Jeremiah 5 Free Bible Version
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1 Go everywhere through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and pay attention! Search all through her city squares to see if you can find even just one person who does what's right, anyone who is faithful, and I'll forgive the city.
1 DISCURRID por las plazas de Jerusalem, y mirad ahora, y sabed, y buscad en sus plazas si halláis hombre, si hay alguno que haga juicio, que busque verdad; y yo la perdonaré.
2 They may make promises in my name, but they're not sincere.
2 Y si dijeren: Vive Jehová; por tanto jurarán mentira.
3 Lord, aren't you always looking for faithfulness? You beat them, but they didn't care. You just about destroyed them, but they refused to accept your discipline. They were stubborn, hard as rock, and they wouldn't repent.
3 Oh Jehová, ¿no miran tus ojos á la verdad? Azotástelos, y no les dolió; consumístelos, y no quisieron recibir corrección; endurecieron sus rostros más que la piedra, no quisieron tornarse.
4 Then I said to myself, “These people are only the poor—they're just fools who don't know any better. They certainly don't know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.
4 Yo empero dije: Por cierto ellos son pobres, enloquecido han, pues no conocen el camino de Jehová, el juicio de su Dios.
5 Let me go to and talk to the ones in charge. They would surely know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.” But they had all broken off the yoke as well, and ripped off the chains.
5 Irme he á los grandes, y hablaréles; porque ellos conocen el camino de Jehová, el juicio de su Dios. Ciertamente ellos también quebraron el yugo, rompieron las coyundas.
6 As a result a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will rip them apart. A leopard will lie in wait for them near their towns, ready to tear to pieces anyone who goes outside. For they keep on rebelling, and turn away from me so often.
6 Por tanto, león del monte los herirá, destruirálos lobo del desierto, tigre acechará sobre sus ciudades; cualquiera que de ellas saliere, será arrebatado: porque sus rebeliones se han multiplicado, hanse aumentado sus deslealtades.
7 Why should I forgive you? Your children have abandoned me and believe in gods that are not gods. I gave them everything they need, yet they went and committed adultery, gathering together at prostitutes' houses.
7 ¿Cómo te he de perdonar por esto? Sus hijos me dejaron, y juraron por lo que no es Dios. Saciélos, y adulteraron, y en casa de ramera se juntaron en compañías.
8 They're like virile stallions wanting sex, each of them neighing with lust after his neighbor's wife.
8 Como caballos bien hartos fueron á la mañana, cada cual relinchaba á la mujer de su prójimo.
9 Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?
9 ¿No había de hacer visitación sobre esto? dijo Jehová. De una gente como ésta ¿no se había de vengar mi alma?
10 Go through her vineyards and damage them, but don't destroy them completely. Rip off her branches, because they don't belong to the Lord.
10 Escalad sus muros, y destruid; mas no hagáis consumación: quitad las almenas de sus muros, porque no son de Jehová.
11 The people of Israel and Judah have completely betrayed me, declares the Lord.
11 Porque resueltamente se rebelaron contra mí la casa de Israel y la casa de Judá, dice Jehová.
12 They have lied about the Lord, saying, “He won't do anything. Nothing bad will happen to us. We won't have war or famine.
12 Negaron á Jehová, y dijeron: El no es, y no vendrá mal sobre nosotros, ni veremos cuchillo ni hambre;
13 The prophets are just like the wind. The Lord doesn't speak through them. What they predict can happen to them!”
13 Antes los profetas serán como viento, y no hay en ellos palabra; así se hará á ellos.
14 So this is the reply from the Lord God Almighty: Because of what you've said, I will make my words like a fire in your mouth and you people like the wood it burns up.
14 Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová Dios de los ejércitos: Porque hablasteis esta palabra, he aquí yo pongo en tu boca mis palabras por fuego, y á este pueblo por leños, y los consumirá.
15 Look! I am bringing a nation from far away to attack you, people of Israel, declares the Lord. It's a powerful nation that has existed for a long time; it's a nation whose language you don't know, and when they speak you can't understand them.
15 He aquí yo traigo sobre vosotros gente de lejos, oh casa de Israel, dice Jehová; gente robusta, gente antigua, gente cuya lengua ignorarás, y no entenderás lo que hablare.
16 Their arrows bring death; they are all strong warriors.
16 Su aljaba como sepulcro abierto, todos valientes.
17 They will consume your harvest and your food; they will destroy your sons and your daughters; they will eat your flocks and your herds; they will feed on your vines and your fig trees. They will attack and will destroy the fortified towns that you have so much confidence in.
17 Y comerá tu mies y tu pan, [que] habían de comer tus hijos y tus hijas; comerá tus ovejas y tus vacas, comerá tus viñas y tus higueras; y tus ciudades fuertes en que tú confías, tornará en nada á cuchillo.
18 But even at that time I won't completely destroy you, declares the Lord.
18 Empero en aquellos días, dice Jehová, no os acabaré del todo.
19 When people ask you Jeremiah, “Why did the Lord our God do all these things to us?” you are to tell them, “In the same way you have abandoned me and served foreign gods here in your country, so you will serve foreigners in a country that isn't your own.”
19 Y será que cuando dijereis: ¿Por qué hizo Jehová el Dios nuestro con nosotros todas estas cosas? entonces les dirás: De la manera que me dejasteis á mí, y servisteis á dioses ajenos en vuestra tierra, así serviréis á extraños en tierra ajena.
20 Announce this to the people of Jacob and Judah:
20 Denunciad esto en la casa de Jacob, y haced que esto se oiga en Judá, diciendo:
21 Listen to this, you foolish, stupid people, who have eyes but don't see, who have ears but don't hear.
21 Oid ahora esto, pueblo necio y sin corazón, que tienen ojos y no ven, que tienen oídos y no oyen:
22 Aren't you afraid of what I can do? declares the Lord. Don't you think you should tremble in my presence? I am the one who set up the shore as the sea's boundary, an everlasting limit that it can't cross. The waves crash against it, but they can't defeat it. They roar, but they can't cross the barrier.
22 ¿A mí no temeréis? dice Jehová; ¿no os amedrentaréis á mi presencia, que al mar por ordenación eterna, la cual no quebrantará, puse arena por término? Se levantarán tempestades, mas no prevalecerán; bramarán sus ondas, mas no lo pasarán.
23 But you people have a stubborn and rebellious attitude. You have left me and gone your own way.
23 Empero este pueblo tiene corazón falso y rebelde; tornáronse y fuéronse.
24 You didn't think to say, “We should appreciate the Lord our God, who sends the autumn and spring rains at the right time, who makes sure we can have a harvest every year.”
24 Y no dijeron en su corazón: Temamos ahora á Jehová Dios nuestro, que da lluvia temprana y tardía en su tiempo; los tiempos establecidos de la siega nos guarda.
25 Your wrong actions have taken these benefits from you; your sins have deprived you of my blessings.
25 Vuestras iniquidades han estorbado estas cosas; y vuestros pecados apartaron de vosotros el bien.
26 For there are wicked men among my people. They're like bird-trappers, secretly watching and waiting to catch people in their snare.
26 Porque fueron hallados en mi pueblo impíos; acechaban como quien pone lazos; pusieron trampa para tomar hombres.
27 Their homes are full of their ill-gotten gains, like cages full of birds. That's why they've become powerful and rich.
27 Como jaula llena de pájaros, así están sus casas llenas de engaño: así se hicieron grandes y ricos.
28 They've grown fat and smooth, and have become experts in evil. They deny justice to orphans, and they don't defend the rights of those in need.
28 Engordaron y pusiéronse lustrosos, y sobrepujaron los hechos del malo: no juzgaron la causa, la causa del huérfano; con todo hiciéronse prósperos, y la causa de los pobres no juzgaron.
29 Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?
29 ¿No tengo de visitar sobre esto? dice Jehová; ¿y de tal gente no se vengará mi alma?
30 Something horrible, something terrible has happened here in this country.
30 Cosa espantosa y fea es hecha en la tierra:
31 The prophets give false prophecies; the priests rule as they please. My people love it like this, but what will you do when it all falls apart?
31 Los profetas profetizaron mentira, y los sacerdotes dirigían por manos de ellos; y mi pueblo así lo quiso. ¿Qué pues haréis á su fin?
Cross references (30)
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- 1 Genesis 18:23–32; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Ezekiel 22:30; Psalm 14:3; Psalm 53:2–4
- 2 Titus 1:16; Jeremiah 4:2; Leviticus 19:12; 2 Timothy 3:5; Hosea 4:1–2
- 3 Jeremiah 7:28; Jeremiah 2:30; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Zephaniah 3:7; Isaiah 9:13
- 4 Hosea 4:6; Jeremiah 8:7; Isaiah 28:9–13; Matthew 11:5; Jeremiah 4:22
- 5 Jeremiah 2:20; James 2:5–7; Luke 18:24; Luke 19:14; Acts 4:26–27
- 6 Jeremiah 4:7; Habakkuk 1:8; Ezekiel 22:27; Zephaniah 3:3; Revelation 13:2
- 7 Galatians 4:8; Joshua 23:7; Deuteronomy 32:21; Jeremiah 2:11; Zephaniah 1:5
- 8 Jeremiah 13:27; 2 Samuel 11:2–4; Ezekiel 22:11; Deuteronomy 5:18; Exodus 20:14
- 9 Jeremiah 9:9; Jeremiah 5:29; Isaiah 1:24; Lamentations 4:22; Nahum 1:2
- 10 Jeremiah 4:27; Hosea 1:9; Amos 9:8; Matthew 22:7; Psalm 78:61–62
- 11 Jeremiah 3:20; Isaiah 48:8; Jeremiah 3:6–11; Hosea 5:7; Hosea 6:7
- 12 2 Chronicles 36:16; Isaiah 28:14–15; Jeremiah 43:2–3; Ezekiel 12:22–28; Jeremiah 23:14–17
- 13 Jeremiah 14:15; Jeremiah 14:13; Job 8:2; Jeremiah 20:8–11; Jeremiah 18:18
- 14 Jeremiah 23:29; Jeremiah 1:9; Hosea 6:5; Revelation 11:5–6; Zechariah 1:6
- 15 Deuteronomy 28:49; Jeremiah 4:16; Isaiah 33:19; Isaiah 28:11; Isaiah 5:26
- 16 Isaiah 5:28; Psalm 5:9; Romans 3:13
- 17 Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:33; Hosea 8:14; Jeremiah 50:7; Jeremiah 4:26
- 18 Jeremiah 5:10; Jeremiah 4:27; Romans 11:1–5; Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 11:13
- 19 1 Kings 9:8–9; Deuteronomy 28:47–48; Jeremiah 22:8–9; Jeremiah 13:22; Jeremiah 16:13
- 21 Acts 28:26; Ezekiel 12:2; Isaiah 6:9–10; Romans 11:8; John 12:40
- 22 Job 38:10–11; Psalm 104:9; Job 26:10; Proverbs 8:29; Deuteronomy 28:58
- 23 Jeremiah 6:28; Deuteronomy 21:18; Hebrews 3:12; Psalm 95:10; Hosea 11:7
- 24 Psalm 147:8; Genesis 8:22; Joel 2:23; Jeremiah 14:22; Acts 14:17
- 25 Isaiah 59:2; Psalm 107:34; Psalm 107:17; Deuteronomy 28:23–24; Jeremiah 2:17–19
- 26 Proverbs 1:11; Psalm 64:5; Jeremiah 18:22; Ezekiel 22:2–12; Psalm 10:9–10
- 27 Jeremiah 9:6; Amos 8:4–6; Proverbs 1:11–13; Micah 1:12; Revelation 18:2
- 28 Isaiah 1:23; Deuteronomy 32:15; Psalm 73:12; Zechariah 7:10; Jeremiah 7:6
- 29 Jeremiah 5:9; Malachi 3:5; James 5:4; Jeremiah 9:9
- 30 Jeremiah 23:14; Hosea 6:10; Isaiah 1:2; Jeremiah 2:12
- 31 Ezekiel 13:6; Jeremiah 14:14; Micah 2:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11; 2 Timothy 4:3–4
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