1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 3 For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
4 ¶ And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah. 5 For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. 6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. 8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: 9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
10 ¶ Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. 11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. 12 For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous. 13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines. 14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased. 15 Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. 16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey. 17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying , This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
18 ¶ Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them. 21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD. 22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 23 Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. 24 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it , and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.
1 Τῇ Ιδουμαίᾳ. Τάδε λέγει κύριος Οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι σοφία ἐν Θαιμαν, ἀπώλετο βουλὴ ἐκ συνετῶν, ᾤχετο σοφία αὐτῶν, 2 ἠπατήθη ὁ τόπος αὐτῶν. βαθύνατε εἰς κάθισιν, οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Δαιδαν, ὅτι δύσκολα ἐποίησεν· ἤγαγον ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἐν χρόνῳ, ᾧ ἐπεσκεψάμην ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν. 3 ὅτι τρυγηταὶ ἦλθόν σοι, οὐ καταλείψουσίν σοι καταλείμματα· ὡς κλέπται ἐν νυκτὶ ἐπιθήσουσιν χεῖρα αὐτῶν. 4 ὅτι ἐγὼ κατέσυρα τὸν Ησαυ, ἀνεκάλυψα τὰ κρυπτὰ αὐτῶν, κρυβῆναι οὐ μὴ δύνωνται· ὤλοντο διὰ χεῖρα ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ γείτονος αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν 5 ὑπολείπεσθαι ὀρφανόν σου, ἵνα ζήσηται· καὶ ἐγὼ ζήσομαι, καὶ χῆραι ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ πεποίθασιν. 6 ὅτι τάδε εἶπεν κύριος Οἷς οὐκ ἦν νόμος πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον, ἔπιον· καὶ σὺ ἀθῳωμένη οὐ μὴ ἀθῳωθῇς, ὅτι πίνων πίεσαι· 7 ὅτι κατ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ ὤμοσα, λέγει κύριος, ὅτι εἰς ἄβατον καὶ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν καὶ εἰς κατάρασιν ἔσῃ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ πόλεις αὐτῆς ἔσονται ἔρημοι εἰς αἰῶνα. 8 ἀκοὴν ἤκουσα παρὰ κυρίου, καὶ ἀγγέλους εἰς ἔθνη ἀπέστειλεν Συνάχθητε καὶ παραγένεσθε εἰς αὐτήν, ἀνάστητε εἰς πόλεμον. 9 μικρὸν ἔδωκά σε ἐν ἔθνεσιν, εὐκαταφρόνητον ἐν ἀνθρώποις. 10 ἡ παιγνία σου ἐνεχείρησέν σοι, ἰταμία καρδίας σου κατέλυσεν τρυμαλιὰς πετρῶν, συνέλαβεν ἰσχὺν βουνοῦ ὑψηλοῦ· ὅτι ὕψωσεν ὥσπερ ἀετὸς νοσσιὰν αὐτοῦ, ἐκεῖθεν καθελῶ σε. 11 καὶ ἔσται ἡ Ιδουμαία εἰς ἄβατον, πᾶς ὁ παραπορευόμενος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν συριεῖ. 12 ὥσπερ κατεστράφη Σοδομα καὶ Γομορρα καὶ αἱ πάροικοι αὐτῆς, εἶπεν κύριος παντοκράτωρ, οὐ μὴ καθίσῃ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπος, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐνοικήσῃ ἐκεῖ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου. 13 ἰδοὺ ὥσπερ λέων ἀναβήσεται ἐκ μέσου τοῦ Ιορδάνου εἰς τόπον Αιθαμ, ὅτι ταχὺ ἐκδιώξω αὐτοὺς ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς· καὶ τοὺς νεανίσκους ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ἐπιστήσατε. ὅτι τίς ὥσπερ ἐγώ; καὶ τίς ἀντιστήσεταί μοι; καὶ τίς οὗτος ποιμήν, ὃς στήσεται κατὰ πρόσωπόν μου; 14 διὰ τοῦτο ἀκούσατε βουλὴν κυρίου, ἣν ἐβουλεύσατο ἐπὶ τὴν Ιδουμαίαν, καὶ λογισμὸν αὐτοῦ, ὃν ἐλογίσατο ἐπὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Θαιμαν Ἐὰν μὴ συμψησθῶσιν τὰ ἐλάχιστα τῶν προβάτων, ἐὰν μὴ ἀβατωθῇ ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν κατάλυσις αὐτῶν· 15 ὅτι ἀπὸ φωνῆς πτώσεως αὐτῶν ἐσείσθη ἡ γῆ, καὶ κραυγή σου ἐν θαλάσσῃ ἠκούσθη. 16 ἰδοὺ ὥσπερ ἀετὸς ὄψεται καὶ ἐκτενεῖ τὰς πτέρυγας ἐπ᾽ ὀχυρώματα αὐτῆς· καὶ ἔσται ἡ καρδία τῶν ἰσχυρῶν τῆς Ιδουμαίας ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ὡς καρδία γυναικὸς ὠδινούσης.
17 Τοῖς υἱοῖς Αμμων. Οὕτως εἶπεν κύριος Μὴ υἱοὶ οὔκ εἰσιν ἐν Ισραηλ, ἢ παραλημψόμενος οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς; διὰ τί παρέλαβεν Μελχομ τὸν Γαδ, καὶ ὁ λαὸς αὐτῶν ἐν πόλεσιν αὐτῶν ἐνοικήσει; 18 διὰ τοῦτο ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, φησὶν κύριος, καὶ ἀκουτιῶ ἐπὶ Ραββαθ θόρυβον πολέμων, καὶ ἔσονται εἰς ἄβατον καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν, καὶ βωμοὶ αὐτῆς ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσονται, καὶ παραλήμψεται Ισραηλ τὴν ἀρχὴν αὐτοῦ. 19 ἀλάλαξον, Εσεβων, ὅτι ὤλετο Γαι· κεκράξατε, θυγατέρες Ραββαθ, περιζώσασθε σάκκους καὶ ἐπιλημπτεύσασθε καὶ κόψασθε ἐπὶ Μελχομ, ὅτι ἐν ἀποικίᾳ βαδιεῖται, οἱ ἱερεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες αὐτοῦ ἅμα. 20 τί ἀγαλλιάσῃ ἐν τοῖς πεδίοις Ενακιμ, θύγατερ ἀτιμίας ἡ πεποιθυῖα ἐπὶ θησαυροῖς αὐτῆς ἡ λέγουσα Τίς εἰσελεύσεται ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ; 21 ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ φέρω φόβον ἐπὶ σέ, εἶπεν κύριος, ἀπὸ πάσης τῆς περιοίκου σου, καὶ διασπαρήσεσθε ἕκαστος εἰς πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ συνάγων.
23 Τῇ Κηδαρ βασιλίσσῃ τῆς αὐλῆς, ἣν ἐπάταξεν Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος. Οὕτως εἶπεν κύριος Ἀνάστητε καὶ ἀνάβητε ἐπὶ Κηδαρ καὶ πλήσατε τοὺς υἱοὺς Κεδεμ· 24 σκηνὰς αὐτῶν καὶ πρόβατα αὐτῶν λήμψονται, ἱμάτια αὐτῶν καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτῶν καὶ καμήλους αὐτῶν λήμψονται ἑαυτοῖς· καὶ καλέσατε ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ἀπώλειαν κυκλόθεν. 25 φεύγετε λίαν, βαθύνατε εἰς κάθισιν, καθήμενοι ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ, ὅτι ἐβουλεύσατο ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος βουλὴν καὶ ἐλογίσατο ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς λογισμόν. 26 ἀνάστηθι καὶ ἀνάβηθι ἐπ᾽ ἔθνος εὐσταθοῦν καθήμενον εἰς ἀναψυχήν, οἷς οὔκ εἰσιν θύραι, οὐ βάλανοι, οὐ μοχλοί, μόνοι καταλύουσιν. 27 καὶ ἔσονται κάμηλοι αὐτῶν εἰς προνομὴν καὶ πλῆθος κτηνῶν αὐτῶν εἰς ἀπώλειαν· καὶ λικμήσω αὐτοὺς παντὶ πνεύματι κεκαρμένους πρὸ προσώπου αὐτῶν, ἐκ παντὸς πέραν αὐτῶν οἴσω τὴν τροπὴν αὐτῶν, εἶπεν κύριος. 28 καὶ ἔσται ἡ αὐλὴ διατριβὴ στρουθῶν καὶ ἄβατος ἕως αἰῶνος, οὐ μὴ καθίσῃ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπος, καὶ οὐ μὴ κατοικήσῃ ἐκεῖ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου.
29 Τῇ Δαμασκῷ. Κατῃσχύνθη Ημαθ καὶ Αρφαδ, ὅτι ἤκουσαν ἀκοὴν πονηράν· ἐξέστησαν, ἐθυμώθησαν, ἀναπαύσασθαι οὐ μὴ δύνωνται. 30 ἐξελύθη Δαμασκός, ἀπεστράφη εἰς φυγήν, τρόμος ἐπελάβετο αὐτῆς. 31 πῶς οὐχὶ ἐγκατέλιπεν πόλιν ἐμήν; κώμην ἠγάπησαν. 32 διὰ τοῦτο πεσοῦνται νεανίσκοι ἐν πλατείαις σου, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ πολεμισταί σου πεσοῦνται, φησὶν κύριος· 33 καὶ καύσω πῦρ ἐν τείχει Δαμασκοῦ, καὶ καταφάγεται ἄμφοδα υἱοῦ Αδερ.