1 Who will give me a lodging, in the desert, that I may leave my people and go far from them? For they are all adulterers, a band of traitors.
2 They bend their tongue like bows. Deceit and not truth prevail in the land. They commit one crime after another and do not know me.
3 Each one is suspicious of his friend and no one trusts his brother, brother deceives brother, friend slanders friend.
4 They deceive each other; no one speaks the truth. Their tongues are addicted to lying; they are perverse and too hardened to repent.
5 They live amidst deceitfulness and deceitfulness prevents them from knowing me.
6 That is why - word of Yahweh God of hosts - I will refine and test them, for what else can I do for my people?
7 Their tongues are like deadly arrows, uttering deceitful words. With their friend they speak of peace but in their heart they set a trap for him.
8 Isn't it reason enough for me to punish them? Shall I not avenge myself on such a nation?
9 On the mountains there will be weeping and wailing, and on the prairies of the wilderness a dirge, because they have been burnt and deserted, and the sound of flock is heard no more. The birds of the sky and the beasts have all fled and are gone.
10 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah a wasteland without inhabitants."
11 Who is wise enough to understand these events? And who is the one Yahweh has chosen to reveal them? Why has the land perished and been laid waste like a desert where no one passes?
12 Yahweh answered, "It is because they have forsaken the Law that I gave them. They have not listened to me
13 but in the stubbornness of their heart they have followed the Baals as they were instructed by their fathers."
14 That is why Yahweh, the God of hosts and the God of Israel says, "I will make this people eat bitter food and I will give them poisoned water.
15 I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their fathers knew and I will send the sword after them until I have finished with them."
16 Listen! Call for the wailing women to come, send for the most skillful!
17 Let them hasten to intone a funeral song, and let us weep, our eyes running with tears.
18 The sound of wailing is heard in Zion. A terrible disaster has befallen us! How great our shame to leave the land, to see our homes broken down!
19 You women, take heed of what Yahweh says, let your ears pay attention to his words. Teach this lament to your daughters and each of them to their friends:
20 "Death has come through our windows and invaded our palaces, cutting down the children in the street and young men in the squares!
21 The corpes are scattered in the fields like dung; like sheaves cut by the reaper with no one to gather them!"
22 It is Yahweh who speaks: "Let not the wise boast of his wisdom, nor the valiant of his valor nor the wealthy of his wealth!
23 But if someone wants to boast, let him boast of this: of understanding and knowing me. I am Yahweh, the merciful; I implement justice and rule the world with righteousness. "For in these things I delight," - this is Yahweh's word.
24 "The time is coming," Yahweh says, "when I will ask to account both those who are circumcised and those who are not:
25 Egypt, Juda, the Amonites and the Moabites with all the Arabs of the desert, for all these nations are not circumcised, and the people of Israel are not circumcised in their heart."
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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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