Jeremias 25

Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias om alt Judases folk i Joasias Søns, Kong Jojakim af Judas, fjerde År, det er Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels første År,

og som Profeten Jeremias talte til alt Judas Folk og alle Jerusalems Borgere:

Fra Amons Søns, Kong Josias af Judas, trettende År til den Dag i Dag, i fulde tre og tyve År er HERRENs Ord kommet til mig, og jeg, talte til eder årle og silde, men I hørte ikke;

og HERREN sendte årle og silde alle sine Tjenere Profeterne til eder, men I hørte ikke; I bøjede ikke eders Øre til at høre,

Nej, I hørte mig ikke, lyder det fra HERREN, og så krænkede I mig med eders Hænders Værker til eders Ulykke.

Derfor, så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Fordi I ikke vilde høre mine Ord,

vil jeg sende Bud efter alle Nordens Stammer, lyder det fra HERREN, og til kong Nebukadrezar af Babel, min Tjener, og lade dem komme over dette Land og dets Indbyggere og over alle Folkene heromkring, og jeg vil ødelægge dem og gøre dem til Rædsel, Latter og Spot for evigt.

Jeg fjerner fra dem Fryderåb og Glædesråb, Brudgoms Røst og Bruds Røst, Kværnens Lyd og Lampens Skin,

og hele dette Land skal blive til Ørk og Øde, og disse Folkeslag skal trælle for Babels konge i halvfjerdsindstyve År.

Men når der er gået halvfjerdsindstyve År, hjemsøger jeg Babels Konge og Folket der for deres Misgerning, lyder det fra HERREN, også Kaldæernes Land hjemsøger jeg og gør det til evige Ørkener,

og jeg opfylder på dette Land alle mine Ord, som jeg har talet imod det, alt, hvad der er skrevet i denne Bog, alt, hvad Jeremias har profeteret mod alle Folkene.

Thi også dem skal mange Folk og vældige Konger gøre til Trælle, og jeg gengælder dem deres Gerning og deres Hænders Værk.

Og jeg tog Bægeret af HERRENs Hånd og gav alle de Folk, han sendte mig til, at drikke deraf:

Jerusalem og Judas Byer og dets Konger og Fyrster, for at gøre dem til Ørk og Øde, til Spot og til et Forbandelsens Tegn, som det er på denne Dag;

Farao, Ægypterkongen, med alle hans Tjenere og Fyrster og alt hans Folk,

alt Blandingsfolket og alle konger i Uz og Filisterland, Askalon, Gaza og Ekron og Asdods Rest;

Edom, Moab og Ammoniterne;

alle Tyruss og Zidons Konger og den fjerne strands Konger hinsides Havet;

Dedan, Tema og Buz og alle dem med rundklippet Hår;

alle Arabernes konger og alle Blandingsfolkets Konger, som hor i Ørkenen;

alle Zimris Konger, alle Elams Konger og alle Mediens Konger;

alle Nordens Konger, nær og fjern, den ene efter den anden. alle Riger på Jordens Overflade; og Kongen af Sjesjak skal drikke efter dem.

Og du skal sige til dem: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Drik, bliv drukne og spy, fald og rejs eder ikke mere for Sværdet jeg sender iblandt eder!

Og hvis de vægrer sig ved at tage Bægeret af din Hånd og drikke, skal du sige til dem: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Drikke skal I!

Thi se, med den By, mit Navn er nævnet over, begynder jeg at handle ilde, og så skulde I gå fri! Nej, I går ikke fri; thi jeg kalder Sværdet hid mod alle dem, som bor på Jorden, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.

Og du skal profetere alle disse Ord for dem og sige: HERREN brøler fra det høje, løfter sin Røst fra sin hellige Bolig; han brøler over sin Græsgang, istemmer Vinperserråbet over alle, som bor på Jorden.

Drønet når til Jordens Ende, thi HERREN går i Rette med Folkene; over alt Kød holder han Dom, de gudløse giver han til Sværdet, lyder det fra HERREN.

Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, Ulykken går fra det ene Folk til det andet, et vældigt Vejr bryder løs fra Jordens Rand.

HERRENs slagne skal på den Dag ligge fra Jordens ene Ende til den anden; der skal ikke holdes Klage over dem, og de skal ikke sankes og jordes; de skal blive til Gødning på Marken.

Jamrer, I Hyrder, og skrig, I Hjordens ypperste, vælt jer i Støvet! Thi Tiden, I skal slagtes, er kommet, som en kostelig Skål skal I splintres.

Hyrderne finder ej Tilflugt, ej Hjordens ypperste Redning.

Hør, hvor Hyrderne skriger, hvor Hjordens ypperste jamrer! Thi HERREN hærger deres Græsgange,

og Fredens Vange lægges øde for HERRENs glødende Vrede;

Løven går bort fra sin Tykning, thi deres Land er lagt øde for det hærgende Sværd, for HERRENs glødende Vrede.

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that {was} the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;

The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,

From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that {is} the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending {them}; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.

They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.

Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,

Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. {I will...: Heb. I will cause to perish from them}

And this whole land shall be a desolation, {and} an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, {that} I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. {punish: Heb. visit upon}

And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, {even} all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations.

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.

Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:

{To wit}, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as {it is} this day;

Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;

And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,

And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which {are} beyond the sea, {isles: or, region by the sea side}

Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all {that are} in the utmost corners, {that...: Heb. cut off into corners, or, having the corners of the hair polled}

And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,

And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which {are} upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.

For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts. {which...: Heb. upon which my name is called}

Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread {the grapes}, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

A noise shall come {even} to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them {that are} wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from {one} end of the earth even unto the {other} end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.

Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves {in the ashes}, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel. {the days...: Heb. your days for slaughter} {a pleasant...: Heb. a vessel of desire}

And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape. {the shepherds...: Heb. flight shall perish from the shepherds, and escaping from, etc}

A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, {shall be heard}: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger. {desolate: Heb. a desolation}