1 Would that I had in the desert a travelers' lodge! That I might leave my people and depart from them. They are all adulterers, a faithless band.
2 They ready their tongues like a drawn bow; with lying, and not with truth, they hold forth in the land. They go from evil to evil, but me they know not, says the LORD.
3 Be on your guard, everyone against his neighbor; put no trust in any brother. Every brother apes Jacob, the supplanter, every friend is guilty of slander.
4 Each one deceives the other, no one speaks the truth. They have accustomed their tongues to lying, and are perverse, and cannot repent.
5 Violence upon violence, deceit upon deceit: They refuse to recognize me, says the LORD.
6 Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: I will smelt them and test them; how else should I deal with their wickedness?
7 A murderous arrow is his tongue, his mouth utters deceit; He speaks cordially with his friends, but in his heart he lays an ambush!
8 For these things, says the LORD, shall I not punish them? On a nation such as this shall I not take vengeance?
9 Over the mountains, break out in cries of lamentation, over the pasture lands, intone a dirge: They are scorched, and no man crosses them, unheard is the bleat of the flock; Birds of the air as well as beasts, all have fled, and are gone.
10 I will turn Jerusalem into a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; The cities of Judah I will make into a waste, where no one dwells.
11 Who is so wise that he can understand this? Let him to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken make it known: Why is the land ravaged, scorched like a wasteland untraversed?
12 The LORD answered: Because they have abandoned my law, which I set before them, and have not followed it or listened to my voice,
13 but followed rather the hardness of their hearts and the Baals, as their fathers had taught them;
14 therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: See now, I will give them wormwood to eat and poison to drink.
15 I will scatter them among nations whom neither they nor their fathers have known; I will send the sword to pursue them until I have completely destroyed them.
16 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Attention! tell the wailing women to come, summon the best of them;
17 Let them come quickly and intone a dirge for us, That our eyes may be wet with weeping, our cheeks run with tears.
18 The dirge is heard from Zion: Ruined we are, and greatly ashamed; We must leave the land, give up our homes!
19 Hear, you women, the word of the LORD, let your ears receive his message. Teach your daughters this dirge, and each other this lament.
20 Death has come up through our windows, has entered our palaces; It cuts down the children in the street, young people in the squares.
21 The corpses of the slain lie like dung on a field, Like sheaves behind the harvester, with no one to gather them.
22 Thus says the LORD: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, nor the strong man glory in his strength, nor the rich man glory in his riches;
23 But rather, let him who glories, glory in this, that in his prudence he knows me, Knows that I, the LORD, bring about kindness, justice and uprightness on the earth; For with such am I pleased, says the LORD.
24 See, days are coming, says the LORD, when I will demand an account of all those circumcised in their flesh:
25 Egypt and Judah, Edom and the Ammonites, Moab and the desert dwellers who shave their temples. For all these nations, like the whole house of Israel, are uncircumcised in heart.
Versículos relacionados com Jeremiah, 9:
Jeremiah 9 talks about Jeremiah's sadness and anguish regarding the infidelity of the people of Israel, who persists in their ways evil and does not repent. The chapter highlights the importance of truth and justice, as well as the need to turn to God in repentance. Below are five verses related to the themes of the chapter:
Proverbs 12:22: "The liars are abominable to the Lord, but those who act faithfully give him pleasure." This verse highlights the importance of truth and honesty, which are fundamental to justice and a life that pleases God.
Isaiah 59:2: "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins hid from you his face, and so he will not hear you." This verse highlights the need for repentance and abandonment of sin so that there is a true communion with God.
2 Chronicles 7:14: "If my people, which is called by my name, humble themselves, pray and seek me, and deviate from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal their earth . " This verse emphasizes the importance of repentance and sincere pursuit of God, which result in forgiveness and healing.
Psalm 15:1-2: "Lord, who will dwell in your sanctuary? Who can live in your holy mountain? Diphamar. " This psalm highlights the importance of integrity, justice and truth in our lives, which are fundamental values for God.
Isaiah 1:16-17: "WASHING, purify yourself, take the wickedness of your deeds out of my sight; stop doing evil. Learn to do good; seek justice, end up with oppression. of the orphan and defend the cause of the widow. " This verse highlights the need to repent and turn to God, seeking justice and doing good to others, especially to the most vulnerable.
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