1 The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, 2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place. 3 For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land; 4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 5 For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies. 6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them: 7 Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother. 8 Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. 9 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
10 ¶ And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God? 11 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law; 12 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me: 13 Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
14 ¶ Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 15 But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
16 ¶ Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. 17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes. 18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. 19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. 20 Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? 21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.
Jeremija pats kā līdzība un pravietojums
1 Tad pār mani nāca Kunga vārds: 2 “Neņem sev sievu, un lai tev šajā vietā nav ne dēlu, ne meitu, 3 jo tā saka Kungs par dēliem un meitām, kas šai vietā ir dzimuši, un par viņu mātēm, kas tos dzemdējušas, un par viņu tēviem, kas tos šajā vietā dzemdinājuši: 4 no nāvīgām sērgām tie mirs, tos nedz apraks, nedz apglabās, tie būs kā mēsli uz zemes virsas, ar badu un zobenu tos piebeigs, un viņu līķi būs par rijamo debesu putniem un zemes zvēriem!”
5 Jo tā saka Kungs: “Neej klaigātāju namā un neej raudāt un ciest tiem līdzi, jo es šai tautai atņēmu savu mieru, saka Kungs, žēlastību un apžēlošanu! 6 Šajā zemē nomirs gan lieli, gan mazi, tos ne apraks, ne apraudās, to dēļ sevi negraizīs un matus nost nedzīs! 7 Maizi kopā ar sērotāju neviens nelauzīs, lai viņu mierinātu mirušā dēļ, mierinājuma kausu tam nedos dzert viņa tēva un mātes dēļ! 8 Un dzīru namā tu neej, lai sēdētu kopā ar viņiem – ēstu un dzertu!” 9 Jo tā saka Pulku Kungs, Israēla Dievs: “Redzi, šajā vietā vēl jūsu dienās un jūsu acu priekšā es apklusināšu līksmes un prieka balsi, līgavaiņa balsi un līgavas balsi!
10 Un, kad tu pastāstīsi šai tautai šo visu, viņi tev sacīs: kādēļ Kungs vērsās pret mums ar šo lielo ļaunumu? Kāda ir mūsu vaina, un kur mūsu grēks? Ar ko mēs esam grēkojuši pret Kungu, mūsu Dievu? – 11 Tad saki viņiem: tādēļ, ka jūsu tēvi mani atmeta, saka Kungs, sekoja citiem dieviem un tiem vergoja un klanījās, bet mani atmeta un manu bauslību neturēja! 12 Jo jūs darāt vairāk ļauna nekā jūsu tēvi, un, redzi, jūs katrs staigājat pēc savas ļaunās sirds stūrgalvības, mani neklausīdami, 13 tādēļ es aiztriekšu jūs no šīs zemes uz zemi, ko nepazīstat nedz jūs, nedz jūsu tēvi, un tur jūs vergosiet citiem dieviem dienu un nakti, un es jums žēluma neparādīšu!
Dievs atjaunos Israēlu
(Jer 23:7–8)14 Tādēļ, redzi, nāk dienas, saka Kungs, kad vairs neteiks: dzīvs Kungs, kas izveda Israēla dēlus no Ēģiptes zemes! 15 Bet teiks: dzīvs Kungs, kas izveda Israēla dēlus no ziemeļu zemes un no visām zemēm, kur bija tos aiztriecis! Un es savedīšu tos atpakaļ viņu zemē, ko es devu to tēviem!
16 Redzi, es sūtu daudzus zvejniekus, saka Kungs, un tie nozvejos viņus. Pēc tam es sūtīšu daudzus medniekus, un tie medīs viņus no katra kalna, no katra paugura un klinšu plaisas! 17 Jo manas acis redz viņu ceļus, tie man nav apslēpti! Manām acīm nav apslēptas viņu vainas! 18 Vispirms es tiem divkārt atdarīšu viņu vainas un grēkus, jo manu zemi tie aptraipīja ar savu riebekļu līķiem un ar savām preteklībām piepildīja manu īpašumu!”
19 Kungs, mans stiprums, mans spēks,
mans patvērums ļaunā dienā,
pie tevis nāk tautas no zemes galiem un saka:
“Tiešām, melus mantoja mūsu tēvi,
tukšību, kas neko nedod!
20 Vai cilvēks var taisīt sev dievus?
Un tie pat nav dievi!”
21 “Redzi, tādēļ es lieku tiem zināt,
šoreiz es likšu tiem zināt,
kas ir mans spēks un varenība,
un tie zinās, ka
mans vārds ir Kungs!”
