1The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.18.3 wheels: or, frames, or, seats 4And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.18.4 of clay…: or, was marred, as clay in the hand of the potter18.4 made it…: Heb. returned and made, etc 5Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 6O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. 7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; 8If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. 9And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; 10If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
11¶ Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. 12And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart. 13Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing. 14Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?18.14 the snow…: or, my fields for a rock, or for the snow of Lebanon? shall the running waters be forsaken for the strange cold waters? 15Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up; 16To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. 17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
18¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.18.18 with…: or, for the tongue 19Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. 20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. 21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.18.21 pour…: Heb. pour them out 22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. 23Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.18.23 to slay…: Heb. for death
Olugero lw’Omubumbi n’Ebbumba
1Kino ky’ekigambo ekyajjira Yeremiya ekyava eri Mukama nti, 2“Serengeta mu nnyumba y’omubumbi nkuweere eyo obubaka bwange.” 3Awo ne nserengeta eri ennyumba y’omubumbi ne mmulaba ng’akolera emirimu gye ku nnamuziga. 4Naye ekintu kye yali abumba kyali kyonoonekedde mu ngalo ze, omubumbi kyeyava akibumbamu ekintu ekirala ng’akibumba nga bwe yasiima.
5Awo ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira nga kigamba nti, 618:6 Is 45:9; Bar 9:20-21“Gwe ennyumba ya Isirayiri, siyinza nze kubakola ng’omubumbi ono bw’akoze?” bw’ayogera Mukama. “Okufaanana ng’ebbumba mu mukono gw’omubumbi, bwe mutyo bwe muli mu ngalo zange, ggwe ennyumba ya Isirayiri. 718:7 Yer 1:10Ekiseera kyonna bwe nnangirira nti eggwanga oba obwakabaka bwa kusiguukululwa, okumenyebwa era n’okuzikirizibwa, 818:8 a Yer 26:13; Yon 3:8-10 b Ez 18:21; Kos 11:8-9era singa eggwanga lye nalabula lyenenya ebibi byalyo, olwo ndyejjusa ne sibatuusaako kabi ke nnali ŋŋambye okubakola. 918:9 Yer 1:10; 31:28Era ekiseera kyonna nnangirira ebikwata ku ggwanga oba obwakabaka nti ndizimba era ndisimba, 1018:10 a Ez 33:18 b 1Sa 2:29-30era bwe likola ebibi mu maaso gange, ne litaŋŋondera, ndyejjusa obulungi bwe nagamba okubakolera.
1118:11 a Yer 4:6 b 2Bk 17:13; Is 1:16-19 c Yer 7:3“Noolwekyo gamba abantu ba Yuda n’abo ababeera mu Yerusaalemi nti, ‘Kino Mukama ky’ayogera nti, Laba ntekateeka okubatuusaako ekikangabwa era nteesezza okubakola akabi. Kale muve mu makubo gammwe amabi, buli omu ku mmwe, mukyuse enneeyisa yammwe n’ebikolwa byammwe.’ 1218:12 Is 57:10; Yer 2:25Naye ne boogera nti, ‘Tekirina kye kigasa. Tujja kugenda mu maaso n’entegeka yaffe; buli omu ku ffe anaakolanga ng’obukakanyavu bw’omutima gwe bwe buli.’ ”
1318:13 a Is 66:8; Yer 2:10 b Yer 5:30Noolwekyo bw’ati Mukama ng’agamba nti,
“Mwebuuzeeko mu mawanga.
Ani eyali awuliddeko ekintu bwe kiti?
Muwala wange Isirayiri
akoze ekintu eky’ekivve.
14Omuzira oguli ku Lebanooni
gwali guwedde ku njazi zaakwo?
Amazzi gaakwo amannyogovu agava ewala
gaali galeseeyoko okukulukuta?
1518:15 a Yer 10:15 b Yer 6:16 c Is 57:14; 62:10Naye ate abantu bange banneerabidde,
banyookezza obubaane eri bakatonda abalala,
abaleetera okwesittala mu makubo gaabwe
era ne mu makubo ag’edda
era ne balaga mu bukubokubo.
1618:16 a Yer 25:9 b Yer 19:8 c Zab 22:7Ensi yaabwe ya kusigala matongo,
ekintu eky’okusekererwa emirembe gyonna,
abo bonna abayise balyewuunya
era ne banyeenya emitwe gyabwe.
1718:17 a Yer 13:24 b Yer 2:27Ndibasaasaanya mu maaso g’abalabe baabwe
ng’empewo eva ebuvanjuba;
ndibalaga mabega
so si maaso gange ku lunaku olw’okulabirako ennaku.”
1818:18 a Yer 11:19 b Mal 2:7 c Yer 5:13 d Zab 52:2Awo ne balyoka bagamba nti, “Mujje tubeeko kye tukola Yeremiya. Kubanga bakabona weebali banaatutegeezanga amateeka, n’amagezi tunaagafunanga ku bagezi, era n’ebyobunnabbi binaavanga mu bannabbi. Kaakano mujje tumulumbe tumuwakanye era tuleme okussaayo omwoyo ku bigambo bye.”
19Ompulirize, Ayi Mukama,
owulirize abampakanya kye bagamba.
2018:20 a Zab 35:7; 57:6 b Zab 106:23Ebikolwa ebirungi binaasasulwanga na bikolwa ebibi?
Bansimidde obunnya.
Ojjukire nga nayimirira mu maaso go
ne nkaaba ku lwabwe,
nga nsaba olekeraawo okubasunguwalira.
2118:21 a Yer 11:22 b Zab 109:9Noolwekyo abaana baabwe baleke bafe enjala,
obaweeyo battibwe n’ekitala.
Leka bakazi baabwe bafuuke bagumba era babe bannamwandu;
abasajja baabwe battibwe;
abavubuka baabwe batirimbulwe n’ekitala mu lutalo.
2218:22 a Yer 6:26 b Zab 140:5Leka okukaaba kuwulirwe nga kuva mu nnyumba zaabwe,
bwe banaalumbibwa ne bazindibwa embagirawo,
kubanga bansimidde ekinnya bankwate
era bateze ebigere byange emitego.
2318:23 a Yer 11:21 b Zab 109:14Naye Ayi Mukama, gw’omanyi byonna,
bye bateesa banzite.
Tobasonyiwa byonoono byabwe
wadde okusangulawo ebibi byabwe mu maaso go.
Obawangulire ddala,
era obabonereze mu kiseera ky’obusungu bwo.
