Jérémie - Caput 16

Jérémie 16.1 et factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens Jérémie 16.2 non accipies uxorem et non erunt tibi filii et filiae in loco isto Jérémie 16.3 quia haec dicit Dominus super filios et filias qui generantur in loco isto et super matres eorum quae genuerunt eos et super patres eorum de quorum stirpe sunt nati in terra hac Jérémie 16.4 mortibus aegrotationum morientur non plangentur et non sepelientur in sterquilinium super faciem terrae erunt et gladio et fame consumentur et erit cadaver eorum in escam volatilibus caeli et bestiis terrae Jérémie 16.5 haec enim dicit Dominus ne ingrediaris domum convivii neque vadas ad plangendum neque consoleris eos quia abstuli pacem meam a populo isto dicit Dominus misericordiam et miserationes Jérémie 16.6 et morientur grandes et parvi in terra ista non sepelientur neque plangentur et non se incident neque calvitium fiet pro eis Jérémie 16.7 et non frangent inter eos lugenti panem ad consolandum super mortuo et non dabunt eis potum calicis ad consolandum super patre suo et matre Jérémie 16.8 et domum convivii non ingredieris ut sedeas cum eis et comedas et bibas Jérémie 16.9 quia haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israhel ecce ego auferam de loco isto in oculis vestris et in diebus vestris vocem gaudii et vocem laetitiae vocem sponsi et vocem sponsae Jérémie 16.10 et cum adnuntiaveris populo huic omnia verba haec et dixerint tibi quare locutus est Dominus super nos omne malum grande istud quae iniquitas nostra et quod peccatum nostrum quod peccavimus Domino Deo nostro Jérémie 16.11 dices ad eos quia dereliquerunt patres vestri me ait Dominus et abierunt post deos alienos et servierunt eis et adoraverunt eos et me dereliquerunt et legem meam non custodierunt Jérémie 16.12 sed et vos peius operati estis quam patres vestri ecce enim ambulat unusquisque post pravitatem cordis sui mali ut me non audiat Jérémie 16.13 et eiciam vos de terra hac in terram quam ignoratis vos et patres vestri et servietis ibi diis alienis die ac nocte qui non dabunt vobis requiem Jérémie 16.14 propterea ecce dies veniunt dicit Dominus et non dicetur ultra vivit Dominus qui eduxit filios Israhel de terra Aegypti Jérémie 16.15 sed vivit Dominus qui eduxit filios Israhel de terra aquilonis et de universis terris ad quas eieci eos et reducam eos in terram suam quam dedi patribus eorum Jérémie 16.16 ecce ego mittam piscatores multos dicit Dominus et piscabuntur eos et post haec mittam eis multos venatores et venabuntur eos de omni monte et de omni colle et de cavernis petrarum Jérémie 16.17 quia oculi mei super omnes vias eorum non sunt absconditae a facie mea et non fuit occulta iniquitas eorum ab oculis meis Jérémie 16.18 et reddam primum duplices iniquitates et peccata eorum quia contaminaverunt terram meam in morticinis idolorum suorum et abominationibus suis impleverunt hereditatem meam Jérémie 16.19 Domine fortitudo mea et robur meum et refugium meum in die tribulationis ad te gentes venient ab extremis terrae et dicent vere mendacium possederunt patres nostri vanitatem quae eis non profuit Jérémie 16.20 numquid faciet sibi homo deos et ipsi non sunt dii

Jérémie : Caput 16

Divine Instructions to Jeremiah

Chapter 16 of the book of Jeremiah presents powerful divine instructions to the prophet. These commands, though difficult, reveal the depth of commitment God expects from His servants.

Personal Sacrifices Required

In this powerful text, God asks Jeremiah to renounce fundamental aspects of human life: he is forbidden to marry, to have children, and to participate in mourning rites and celebrations. This requirement illustrates the gravity of the coming judgment and the need for radical prophetic witness in the face of a society in decline.

Promises of Restoration

Despite the harshness of the message, Jeremiah 16 also contains promises of future restoration. These promises remind us that even in the midst of judgment, God never forgets His people and prepares a future full of hope.

Biblical Resonances

Let us now consider five biblical passages that align with the crucial themes of this unique chapter:

2 Corinthians 6:14

"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship do righteousness have with wickedness? Or what communion does light have with darkness?" This verse echoes God's instruction to Jeremiah not to marry or have children in a corrupt land (Jeremiah 16:1-4).

Romans 9:17

"For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, 'For this very purpose I have raised you up, to show my power in you and to have my name proclaimed throughout all the earth.'" This reflects God's purpose in using judgment to reveal his power, as mentioned in Jeremiah 16:19-21.

Luke 23:29-30

"For the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed! Then they will say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'" This passage refers to Jeremiah's warnings about future suffering (Jeremiah 16:1-4).

Acts 17:30-31

"In the past, God overlooked this ignorance, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent. For he has set a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness through the man he has appointed. And he has proven it to everyone by raising him from the dead." This verse echoes the theme of judgment and repentance present in Jeremiah 16:10-13.

Isaiah 43:18-19

"Forget what is past; do not live in the past. Listen, I am doing something Something new! It's already emerging! Don't you understand? Even in the desert I will make a way and streams in the wilderness." This passage reflects the promise of future restoration, as described in Jeremiah 16:14-15.

Meditating on these verses, we are invited to reflect on our own commitment to God and how we can bear witness to His light in a world often plunged into darkness.