Jeremiah · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Jeremiah 1 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 The words of Jeremias the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.
1 LAS palabras de Jeremías hijo de Hilcías, de los sacerdotes que estuvieron en Anathoth, en tierra de Benjamín.
2 The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
2 La palabra de Jehová que fué á él en los días de Josías hijo de Amón, rey de Judá, en el año décimotercio de su reinado.
3 And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.
3 Fué asimismo en días de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, hasta el fin del año undécimo de Sedechîas hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, hasta la cautividad de Jerusalem en el mes quinto.
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
4 Fué pues palabra de Jehová á mí, diciendo:
5 Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations.
5 Antes que te formase en el vientre te conocí, y antes que salieses de la matriz te santifiqué, te dí por profeta á las gentes.
6 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.
6 Y yo dije: ¡Ah! ¡ah! ¡Señor Jehová! He aquí, no sé hablar, porque soy niño.
7 And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
7 Y díjome Jehová: No digas, soy niño; porque á todo lo que te enviaré irás tú, y dirás todo lo que te mandaré.
8 Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
8 No temas delante de ellos, porque contigo soy para librarte, dice Jehová.
9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:
9 Y extendió Jehová su mano, y tocó sobre mi boca; y díjome Jehová: He aquí he puesto mis palabras en tu boca.
10 Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant.
10 Mira que te he puesto en este día sobre gentes y sobre reinos, para arrancar y para destruir, y para arruinar y para derribar, y para edificar y para plantar.
11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching.
11 Y la palabra de Jehová fué á mí, diciendo: ¿Qué ves tú, Jeremías? Y dije: Yo veo una vara de almendro.
12 And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it.
12 Y díjome Jehová: Bien has visto; porque yo apresuro mi palabra para ponerla por obra.
13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying: What seest thou? I see a boiling caldron, and the face thereof from the face of the north.
13 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová segunda vez, diciendo: ¿Qué ves tú? Y dije: Yo veo una olla que hierve; y su haz está de la parte del aquilón.
14 And the Lord said to me: from the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
14 Y díjome Jehová: Del aquilón se soltará el mal sobre todos los moradores de la tierra.
15 For behold I will call together all the families of the kingdoms of the north: saith the Lord: and they shall come, and shall set every one his throne in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and upon all the walls thereof round about, and upon all the cities of Juda,
15 Porque he aquí que yo convoco todas las familias de los reinos del aquilón, dice Jehová; y vendrán, y pondrá cada uno su asiento á la entrada de las puertas de Jerusalem, y junto á todos sus muros en derredor, y en todas las ciudades de Judá.
16 And I will pronounce my judgements against them, touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, and have adored the work of their own hands.
16 Y á causa de toda su malicia, proferiré mis juicios contra los que me dejaron, é incensaron á dioses extraños, y á hechuras de sus manos se encorvaron.
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence: for I will make thee not to fear their countenance.
17 Tú pues, ciñe tus lomos, y te levantarás, y les hablarás todo lo que te mandaré: no temas delante de ellos, porque no te haga yo quebrantar delante de ellos.
18 For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
18 Porque he aquí que yo te he puesto en este día como ciudad fortalecida, y como columna de hierro, y como muro de bronce sobre toda la tierra, á los reyes de Judá, á sus príncipes, á sus sacerdotes, y al pueblo de la tierra.
19 And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
19 Y pelearán contra ti, mas no te vencerán; porque yo soy contigo, dice Jehová, para librarte.
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 6:60; 2 Chronicles 36:21; Ezekiel 1:3; Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 32:7–9
- 2 1 Kings 13:20; Jonah 1:1; Jeremiah 1:11; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1
- 3 Jeremiah 39:2; 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chronicles 36:5–8; Zechariah 7:5; Jeremiah 21:1–14
- 4 Ezekiel 3:16; Ezekiel 1:3; Jeremiah 1:2
- 5 Psalm 139:16; Isaiah 49:1; Galatians 1:15–16; Psalm 71:5–6; Romans 8:29
- 6 Exodus 4:10–16; Exodus 6:12; 1 Kings 3:7–9; Jeremiah 32:17; Jeremiah 14:13
- 7 Ezekiel 3:27; Mark 16:15–16; Numbers 22:20; Ezekiel 3:17–21; 2 Chronicles 18:13
- 8 Joshua 1:5; Joshua 1:9; Luke 12:4–5; Isaiah 51:7; Deuteronomy 31:6
- 9 Luke 21:15; Exodus 4:11–12; Luke 12:12; Isaiah 51:16; Isaiah 50:4
- 10 Jeremiah 31:28; 2 Corinthians 10:4–5; Isaiah 44:26–28; Jeremiah 31:4–5; Jeremiah 24:6
- 11 Amos 7:8; Amos 8:2; Zechariah 5:2; Jeremiah 24:3; Zechariah 4:2
- 12 Ezekiel 12:28; Ezekiel 12:25; Ezekiel 12:22–23; Luke 10:28; Amos 8:2
- 13 Ezekiel 11:7; Ezekiel 11:3; Zechariah 4:2; 2 Corinthians 13:1–2; Ezekiel 24:3–14
- 14 Jeremiah 6:1; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 4:6; Isaiah 41:25; Jeremiah 6:22
- 15 Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 4:16; Jeremiah 43:10; Jeremiah 10:25
- 16 Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 19:4; Deuteronomy 28:20; Acts 7:41; Isaiah 2:8
- 17 1 Kings 18:46; Jeremiah 1:7–8; Luke 12:35; 1 Peter 1:13; Ezekiel 3:14–18
- 18 Isaiah 50:7; Ezekiel 3:8–9; Jeremiah 15:20; Jeremiah 6:27; Micah 3:8–9
- 19 Joshua 1:9; Jeremiah 1:8; Jeremiah 20:11; Psalm 129:2; Jeremiah 29:25–32
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
But in the saying addressed to Jeremiah, "See, I have this day set thee over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down," there is no doubt the whole of the language is figurative, and to be referred to the end I have spoken of.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)