Lamentaciones · Biblia de Ginebra (1599)
Lamentaciones 4 Biblia de Ginebra (1599)
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- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 How is the golde become so dimme? the most fine golde is changed, and the stones of the Sanctuarie are scattered in the corner of euery streete.
1 How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
2 The noble men of Zion coparable to fine golde, howe are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, euen the worke of the handes of the potter!
2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how they are esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
3 Euen the dragons draw out the breastes, and giue sucke to their yong, but the daughter of my people is become cruell like the ostriches in the wildernesse.
3 Even the jackals offer their breast. They nurse their young ones. But the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
4 The tongue of the sucking childe cleaueth to the roofe of his mouth for thirst: the yong children aske bread, but no man breaketh it vnto them.
4 The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them.
5 They that did feede delicately, perish in the streetes: they that were brought vp in skarlet, embrace the dongue.
5 Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets. Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills.
6 For the iniquitie of the daughter of my people is become greater then the sinne of Sodom, that was destroyed as in a moment, and none pitched campes against her.
6 For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment. No hands were laid on her.
7 Her Nazarites were purer then the snowe, and whiter then ye milke: they were more ruddie in bodie, then the redde precious stones; they were like polished saphir.
7 Her nobles were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was like sapphire.
8 Nowe their visage is blacker then a cole: they can not knowe them in the streetes: their skinne cleaueth to their bones: it is withered like a stocke.
8 Their appearance is blacker than a coal. They are not known in the streets. Their skin clings to their bones. It is withered. It has become like wood.
9 They that be slaine with the sword are better, then they that are killed with hunger: for they fade away as they were striken through for the fruites of the fielde.
9 Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.
10 The hands of the pitifull women haue sodden their owne children, which were their meate in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
10 The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children. They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 The Lord hath accomplished his indignation: he hath powred out his fierce wrath, he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath deuoured the foundations thereof.
11 Yahweh has accomplished his wrath. He has poured out his fierce anger. He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations.
12 The Kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not haue beleeued that the aduersarie and the enemie should haue entred into the gates of Ierusalem:
12 The kings of the earth didn’t believe, neither did all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
13 For the sinnes of her Prophets, and the iniquities of her Priests, that haue shed the blood of the iust in the middes of her.
13 It is because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the middle of her.
14 They haue wandred as blinde men in the streetes, and they were polluted with blood, so that they would not touch their garments.
14 They wander as blind men in the streets. They are polluted with blood, So that men can’t touch their garments.
15 But they cried vnto them, Depart, ye polluted, depart, depart, touch not: therefore they fled away, and wandered: they haue sayd among the heathen, They shall no more dwell there.
15 “Go away!” they cried to them. “Unclean! Go away! Go away! Don’t touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, “They can’t live here any more.”
16 The anger of the Lord hath scattered them, he will no more regard them: they reuerenced not the face of the Priestes, nor had compassion of the Elders.
16 Yahweh’s anger has scattered them. He will not pay attention to them any more. They didn’t respect the persons of the priests. They didn’t favor the elders.
17 Whiles we waited for our vaine helpe, our eyes failed: for in our waiting we looked for a nation that could not saue vs.
17 Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
18 They hunt our steppes that we cannot goe in our streetes: our ende is neere, our dayes are fulfilled, for our ende is come.
18 They hunt our steps, so that we can’t go in our streets. Our end is near. Our days are fulfilled, for our end has come.
19 Our persecuters are swifter then the eagles of the heauen: they pursued vs vpon the mountaines, and layed waite for vs in the wildernes.
19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky. They chased us on the mountains. They set an ambush for us in the wilderness.
20 The breath of our nostrels, the Anoynted of the Lord was taken in their nets, of whome we sayde, Vnder his shadowe we shalbe preserued aliue among the heathen.
20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; of whom we said, under his shadow we will live among the nations.
21 Reioyce and be glad, O daughter Edom, that dwellest in the lande of Vz, the cuppe also shall passe through vnto thee: thou shalt be drunken and vomit.
21 Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. The cup will pass through to you also. You will be drunken, and will make yourself naked.
22 Thy punishment is accomplished, O daughter Zion: he will no more carie thee away into captiuitie, but he will visite thine iniquitie, O daughter Edom, he wil discouer thy sinnes.
22 The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion. He will no more carry you away into captivity. He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom. He will uncover your sins.
Referencias cruzadas (22)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ezequiel 7:19–22; Lamentaciones 2:19; Isaías 1:21; 2 Reyes 25:9–10; Jeremías 52:13
- 2 Isaías 30:14; Romanos 9:21–23; Jeremías 19:11; 2 Timoteo 2:20; 2 Corintios 4:7
- 3 Lucas 23:28–29; Ezequiel 5:10; Lamentaciones 4:10; Lamentaciones 2:20; Job 39:13–16
- 4 Salmo 22:15; Lamentaciones 2:11–12; Salmo 137:6; Deuteronomio 32:24; Mateo 7:9–11
- 5 Lucas 16:19; Proverbios 31:21; Amós 6:3–7; Lucas 15:16; 1 Timoteo 5:6
- 6 Génesis 19:25; Isaías 1:9–10; Lucas 12:47; Lucas 10:12; Mateo 24:21
- 7 Salmo 51:7; Cantar de los Cantares 5:10; Salmo 144:12; 1 Samuel 16:12; Números 6:2–21
- 8 Lamentaciones 5:10; Job 30:30; Salmo 102:3–5; Job 19:20; Salmo 119:83
- 9 Jeremías 16:4; Ezequiel 24:23; Levítico 26:39; Ezequiel 33:10
- 10 Isaías 49:15; Lamentaciones 2:20; 2 Reyes 6:26–29; Jeremías 19:9; Lamentaciones 4:3
- 11 Jeremías 7:20; Ezequiel 22:31; Lamentaciones 2:17; Jeremías 17:27; Ezequiel 20:47–48
- 12 Salmo 48:4–6; Deuteronomio 29:24–28; 1 Reyes 9:8–9; Jeremías 21:13
- 13 Jeremías 5:31; Jeremías 6:13; Mateo 23:31; Jeremías 26:8–9; Ezequiel 22:26–28
- 14 Isaías 1:15; Jeremías 2:34; Números 19:16; Deuteronomio 28:28–29; Isaías 56:10
- 15 Levítico 13:45–46
- 16 Isaías 9:14–16; Lamentaciones 5:12; Deuteronomio 32:26; Jeremías 24:9; Deuteronomio 28:64–65
- 17 Ezequiel 29:16; Isaías 20:5; 2 Reyes 24:7; Jeremías 2:36; Lamentaciones 1:7
- 18 Amós 8:2; Salmo 140:11; Ezequiel 7:2–12; Lamentaciones 3:52; Jeremías 16:16
- 19 Habacuc 1:8; Jeremías 4:13; Isaías 5:26–28; Deuteronomio 28:49; Isaías 30:16–17
- 20 2 Samuel 1:14; Génesis 2:7; Ezequiel 12:13; Jeremías 39:5; 2 Samuel 19:21
- 21 Apocalipsis 16:15; Amós 1:11; Job 1:1; Salmo 137:7; Ezequiel 25:12–14
- 22 Isaías 40:2; Jeremías 50:20; Salmo 137:7; Lamentaciones 4:6; Malaquías 1:4
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
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… salvation, thus: "God hath made known His salvation (salutare) in the sight of the heathen." For He is indeed Saviour, as being the Son and Word of God; but salutary, since [He is] Spirit; for he says: "The Spirit of our countenance, Christ the Lord." But salvation, as being flesh: for "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." …
Jeremiah, in prophesying of Christ, says, "The breath of our mouth, the Lord Christ, was taken in our sins," thus briefly showing both that Christ is our Lord and that He suffered for us.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Lamenting then he says, The breath of our countenance, Christ the Lord was taken in our corruptions.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
He is called Spirit, as "God is a Spirit," and "the breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord." He is called holy, as the Father is holy, and the Son is holy, for to the creature holiness was brought in from without, but to the Spirit holiness is the fulfilment of nature, and it is for this reason …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)