feasts (that of tabernacles, according to USSHER; for the inhabitants of "all the cities of Judah" are represented as present, Jer 26:2). See on Jer 7:1.
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Jeremiah — Capítulo 25
PROPHECY OF THE SEVENTY YEARS CAPTIVITY; AND AFTER THAT THE DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON, AND OF ALL THE NATIONS THAT OPPRESSED THE JEWS. (Jer. 25:1-38) fourth year of Jehoiakim--called the third year in Dan 1:1. But probab…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Palabra que vino a Jeremías acerca de todo el pueblo de Judá en el año cuarto de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, el cual era el año primero de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia;
2la cual habló el profeta Jeremías a todo el pueblo de Judá y a todos los moradores de Jerusalén, diciendo:
3Desde el año trece de Josías hijo de Amón, rey de Judá, hasta este día, que son veintitrés años, ha venido a mí palabra de Jehová, y he hablado desde temprano y sin cesar; pero no oísteis.
4Y envió Jehová a vosotros todos sus siervos los profetas, enviándoles desde temprano y sin cesar; pero no oísteis, ni inclinasteis vuestro oído para escuchar
5cuando decían: Volveos ahora de vuestro mal camino y de la maldad de vuestras obras, y moraréis en la tierra que os dio Jehová a vosotros y a vuestros padres para siempre;
6y no vayáis en pos de dioses ajenos, sirviéndoles y adorándoles, ni me provoquéis a ira con la obra de vuestras manos; y no os haré mal.
7Pero no me habéis oído, dice Jehová, para provocarme a ira con la obra de vuestras manos para mal vuestro.
8Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Por cuanto no habéis oído mis palabras,
9he aquí enviaré y tomaré a todas las tribus del norte, dice Jehová, y a Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, mi siervo, y los traeré contra esta tierra y contra sus moradores, y contra todas estas naciones en derredor; y los destruiré, y los pondré por escarnio y por burla y en desolación perpetua.
10Y haré que desaparezca de entre ellos la voz de gozo y la voz de alegría, la voz de desposado y la voz de desposada, ruido de molino y luz de lámpara.
11Toda esta tierra será puesta en ruinas y en espanto; y servirán estas naciones al rey de Babilonia setenta años.
12Y cuando sean cumplidos los setenta años, castigaré al rey de Babilonia y a aquella nación por su maldad, ha dicho Jehová, y a la tierra de los caldeos; y la convertiré en desiertos para siempre.
13Y traeré sobre aquella tierra todas mis palabras que he hablado contra ella, con todo lo que está escrito en este libro, profetizado por Jeremías contra todas las naciones.
14Porque también ellas serán sojuzgadas por muchas naciones y grandes reyes; y yo les pagaré conforme a sus hechos, y conforme a la obra de sus manos.
15Porque así me dijo Jehová Dios de Israel: Toma de mi mano la copa del vino de este furor, y da a beber de él a todas las naciones a las cuales yo te envío.
16Y beberán, y temblarán y enloquecerán, a causa de la espada que yo envío entre ellas.
17Y tomé la copa de la mano de Jehová, y di de beber a todas las naciones, a las cuales me envió Jehová:
18a Jerusalén, a las ciudades de Judá y a sus reyes, y a sus príncipes, para ponerlos en ruinas, en escarnio y en burla y en maldición, como hasta hoy;
19a Faraón rey de Egipto, a sus siervos, a sus príncipes y a todo su pueblo;
20y a toda la mezcla de naciones, a todos los reyes de tierra de Uz, y a todos los reyes de la tierra de Filistea, a Ascalón, a Gaza, a Ecrón y al remanente de Asdod;
21a Edom, a Moab y a los hijos de Amón;
22a todos los reyes de Tiro, a todos los reyes de Sidón, a los reyes de las costas que están de ese lado del mar;
23a Dedán, a Tema y a Buz, y a todos los que se rapan las sienes;
24a todos los reyes de Arabia, a todos los reyes de pueblos mezclados que habitan en el desierto;
25a todos los reyes de Zimri, a todos los reyes de Elam, a todos los reyes de Media;
26a todos los reyes del norte, los de cerca y los de lejos, los unos con los otros, y a todos los reinos del mundo que están sobre la faz de la tierra; y el rey de Babilonia beberá después de ellos.
27Les dirás, pues: Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: Bebed, y embriagaos, y vomitad, y caed, y no os levantéis, a causa de la espada que yo envío entre vosotros.
28Y si no quieren tomar la copa de tu mano para beber, les dirás tú: Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Tenéis que beber.
29Porque he aquí que a la ciudad en la cual es invocado mi nombre yo comienzo a hacer mal; ¿y vosotros seréis absueltos? No seréis absueltos; porque espada traigo sobre todos los moradores de la tierra, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
30Tú, pues, profetizarás contra ellos todas estas palabras y les dirás: Jehová rugirá desde lo alto, y desde su morada santa dará su voz; rugirá fuertemente contra su morada; canción de lagareros cantará contra todos los moradores de la tierra.
31Llegará el estruendo hasta el fin de la tierra, porque Jehová tiene juicio contra las naciones; él es el Juez de toda carne; entregará los impíos a espada, dice Jehová.
32Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí que el mal irá de nación en nación, y grande tempestad se levantará de los fines de la tierra.
33Y yacerán los muertos de Jehová en aquel día desde un extremo de la tierra hasta el otro; no se endecharán ni se recogerán ni serán enterrados; como estiércol quedarán sobre la faz de la tierra.
34Aullad, pastores, y clamad; revolcaos en el polvo, mayorales del rebaño; porque cumplidos son vuestros días para que seáis degollados y esparcidos, y caeréis como vaso precioso.
35Y se acabará la huida de los pastores, y el escape de los mayorales del rebaño.
36¡Voz de la gritería de los pastores, y aullido de los mayorales del rebaño! Porque Jehová asoló sus pastos.
37Y los pastos delicados serán destruidos por el ardor de la ira de Jehová.
38Dejó cual leoncillo su guarida; pues asolada fue la tierra de ellos por la ira del opresor, y por el furor de su saña.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. From the thirteenth year of Josiah, in which Jeremiah began to prophesy (Jer 1:1), to the end of …
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II. rising early--(See on Jer 7:13). "The prophets" refer to Urijah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, &c. It aggr…
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III. Turn . . . dwell--In Hebrew there is expressed by sameness of sounds the correspondence between t…
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IV. He instances one sin, idolatry, as representative of all their sins; as nothing is dearer to God …
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V. Though ye provoke Me to anger (Deu 32:21), yet it is not I, but yourselves, whom ye thereby hurt …
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VI. the north--(see on Jer 1:14-15). The Medes and other northern peoples, confederate with Babylon, …
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VII. (Jer 7:34; Rev 18:23). The land shall be so desolated that even in the houses left standing there…
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VIII. seventy years-- (Jer 27:7). The exact number of years of Sabbaths in four hundred ninety years, t…
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IX. all . . . written in this book, which Jeremiah . . . prophesied against all . . . nations--It fol…
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X. serve themselves-- (Jer 27:7; Jer 30:8; Jer 34:10). Avail themselves of their services as slaves.
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XI. wine cup--Compare Jer 13:12-13, as to this image, to express stupefying judgments; also Jer 49:12…
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XII. be moved--reel (Nah 3:11).
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XIII. Jerusalem--put first: for "judgment begins at the house of God"; they being most guilty whose rel…
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XIV. Pharaoh--put next after Jerusalem, because the Jews had relied most on him, and Egypt and Judea s…
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XV. mingled people--mercenary foreign troops serving under Pharaoh-hophra in the time of Jeremiah. Th…
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16. Edom . . . Moab . . . Ammon--joined together, as being related to Israel (see Jer. 48:1-49:39).
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17. all the kings of Tyrus--the petty kings of the various dependencies of Tyre.
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18. Dedan--north of Arabia (Gen 25:3-4).
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19. mingled people--not in the same sense as in Jer 25:20; the "motley crowd," so called in contempt …
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20. Zimri--perhaps the Zabra mentioned by PTOLEMY between Mecca and Medina. Zimran also, as Dedan, wa…
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21. Sheshach--Babylon; as the parallelism in Jer 51:41 proves. In the Cabalistic system (called Athba…
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22. rise no more--The heathen nations in question should fall to rise no more. The Jews should fall b…
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23. if they refuse to take the cup--No effort of theirs to escape destruction will avail.
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24. If I spared not Mine elect people on account of sin, much less will I spare you (Eze 9:6; Oba 1:1…
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25. roar--image from a destructive lion (Isa 42:13; Joe 3:16).
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26. controversy--cause at issue (Mic 6:2).
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27. from the coasts--rather, "from the uttermost regions." Like a storm which arises in one region an…
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28. shepherds--princes (Jer 22:22). Here he returns to the Jews and their rulers, using the same imag…
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29. Literally, "Flight shall fail the shepherds . . . escaping (shall fail) the principal," &c. (Amo …
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30. habitations--rather, carrying out the image "pastures" (see on Jer 25:30). The pasturages where, …
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31. his covert--the temple, where heretofore, like a lion, as its defender, by the mere terror of His…