1 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 (this was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), 2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, Yahweh’s word has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened.

4 Yahweh has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them (but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear), 5 saying, "Return now everyone from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that Yahweh has given to you and to your fathers, from of old and even forever more. 6 Don’t go after other gods to serve them or worship them, and don’t provoke me to anger with the work of your hands; then I will do you no harm."

7 "Yet you have not listened to me," says Yahweh, "that you may provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt."

8 Therefore Yahweh of Armies says: "Because you have not heard my words, 9 behold, I will send and take all the families of the north," says Yahweh, "and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations around. I will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10 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 lamp. 11 This whole land will be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

12 "It will happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation," says Yahweh, "for their iniquity. I will make the land of the Chaldeans desolate forever. 13 I will bring on that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings will make bondservants of them, even of them. I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands."

15 For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to me: "Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand, and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it. 16 They will drink, and reel back and forth, and be insane, because of the sword that I will send among them."

17 Then I took the cup at Yahweh’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom Yahweh had sent me: 18 Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, with its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is today; 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, with his servants, his princes, and all his people; 20 and all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod; 21 Edom, Moab, and the children of Ammon; 22 and all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea; 23 Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who have the corners of their beard cut off; 24 and all the kings of Arabia, all the kings of the mixed people who dwell in the wilderness; 25 and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes; 26 and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world, which are on the surface of the earth. The king of Sheshach will drink after them.

27 "You shall tell them, ‘Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: "Drink, and be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you."’ 28 It shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then you shall tell them, ‘Yahweh of Armies says: "You shall surely drink. 29 For, behold, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should you be utterly unpunished? You will not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth, says Yahweh of Armies."’

30 "Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and tell them,

"‘Yahweh will roar from on high,

and utter his voice from his holy habitation.

He will mightily roar against his fold.

He will give a shout, as those who tread grapes,

against all the inhabitants of the earth.

31 A noise will come even to the end of the earth;

for Yahweh has a controversy with the nations.

He will enter into judgment with all flesh.

As for the wicked, he will give them to the sword,"’ says Yahweh."

32 Yahweh of Armies says,

"Behold, evil will go out from nation to nation,

and a great storm will be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth."

33 The slain of Yahweh will be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They won’t be lamented. They won’t be gathered or buried. They will be dung on the surface of the ground.

34 Wail, you shepherds, and cry.

Wallow in dust, you leader of the flock;

for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions have fully come,

and you will fall like fine pottery.

35 The shepherds will have no way to flee.

The leader of the flock will have no escape.

36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds,

and the wailing of the leader of the flock,

for Yahweh destroys their pasture.

37 The peaceful folds are brought to silence

because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.

38 He has left his covert, as the lion;

for their land has become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppression,

and because of his fierce anger.

1 犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬第四年， 就是巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒第一年， 有话临到耶利米， 是关于犹大众民的。

2 耶利米先知就把这话告诉犹大众民和耶路撒冷所有的居民， 说：

3 "从犹大王亚们的儿子约西亚第十三年直到今日， 这二十三年来， 常有耶和华的话临到我， 我也不断对你们传讲， 你们却不听从。

4 耶和华虽然不断差遣他的仆人众先知到你们那里去； 但你们却没有听从， 毫不留心。

5 他们对你们说： ‘你们各人要悔改， 离开自己的恶道和邪恶的行为， 就可以住在耶和华赐给你们和你们列祖的土地上， 直到永永远远。’"

6 "你们不要随从别的神， 不要事奉敬拜他们， 也不可容你们手所作的惹我发怒； 这样， 我就不会使祸患临到你们。

7 但你们没有听从我， 竟容你们手所作的惹我发怒， 自招祸害。"这是耶和华的宣告。

8 因此， 万军之耶和华这样说： "因为你们没有听从我的话，

9 看哪！ 我要打发人去征召北方的众族， 和我的仆人巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒， 领他们来攻击这地和这地的居民， 以及周围的列国； 我要把他们彻底消灭， 使他们成为令人惊骇， 受人嗤笑的对象， 和永远荒废的地方。"这是耶和华的宣告。

10 "我要从他们中间除掉欢喜和快乐的声音， 新郎和新妇的声音， 推磨的声音和灯的亮光。

11 这地要全变为荒废， 令人惊骇； 这些国家要服事巴比伦王七十年。

12 "七十年满了以后， 我要按着他们的罪孽惩罚巴比伦王和那国， 就是迦勒底人之地， 使它永远荒凉。"这是耶和华的宣告。

13 "我必使我所说攻击那地的一切话应验在那地； 我所说的， 就是一切记录在这书上的， 是耶利米攻击列国所说的预言。

14 因为许多国家和大君王将要奴役迦勒底人， 我必按着他们的作为和他们手所作的报应他们。"

15 耶和华以色列的 神对我这样说： "你从我的手中拿这杯烈怒的酒， 给列国喝， 就是我差遣你去的列国。

16 他们喝了， 就会东倒西歪， 疯狂乱性， 因为我打发刀剑到他们中间去。"

17 于是我从耶和华的手中接过这杯， 给列国喝， 就是耶和华差遣我去的列国，

18 包括耶路撒冷、犹大的城镇， 和她的君王、领袖， 使这些城镇荒废， 成为令人惊骇、被人嗤笑、咒骂的对象， 好像今天一样。

19 又包括法老， 就是埃及王， 和他的臣仆、王侯， 以及全体人民，

20 并所有外族的人； 还有乌斯地的众王、非利士人之地的众王， 就是亚实基伦、迦萨， 以革伦和亚实突余剩的人的王；

21 并有以东、摩押、亚扪、

22 推罗的列王、西顿的列王、海外岛屿的列王、

23 底但、提玛、布斯， 所有剃除鬓发的部落、

24 阿拉伯的列王、住在沙漠的外族人的列王、

25 心利的列王、以拦的列王、玛代的列王、

26 北方远近的列王， 一个一个， 以及地上的万国， 就是在这地面上的列国， 都喝了； 他们喝了以后， 示沙克王也要喝。

27 "你要对他们说： ‘万军之耶和华以色列的 神这样说： 你们要喝， 并要喝醉， 呕吐， 以致跌倒， 不能再起来， 因为我打发刀剑到你们中间去。’

28 如果他们不肯从你的手中接过这杯来喝， 你就要对他们说： ‘万军之耶和华这样说： 你们一定要喝。

29 因为， 看哪！ 我既然在那称为我名下的城中先降灾祸， 你们真可免受惩罚吗？你们必不能免受惩罚， 因为我要呼唤刀剑来攻击这地所有的居民。’"这是万军之耶和华的宣告。

30 "因此你要对他们宣讲这一切话， 对他们说： ‘耶和华必从高天吼叫， 从他的圣所发声； 他必大声吼叫攻击自己的羊圈； 他要对地上所有的居民呼喊， 像那些踹葡萄的人呼喊一样。

31 吶喊的声音要传到地极， 因为耶和华要控告列国， 也要审判万人； 至于恶人， 他必把他们交给刀剑。’"这是耶和华的宣告。

32 万军之耶和华这样说： "看哪！ 必有灾祸发出， 从这国直到那国； 必有大风暴从地极刮起。"

33 到那日， 从地的这边到地的那边， 都必有被耶和华刺死的人； 必没有人为他们悲哀， 没有人收殓他们、埋葬他们； 他们都必在地面上成为粪肥。

34 牧人啊， 你们要哀号， 呼叫！ 羊群的领袖啊， 你们要在灰尘中打滚！ 因为你们被宰杀的日子已经到了； 我要粉碎你们， 你们要跌倒， 像珍贵的器皿跌碎一样。

35 牧人无处逃避， 羊群的领袖无法逃脱。

36 听啊！ 牧人的哀叫， 羊群的领袖的悲号， 因为耶和华正在毁坏他们的牧场。

37 因为耶和华猛烈的怒气， 平静的羊圈毁坏了。

38 他像狮子离开了洞穴， 使他们的国土变成荒野， 因为残酷的刀剑（"刀剑"有古抄本作"猛烈"）， 和他猛烈的怒气临到他们。