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1 The word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
1 PALABRA que habló Jehová contra Babilonia, contra la tierra de los Caldeos, por mano de Jeremías profeta.
2 Declare ye among the nations and announce, and set up a standard; announce, and conceal not; say: 'Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.'
2 Denunciad en las gentes, y haced saber; levantad también bandera: publicad, y no encubráis: decid: Tomada es Babilonia, Bel es confundido, deshecho es Merodach; confundidas son sus esculturas, quebrados son sus ídolos.
3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein; they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast.
3 Porque subió contra ella gente del aquilón, la cual pondrá su tierra en asolamiento, y no habrá ni hombre ni animal que en ella more: moviéronse, se fueron.
4 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek the LORD their God.
4 En aquellos días y en aquel tiempo, dice Jehová, vendrán los hijos de Israel, ellos y los hijos de Judá juntamente; é irán andando y llorando, y buscarán á Jehová su Dios.
5 They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces hitherward: 'Come ye, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.'
5 Preguntarán por el camino de Sión, hacia donde [volverán] sus rostros, [diciendo]: Venid, y juntaos á Jehová con pacto eterno, que jamás se ponga en olvido.
6 My people hath been lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting-place.
6 Ovejas perdidas fueron mi pueblo: sus pastores las hicieron errar, por los montes las descarriaron: anduvieron de monte en collado, olvidáronse de sus majadas.
7 All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said: 'We are not guilty'; because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
7 Todos los que los hallaban, los comían; y decían sus enemigos: No pecaremos, porque ellos pecaron á Jehová morada de justicia, á Jehová, esperanza de sus padres.
8 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.
8 Huid de en medio de Babilonia, y salid de la tierra de los Caldeos, y sed como los mansos delante del ganado.
9 For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her, from thence she shall be taken; their arrows shall be as of a mighty man that maketh childless; none shall return in vain.
9 Porque he aquí que yo suscito y hago subir contra Babilonia reunión de grandes pueblos de la tierra del aquilón; y desde allí se aparejarán contra ella, y será tomada: sus flechas como de valiente diestro, que no se tornará en vano.
10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil; all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
10 Y la Caldea será para presa: todos los que la saquearen, saldrán hartos, dice Jehová.
11 Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder My heritage, because ye gambol as a heifer at grass, and neigh as strong horses;
11 Porque os alegrasteis, porque os gozasteis destruyendo mi heredad, porque os henchisteis como becerra de renuevos, y relinchasteis como caballos;
12 Your mother shall be sore ashamed, she that bore you shall be confounded; behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
12 Vuestra madre se avergonzó mucho, afrentóse la que os engendró: he aquí será la postrera de las gentes: desierto, sequedad, y páramo.
13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate; every one that goeth by Babylon shall be appalled and hiss at all her plagues.
13 Por la ira de Jehová no será habitada, sino que asolada será toda ella; todo hombre que pasare por Babilonia se asombrará, y silbará sobre todas sus plagas.
14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows; for she hath sinned against the LORD.
14 Apercibíos contra Babilonia alrededor, todos los que entesáis arco; tirad contra ella, no escatiméis las saetas: porque pecó contra Jehová.
15 Shout against her round about, she hath submitted herself; her buttresses are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of the LORD, take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
15 Gritad contra ella en derredor; dió su mano; caído han sus fundamentos, derribados son sus muros; porque venganza es de Jehová. Tomad venganza de ella; haced con ella como ella hizo.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest; For fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
16 Talad de Babilonia sembrador, y el que tiene hoz en tiempo de la siega: delante de la espada opresora cada uno volverá el rostro hacia su pueblo, cada uno huirá hacia su tierra.
17 Israel is a scattered sheep, the lions have driven him away; first the king of Assyria hath devoured him, and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
17 Ganado descarriado es Israel; leones lo amontonaron: el rey de Asiria lo devoró el primero; este Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia lo deshuesó el postrero.
18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
18 Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: He aquí que yo visito al rey de Babilonia y á su tierra, como visité al rey de Asiria.
19 And I will bring Israel back to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
19 Y volveré á traer á Israel á su morada, y pacerá en el Carmelo y en Basán; y en el monte de Ephraim y de Galaad se hartará su alma.
20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none, and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
20 En aquellos días y en aquel tiempo, dice Jehová, la maldad de Israel será buscada, y no parecerá; y los pecados de Judá, y no se hallarán: porque perdonaré á los que yo hubiere dejado.
21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod; waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
21 Sube contra la tierra de Merathaim, contra ella, y contra los moradores de Pekod: destruye y mata en pos de ellos, dice Jehová, y haz conforme á todo lo que yo te he mandado.
22 Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.
22 Estruendo de guerra en la tierra, y quebrantamiento grande.
23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
23 ¡Cómo fué cortado y quebrado el martillo de toda la tierra! ¡cómo se tornó Babilonia en desierto entre las gentes!
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
24 Púsete lazos, y aun fuiste tomada, oh Babilonia, y tú no lo supiste: fuiste hallada, y aun presa, porque provocaste á Jehová.
25 The LORD hath opened His armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of His indignation; for it is a work that the Lord GOD of hosts hath to do in the land of the Chaldeans.
25 Abrió Jehová tu tesoro, y sacó los vasos de su furor: porque esta es obra de Jehová, Dios de los ejércitos, en la tierra de los Caldeos.
26 Come against her from every quarter, open her granaries, cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
26 Venid contra ella desde el cabo [de la tierra]: abrid sus almacenes: hacedla montones, y destruidla: no le queden reliquias.
27 Slay all her bullocks, let them go down to the slaughter; woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
27 Matad todos sus novillos; vayan al matadero: ¡ay de ellos! que venido es su día, el tiempo de su visitación.
28 Hark! they flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of His temple.
28 Voz de los que huyen y escapan de la tierra de Babilonia, para dar las nuevas en Sión de la venganza de Jehová nuestro Dios, de la venganza de su templo.
29 Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about, let none thereof escape; recompense her according to her work, according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been arrogant against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
29 Haced juntar sobre Babilonia flecheros, á todos los que entesan arco; asentad campo sobre ella alrededor; no escape de ella ninguno: pagadle según su obra; conforme á todo lo que ella hizo, haced con ella: porque contra Jehová se ensoberbeció, contra el Santo de Israel.
30 Therefore shall her young men fall in her broad places, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith the LORD.
30 Por tanto sus mancebos caerán en sus plazas, y todos su hombres de guerra serán talados en aquel día, dice Jehová.
31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most arrogant, saith the Lord GOD of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will punish thee.
31 He aquí yo contra ti, oh soberbio, dice el Señor Jehová de los ejércitos: porque tu día es venido, el tiempo en que te visitaré.
32 And the most arrogant shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.
32 Y el soberbio tropezará y caerá, y no tendrá quien lo levante: y encenderé fuego en sus ciudades, y quemaré todos sus alrededores.
33 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captives hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.
33 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Oprimidos fueron los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Judá juntamente: y todos los que los tomaron cautivos, se los retuvieron; no los quisieron soltar.
34 Their Redeemer is strong, the LORD of hosts is His name; He will thoroughly plead their cause, that He may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
34 El redentor de ellos es el Fuerte; Jehová de los ejércitos es su nombre: de cierto abogará la causa de ellos, para hacer quietar la tierra, y turbar los moradores de Babilonia.
35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
35 Cuchillo sobre los Caldeos, dice Jehová, y sobre los moradores de Babilonia, y sobre sus príncipes, y sobre sus sabios.
36 A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
36 Cuchillo sobre los adivinos, y se atontarán; cuchillo sobre sus valientes, y serán quebrantados.
37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her, and they shall become as women; a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
37 Cuchillo sobre sus caballos, y sobre sus carros, y sobre todo el vulgo que está en medio de ella, y serán como mujeres: cuchillo sobre sus tesoros, y serán saqueados.
38 A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad upon things of horror.
38 Sequedad sobre sus aguas, y secaránse: porque tierra es de esculturas, y en ídolos enloquecen.
39 Therefore the wild-cats with the jackals shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
39 Por tanto, allí morarán bestias monteses con lobos, morarán también en ella pollos de avestruz: y no más será poblada para siempre, ni se habitará de generación en generación.
40 As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
40 Como en el trastornamiento de Dios á Sodoma y á Gomorra y á sus ciudades vecinas, dice Jehová, no morará allí hombre, ni hijo de hombre la habitará.
41 Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth.
41 He aquí viene un pueblo del aquilón; y una nación grande, y muchos reyes se levantarán de los lados de la tierra.
42 They lay hold on bow and spear, they are cruel, and have no compassion; their voice is like the roaring sea, and they ride upon horses; set in array, as a man for war, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
42 Arco y lanza manejarán; serán crueles, y no tendrán compasión; su voz sonará como la mar, y montarán sobre caballos: apercibirse han como hombre á la pelea, contra ti, oh hija de Babilonia.
43 The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, and his hands wax feeble; anguish hath taken hold of him, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
43 Oyó su fama el rey de Babilonia, y sus manos se descoyuntaron: angustia le tomó, dolor como de mujer de parto.
44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will suddenly make them run away from it, and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it; for who is like Me? and who will appoint Me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before Me?
44 He aquí que como león subirá de la hinchazón del Jordán á la morada fuerte: porque muy pronto le haré correr de sobre ella, y al que fuere escogido la encargaré: porque ¿quién es semejante á mí? ¿y quién me emplazará? ¿ó quién será aquel pastor que me podrá resistir?
45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that He hath taken against Babylon, and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: surely the least of the flock shall drag them away, surely their habitation shall be appalled at them.
45 Por tanto, oid el consejo de Jehová, que ha acordado sobre Babilonia, y sus pensamientos que ha formado sobre la tierra de los Caldeos: Ciertamente los más pequeños del hato los arrastrarán, y destruirán sus moradas con ellos.
46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh, and the cry is heard among the nations.
46 Del grito de la toma de Babilonia la tierra tembló, y el clamor se oyó entre las gentes.
Cross references (46)

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  1. 1 Jeremiah 25:26–27; Isaiah 13:1–3; Jeremiah 51:1–14; 2 Samuel 23:2; Isaiah 47:1–15
  2. 2 Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 21:9; Jeremiah 51:44; Jeremiah 51:47; Isaiah 12:4
  3. 3 Zephaniah 1:3; Jeremiah 51:11; Jeremiah 50:9; Jeremiah 51:62; Isaiah 14:22–24
  4. 4 Hosea 3:5; Jeremiah 31:31; Hosea 1:11; Isaiah 11:12–13; Jeremiah 50:19–20
  5. 5 Jeremiah 32:40; Isaiah 35:8; Jeremiah 6:16; Hebrews 8:6–10; Isaiah 55:3
  6. 6 Isaiah 53:6; Matthew 9:36; Matthew 10:6; Ezekiel 34:14; Jeremiah 50:17
  7. 7 Jeremiah 2:3; Jeremiah 14:8; Zechariah 11:5; Jeremiah 40:2–3; Jeremiah 31:23
  8. 8 Isaiah 48:20; Jeremiah 51:6; Revelation 18:4; Jeremiah 51:45; Proverbs 30:31
  9. 9 Isaiah 13:17–18; Jeremiah 50:26; Jeremiah 50:14; Jeremiah 51:27–28; Jeremiah 51:11
  10. 10 Jeremiah 25:12; Isaiah 45:3; Jeremiah 27:7; Isaiah 33:23; Isaiah 33:4
  11. 11 Isaiah 47:6; Deuteronomy 32:15; Jeremiah 50:17; Jeremiah 5:8; Jeremiah 46:21
  12. 12 Jeremiah 51:43; Jeremiah 50:35–40; Revelation 17:5; Galatians 4:26; Jeremiah 49:2
  13. 13 Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 49:17; Habakkuk 2:6–18; Lamentations 2:15–16; Job 27:23
  14. 14 Jeremiah 50:29; Habakkuk 2:17; Jeremiah 50:9; 1 Samuel 17:20; Habakkuk 2:8
  15. 15 Jeremiah 51:58; Revelation 18:6; Jeremiah 51:6; Jeremiah 46:10; 1 Chronicles 29:24
  16. 16 Jeremiah 51:9; Jeremiah 46:16; Isaiah 13:14; Joel 1:11; Jeremiah 25:38
  17. 17 Jeremiah 2:15; John 10:10–12; Joel 3:2; 2 Kings 18:9–13; 1 Peter 2:25
  18. 18 Nahum 1:1–3; Isaiah 10:12; Zephaniah 2:13–15; Isaiah 37:36–38; Ezekiel 31:3–17
  19. 19 Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 31:8–10; Jeremiah 30:18; Jeremiah 31:14; Jeremiah 23:3
  20. 20 Micah 7:19; Jeremiah 31:34; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 1:9; Hebrews 10:17–18
  21. 21 Ezekiel 23:23; 2 Samuel 16:11; 1 Samuel 15:11–24; Jeremiah 48:10; Jeremiah 50:9
  22. 22 Jeremiah 4:19–21; Jeremiah 51:54–56; Isaiah 21:2–4
  23. 23 Jeremiah 51:20–24; Revelation 18:16; Isaiah 14:4–6; Isaiah 14:12–17
  24. 24 Daniel 5:30–31; Job 9:4; Job 40:9; Job 40:2; Isaiah 45:9
  25. 25 Jeremiah 51:55; Jeremiah 51:25; Amos 3:6; Jeremiah 50:15; Jeremiah 51:20
  26. 26 Isaiah 14:23; Jeremiah 50:10; Isaiah 45:3; Jeremiah 50:23; Jeremiah 50:13
  27. 27 Jeremiah 46:21; Isaiah 34:7; Psalm 37:13; Psalm 22:12; Jeremiah 48:44
  28. 28 Lamentations 1:10; Jeremiah 50:15; Isaiah 48:20; Lamentations 2:6–7; Daniel 5:23
  29. 29 Isaiah 47:10; Jeremiah 51:56; Jeremiah 50:14–15; Daniel 4:37; Exodus 10:3
  30. 30 Jeremiah 49:26; Jeremiah 18:21; Jeremiah 9:21; Isaiah 13:15–18; Jeremiah 50:36
  31. 31 Jeremiah 21:13; Jeremiah 50:29; Nahum 2:13; Habakkuk 2:4–5; James 4:6
  32. 32 Jeremiah 21:14; Jeremiah 49:27; Isaiah 10:12–15; Amos 2:5; Revelation 18:8
  33. 33 Exodus 9:2–3; Isaiah 14:17; Isaiah 58:6; Exodus 9:17–18; Jeremiah 50:17–18
  34. 34 Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 15:21; Isaiah 47:4; Isaiah 41:14; Jeremiah 51:36
  35. 35 Jeremiah 47:6; Hosea 11:6; Daniel 5:30; Daniel 5:1–2; Jeremiah 51:57
  36. 36 Jeremiah 49:22; Isaiah 44:25; Nahum 3:13; Revelation 22:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11
  37. 37 Jeremiah 51:30; Nahum 3:13; Jeremiah 25:20; Jeremiah 51:21; Jeremiah 48:41
  38. 38 Jeremiah 50:2; Isaiah 44:27; Revelation 16:12; Jeremiah 51:52; Jeremiah 51:47
  39. 39 Isaiah 13:20–22; Revelation 18:2; Jeremiah 25:12; Jeremiah 50:12–13; Jeremiah 51:62–64
  40. 40 Genesis 19:24–25; Luke 17:28–30; Jeremiah 49:18; 2 Peter 2:6; Isaiah 13:19–20
  41. 41 Jeremiah 51:27–28; Isaiah 13:2–5; Jeremiah 50:9; Jeremiah 6:22–23; Revelation 17:16
  42. 42 Isaiah 5:30; Isaiah 13:17–18; Isaiah 47:6; Jeremiah 47:3; Jeremiah 8:16
  43. 43 Jeremiah 49:24; Jeremiah 51:31; Daniel 5:5–6; Isaiah 13:6–8; Isaiah 21:3–4
  44. 44 Jeremiah 49:19–21; Exodus 15:11; Isaiah 46:11; Isaiah 46:9; Isaiah 41:25
  45. 45 Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 51:10–11; Ephesians 1:11; Revelation 17:16–17; Isaiah 14:24–27
  46. 46 Jeremiah 49:21; Revelation 18:9–19; Ezekiel 26:18; Ezekiel 31:16; Isaiah 14:9–10

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  1. Quotes verse 50:31 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The First Theological Oration)

    I am to speak against persons who pride themselves on their eloquence; so, to begin with a text of Scripture, "Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one," not only in thy system of teaching, but also in thy hearing, and in thy tone of mind.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)