Jeremiah · American Standard Version (1901)
Jeremiah 13 American Standard Version (1901)
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1 Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
1 ASÍ me dijo Jehová: Ve, y cómprate un cinto de lino, y cíñelo sobre tus lomos, y no lo meterás en agua.
2 So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.
2 Y compré el cinto conforme á la palabra de Jehová, y púselo sobre mis lomos.
3 And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,
3 Y fué á mí segunda vez palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
4 Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.
4 Toma el cinto que compraste, que está sobre tus lomos, y levántate, y ve al Eufrates, y escóndelo allá en la concavidad de una peña.
5 So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah commanded me.
5 Fuí pues, y escondílo junto al Eufrates, como Jehová me mandó.
6 And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
6 Y sucedió que al cabo de muchos días me dijo Jehová: Levántate, y ve al Eufrates, y toma de allí el cinto que te mandé escondieses allá.
7 Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
7 Entonces fuí al Eufrates, y cavé, y tomé el cinto del lugar donde lo había escondido; y he aquí que el cinto se había podrido; para ninguna cosa era bueno.
8 Then the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
8 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
9 Thus saith Jehovah, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
9 Así ha dicho Jehová: Así haré podrir la soberbia de Judá, y la mucha soberbia de Jerusalem,
10 This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing.
10 A este pueblo malo, que no quieren oir mis palabras, que andan en las imaginaciones de su corazón, y se fueron en pos de dioses ajenos para servirles, y para encorvarse á ellos; y vendrá á ser como este cinto, que para ninguna cosa es bueno.
11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
11 Porque como el cinto se junta á los lomos del hombre, así hice juntar á mí toda la casa de Israel y toda la casa de Judá, dice Jehová, para que me fuesen por pueblo y por fama, y por alabanza y por honra: empero no escucharon.
12 Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
12 Les dirás pues esta palabra: Así ha dicho Jehová, Dios de Israel: Henchiráse de vino todo odre. Y ellos te dirán: ¿No sabemos que todo odre se henchirá de vino?
13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
13 Entonces les has de decir: Así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí que yo lleno de embriaguez todos los moradores de esta tierra, y á los reyes [de la estirpe] de David que se sientan sobre su trono, y á los sacerdotes y profetas, y á todos los moradores de Jerusalem;
14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.
14 Y quebrantarélos el uno con el otro, los padres con los hijos juntamente, dice Jehová: no perdonaré, ni tendré piedad ni misericordia, para no destruirlos.
15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Jehovah hath spoken.
15 Escuchad y oid; no os elevéis: pues Jehová ha hablado.
16 Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
16 Dad gloria á Jehová Dios vuestro, antes que haga venir tinieblas, y antes que vuestros pies tropiecen en montes de oscuridad, y esperéis luz, y os la torne sombra de muerte y tinieblas.
17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah’s flock is taken captive.
17 Mas si no oyereis esto, en secreto llorará mi alma á causa de [vuestra] soberbia; y llorando amargamente, se desharán mis ojos en lágrimas, porque el rebaño de Jehová fué cautivo.
18 Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.
18 Di al rey y á la reina: Humillaos, sentaos [en tierra]; porque la corona de vuestra gloria bajó de vuestras cabezas.
19 The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.
19 Las ciudades del mediodía fueron cerradas, y no hubo quien las abriese: toda Judá fué trasportada, trasportada fué toda ella.
20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
20 Alzad vuestros ojos, y ved los que vienen del aquilón: ¿dónde está el rebaño que te fué dado, la grey de tu gloria?
21 What wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail?
21 ¿Qué dirás cuando te visitará? porque tú los enseñaste [á ser] príncipes [y] cabeza sobre ti. ¿No te tomarán dolores como á mujer que pare?
22 And if thou say in thy heart, Wherefore are these things come upon me? for the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts uncovered, and thy heels suffer violence.
22 Cuando dijeres en tu corazón: ¿Por qué me ha sobrevenido esto? Por la enormidad de tu maldad fueron descubiertas tus faldas, fueron desnudos tus calcañares.
23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
23 ¿Mudará el negro su pellejo, y el leopardo sus manchas? Así también podréis vosotros hacer bien, estando habituados á hacer mal.
24 Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.
24 Por tanto yo los esparciré, como tamo que pasa, al viento del desierto.
25 This is thy lot, the portion measured unto thee from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
25 Esta es tu suerte, la porción de tus medidas de parte mía, dice Jehová; porque te olvidaste de mí, y confiaste en la mentira.
26 Therefore will I also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear.
26 Yo pues descubriré también tus faldas delante de tu cara, y se manifestará tu ignominia.
27 I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills in the field. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?
27 Tus adulterios, tus relinchos, la maldad de tu fornicación sobre los collados: en el mismo campo vi tus abominaciones. ¡Ay de ti, Jerusalem! ¿No serás al cabo limpia? ¿hasta cuándo todavía?
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 13:11; Hebrews 1:1; Jeremiah 19:1; Ezekiel 4:1–5; Jeremiah 27:2
- 2 Ezekiel 2:8; John 15:14; Proverbs 3:5; Isaiah 20:2; John 13:6–7
- 3 Jeremiah 13:8
- 4 Jeremiah 51:63–64; Micah 4:10; Psalm 137:1
- 5 Exodus 40:16; Exodus 39:42–43; Hebrews 11:17–19; 2 Timothy 2:3; John 2:5–8
- 7 Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:12; Jeremiah 24:1–8; Luke 14:34–35; Zechariah 3:3–4
- 9 Leviticus 26:19; Zephaniah 3:11; Jeremiah 13:15–17; Isaiah 23:9; Proverbs 16:18
- 10 Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 16:12; Numbers 14:11; 2 Chronicles 36:15–16; Jeremiah 3:17
- 11 Exodus 19:5–6; Jeremiah 33:9; Isaiah 43:21; Psalm 81:11; Psalm 147:20
- 12 Ezekiel 24:19
- 13 Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 63:6; Psalm 60:3; Psalm 75:8; Jeremiah 25:27
- 14 Deuteronomy 29:20; Psalm 2:9; Isaiah 9:20–21; Jeremiah 19:9–11; Jeremiah 21:7
- 15 Isaiah 28:14–22; Revelation 2:29; Isaiah 42:23; Jeremiah 26:15; James 4:10
- 16 Isaiah 59:9; Isaiah 8:22; Isaiah 60:2; Proverbs 4:19; Isaiah 5:30
- 17 Malachi 2:2; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 14:17; Romans 9:2–4; Luke 19:41–42
- 18 Jeremiah 22:26; 2 Kings 24:12; 2 Kings 24:15; 2 Chronicles 33:12; 2 Chronicles 33:19
- 19 Jeremiah 52:27; 2 Kings 25:21; Jeremiah 52:30; Deuteronomy 28:52; Jeremiah 39:9
- 20 Jeremiah 6:22; Jeremiah 1:14; Habakkuk 1:6; Jeremiah 23:2; Jeremiah 10:22
- 21 Isaiah 13:8; Jeremiah 4:31; Isaiah 10:3; Jeremiah 38:22; Jeremiah 5:31
- 22 Nahum 3:5; Jeremiah 16:10–11; Jeremiah 5:19; Lamentations 1:8; Deuteronomy 7:17
- 23 Jeremiah 2:22; Jeremiah 9:5; Matthew 19:24–28; Jeremiah 17:9; Jeremiah 5:3
- 24 Psalm 1:4; Leviticus 26:33; Hosea 13:3; Ezekiel 5:12; Ezekiel 5:2
- 25 Job 20:29; Psalm 9:17; Psalm 11:6; Jeremiah 2:32; Matthew 24:51
- 26 Hosea 2:10; Lamentations 1:8; Ezekiel 23:29; Ezekiel 16:37; Jeremiah 13:22
- 27 Ezekiel 24:13; Ezekiel 6:13; Hosea 8:5; Isaiah 65:7; 2 Corinthians 12:21
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For Jeremiah too calls the people "a girdle," and makes mention again of "bottles" and of "wine." Thus, the discourse being about gluttony and a table, He takes His illustrations from the same.
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