1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; 2The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. 4And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. 5They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 6And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. 7Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
8¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, 9Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.25.10 I will…: Heb. I will cause to perish from them 11And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
12¶ And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.25.12 punish: Heb. visit upon 13And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. 14For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
15¶ For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. 16And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. 17Then took I the cup at the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me: 18To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; 19Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; 20And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, 21Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, 22And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,25.22 isles: or, region by the sea side 23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,25.23 that…: Heb. cut off into corners, or, having the corners of the hair polled 24And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert, 25And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, 26And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. 27Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. 28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. 29For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.25.29 which…: Heb. upon which my name is called
30Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. 31A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD. 32Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 33And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
34¶ Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.25.34 the days…: Heb. your days for slaughter25.34 a pleasant…: Heb. a vessel of desire 35And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.25.35 the shepherds…: Heb. flight shall perish from the shepherds, and escaping from, etc 36A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture. 37And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD. 38He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.25.38 desolate: Heb. a desolation
預言被擄七十年
1猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬執政第四年，即巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒元年，耶和華告訴了耶利米有關猶大百姓的事。 2耶利米先知對猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民說： 3「從猶大王亞們的兒子約西亞執政第十三年，到今天已有二十三年。在這期間，我不斷把耶和華對我說的話傳給你們，你們卻充耳不聞。 4耶和華屢次差遣祂的僕人——眾先知警告你們，你們卻充耳不聞，毫不理會。 5他們對你們說，『要改邪歸正，停止作惡，以便可以永遠住在耶和華賜給你們和你們祖先的土地上。 6不要隨從、供奉、祭拜其他神明，不要製造神像惹耶和華發怒，免得祂懲罰你們。』」 7耶和華說：「然而，你們不聽我的話，製造神像惹我發怒，自招懲罰。」
8因此，萬軍之耶和華說：「由於你們不遵行我的命令， 9我要召集北方各族和我的僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒，去攻擊這片土地和其中的居民以及周圍各國。我要徹底毀滅他們，使他們的下場很可怕、令人嗤笑、土地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。 10我要使他們的歡樂聲、新郎新娘的歡笑聲、推磨聲和燈光都消失。 11整片土地要變得荒涼可怕，他們要臣服於巴比倫王七十年。 12七十年後，我要報應巴比倫王和他國民迦勒底人的罪，使他們的土地永遠荒涼。這是耶和華說的。 13我藉耶利米所說有關列國的預言都記在這書上了，我的話必應驗在他們的土地上。 14他們必受許多國家和強大君王的奴役，我要按他們的所作所為報應他們。」
上帝審判列國
15以色列的上帝耶和華對我說：「你從我手中接過這盛滿我烈怒的酒杯，到我差遣你去的國家給他們喝。 16他們喝了這杯烈怒後必東倒西歪、行為瘋狂，因為我要使戰禍臨到他們。」 17於是，我從耶和華手中接過杯，奉祂的差遣到列國去給他們喝。 18我給耶路撒冷和猶大的城邑，以及猶大的君王和官員喝這杯烈怒，使他們的城邑淪為廢墟，令人驚懼，被嘲笑和咒詛，正如今日一樣。 19喝這杯烈怒的還有埃及王法老及其王公大臣和全體百姓， 20他們當中所有的外族人，烏斯的眾王和統治亞實基倫、迦薩、以革倫以及亞實突餘民的非利士眾王， 21以東、摩押和亞捫人， 22泰爾的眾王、西頓的眾王和海島上的眾王， 23底但、提瑪、布斯和所有剃鬢髮的人， 24阿拉伯的眾王和荒野各族的諸王， 25心利的眾王、以攔的眾王和瑪代的眾王， 26北方諸王——無論遠近、一個接一個，以及天下萬國，最後是巴比倫王。 27耶和華對我說：「你要告訴他們，以色列的上帝——萬軍之耶和華說，『你們要喝這杯烈怒，喝得大醉、嘔吐、倒地不起，因為我要使戰爭臨到你們。』 28如果他們不肯從你手中接過杯來喝，你就告訴他們，萬軍之耶和華說，『你們必須喝！ 29看啊，我已在屬我的城中降下災禍，難道你們可以逃脫懲罰嗎？你們必逃不過懲罰，因為我要使戰爭臨到天下萬民。』這是萬軍之耶和華說的。 30耶利米啊，你要告訴他們這些預言，
『耶和華要在高天怒吼，
從祂的聖所發出雷鳴；
祂要向祂的子民怒吼，
向地上的居民吶喊，
好像踩踏葡萄的人一樣。
31耶和華的聲音傳到地極，
因為祂要指控列國，審判萬民，
使惡人喪身刀下。
這是耶和華說的。』」
32萬軍之耶和華說：
「看啊，災難正蔓延到列國，
有暴風從地極捲起。」
33到那日，遍地都是被耶和華殺戮的人，無人哀悼、收殮和埋葬，他們好像地上的糞便。
34你們這群牧人啊，要悲哀哭泣！
你們這群百姓的首領啊，
要在灰塵中傷心地打滾！
因為你們被宰殺、驅散的時候到了，
你們將像精美的器皿一樣被摔得粉碎。
35牧人必無路可逃，
百姓的首領必無處藏身。
36聽聽牧人的哭喊，
百姓首領的哀號吧，
因為耶和華正在毀滅他們的家園。
37因為耶和華的烈怒，
寧靜的草場變得一片荒涼。
38耶和華離開了祂的居所，
就像獅子離開了洞穴。
他們的土地因刀劍的蹂躪和耶和華的烈怒而一片荒涼。
