Jérémie - Caput 6

Jérémie 6.1 confortamini filii Beniamin in medio Hierusalem et in Thecua clangite bucina et super Bethaccharem levate vexillum quia malum visum est ab aquilone et contritio magna Jérémie 6.2 speciosae et delicatae adsimilavi filiam Sion Jérémie 6.3 ad eam venient pastores et greges eorum fixerunt in ea tentoria in circuitu pascet unusquisque eos qui sub manu sua sunt Jérémie 6.4 sanctificate super eam bellum consurgite et ascendamus in meridie vae nobis quia declinavit dies quia longiores factae sunt umbrae vesperi Jérémie 6.5 surgite et ascendamus in nocte et dissipemus domos eius Jérémie 6.6 quia haec dicit Dominus exercituum caedite lignum eius et fundite circa Hierusalem aggerem haec est civitas visitationis omnis calumnia in medio eius Jérémie 6.7 sicut frigidam facit cisterna aquam suam sic frigidam fecit malitiam suam iniquitas et vastitas audietur in ea coram me semper infirmitas et plaga Jérémie 6.8 erudire Hierusalem ne forte recedat anima mea a te ne forte ponam te desertam terram inhabitabilem Jérémie 6.9 haec dicit Dominus exercituum usque ad racemum colligent quasi in vinea reliquias Israhel converte manum tuam quasi vindemiator ad cartallum Jérémie 6.10 cui loquar et quem contestabor ut audiant ecce incircumcisae aures eorum et audire non possunt ecce verbum Domini factum est eis in obprobrium et non suscipient illud Jérémie 6.11 idcirco furore Domini plenus sum laboravi sustinens effunde super parvulum foris et super concilium iuvenum simul vir enim cum muliere capietur senex cum pleno dierum Jérémie 6.12 et transibunt domus eorum ad alteros agri et uxores pariter quia extendam manum meam super habitantes terram dicit Dominus Jérémie 6.13 a minore quippe usque ad maiorem omnes avaritiae student et a propheta usque ad sacerdotem cuncti faciunt dolum Jérémie 6.14 et curabant contritionem filiae populi mei cum ignominia dicentes pax pax et non erat pax Jérémie 6.15 confusi sunt quia abominationem fecerunt quin potius confusione non sunt confusi et erubescere nescierunt quam ob rem cadent inter ruentes in tempore visitationis suae corruent dicit Dominus Jérémie 6.16 haec dicit Dominus state super vias et videte et interrogate de semitis antiquis quae sit via bona et ambulate in ea et invenietis refrigerium animabus vestris et dixerunt non ambulabimus Jérémie 6.17 et constitui super vos speculatores audite vocem tubae et dixerunt non audiemus Jérémie 6.18 ideo audite gentes et cognosce congregatio quanta ego faciam eis Jérémie 6.19 audi terra ecce ego adducam mala super populum istum fructum cogitationum eius quia verba mea non audierunt et legem meam proiecerunt Jérémie 6.20 ut quid mihi tus de Saba adfertis et calamum suave olentem de terra longinqua holocaustomata vestra non sunt accepta et victimae vestrae non placuerunt mihi Jérémie 6.21 propterea haec dicit Dominus ecce ego dabo in populum istum ruinas et ruent in eis patres et filii simul vicinus et proximus et peribunt Jérémie 6.22 haec dicit Dominus ecce populus venit de terra aquilonis et gens magna consurget a finibus terrae Jérémie 6.23 sagittam et scutum arripiet crudelis est et non miserebitur vox eius quasi mare sonabit et super equos ascendent praeparati quasi vir ad proelium adversum te filia Sion Jérémie 6.24 audivimus famam eius dissolutae sunt manus nostrae tribulatio adprehendit nos dolores ut parturientem Jérémie 6.25 nolite exire ad agros et in via ne ambuletis quoniam gladius inimici pavor in circuitu Jérémie 6.26 filia populi mei accingere cilicio et conspergere cinere luctum unigeniti fac tibi planctum amarum quia repente veniet vastator super nos Jérémie 6.27 probatorem dedi te in populo meo robustum et scies et probabis viam eorum Jérémie 6.28 omnes isti principes declinantum ambulantes fraudulenter aes et ferrum universi corrupti sunt Jérémie 6.29 defecit sufflatorium in igne consumptum est plumbum frustra conflavit conflator malitiae enim eorum non sunt consumptae Jérémie 6.30 argentum reprobum vocate eos quia Dominus proiecit illos

Jérémie : Caput 6

Jeremiah Chapter 6: The Announcement of the Siege of Jerusalem Jeremiah chapter 6 plunges us into a time of great distress for God's people, announcing the imminent siege of Jerusalem. The prophet, acting as intermediary between God and his people, describes the enemy's approach with poignant intensity. Through vivid and evocative imagery, he depicts the inexorable advance of the invading army, while terror grips the city's inhabitants. The Central Themes of Jeremiah 6 This urgent text addresses issues of particular gravity, highlighting the stubborn rejection of God's word by his people, the corruption of religious leaders, and the futility of rituals that have become meaningless. At the heart of this chapter, we also feel God's sorrow at the inevitable judgment.

Five Bible Passages Related to Jeremiah 6

Let's explore together five Bible passages that resonate with the alarming themes presented in this prophetic chapter:

1. Isaiah 58:1

"Cry aloud, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet. Make known to my people their rebellion, and to the house of Jacob their sins."

This passage reflects God's call to Jeremiah to warn the people, mirroring the urgency felt in Jeremiah 6:1.

2. Ezekiel 22:30

"I looked for a man among them who would build the wall and stand in the gap before me, to defend the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one."

This verse echoes the search for an intercessor, a theme present in Jeremiah 6:13-15.

3. Amos 8:10

"I will turn your feasts into a night watch and all your songs into wailing. I will make you all wear mourning clothes and shave your heads. I will make that day a day of mourning for an only son, and its end will be bitter."

This passage refers to the wailing and anguish described in Jeremiah 6:26, emphasizing the gravity of the moment.

4. Malachi 3:2-3

"But who will endure the day of his coming? Who will stand when he appears? For he will be like a goldsmith's fire and like a fuller's soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver."

These verses reflect the theme of the purifying judgment mentioned in Jeremiah 6:27-30, calling us to reflect on our own purification.

5. Micah 6:16

"You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the laws of the house of Ahab, and have walked in their traditions. Therefore I will give them over to destruction, and their inhabitants to contempt; you will bear the mockery of my people."

This verse highlights the consequences of persistent disobedience, a theme also present in Jeremiah 6:19, which reminds us of the importance of following God's way.

Meditating on these passages, we are invited to reflect on our own commitment to God's Word and to question our faithfulness. facing the challenges of our time.