1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
3 ¶ Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah: 4 Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city. 5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath. 6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence. 7 And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
8 ¶ And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
11 ¶ And touching the house of the king of Judah, say , Hear ye the word of the LORD; 12 O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it , because of the evil of your doings. 13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? 14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
Kungs atdos Jeruzālemi Nebūkadnecaram
1 Vārds, kas Jeremijam nāca no Kunga, kad ķēniņš Cedekija sūtīja pie viņa Pašhūru, Malkijas dēlu, un priesteri Cefanju, Maasējas dēlu: 2 “Iztaujā priekš manis Kungu, jo Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars nāk pret mums ar karu! Varbūt Kungs dara mums brīnumu un šis aiziet no mums!”
3 Jeremija viņiem teica: “Tā sakiet Cedekijam: 4 tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs: redzi, es pavērsīšu otrādi ieročus, kas jums ir rokā, ar kuriem jūs karojat pret Bābeles ķēniņu un pret kaldiešiem, kas aplenkuši jūsu mūrus, – es visus sapulcēšu pilsētas vidū, 5 un es karošu pret jums ar izstieptu roku un stipru elkoni – ar dusmām, niknumu un bargumu! 6 Un es sitīšu šīs pilsētas iedzīvotājus – gan zvērus, gan cilvēkus – ar mēri, un tie nomirs! 7 Un pēc tam, saka Kungs, es atdošu Jūdas ķēniņu Cedekiju un viņa kalpus, un tautu, un tos, kas šai pilsētā vēl būs atlikuši no mēra, zobena un bada, Bābeles ķēniņa Nebūkadnecara rokā, – viņu ienaidniekiem un tiem, kas lūko pēc viņu dzīvības, un viņš kaus tos ar zobenu – nesaudzēs, netaupīs, nežēlos! 8 Un tautai tu saki: tā saka Kungs: redzi, es nolieku jūsu priekšā dzīvības ceļu un nāves ceļu. 9 Kas šai pilsētā dzīvos, tas mirs no zobena, bada un mēra, bet, kas izies un padosies kaldiešiem, kas jūs ielenkuši, tas dzīvos un gūs dzīvību! 10 Jo šai pilsētā es esmu vērsis savu vaigu uz ļaunu, ne labu, saka Kungs, tā tiks atdota Bābeles ķēniņam, un viņš to nodedzinās ar uguni!”
Kunga vārds Dāvida namam
11 Klausies Kunga vārdu,
Jūdas ķēniņa nams,
12 tā saka Kungs
Dāvida namam:
“Tiesājiet tiesu no rīta
un glābiet aplaupīto
no apspiedēja rokas,
kamēr vēl mans niknums
kā uguns nav izgājis
un iededzies,
ka ne nodzēst –
jūsu ļauno darbu dēļ!
13 Redzi, es pret tevi,
tu, ielejā mītošā,
tu, lauka klints! –
saka Kungs.
Jūs sakāt:
kurš trieksies pret mums,
un kurš mūsu mājokļos nāks?
14 Es piemeklēšu jūs
pēc jūsu darba augļiem! –
saka Kungs,
es degšu uguni viņas mežos,
un tā rīs visapkārt!”
