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Jeremías 22

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1 ASI dijo Jehová: Desciende á la casa del rey de Judá, y habla allí esta palabra,

2 Y di: Oye palabra de Jehová, oh rey de Judá que estás sentado sobre el trono de David, tú, y tus criados, y tu pueblo que entran por estas puertas.

3 Así ha dicho Jehová: Haced juicio y justicia, y librad al oprimido de mano del opresor, y no engañéis, ni robéis al extranjero, ni al huérfano, ni á la viuda, ni derraméis sangre inocente en este lugar.

4 Porque si efectivamente hiciereis esta palabra, los reyes que en lugar de David se sientan sobre su trono, entrarán montados en carros y en caballos por las puertas de esta casa, ellos, y sus criados, y su pueblo.

5 Mas si no oyereis estas palabras, por mí he jurado, dice Jehová, que esta casa será desierta.

6 Porque así ha dicho Jehová sobre la casa del rey de Judá: Galaad eres tú para mí, y cabeza del Líbano: empero de cierto te pondré en soledad, y ciudades deshabitadas.

7 Y señalaré contra ti disipadores, cada uno con sus armas; y cortarán tus cedros escogidos, y los echarán en el fuego.

8 Y muchas gentes pasarán junto á esta ciudad, y dirán cada uno á su compañero: ¿Por qué lo hizo así Jehová con esta grande ciudad?

9 Y dirán: Porque dejaron el pacto de Jehová su Dios, y adoraron dioses ajenos, y les sirvieron.

10 No lloréis al muerto, ni de él os condolezcáis: llorad amargamente por el que va; porque no volverá jamás, ni verá la tierra donde nació.

11 Porque así ha dicho Jehová, de Sallum hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, que reina por Josías su padre, que salió de este lugar: No volverá acá más;

12 Antes morirá en el lugar adonde lo trasportaren, y no verá más esta tierra.

13 Ay del que edifica su casa y no en justicia, y sus salas y no en juicio, sirviéndose de su prójimo de balde, y no dándole el salario de su trabajo!

14 Que dice: Edificaré para mí casa espaciosa, y airosas salas; y le abre ventanas, y la cubre de cedro, y la pinta de bermellón.

15 ¿Reinarás porque te cercas de cedro? ¿no comió y bebío tu padre, é hizo juicio y justicia, y entonces le fué bien?

16 El juzgó la causa del afligido y del menesteroso, y entonces estuvo bien. ¿No es esto conocerme á mí? dice Jehová.

17 Mas tus ojos y tu corazón no son sino á tu avaricia, y á derramar la sangre inocente, y á opresión, y á hacer agravio.

18 Por tanto así ha dicho Jehová, de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá: No lo llorarán, diciendo: ­Ay hermano mío! y ­ay hermana! ni lo lamentarán, diciendo: ­Ay señor! ­ay su grandeza!

19 En sepultura de asno será enterrado, arrastrándole y echándole fuera de las puertas de Jerusalem.

20 Sube al Líbano, y clama, y en Basán da tu voz, y grita hacia todas partes; porque todos tus enamorados son quebrantados.

21 Hete hablado en tus prosperidades; mas dijiste: No oiré. Este fué tu camino desde tu juventud, que nunca oiste mi voz.

22 A todos tus pastores pacerá el viento, y tus enamorados irán en cautiverio: entonces te avergonzarás y te confundirás á causa de toda tu malicia.

23 Habitaste en el Líbano, hiciste tu nido en los cedros: ­cómo gemirás cuando te vinieren dolores, dolor como de mujer que está de parto!

24 Vivo yo, dice Jehová, que si Conías hijo de Joacím rey de Judá fuese anillo en mi mano diestra, aun de allí te arrancaré;

25 Y te entregaré en mano de los que buscan tu alma, y en mano de aquellos cuya vista temes; sí, en mano de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, y en mano de los Caldeos.

26 Y hacerte he trasportar, á ti, y á tu madre que te parió, á tierra ajena en que no nacisteis; y allá moriréis.

27 Y á la tierra á la cual levantan ellos su alma para tornar, allá no volverán.

28 ¿Es este hombre Conías un ídolo vil quebrado? ¿es vaso con quien nadie se deleita? ¿Por qué fueron arrojados, él y su generación, y echados á tierra que no habían conocido?

29 Tierra, Tierra, Tierra! oye palabra de Jehová.

30 Así ha dicho Jehová: Escribid que será este hombre privado de generación, hombre á quien nada sucederá prósperamente en todos los días de su vida: porque ningún hombre de su simiente que se sentare sobre el trono de David, y que se enseñoreare sobre Judá,

   

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9856. Verses 15-30 And you shall make a breastplate of judgement, with the work of a designer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; from gold, violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen you shall make it. It shall be square when doubled, 1 a span the length of it, and a span the breadth of it. And you shall adorn it with settings of stones. 2 There shall be four rows of stones, the order being, A ruby, a topaz, a carbuncle - one row; and the second row, A chrysoprase, a sapphire, and a diamond; and the third row, A lapis lazuli, an agate, and an amethyst; and the fourth row, A tarshish, 3 and a shoham, 4 and a jasper. Enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings. And the stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names; with the engravings of a signet, each according to its name, they shall be for the twelve tribes. And you shall make on the breastplate small chains on the border 5 with the work of slender rope, 6 from pure gold. And you shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. And you shall put the two slender ropes of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate. And the two ends of the two slender ropes you shall put into the two sockets, and put them onto the shoulders of the ephod before the face of it. And you shall make two rings of gold, and place them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it which is on this side of the ephod, inwards. And you shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulders of the ephod, below before the face of it, against the join above the girdle of the ephod. And they shall tie the breastplate from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of violet, so that it is above the girdle of the ephod and the breastplate will not come away from upon the ephod. And Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel in the breastplate of judgement over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, for a remembrance before Jehovah continually. And you shall put into the breastplate of judgement the Urim and Thummim; and they shall be over Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Jehovah. And Aaron shall carry the judgement of the children of Israel over his heart before Jehovah continually.

'And you shall make a breastplate of judgement' means that which has regard to Divine Truth shining forth from Divine Good. 'With the work of a designer' means a product of the understanding. 'Like the work of the ephod you shall make it' means a continuation from the outermost part of the spiritual kingdom. 'From gold, violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen you shall make it' means the good of charity and faith. 'It shall be square when doubled' means that which is righteous and perfect. 'A span the length of it, and a span the breadth of it' means equally in respect of good and in respect of truth. 'And you shall adorn it with settings of stones' means the actual truths in their proper order, all springing from the one same good. 'There shall be four rows of stones, the order being' means all of them joined together. 'A ruby, a topaz, a carbuncle' means the celestial love of good. 'One row' means a group of three there existing as one. 'And the second row' means this group of three also existing as one. 'A chrysoprase, a sapphire, and a diamond' means the celestial love of truth, from which the things that follow spring. 'And the third row' means a group of three here also existing as one. 'A lapis lazuli, an agate, and an amethyst' means the spiritual love of good. 'And the fourth row' means a last group of three existing as one. 'A tarshish, and a shoham, and a jasper' means the spiritual love of truth, in which higher things terminate. 'Enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings' means that all of them in general and each in particular must emanate from the good belonging to the love that is received from the Lord and shown to the Lord. 'And the stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel' means forms of good and truths arranged distinctly and separately in accord with their entire essential nature. 'Twelve according to their names' means each one without exception. 'With the engravings of a signet' means in accord with the heavenly pattern. 'Each according to its name' means for each one in particular. 'They shall be for the twelve tribes' means for all in general. 'And you shall make on the breastplate small chains on the border' means all heaven joined together in the most external parts. 'With the work of slender rope' means an indissoluble joining together. 'From pure gold' means through celestial good. 'And you shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold' means a sphere of Divine Good, a sphere through which there is a joining to the higher part of heaven. 'And put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate' means in the most external parts. 'And you shall put the two slender ropes of gold in the two rings' means the mode of the indissoluble joining together. 'At the ends of the breastplate' means in the most external parts. 'And the two ends of the two slender ropes you shall put into the two sockets' means the mode by which it is joined to the supports in the most external parts. 'And put them onto the shoulders of the ephod' means the support given thereby to heaven, and the preservation of the good and truth there by all exertion and power. 'Before the face of it' means to eternity. 'And you shall make two rings of gold' means a sphere of Divine Good. 'And place them on the two ends of the breastplate' means in the most external parts. 'On the edge of it which is on this side of the ephod, inwards' means the joining to and preservation of the middle part. 'And you shall make two rings of gold' means a sphere of Divine Good. 'And put them on the two shoulders of the ephod, below' means the preservation of good and truth in the lowest part of heaven. 'Before the face of it' means to eternity. 'Against the join above the girdle of the ephod' means where the joining together of all things is accomplished, immediately within the outward bond holding everything in connection and form. 'And they shall tie the breastplate from its rings to the rings of the ephod' means the joining to and preservation of everything in heaven by means of the sphere of Divine Good in the outermost parts of the spiritual kingdom. 'With a cord of violet' means through the celestial love of truth. 'So that it is above the girdle of the ephod' means in order that it may be preserved for evermore in its connection and form. 'And the breastplate will not come away from upon the ephod' means that all things in heaven are inseparable from the outermost parts of the spiritual kingdom. 'And Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel' means the preservation of good and truth, of their entire essential nature imparted to them by the Lord. 'In the breastplate of judgement' means that which is representative of heaven in respect of the Divine Truth shining forth from the Lord's Divine Good. 'Over his heart' means out of Divine Love to eternity. 'When he goes into the holy place' means in all worship. 'For a remembrance before Jehovah continually' means out of mercy to eternity. 'And you shall put into the breastplate of judgement the Urim and Thummim' means the radiance of Divine Truth from the Lord in last and lowest things. 'And they shall be over Aaron's heart' means out of the Divine Good of His Divine Love. 'When he goes in before Jehovah' means in all worship. 'And Aaron shall carry the judgement of the children of Israel' means Divine Truth in heaven and the Church. 'Over his heart before Jehovah continually' means for evermore shining forth from good.

Notes de bas de page:

1. i.e. the material, which was a cubit long and half a cubit or a span wide, was folded in half to form a square.

2. literally, set it with a setting of stone

3. Possibly a beryl

4. A Hebrew word for a precious stone, probably an onyx

5. Most English versions take the Hebrew word to mean of braided thread.

6. i.e. gold threads braided together which look like a cord or slender rope

  
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