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Corrupción de Jerusalén y Judá

Recorred las calles de Jerusalén^a,y mirad ahora, e informaos;buscad en sus plazas,a ver si halláis algún hombre^b,si hay quien haga justicia, que busque la verdad¹,y yo la perdonaré^c.2 Pues aunque digan: «Vive el SEÑOR»,de cierto juran falsamente^a.3 Oh, SEÑOR, ¿no buscan tus ojos^a la verdad¹?Tú los heriste,mas no les dolió;tú los consumiste^b,mas ellos rehusaron recibir corrección^c.Endurecieron sus rostros^d más que la roca²,rehusaron arrepentirse.

4 Entonces yo dije: Ciertamente estossolo son gente ignorante,son necios,porque no conocen el camino del SEÑORni las ordenanzas de su Dios^a.5 Me dirigiré a los grandesy les hablaré^a,porque ellos sí conocen el camino del SEÑORy las ordenanzas de su Dios.Pero también todos ellos a una habían quebrado el yugoy roto las coyundas^b.6 Por tanto los herirá el león de la selva^a,el lobo de los desiertos los destruirá^b;un leopardo acecha sus ciudades^c,y todo el que salga de ellas será despedazado,porque son muchas sus transgresiones,y numerosas sus apostasías^d.

7 ¿Por qué he de perdonarte por esto?Tus hijos me han abandonadoy han jurado^a por lo que no es Dios^b.Cuando los sacié, cometieron adulterio^cy fueron en tropel a casa de las rameras.8 Eran caballos cebados y fogosos,cada cual relinchando tras la mujer de su prójimo^a.9 ¿No he de castigar a este pueblo¹?—declara el SEÑOR.De una nación comoesta,¿no he de vengarme^a?

10 Subid por entre sus hileras de vides y destruid,mas no hagáis destrucción total;arrancad sus sarmientos,pues no son del SEÑOR;11 porque la casa de Israel y la casa de Judáhan obrado pérfidamente conmigo^a—declara el SEÑOR.12 Han mentido acerca del SEÑOR^a;dijeron: Él no existe^b;ninguna calamidad vendrá sobre nosotros^c,y no veremos ni espada ni hambre^d.13 Los profetas son como el viento,y la palabra no está en ellos^a.Que así se les haga a ellos.

14 Por tanto, así dice el SEÑOR, Dios de los ejércitos:Por cuanto han¹ hablado esta palabra,he aquí, pongo mis palabras en tu boca por fuegoy a este pueblo por leña, y los consumirá^a.

15 He aquí, voy a traer de lejos una nación contra vosotros^a, oh casa de Israel—declara el SEÑOR.Es una nación fuerte,es una nación antigua,una nación cuya lengua no conoces,y no podrás entender lo que hable^b.16 Su aljaba es como sepulcro abierto^a,todos ellos son valientes^b.17 Devorará tu mies y tu pan,devorará a tus hijos y a tus hijas,devorará tus ovejas y tus vacas^a,devorará tus viñas y tus higueras^b;a espada destruirá tus ciudades fortificadas^c en que confías.

18 Sin embargo, aun en aquellos días—declara el SEÑOR—no llevaré a cabo una destrucción total de vosotros. 19 Y¹ cuando te pregunten²: «¿Por qué el SEÑOR nuestro Dios nos ha hecho todo esto?». Les dirás: «Así como me dejasteis y servisteis a dioses extraños^a en vuestra tierra, así serviréis a extranjeros en una tierra que no es vuestra^b».

20 Anunciad esto en la casa de Jacoby proclamadlo en Judá, diciendo:21 «Oíd ahora esto, pueblo necio e insensible¹,que tienen ojos y no ven,tienen oídos y no oyen^a.22 »¿No me teméis^a?»—declara el SEÑOR.«¿No tembláis delante de mí,que puse la arena como frontera del mar,límite perpetuo que no traspasará?Aunque se agiten las olas, no prevalecerán;aunque rujan, no pasarán sobre ella^b.23 »Pero este pueblo tiene un corazón terco y rebelde^a;se han desviado y se han ido.24 »Y no dicen en su corazón:“Temamos ahora al SEÑOR nuestro Dios,que da la lluvia a su tiempo^a,tanto la lluvia de otoño como la de primavera^b,y que reserva para nosotroslas semanas establecidas de la cosecha^c”.25 »Vuestras iniquidades han alejado estas cosas^a,y vuestros pecados os han privado del bien.26 »Porque en mi pueblo se encuentran impíosque vigilan como cazadores al acecho¹;ponen trampa,atrapan hombres^a.27 »Como una jaula llena de pájaros,así están sus casas llenas de engaño^a;por eso se engrandecieron y se enriquecieron.28 »Han engordado y se han puesto lustrosos^a.También sobrepasan en¹ obras de maldad;no defienden la causa,la causa del huérfano, para que prospere,ni defienden² los derechos del pobre^b.29 »¿No he de castigar por esto?»—declara el SEÑOR.«De una nación comoesta¿no he de vengarme^a?».

30 Algo espantoso y terribleha sucedido en la tierra^a:31 los profetas profetizan falsamente^a,los sacerdotes gobiernan por su cuenta¹,y a mi pueblo así le gusta^b.Pero ¿qué haréis al final de esto?

Jerusalem’s Godlessness

“^aRoam about through the streets of Jerusalem,And look and take notice.And seek in her public squares,If you can ^bfind a person,^cIf there is one who does justice, who seeks honesty,Then I will forgive ¹her.2 “And ^aalthough they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’Certainly they swear falsely.”3 LORD, do ^aYour eyes not look for honesty?You have ^bstruck them,But they did not ¹weaken;You have consumed them,But they ^crefused to accept discipline.They have ^dmade their faces harder than rock;They have refused to repent.

4 Then I said, “They are only the poor,They are foolish;For they ^ado not know the way of the LORDOr the judgment of their God.5 “I will go to the greatAnd speak to them,For ^athey know the way of the LORDAnd the judgment of their God.”But together they too have ^bbroken the yokeAnd burst the restraints.6 Therefore ^aa lion from the forest will kill them,A ^bwolf of the deserts will destroy them,A ^cleopard is watching their cities.Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,Because their ^dwrongdoings are many,Their apostasies are numerous.

7 “Why should I forgive you?Your sons have forsaken MeAnd ^asworn by those who are ^bnot gods.When I had fed them to the full,They ^ccommitted adulteryAnd stayed at the prostitute’s house.8 “They were well-fed lusty horses,Each one neighing at his ^aneighbor’s wife.9 “Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD,“And ^ashall I not avenge MyselfOn a nation such as this?

10 “Go up through her vine rows and destroy,But do not execute a complete destruction;Strip away her branches,For they are not the LORD’S.11 “For the ^ahouse of Israel and the house of JudahHave dealt very treacherously with Me,” declares the LORD.12 They have ^alied about the LORDAnd said, “¹^bNot He;Misfortune will ^cnot come upon us,^dNor will we see sword or famine.13 “The ^aprophets are as wind,And the word is not in them.So it will be done to them!”

Judgment Proclaimed

14 Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of armies says:“Because you have spoken this word,Behold, I am ^amaking My words fire in your mouth,And this people wood, and it will consume them.15 “Behold, I am ^abringing a nation against you from far away, you house of Israel,” declares the LORD.“It is an enduring nation,It is an ancient nation,A nation whose ^blanguage you do not know,Nor can you understand what they say.16 “Their ^aquiver is like an ^bopen grave,All of them are warriors.17 “They will ^adevour your harvest and your food;They will devour your sons and your daughters;They will devour your flocks and your herds;They will devour your ^bvines and your fig trees;They will demolish your ^cfortified cities, in which you trust, with the sword.

18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a complete destruction of you. 19 And it shall come about ^awhen ¹they say, ‘Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ then you shall say to them, ‘Just as you have abandoned Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will ^bserve strangers in a land that is not yours.’

20 “Declare this in the house of JacobAnd proclaim it in Judah, saying,21 ‘Now hear this, you foolish and ¹senseless people,Who have ^aeyes but do not see,Who have ears but do not hear.22 ‘Do you not ^afear Me?’ declares the LORD.‘Do you not tremble in My presence?For I have ^bplaced the sand as a boundary for the sea,An eternal limit, and it will not cross over it.Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;Though they roar, they will not cross over it.23 ‘But this people has a ^astubborn and rebellious heart;They have turned aside and departed.24 ‘They do not say in their heart,“Let us now fear the LORD our God,Who ^agives rain in its season,Both ^bthe autumn rain and the spring rain,Who keeps for usThe ^cappointed weeks of the harvest.”25 ‘Your ^awrongdoings have turned these away,And your sins have kept good away from you.26 ‘For wicked people are found among My people,They ^awatch like fowlers ¹lying in wait;They set a trap,They catch people.27 ‘Like a cage full of birds,So their houses are full of ^adeceit;Therefore they have become great and rich.28 ‘They are ^afat, they are sleek,They also ¹excel in deeds of wickedness;They do not plead the cause,The cause of the ²^borphan, so that they may be successful;And they do not ³defend the rights of the poor.29 ‘^aShall I not punish them for these things?’ declares the LORD,‘Or shall I not avenge MyselfOn a nation such as this?’

30 “An appalling and ^ahorrible thingHas happened in the land:31 The ^aprophets prophesy falsely,And the priests rule ¹on their own authority;And My people ^blove it this way!But what will you do ²when the end comes?

Jerusalem’s Godlessness

“^aRoam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,And look now and take note.And seek in her open squares,If you can ^bfind a man,^cIf there is one who does justice, who seeks ¹truth,Then I will pardon her.2 “And ^aalthough they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’Surely they swear falsely.”3 O LORD, do not ^aYour eyes look for ¹truth?You have ^bsmitten them,But they did not ²weaken;You have consumed them,But they ^crefused to take correction.They have ^dmade their faces harder than rock;They have refused to repent.

4 Then I said, “They are only the poor,They are foolish;For they ^ado not know the way of the LORDOr the ordinance of their God.5 “I will go to the greatAnd will speak to them,For ^athey know the way of the LORDAnd the ordinance of their God.”But they too, with one accord, have ^bbroken the yokeAnd burst the bonds.6 Therefore ^aa lion from the forest will slay them,A ^bwolf of the deserts will destroy them,A ^cleopard is watching their cities.Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,Because their ^dtransgressions are many,Their apostasies are numerous.

7 “Why should I pardon you?Your sons have forsaken MeAnd ^asworn by those who are ^bnot gods.When I had fed them to the full,They ^ccommitted adulteryAnd trooped to the harlot’s house.8 “They were well-fed lusty horses,Each one neighing after his ^aneighbor’s wife.9 “Shall I not punish ¹these people,” declares the LORD,“And on a nation such as this^aShall I not avenge Myself?

10 “Go up through her vine rows and destroy,But do not execute a complete destruction;Strip away her branches,For they are not the LORD’S.11 “For the ^ahouse of Israel and the house of JudahHave dealt very treacherously with Me,” declares the LORD.12 They have ^alied about the LORDAnd said, “¹^bNot He;Misfortune will ^cnot come on us,And we ^dwill not see sword or famine.13 “The ^aprophets are as wind,And the word is not in them.Thus it will be done to them!”

Judgment Proclaimed

14 Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts,“Because you have spoken this word,Behold, I am ^amaking My words in your mouth fireAnd this people wood, and it will consume them.15 “Behold, I am ^abringing a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.“It is an enduring nation,It is an ancient nation,A nation whose ^blanguage you do not know,Nor can you understand what they say.16 “Their ^aquiver is like an ^bopen grave,All of them are mighty men.17 “They will ^adevour your harvest and your food;They will devour your sons and your daughters;They will devour your flocks and your herds;They will devour your ^bvines and your fig trees;They will demolish with the sword your ^cfortified cities in which you trust.

18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make you a complete destruction. 19 It shall come about ^awhen ¹they say, ‘Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ then you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will ^bserve strangers in a land that is not yours.’

20 “Declare this in the house of JacobAnd proclaim it in Judah, saying,21 ‘Now hear this, O foolish and ¹senseless people,Who have ^aeyes but do not see;Who have ears but do not hear.22 ‘Do you not ^afear Me?’ declares the LORD.‘Do you not tremble in My presence?For I have ^bplaced the sand as a boundary for the sea,An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.23 ‘But this people has a ^astubborn and rebellious heart;They have turned aside and departed.24 ‘They do not say in their heart,“Let us now fear the LORD our God,Who ^agives rain in its season,Both ^bthe autumn rain and the spring rain,Who keeps for usThe ^cappointed weeks of the harvest.”25 ‘Your ^ainiquities have turned these away,And your sins have withheld good from you.26 ‘For wicked men are found among My people,They ^awatch like fowlers ¹lying in wait;They set a trap,They catch men.27 ‘Like a cage full of birds,So their houses are full of ^adeceit;Therefore they have become great and rich.28 ‘They are ^afat, they are sleek,They also ¹excel in deeds of wickedness;They do not plead the cause,The cause of the ²^borphan, that they may prosper;And they do not ³defend the rights of the poor.29 ‘^aShall I not punish ¹these people?’ declares the LORD,‘On a nation such as thisShall I not avenge Myself?’

30 “An appalling and ^ahorrible thingHas happened in the land:31 The ^aprophets prophesy falsely,And the priests rule ¹on their own authority;And My people ^blove it so!But what will you do at the end of it?