Kniha proroka Jeremiáša

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Jer 5, 1-31

1 “Travel the streets of Jerusalem; and gaze, and consider, and seek, in its wide streets. If you can find a man exercising judgment and seeking faith, then I will be forgiving to them. 2 For even though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in this, too, they swear falsely.” 3 O Lord, your eyes look with favor upon faith. You have struck them, and they have not grieved. You have bruised them, and they have refused to accept discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, and they are not willing to return. 4 But I said: Perhaps these are the poor and the senseless, who are ignorant of the way of the Lord, of the judgment of their God. 5 Therefore, I will go to great men, and I will speak with them. For they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God. And behold, these ones have broken the yoke all the more; they have torn apart the bonds. 6 For this reason, a lion from the forest has struck them down, a wolf toward evening has laid waste to them, a leopard lies in wait over their cities. All who go out from there will be taken. For their transgressions have been multiplied; their rebellions have been strengthened. 7 “Over which things am I able to be merciful to you? Your sons have forsaken me, and they swear by those who are not gods. I gave them everything, and they committed adultery, and they indulged themselves in the house of the harlot. 8 They have become like wild horses in heat; each one was neighing after his neighbor’s wife. 9 Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? And shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation such as this? 10 Scale its walls and tear them down. But do not be willing to bring about its very end. Take away its plantings, for they are not the Lord’s. 11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have greatly transgressed against me, says the Lord. 12 They have denied the Lord, and they have said, ‘It is not him,’ and, ‘Evil will not overwhelm us. We will not see famine and the sword.’ 13 The prophets have spoken into the wind, and there was no answer with them. Therefore, these things will happen to them.” 14 Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: “Since you have spoken this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth like fire and this people like wood, and it will devour them. 15 Behold, O house of Israel, I will lead over you a far away nation, says the Lord, a robust nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you will not know, nor will you understand what they are saying. 16 Their quiver is like an open sepulcher. They are all strong. 17 And they will consume your grain fields and your bread. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They will consume your flocks and your herds. They will consume your vineyards and your figs. And with the sword, they will crush your fortified cities, in which you have placed your trust. 18 Yet truly, in those days, says the Lord, I will not bring the consummation over you. 19 And if they say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ You shall say to them: ‘Just as you have abandoned me and have served a strange god in your own land, so will you serve strangers in a land not your own.’ 20 Announce this to the house of Jacob, and make it known in Judah, saying: 21 Listen, O foolish people who have no heart! You have eyes, but you do not see, and ears, but you do not hear. 22 So then, will you not fear me, says the Lord. And will you not have sorrow before my face? I have placed the shore as a limit for the sea, as an everlasting precept that it will not transgress. And its waves will crash, but they will not prevail; and its waves will swell, but they will not go across. 23 But the heart of this people has become incredulous and provocative; they have turned away and departed. 24 And they have not said in their heart: ‘Let us dread the Lord our God, who gives us the timely and the late rains, in their proper time, who guards the full measure of the yearly harvest for us.’ 25 Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have held back good things from you. 26 For the impious are found among my people; they lie in ambush like fowlers setting snares, for they set traps to catch men. 27 Just as a snare is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. As a result, they have become exalted and enriched. 28 They have grown stout and fat. And they have transgressed my words most wickedly. They have not judged the case of the widow; they have not given guidance to the case of the orphan; and they have not judged a judgment for the poor. 29 Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? Or shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation of this kind? 30 Astonishing and wondrous things have been done upon the earth. 31 The prophets have prophesied lies, and the priests have applauded with their hands, and my people have loved these things. So then, what shall be done at the very end?”

Verš 3

O Lord, your eyes look with favor upon faith. You have struck them, and they have not grieved. You have bruised them, and they have refused to accept discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, and they are not willing to return.

Iz 1:5 - For what reason shall I continue to strike you, as you increase transgressions? The entire head is feeble, and the entire heart is grieving.

Iz 9:13 - And the people did not return to the One who struck them, and they did not seek the Lord of hosts.

Jer 2:30 - I have struck your children to no effect; they have not accepted discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets. Your generation is like a raging lion.

Verš 6

For this reason, a lion from the forest has struck them down, a wolf toward evening has laid waste to them, a leopard lies in wait over their cities. All who go out from there will be taken. For their transgressions have been multiplied; their rebellions have been strengthened.

Jer 4:7 - The lion has ascended from his den, and the pillager of the nations has lifted himself up. He has gone forth from his place, so that he may set your land in desolation. Your cities will be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant.

Verš 8

They have become like wild horses in heat; each one was neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

Ez 22:11 - And each one has committed abomination with the wife of his neighbor. And the father-in-law has heinously defiled his daughter-in-law. The brother has oppressed his sister, the daughter of his father, within you.

Verš 9

Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? And shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation such as this?

Jer 5:29 - Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? Or shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation of this kind?

Jer 9:9 - Shall I not visit upon them concerning these things, says the Lord? Or shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation of this kind?

Verš 10

Scale its walls and tear them down. But do not be willing to bring about its very end. Take away its plantings, for they are not the Lord’s.

Jer 4:27 - For thus says the Lord: “All the earth will be desolate, but I will not yet bring about its consummation.

Verš 11

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have greatly transgressed against me, says the Lord.

Jer 3:20 - But, in the same way that a woman spurns her lover, so also has the house of Israel spurned me, says the Lord.”

Verš 12

They have denied the Lord, and they have said, ‘It is not him,’ and, ‘Evil will not overwhelm us. We will not see famine and the sword.’

Iz 28:15 - For you have said: “We struck a deal with death, and we formed a pact with Hell. When the inundating scourge passes through, it will not overwhelm us. For we have placed our hope in lies, and we 409 are protected by what is false.”

Verš 14

Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: “Since you have spoken this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth like fire and this people like wood, and it will devour them.

Jer 1:9 - And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.

Verš 15

Behold, O house of Israel, I will lead over you a far away nation, says the Lord, a robust nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you will not know, nor will you understand what they are saying.

Dt 28:49 - The Lord will lead over you a nation from far away, even from the furthest parts of the earth, like an eagle flying with great force, whose language you are not able to understand:

Jer 1:15 - For behold, I will call together all the close associates of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord. And they will arrive, and each one of them will place his throne at the entrance to the gates of Jerusalem, and over all its surrounding walls, and over all the cities of Judah.

Jer 6:22 - Thus says the Lord: “Behold, a people is coming from the land of the north, and a great nation will rise up from the ends of the earth.

Verš 17

And they will consume your grain fields and your bread. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They will consume your flocks and your herds. They will consume your vineyards and your figs. And with the sword, they will crush your fortified cities, in which you have placed your trust.

Lv 26:16 - then I also will do these things to you. I will quickly visit you with destitution, and burning heat, which will waste away your eyes, and consume your lives. In vain will you sow your seed, which will be devoured by your enemies.

Dt 28:31 - May your ox be immolated before you, though you do not eat from it. May your donkey be seized in your sight, and not restored to you. May your sheep be given to your enemies, and may there be no one who may help you.

Dt 28:33 - May a people you do not know eat the fruits of your land and of all your labors. And may you continually suffer from slander and oppression every day.

Verš 18

Yet truly, in those days, says the Lord, I will not bring the consummation over you.

Jer 4:27 - For thus says the Lord: “All the earth will be desolate, but I will not yet bring about its consummation.

Verš 19

And if they say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ You shall say to them: ‘Just as you have abandoned me and have served a strange god in your own land, so will you serve strangers in a land not your own.’

Jer 16:10 - And when you announce all these words to this people, they will say to you: ‘Why would the Lord pronounce all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity and what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’

Verš 21

Listen, O foolish people who have no heart! You have eyes, but you do not see, and ears, but you do not hear.

Iz 6:9 - And he said: “Go forth! And you shall say to this people: ‘When you listen, you will hear and not understand. And when you see a vision, you will not comprehend.’

Verš 22

So then, will you not fear me, says the Lord. And will you not have sorrow before my face? I have placed the shore as a limit for the sea, as an everlasting precept that it will not transgress. And its waves will crash, but they will not prevail; and its waves will swell, but they will not go across.

Jób 38:10 - I encircled it with my limits, and I positioned its bars and doors.

Ž 33:7 - This poor one cried out, and the Lord heeded him, and he saved him from all his tribulations.

Ž 104:9 - which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.

Verš 24

And they have not said in their heart: ‘Let us dread the Lord our God, who gives us the timely and the late rains, in their proper time, who guards the full measure of the yearly harvest for us.’

Dt 11:14 - he will give to your land the early rain and the late rain, so that you may gather your grain, and your wine, and your oil,

Verš 28

They have grown stout and fat. And they have transgressed my words most wickedly. They have not judged the case of the widow; they have not given guidance to the case of the orphan; and they have not judged a judgment for the poor.

Dt 32:15 - The beloved grew fat, and he kicked. Having grown fat and thick and wide, he abandoned God, his Maker, and he withdrew from God, his Savior.

Iz 1:23 - Your leaders are unfaithful, the associates of thieves. They all love gifts; they pursue rewards. They do not judge for orphans, and the widow’s case is not brought before them.

Za 7:10 - And do not find fault with the widow, and the orphan, and the newcomer, and the poor. And let not a man consider evil in his heart towards his brother.

Verš 29

Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? Or shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation of this kind?

Jer 5:9 - Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? And shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation such as this?

Jer 9:9 - Shall I not visit upon them concerning these things, says the Lord? Or shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation of this kind?

Verš 31

The prophets have prophesied lies, and the priests have applauded with their hands, and my people have loved these things. So then, what shall be done at the very end?”

Jer 14:18 - “If I go out into the fields: behold, those slain by the sword. And if I enter into the city: behold, those weakened by famine. Likewise, the prophet, too, and the priest, have gone into a land that they did not know.

Jer 23:25 - I have heard what the prophets have said, prophesying falsehoods in my name, and also saying: ‘I have dreamed! I have dreamed!’

Ez 13:6 - They see emptiness, and they foretell falsehoods, saying, ‘The Lord says,’ though the Lord has not sent them. And they continued to affirm what they said.

Jer 5,6 - Divé zvieratá znázorňujú nepriateľské vojsko.

Jer 5,7 - Cudzoložstvo rozumej predovšetkým o modloslužbe. Ale k tejto sa často družila aj telesná nemravnosť a Izraeliti sa jej dopúšťali.

Jer 5,10 - Porov. 4,27.

Jer 5,15 - Nepriateľský národ – Babylonci – budú svojimi šípmi, ktoré nosia v tulci, rozosievať smrť a hroby.

Jer 5,18 - Predpovedá sa babylonské zajatie.

Jer 5,24 - Včasným volali jesenný dážď, neskorým jarný. V dobe žatvy – medzi Veľkou nocou a Turícami – v Palestíne nepršalo. Ak im predsa nepriaznivé počasie pokazilo úrodu, to pokladali ako trest za hriechy.

Jer 5,29 - Porov. vyššie v. 9.

Jer 5,31 - Falošní proroci, ktorých neposlal Boh, zaliečali sa ľudu a predpovedali mu samý blahobyt. Kňazi tiež zneužívali svoj úrad; podľa Vulg: "tlieskali rukami", prisviedčali k podvodným predpovediam falošných prorokov.