Jeremiah 12 Darby Translation
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1 Righteous art thou, Jehovah, when I plead with thee; yet will I speak with thee of [thy] judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
1 JUSTO eres tú, oh Jehová, aunque yo contigo dispute: hablaré empero juicios contigo. ¿Por qué es prosperado el camino de los impíos, [y] tienen bien todos los que se portan deslealmente?
2 Thou hast planted them, they also have taken root: they advance, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins.
2 Plantástelos, y echaron raíces; progresaron, é hicieron fruto; cercano estás tú en sus bocas, mas lejos de sus riñones.
3 But thou, Jehovah, knowest me; thou hast seen me, and proved my heart toward thee. Drag them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.
3 Tú empero, oh Jehová, me conoces; vísteme, y probaste mi corazón para contigo: arráncalos como á ovejas para el degolladero, y señálalos para el día de la matanza.
4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of all the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts and the birds perish; for they say, He will not see our end.
4 ¿Hasta cuándo estará desierta la tierra, y marchita la hierba de todo el campo? Por la maldad de los que en ella moran, faltaron los ganados, y las aves; porque dijeron: No verá él nuestras postrimerías.
5 If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, how wilt thou then contend with horses? And if in a land of peace thou thinkest thyself in security, how wilt thou then do in the swelling of the Jordan?
5 Si corriste con los de á pie, y te cansaron, ¿cómo contenderás con los caballos? Y [si] en la tierra de paz estabas quieto, ¿cómo harás en la hinchazón del Jordán?
6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee. Believe them not, though they speak good [words] unto thee.
6 Porque aun tus hermanos y la casa de tu padre, aun ellos se levantaron contra ti, aun ellos dieron voces en pos de ti. No los creas, cuando bien te hablaren.
7 I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage, I have given the beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
7 He dejado mi casa, desamparé mi heredad, entregado he lo que amaba mi alma en manos de sus enemigos.
8 My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest; it hath raised its voice against me: therefore have I hated it.
8 Fué para mí mi heredad como león en breña: contra mí dió su voz; por tanto la aborrecí.
9 My heritage is unto me [as] a speckled bird of prey; the birds of prey round about are against her. Go, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.
9 ¿Esme mi heredad ave de muchos colores? ¿no están contra ella aves en derredor? Venid, reuníos, [vosotras] todas las bestias del campo, venid á devorarla.
10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness:
10 Muchos pastores han destruído mi viña, hollaron mi heredad, tornaron en desierto y soledad mi heredad preciosa.
11 they have made it a desolation; desolate, it mourneth unto me: the whole land is made desolate, for no man layeth it to heart.
11 Fué puesta en asolamiento, [y] lloró sobre mí, asolada: fué asolada toda la tierra, porque no hubo hombre que mirase.
12 Spoilers are come upon all heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from one end of the land even to the [other] end of the land: no flesh hath peace.
12 Sobre todos los lugares altos del desierto vinieron disipadores: porque la espada de Jehová devorará desde el un extremo de la tierra hasta el otro extremo: no habrá paz para ninguna carne.
13 They have sown wheat, and they reap thorns; they have put themselves to pain, [and] do not profit. Be ye therefore ashamed of your revenues, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.
13 Sembraron trigo, y segarán espinas; tuvieron la heredad, mas no aprovecharon nada: se avergonzarán de vuestros frutos, á causa de la ardiente ira de Jehová.
14 Thus saith Jehovah against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
14 Así dijo Jehová contra todos mis malos vecinos, que tocan la heredad que hice poseer á mi pueblo Israel: He aquí que yo los arrancaré de su tierra, y arrancaré de en medio de ellos la casa de Judá.
15 And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them up, I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them back, each one to his inheritance, and each one to his land.
15 Y será que, después que los hubiere arrancado, tornaré y tendré misericordia de ellos, y harélos volver cada uno á su heredad, y cada cual á su tierra.
16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, [As] Jehovah liveth — even as they taught my people to swear by Baal — they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
16 Y será que, si cuidadosamente aprendieren los caminos de mi pueblo, para jurar en mi nombre, [diciendo], Vive Jehová, así como enseñaron á mi pueblo á jurar por Baal; ellos serán prosperados en medio de mi pueblo.
17 And if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith Jehovah.
17 Mas si no oyeren, arrancaré á la tal gente, sacándola de raíz, y destruyendo, dice Jehová.
Cross references (17)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Malachi 3:15; Psalm 92:7; Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3–28; Psalm 37:35
- 2 Isaiah 29:13; Titus 1:16; Matthew 15:8; Jeremiah 11:17; Jeremiah 45:4
- 3 2 Kings 20:3; Jeremiah 17:18; Psalm 139:1–4; James 5:5; Psalm 17:3
- 4 Jeremiah 9:10; Psalm 107:34; Jeremiah 4:25; Hosea 4:3; Jeremiah 23:10
- 5 1 Peter 4:12; Proverbs 24:10; Hebrews 12:3–4; Psalm 69:1–2; Jeremiah 49:19
- 6 Proverbs 26:25; Psalm 12:2; Jeremiah 9:4; Micah 7:5–6; Genesis 37:4–11
- 7 Isaiah 2:6; Psalm 78:59–60; Jeremiah 11:15; Hosea 9:15; Lamentations 2:1–22
- 8 Amos 6:8; Hosea 9:15; Zechariah 11:8; Jeremiah 2:15; Jeremiah 51:38
- 9 Isaiah 56:9; Jeremiah 7:33; 2 Kings 24:2; Revelation 19:17–18; Ezekiel 23:22–25
- 10 Jeremiah 23:1; Isaiah 5:1–7; Isaiah 63:18; Psalm 80:8–16; Jeremiah 3:19
- 11 Isaiah 42:25; Jeremiah 23:10; Jeremiah 14:2; Jeremiah 12:4–8; Zechariah 7:5
- 12 Jeremiah 47:6; Amos 9:4; Ezekiel 14:17; Isaiah 34:6; Revelation 19:16–21
- 13 Haggai 1:6; Deuteronomy 28:38; Leviticus 26:16; Micah 6:15; Isaiah 55:2
- 14 Jeremiah 3:18; Zechariah 2:8; Zephaniah 2:8–10; Jeremiah 49:7; Zechariah 10:6–12
- 15 Jeremiah 49:6; Jeremiah 48:47; Jeremiah 49:39; Deuteronomy 30:3; Amos 9:14
- 16 Jeremiah 4:2; Joshua 23:7; Zephaniah 1:5; Jeremiah 3:17; Zechariah 2:11
- 17 Isaiah 60:12; Psalm 2:8–12; Daniel 7:4–8; Jeremiah 12:14–17; Zechariah 14:16–19
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Respecting such it is said in another place by the prophet, "They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns;" because they teach what is good, and do what is evil.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
and the Lord Himself says in the Prophets, Mine heritage became unto Me as a lion in the forest; it gave its voice against Me; therefore have I hated it.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)