1Dies ist das Wort, das zu Jeremia geschah über das ganze Volk von Juda im vierten Jahr Jojakims, des Sohnes Josias, des Königs von Juda; das ist das erste Jahr Nebukadnezars, des Königs von Babel. (Jer 36,1)2Der Prophet Jeremia sprach zu dem ganzen Volk von Juda und zu allen Bürgern Jerusalems:3Vom dreizehnten Jahr des Josia an, des Sohnes Amons, des Königs von Juda, ist des HERRN Wort zu mir geschehen bis auf diesen Tag, und ich habe zu euch nun dreiundzwanzig Jahre lang immer wieder gepredigt, aber ihr habt nicht gehört. (Jer 1,2; Jer 35,14; Jer 36,2)4Und der HERR hat zu euch immer wieder alle seine Knechte, die Propheten, gesandt; aber ihr habt nicht gehört noch eure Ohren geneigt, mir zu gehorchen, (2Chr 36,15; Jer 7,25; Jer 11,7; Jer 26,5; Jer 29,19; Jer 44,4)5wenn er sprach: Bekehrt euch, ein jeder von seinem bösen Wege und von euren bösen Werken, so sollt ihr in dem Lande, das der HERR euch und euren Vätern gegeben hat, immer und ewiglich bleiben. (Jer 18,11)6Folgt nicht andern Göttern, ihnen zu dienen und sie anzubeten, und erzürnt mich nicht durch eurer Hände Werk, damit ich euch nicht Unheil zufügen muss.7Aber ihr wolltet mir nicht gehorchen, spricht der HERR, auf dass ihr mich ja erzürntet durch eurer Hände Werk zu eurem eigenen Unheil.8Darum, so spricht der HERR Zebaoth: Weil ihr denn meine Worte nicht gehört habt,9siehe, so will ich ausschicken und kommen lassen alle Völker des Nordens, spricht der HERR, auch meinen Knecht Nebukadnezar, den König von Babel, und will sie bringen über dies Land und über seine Bewohner und über alle diese Völker ringsum und will an ihnen den Bann vollstrecken und sie zum Entsetzen und zum Spott und zur ewigen Wüste machen10und will wegnehmen allen fröhlichen Gesang, die Stimme des Bräutigams und der Braut, das Geräusch der Mühle und das Licht der Lampe. (Jer 7,34; Jer 16,9)11Dies ganze Land soll wüst und zerstört liegen, und diese Völker sollen dem König von Babel dienen siebzig Jahre. (2Chr 36,20; Jer 29,10)12Wenn aber die siebzig Jahre um sind, will ich heimsuchen den König von Babel und jenes Volk, spricht der HERR, um ihrer Missetat willen, dazu das Land der Chaldäer und will es zur ewigen Wüste machen.13So will ich über dieses Land bringen alle meine Worte, die ich gegen sie geredet habe, alles, was in diesem Buch geschrieben steht, was Jeremia geweissagt hat über alle Völker.14Auch sie sollen großen Völkern und großen Königen dienen. So will ich ihnen vergelten nach ihrem Tun und nach den Werken ihrer Hände. (Jer 27,7)
Der Becher des Zorns für alle Völker
15Denn so sprach zu mir der HERR, der Gott Israels: Nimm diesen Becher mit dem Wein meines Zorns aus meiner Hand und lass daraus trinken alle Völker, zu denen ich dich sende, (Jes 51,17; Jer 51,7; Offb 14,10)16dass sie trinken, taumeln und toll werden vor dem Schwert, das ich unter sie schicken will.17Und ich nahm den Becher aus der Hand des HERRN und ließ trinken alle Völker, zu denen mich der HERR sandte,18nämlich Jerusalem samt seinen Königen und Fürsten und die Städte Judas, dass sie wüst und zerstört liegen und ein Spott und Fluch sein sollten – wie es denn heutigentags steht –,19auch den Pharao, den König von Ägypten, samt seinen Knechten, seinen Fürsten, seinem ganzen Volk20und allem fremden Volk, alle Könige im Lande Uz, alle Könige in der Philister Lande samt Aschkelon, Gaza, Ekron und denen, die übrig geblieben sind in Aschdod,21Edom, Moab und die Ammoniter,22alle Könige von Tyrus, alle Könige von Sidon, die Könige auf den Inseln jenseits des Meeres,23Dedan, Tema, Bus und alle, die sich das Haar stutzen, (Jer 9,25)24alle Könige der Araber und alle Könige Arabiens, die in der Wüste wohnen,25alle Könige von Simri, alle Könige von Elam, alle Könige von Medien,26alle Könige des Nordens, die in der Nähe und die in der Ferne, einen wie den andern, alle Königreiche der Welt, die auf Erden sind. Und der König von Scheschach[1] soll nach ihnen trinken. (Jer 51,41)27Und sprich zu ihnen: So spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels: Trinkt, dass ihr trunken werdet, und speit, dass ihr niederfallt und nicht aufstehen könnt vor dem Schwert, das ich unter euch schicken will.28Wenn sie aber den Becher von deiner Hand nicht nehmen und nicht trinken wollen, dann sprich zu ihnen: So spricht der HERR Zebaoth: Ihr müsst trinken!29Denn siehe, bei der Stadt, die nach meinem Namen genannt ist, fange ich an mit dem Unheil, und ihr solltet ungestraft bleiben? Ihr sollt nicht ungestraft bleiben, denn ich rufe das Schwert über alle herbei, die auf Erden wohnen, spricht der HERR Zebaoth. (Jer 49,12; Hes 9,6; 1Petr 4,17)30Du aber sollst ihnen alle diese Worte weissagen und zu ihnen sprechen: Der HERR wird brüllen aus der Höhe und seinen Donner hören lassen aus seiner heiligen Wohnung. Er wird brüllen über seine Fluren hin; wie einer, der die Kelter tritt, wird er seinen Ruf erschallen lassen über alle Bewohner der Erde hin, (Ps 29,1; Hos 11,10; Joe 4,16; Am 1,2)31und sein Schall wird dringen bis an die Enden der Erde. Der HERR hat einen Rechtsstreit mit den Völkern und will mit allem Fleisch Gericht halten; die Schuldigen wird er dem Schwert übergeben, spricht der HERR.32So spricht der HERR Zebaoth: Siehe, Unheil geht aus von Volk zu Volk, und ein großes Wetter wird losbrechen von den Enden der Erde.33Zu der Zeit werden die vom HERRN Erschlagenen liegen von einem Ende der Erde bis ans andere Ende; sie werden nicht beklagt noch aufgehoben noch begraben werden, sondern müssen auf dem Felde liegen und zu Dung werden. (Jer 8,2; Jer 9,21; Jer 16,4)34Heult, ihr Hirten, und schreit, wälzt euch in der Asche, ihr Herren der Herde; denn die Zeit ist erfüllt, dass ihr geschlachtet und zerstreut werdet und zerbrechen müsst wie ein kostbares Gefäß. (Jer 23,1)35Und die Hirten werden nicht fliehen können, und die Herren der Herde werden nicht entrinnen können.36Da werden die Hirten schreien, und die Herren der Herde werden heulen, dass der HERR ihre Weide so verwüstet hat37und ihre friedlichen Auen vernichtet sind von dem grimmigen Zorn des HERRN.38Er hat sein Versteck verlassen wie ein junger Löwe, und ihr Land ist verheert von seinem gewaltigen Schwert und von seinem grimmigen Zorn. (Jer 4,7)
Jeremia 25
King James Version
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.8Therefore 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.11And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.12And 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.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.15For 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' 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,23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,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.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.34Howl, 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.35And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.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.
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 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), (2Kön 24,1; Jer 1,3; Jer 36,1)2which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem:3“For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened. (2Chr 36,15; Jer 1,2; Jer 7,13; Jer 11,7; Jer 11,8; Jer 26,5; Jer 29,19; Jer 32,33; Jer 35,14)4You have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the LORD persistently sent to you all his servants the prophets, (Jer 3,1)5saying, ‘Turn now, every one of you, from his evil way and evil deeds, and dwell upon the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers from of old and forever. (Jer 7,7; Jer 18,11; Jer 23,22)6Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, or provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ (Jer 7,6; Jer 32,30)7Yet you have not listened to me, declares the LORD, that you might provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. (Jer 6,1)8“Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words,9behold, I will send for all the tribes of the north, declares the LORD, and for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I will devote them to destruction, and make them a horror, a hissing, and an everlasting desolation. (Jes 44,28; Jes 45,1; Jer 1,15; Jer 18,16; Jer 27,6; Jer 43,10)10Moreover, I will banish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the grinding of the millstones and the light of the lamp. (Pred 12,4; Jer 7,34; Offb 18,22; Offb 18,23)11This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. (2Chr 36,21; 2Chr 36,22; Esr 1,1; Jes 23,15; Jer 9,1; Jer 27,3; Jer 28,14; Dan 9,2)12Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the LORD, making the land an everlasting waste. (Jes 13,19; Jer 11,1; Jer 51,24; Jer 51,26; Jer 51,62)13I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations. (Jer 46,1)14For many nations and great kings shall make slaves even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.” (Jer 27,7; Jer 50,9; Jer 50,29; Jer 50,41; Jer 51,6; Jer 51,24; Jer 51,27; Jer 51,28)
The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath
15Thus the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. (Hi 21,20; Ps 60,3; Ps 75,8; Jes 51,17; Jer 49,12; Jer 51,7; Kla 4,21; Offb 14,10)16They shall drink and stagger and be crazed because of the sword that I am sending among them.” (Jer 47,6)17So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it: (Jes 51,22; Jes 51,23)18Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a desolation and a waste, a hissing and a curse, as at this day; (Jer 18,16; Sach 12,2)19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, all his people, (Jer 46,25)20and all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines ( Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod); (2Mo 12,38; Hi 1,1; Jes 20,1; Jer 47,1; Jer 47,4; Jer 47,5; Jer 50,37; Kla 4,21; Hes 30,5)21Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon; (Jer 9,26; Jer 48,1; Jer 49,1; Jer 49,7)22all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across the sea; (Jes 23,1; Jes 23,2; Jer 47,4; Jer 49,23)23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair; (Hi 6,19; Hi 32,2; Hi 32,6; Jes 21,13; Jer 9,26; Jer 49,8)24all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert; (2Chr 9,14; Jer 20,1)25all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media; (2Kön 17,6; Jes 11,11)26all the kings of the north, far and near, one after another, and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the face of the earth. And after them the king of Babylon[1] shall drink. (Jer 50,9; Jer 51,41)27“Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.’ (Jer 25,16; Hes 38,21; Hab 2,16)28“And if they refuse to accept the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: You must drink! (Jer 49,12)29For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of hosts.’ (Spr 11,31; Jes 10,12; Jer 27,1; Am 3,2; Ob 1,16; 1Petr 4,17)30“You, therefore, shall prophesy against them all these words, and say to them: “‘The LORD will roar from on high, and from his holy habitation utter his voice; he will roar mightily against his fold, and shout, like those who tread grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. (Ri 9,27; Jes 16,9; Joe 3,16; Am 1,2)31The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth, for the LORD has an indictment against the nations; he is entering into judgment with all flesh, and the wicked he will put to the sword, declares the LORD.’ (Jes 66,16; Hos 4,1; Joe 3,2)32“Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, disaster is going forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth! (Jer 6,22; Jer 23,19; Jer 30,23)33“And those pierced by the LORD on that day shall extend from one end of the earth to the other. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall be dung on the surface of the ground. (Jes 66,16; Jer 8,2; Jer 16,4)34“Wail, you shepherds, and cry out, and roll in ashes, you lords of the flock, for the days of your slaughter and dispersion have come, and you shall fall like a choice vessel. (Jer 4,8; Jer 6,26; Jer 23,1)35No refuge will remain for the shepherds, nor escape for the lords of the flock. (Jer 23,1)36A voice—the cry of the shepherds, and the wail of the lords of the flock! For the LORD is laying waste their pasture, (Jer 4,8; Jer 35,1)37and the peaceful folds are devastated because of the fierce anger of the LORD. (Jes 32,18; Jer 12,13)38Like a lion he has left his lair, for their land has become a waste because of the sword of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.” (Hi 38,40; Jer 37,1; Jer 46,16; Jer 50,16)