Jeremiah · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Jeremiah 18 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 El Señor le habló a Jeremías y le dijo:
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
2 «Levántate y baja a la casa del alfarero. Allí te haré oír mis palabras».
2 “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.”
3 Bajé a la casa del alfarero y lo encontré trabajando sobre las piedras de su torno.
3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making something on the wheels.
4 La vasija de barro que estaba formando se dañó en sus manos. Entonces hizo otra vasija, como le pareció bien.
4 When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 El Señor me habló y me dijo:
5 Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
6 «Israel, ¿no puedo hacer contigo lo mismo que este alfarero?», dice el Señor. «Como el barro en las manos del alfarero, así estás tú en mis manos, Israel.
6 “House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says Yahweh. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.
7 Cuando anuncio que voy a arrancar, aplastar y destruir a una nación o un reino,
7 At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it,
8 si en ese mismo momento esa nación se aparta de su maldad, cambiaré mi propósito de traerle una desgracia.
8 if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
9 Y cuando anuncio que voy a construir y plantar a una nación o un reino,
9 At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,
10 si en ese mismo momento hace lo malo ante mis ojos y desobedece mis órdenes, cambiaré el bien que había prometido hacerle.
10 if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they don’t obey my voice, then I will repent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.
11 Diles ahora a los hombres de Judá y a los habitantes de Jerusalén: Así dice el Señor: Estoy preparando una desgracia y un plan contra ustedes. Apártese cada uno de su mal camino; corrijan su conducta y sus acciones.
11 “Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a plan against you. Everyone return from his evil way now, and amend your ways and your doings.”’
12 Pero responderán: “No hay esperanza. Seguiremos nuestros planes y cada uno hará lo que le dicte el orgullo de su corazón malvado”.
12 But they say, ‘It is in vain; for we will walk after our own plans, and we will each follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
13 Por eso dice el Señor: Pregunten entre las naciones quién ha oído algo semejante. La virgen de Israel ha hecho algo horrible.
13 Therefore Yahweh says: “Ask now among the nations, ‘Who has heard such things?’ The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
14 ¿Desaparece la nieve blanca de la cumbre del Sirión? ¿Se secan las aguas frías que bajan de los montes?
14 Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Will the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
15 Mi pueblo me ha olvidado y quema incienso a lo que no es nada. Por eso pondré obstáculos en sus caminos, en las sendas antiguas, y los haré andar por caminos secundarios, por una senda sin preparar.
15 For my people have forgotten me. They have burned incense to false gods. They have been made to stumble in their ways in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up,
16 Así convertirán su tierra en motivo de asombro, de exclamaciones de sorpresa para siempre. Todos los que pasen se asombrarán y sacudirán la cabeza.
16 to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and shake his head.
17 Los haré huir ante el atacante, como ante un viento del este. El día de su desgracia les mostraré mi espalda y no mi rostro».
17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy. I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
18 Entonces dijeron: «Vengan, tramemos un plan contra Jeremías. Nunca faltará la enseñanza del sacerdote, ni la sabiduría del sabio, ni la palabra del profeta. Usemos sus palabras para atacarlo y prestemos mucha atención a lo que dice».
18 Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”
19 Señor, préstame atención y escucha la voz de quienes me acusan.
19 Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
20 ¿Se paga el bien con el mal? Han cavado una fosa para quitarme la vida. Recuerda que me presenté ante ti para hablar en su favor y apartar de ellos tu ira.
20 Should evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
21 Por eso entrega a sus hijos al hambre y al poder de la espada. Que sus esposas pierdan a sus hijos y queden viudas; que sus hombres mueran y sus jóvenes caigan por la espada en la batalla.
21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widows. Let their men be killed and their young men struck by the sword in battle.
22 Que se oigan gritos de auxilio en sus casas cuando envíes de repente contra ellos una tropa armada. Han cavado una fosa para atraparme y han escondido redes para mis pies.
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses when you bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me and hidden snares for my feet.
23 Señor, tú conoces todos sus planes para quitarme la vida. No cubras su maldad ni borres su pecado de tu presencia; que caigan delante de ti. Actúa contra ellos cuando llegue tu ira.
23 Yet, Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me. Don’t forgive their iniquity. Don’t blot out their sin from your sight, Let them be overthrown before you. Deal with them in the time of your anger.
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Hebrews 1:1; Acts 9:6; Jeremiah 23:22; Jeremiah 19:1–2; Ezekiel 4:1–5
- 3 John 15:14; Jonah 1:3; Acts 26:19
- 4 Romans 9:20–23; Jeremiah 18:6; Isaiah 45:9
- 6 Isaiah 64:8; Romans 9:20–21; Jeremiah 18:4; Isaiah 45:9; Matthew 20:15
- 7 Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 12:14–17; Jeremiah 45:4; Jonah 3:4; Amos 9:8
- 8 Ezekiel 18:21; Jeremiah 26:13; Jonah 3:9–10; Hosea 11:8; Jeremiah 26:3
- 9 Jeremiah 31:28; Amos 9:11–15; Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 11:17; Jeremiah 30:18
- 10 1 Samuel 2:30; Ezekiel 33:18; 1 Samuel 13:13; Ezekiel 18:24; 1 Samuel 15:11
- 11 2 Kings 17:13; Isaiah 55:6–7; Jeremiah 35:15; Jeremiah 7:3; Isaiah 1:16–19
- 12 Jeremiah 2:25; Jeremiah 16:12; Jeremiah 7:24; Deuteronomy 29:19; Isaiah 57:10
- 13 Jeremiah 5:30; Isaiah 66:8; Jeremiah 23:14; Hosea 6:10; Jeremiah 2:10–13
- 14 John 6:68
- 15 Jeremiah 6:16; Jeremiah 2:32; Isaiah 57:14; Hosea 11:2; Malachi 2:8
- 16 Psalm 22:7; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 19:8; Micah 6:16; Jeremiah 50:13
- 17 Jeremiah 13:24; Jeremiah 2:27; Hosea 13:15; Job 27:21; Psalm 48:7
- 18 Psalm 52:2; Jeremiah 11:19; Malachi 2:7; Jeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 13:13–14
- 19 Nehemiah 6:9; Psalm 55:16–17; Micah 7:8; Psalm 109:28; Jeremiah 20:12
- 20 Psalm 35:7; Psalm 57:6; Psalm 106:23; Psalm 35:12; 1 Samuel 24:17–19
- 21 Psalm 109:9–20; Deuteronomy 32:25; Jeremiah 9:21; Jeremiah 16:3–4; Amos 4:10
- 22 Jeremiah 6:26; Psalm 140:5; Zephaniah 1:10–11; Jeremiah 25:34–36; Isaiah 10:30
- 23 Psalm 35:4; Psalm 69:22–28; Psalm 109:14–15; Isaiah 2:9; Nehemiah 4:4–5
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) power, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?" Here it is not to do away with free-will that he says this, but to show, up to what point we ought to obey God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… what instant I shall speak concerning a nation and kingdom to build and to plant it; and if they do evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, I also will repent of the good, which I said I would do unto them." For the same custom do I observe with respect to the good things as well, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)