1 Rove the streets of Jerusalem, now look and enquire, see in her squares if you can find an individual, one individual who does right and seeks the truth, and I will pardon her, Yahweh says.
2 Although they say, 'As Yahweh lives,' they are, in fact, swearing a false oath.
3 Yahweh, do your eyes not look for truth? You have struck them; they have not felt it. You have annihilated them, for they ignored the lesson. They have set their faces harder than rock, they have refused to repent.
4 I thought, 'These are only the poor! They behave stupidly since they do not know Yahweh's way or the ruling of their God.
5 I shall approach the great men and speak to them, for these will know Yahweh's way and the ruling of their God.' But these, too, have broken the yoke, have burst the bonds.
6 And so, a lion from the forest will slaughter them, a wolf from the plains will despoil them, a leopard will be lurking round their towns: anyone who goes out will be torn to pieces -- because of their many crimes, their countless infidelities.
7 'Why should I pardon you? Your sons have abandoned me, to swear by gods that are not gods at all. I fed them full, and they became adulterers, they hurried to the brothel.
8 They are well-fed, roving stallions, each neighing for his neighbour's wife.
9 Shall I fail to punish this, Yahweh demands, or on such a nation to exact vengeance?
10 Scale her terraces! Destroy! But do not annihilate her completely! Strip off her branches, for Yahweh does not own them!
11 How treacherously they have treated me, the House of Israel and the House of Judah! Yahweh declares.
12 'They have denied Yahweh, they have said, "He is nothing; no evil will overtake us, we shall not see sword or famine.
13 And the prophets? Nothing but wind; the word is not in them; let those very things happen to them!" '
14 Because of this, Yahweh, God Sabaoth, says this, 'Since you have said such things, now I shall make my words a fire in your mouth, and make this people wood, for the fire to devour.
15 Now I shall bring on you a nation from afar, House of Israel, Yahweh declares, an enduring nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you grasp what they say.
16 Their quiver a gaping tomb, they are all of them fighters.
17 They will devour your harvest and your food, devour your sons and daughters, devour your flocks and herds, devour your vines and fig trees, and demolish your fortified towns in which you trust -- with the sword!'
18 'Yet even in those days, Yahweh declares, I shall not annihilate you completely.
19 'And when you ask, "Why has Yahweh our God done all this to us?" you will give them this answer, "As you abandon me to serve alien gods in your own country, so you must serve aliens in a country not your own."
20 'Announce this in the House of Jacob, proclaim it in Judah, and say,
21 "Now listen to this, stupid, brainless people who have eyes and do not see, who have ears and do not hear!
22 Have you no fear of me? Yahweh demands. Will you not tremble before me who set the sand as limit to the sea, as an everlasting barrier it cannot pass? Its waves may toss but not prevail, they may roar but cannot pass beyond.
23 But this people has a rebellious, unruly heart; they have rebelled and gone!
24 Nor do they say to themselves: Now we ought to fear Yahweh our God who gives the rain, of autumn and of spring, at the right season, and reserves us the weeks appointed for harvest.
25 Your misdeeds have upset all this, your sins have deprived you of these blessings."
26 Yes, there are wicked men among my people who watch like fowlers on the alert; they set traps and they catch human beings.
27 Like a cage full of birds so are their houses full of loot; they have grown rich and powerful because of it,
28 they are fat, they are sleek, in wickedness they go to any lengths: they have no respect for rights, for orphans' rights, and yet they succeed! They have not upheld the cause of the needy.
29 Shall I fail to punish this, Yahweh demands, or on such a nation to exact vengeance?
30 Horrible, disgusting things are happening in the land:
31 the prophets prophesy falsely and the priests exploit the people. And my people love it! But when the end comes, what will you do?
Versículos relacionados com Jeremiah, 5:
Jeremiah 5 is a chapter in which the prophet Jeremiah accuses the people of Judah of being unfaithful to God and disobeying his commandments, resulting in divine punishment. The chapter talks about the lack of justice and honesty, the pride and arrogance of the people, corruption and idolatry. Below are five verses related to these themes:
Proverbs 10:9: "He who walks in integrity is safe, but who perverts his ways will be known." The verse talks about the importance of honesty and integrity, something that the people of Judah were neglecting.
Micah 6:8: "He has declared you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you: May justice, and love mercy, and humbly Andes with your God." This verse emphasizes the importance of justice and humility before God, something that the people of Judah were ignoring.
Jeremiah 7:5-6: "But if you have to improve your ways and your works; you are very practicing justice between man and his neighbor, if you do not oppress the foreigner, neither the orphan, nor to the widow, nor spill, nor pour out Innocent blood in this place, nor walking after other gods to your own evil, then I will make you dwell in this place, on the earth that I gave to you and your parents forever. " This verse highlights the importance of social justice, compassion and exclusive worship of God.
Jeremiah 6:13-14: "For from the smallest of them to the largest, each one gives himself to greed; and from the prophet to the priest, each one practices falsehood. And heal the wound of my people lightly, saying: Peace , peace; when there is no peace. " This verse denounces the corruption of both religious leaders and the people in general.
Jeremiah 2:11: "Did you change any nation to their gods, even if they were not gods? But my people exchanged their glory for what is of no use." This verse highlights the idolatry of the people of Judah, who has abandoned the true God to worship worthless idols.
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