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1 Entonces el rey Sedequías envió a Pasur, hijo de Malquías, y a Sofonías, hijo de Maseías, a Jeremías y le rogaron: ―Pídele al Señor que nos ayude, porque Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, nos ha declarado la guerra.
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
2 Quizá el Señor quiera ayudarnos y realice un gran milagro como en el pasado y obligue a Nabucodonosor a retirar sus ejércitos invasores.
2 “Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
3 Jeremías replicó: ―Vuelvan al rey Sedequías y díganle que el Señor Dios de Israel dice: Yo haré que sus armas sean inútiles contra el rey de Babilonia y los soldados caldeos que los asedian. En efecto, traeré a sus enemigos hasta el corazón mismo de esta ciudad,
3 Then Jeremiah said to them, “Tell Zedekiah:
4 Not in this translation
4 ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will gather them into the middle of this city.
5 y yo mismo pelearé contra ustedes, porque estoy muy enojado.
5 I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.
6 Y sobre esta ciudad enviaré una espantosa plaga, y morirán personas y animales.
6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal. They will die of a great pestilence.
7 Y finalmente entregaré al propio rey Sedequías y a todo el resto que haya quedado en la ciudad en poder del rey Nabucodonosor de Babilonia, para que los mate sin piedad ni misericordia.
7 Afterward,” says Yahweh, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life. He will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them, have pity, or have mercy.”’
8 Dile a este pueblo lo que dice el Señor: Les doy la posibilidad de que elijan entre la vida y la muerte.
8 “You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 O permanecer en Jerusalén y morir —degollados por sus enemigos, muertos de hambre y enfermedad— o salir y entregarse al ejército caldeo, y vivir.
9 He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he will live, and he will escape with his life.
10 Porque le he dado la espalda a esta ciudad. Enemigo y no amigo suyo seré, dice el Señor. Será tomada por el rey de Babilonia, quien la mandará incendiar hasta dejarla convertida en cenizas.
10 For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,” says Yahweh. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’
11 Y al rey de Judá el Señor le dice:
11 “Concerning the house of the king of Judah, hear Yahweh’s word:
12 Estoy listo a juzgarte por el mal que estás cometiendo. ¡Pronto! ¡Haz justicia a los que juzgas! Comienza a hacer lo justo antes que mi terrible enojo caiga sobre ti como un fuego que nadie puede apagar.
12 House of David, Yahweh says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
13 Yo pelearé contra esta ciudad de Jerusalén, que se ufana diciendo: «Estamos a salvo, aquí nadie puede tocarnos».
13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says Yahweh. ‘You that say, “Who would come down against us?” or, “Who would enter into our homes?”
14 Yo mismo te destruiré por haber cometido tantas maldades, dice el Señor. Destruiré todo, incluso encenderé un fuego en los bosques que quemará cuanto halle a su paso, hasta lo que se encuentra en la periferia.
14 I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,’ says Yahweh; ‘and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will devour all that is around her.’”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Maaseiah
Named as the father of Zephaniah the priest.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 29:25; Jeremiah 37:3
Malchijah
Named as the father of Pashhur, an envoy of Zedekiah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 38:1
Pashhur
Son of Malchijah whom King Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah, and who later heard Jeremiah's preaching and sought his death.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 38:1
Zephaniah
The priest, son of Maaseiah, whom Zedekiah sent to ask Jeremiah to pray and to whom a letter from Shemaiah was addressed. When Jerusalem fell he was taken as 'the second priest'…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:18; Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 29:25
Cross references (12)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 29:25; Jeremiah 52:24; Jeremiah 38:1; 2 Kings 25:18–21
- 2 Jeremiah 37:3; Ezekiel 20:1–3; Jeremiah 37:7; Jeremiah 42:4–6; Psalm 44:1–4
- 5 Isaiah 63:10; Isaiah 5:25; Jeremiah 32:17; Exodus 6:6; Jeremiah 6:12
- 6 Ezekiel 14:19; Jeremiah 12:3–4; Ezekiel 14:13; Ezekiel 14:17; Jeremiah 33:12
- 7 Jeremiah 37:17; Habakkuk 1:6–10; 2 Kings 25:5–7; Ezekiel 7:9; Ezekiel 17:20–21
- 8 Deuteronomy 30:19; Deuteronomy 30:15; Deuteronomy 11:26; Isaiah 1:19–20
- 9 Jeremiah 38:2; Jeremiah 45:5; Jeremiah 39:18; Jeremiah 14:12; Jeremiah 38:17–23
- 10 Jeremiah 44:11; Amos 9:4; Jeremiah 44:27; Ezekiel 15:7; Jeremiah 52:13
- 11 Jeremiah 17:20; Micah 3:1; Jeremiah 13:18
- 12 Isaiah 1:17; Proverbs 31:8–9; Jeremiah 4:4; Isaiah 1:31; Zechariah 7:9–11
- 13 Lamentations 4:12; Obadiah 3–4; Ezekiel 13:8; Psalm 125:2; Jeremiah 49:4–5
- 14 Isaiah 3:10–11; Proverbs 1:31; Jeremiah 32:19; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Jeremiah 17:10
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