1 Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. 2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. 3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. 4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem. 5 For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest? 6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting. 7 And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. 8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city. 9 She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
10 ¶ Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. 11 The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. 12 Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? 13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. 14 And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.
15 ¶ O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. 16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. 17 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. 18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
19 ¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. 20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
Sods ir nenovēršams
1 Kungs man teica: “Pat ja manā priekšā stāvētu Mozus un Samuēls, mana dvēsele nav pie šīs tautas, – sūti tos projām no manis, lai tie iet prom! 2 Un, kad tie tev teiks: kurp mums jāiet? – tad saki tiem: tā saka Kungs:
kuri nāvei, tie nāvei,
kuri zobenam, tie zobenam,
kuri badam, tie badam,
kuri gūstam, tie gūstam!
3 Un es piemeklēšu tos ar četrām sērgām, saka Kungs, ar zobenu, lai kauj, ar suņiem, lai plēš, ar debesu putniem un zemes zvēriem, lai rij un lai posta! 4 Es darīšu tos par briesmu tēlu visām zemes valstībām – tā dēļ, ko Jeruzālemē darīja Jūdas ķēniņš Manase, Jehizkijāhu dēls.
5 Kas apžēlosies par tevi, Jeruzāleme,
kas jutīs tev līdzi,
kas vērsīsies pie tevis,
lai pajautātu:
vai tev klājas labi?
6 Tu atmeti mani,
saka Kungs,
gāji atmuguriski,
un es pastiepu savu roku
un tevi nopostīju!
Velti es nopūlos,
tevi mierinādams.
7 Ar vētījamo lāpstu
es tos izvētīju zemes vārtos,
savu tautu bez bērniem atstāju un izdeldēju,
jo no sava ceļa tie novērsās!
8 Darīju, ka viņu atraitņu
ir vairāk nekā jūrā smilšu,
viņu jaunekļu mātēm es uzsūtīju nīdētāju
ap pusdienas laiku,
es liku, lai piepeši
tiem uzkrīt bailes un šausmas.
9 Novīta tā, kas bija septiņus dzemdējusi,
nonīka viņas dvēsele,
viņas saule pa dienu norietēja,
viņa tika apkaunota un pievilta.
Un, kas tiem atlicis,
to es atdošu zobenam
viņu naidnieku priekšā,”
saka Kungs.
Jeremijas žēlabas un Kunga mierinājums
10 Vai manu, māt,
ka tu mani dzemdēji! –
strīdnieku un ķildnieku
pret visu zemi –
es neesmu palienējis
un no manis nav aizlienējuši,
bet lād mani visi!
11 Kungs teica:
“Es tevi atbrīvošu ar labu,
es darīšu, ka naidnieks vēl nolūgsies tevi
ļaunā un nelaimes laikā!
12 Vai ar dzelzi var pārsist
ziemeļu dzelzi un varu?
13 Tavus labumus un dārgumus
es par velti atdošu laupīt –
par visiem taviem grēkiem
visās tavās robežās.
14 Es likšu, lai tu kalpo
saviem naidniekiem zemē, ko nepazīsti,
jo manās dusmās iedegās uguns,
mūžam tā degs!”
15 Kungs, tu zini!
Atceries mani, piemeklē mani,
atrieb mani maniem vajātājiem!
Pacieties, nepaņem mani!
Zini – tevis dēļ mani izsmej!
16 Tavi vārdi atradās,
un es tos apēdu,
un tavi vārdi
bija man sirds prieks un līksme,
jo es esmu saukts tavā vārdā,
Kungs, Pulku Dievs!
17 Smējēju pulkā es nesēdēju un nelīksmoju,
es sēdēju viens tava spēka dēļ:
es sēdēju, jo ar dusmām tu mani pildīji!
18 Kādēļ manas sāpes ilgst mūžam
un sirguļo mana brūce,
liedzas dziedējama?
Vai tu mānīsi mani
kā strauts, kas vasarā izsīkst?
19 Tādēļ tā saka Kungs:
“Ja tu atgriezīsies,
es tevi ņemšu pie sevis
un tu stāvēsi manā priekšā,
un, ja tu atšķirsi cēlo no nevērtīgā,
tu būsi kā mana mute!
Viņi atgriezīsies pie tevis,
bet tu pie tiem neatgriezies!
20 Es likšu tevi šai tautai
par nepieejamu vara mūri,
un viņi karos pret tevi,
bet tevi nepievārēs,
jo es esmu ar tevi,
lai tevi glābtu un pestītu,”
saka Kungs.
21 “Es tevi izpestīšu no ļauno rokas
un izpirkšu tevi no varmāku nagiem!”
