Jeremiah · Catholic Public Domain Version
Jeremiah 13 Catholic Public Domain Version
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- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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1 Thus says the Lord to me: “Go, and obtain for yourself a linen waistcloth. And you shall place it over your loins, and you shall not put it into 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 And so I obtained a waistcloth, according to the word of the Lord, and I placed it around my loins.
2 Y compré el cinto conforme á la palabra de Jehová, y púselo sobre mis lomos.
3 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying:
3 Y fué á mí segunda vez palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
4 “Take the waistcloth, which you obtained, which is around your loins, and, rising up, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in an opening 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 And so I went, and I hid it by the Euphrates, just as the Lord had instructed me.
5 Fuí pues, y escondílo junto al Eufrates, como Jehová me mandó.
6 And it happened that, after many days, the Lord said to me: “Rise up, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the waistcloth, which I instructed you 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 And so I went to the Euphrates, and I dug up and took the waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the waistcloth had rotted, so that it was not fit for any use.
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 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
8 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
9 “Thus says the Lord: In the same way, I will cause the arrogance of Judah and the arrogance of Jerusalem to rot.
9 Así ha dicho Jehová: Así haré podrir la soberbia de Judá, y la mucha soberbia de Jerusalem,
10 This most wicked people, they are not willing to listen to my words, for they walk in the depravity of their own heart, and they have gone after strange gods, so as to serve them and to adore them. And so, they will become like this waistcloth, which is not fit for any use.
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 just as the waistcloth clings to the loins of a man, so have I brought close to me the entire house of Israel and the entire house of Judah, says the Lord, so that they would be to me: a people, and a name, and a praise, and a glory. But they did not listen.
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, you shall speak to them this word: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Every bottle will be filled with wine.’ And they will say to you: ‘Are we ignorant that every bottle will 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 And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings from the stock of David who sit upon his throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, unto inebriation.
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 scatter them, a man from his brother, and fathers and sons similarly, says the Lord. I will not spare them, and I will not pardon them, and I will not take pity, so as not to 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 and pay close attention. Do not choose to lift yourself up, for the Lord has spoken.
15 Escuchad y oid; no os elevéis: pues Jehová ha hablado.
16 Give glory to the Lord your God, before darkness falls, and before your feet stumble on the darkened mountains. You will expect light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death and into utter 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 you will not listen to this, then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride. It will weep bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears, because the flock of the Lord has been 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 to the king and to the female ruler: Humble yourselves, sit down. For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.
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 have been closed, and there is no one who may open them. All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity.
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 see, you who are arriving from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your famous cattle?
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 will you say when he visits upon you? For you have taught them against you, and you have instructed them with your own head. Will not pains take hold of you, as with a woman in labor?
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 But if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ it is because of the greatness of your iniquity that your shame has been uncovered and the soles of your feet have been defiled.
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 If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin, or the leopard is able to change his spots, then you also may be able to do well, though you have learned evil.
23 ¿Mudará el negro su pellejo, y el leopardo sus manchas? Así también podréis vosotros hacer bien, estando habituados á hacer mal.
24 And I will scatter them like chaff, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.
24 Por tanto yo los esparciré, como tamo que pasa, al viento del desierto.
25 This is your lot, and this is the portion of your measure from me, says the Lord, because you have forgotten me, and you have had confidence in what is false.
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, I have even bared your thighs before your face, and your shame has been seen.
26 Yo pues descubriré también tus faldas delante de tu cara, y se manifestará tu ignominia.
27 For I have seen your adulteries, and your neighing for the wickedness of your fornication, and your abominations upon the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How much longer before you will be made clean after me?”
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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