Jeremiah 38

Commentary from 3 fathers

At that time, saith the Lord, I will be a God to the family of Israel, and they shall be to me a people.

(Μασ. ΛΑ´) ΕΝ τῷ χρόνῳ ἐκείνῳ, εἶπε Κύριος, ἔσομαι εἰς Θεὸν τῷ γένει ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι εἰς λαόν.

И҆ слы́ша сафані́а сы́нъ наѳа́нь и҆ годолі́а сы́нъ пасхѡ́ровъ, и҆ і҆ѡаха́лъ сы́нъ селемі́инъ и҆ фасхѡ́ръ сы́нъ мелхі́евъ словеса̀, ꙗ҆̀же і҆еремі́а глаго́ла ко всѣ̑мъ лю́демъ, глаго́лѧ:

Thus saith the Lord, I found him warm in the wilderness with them that were slain with the sword: go ye and destroy not Israel.

οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος· εὗρον θερμὸν ἐν ἐρήμῳ μετὰ ὀλωλότων ἐν μαχαίρᾳ· βαδίσατε καὶ μὴ ὀλέσητε τὸν ᾿Ισραήλ.

та́кѡ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь: сѣдѧ́й во гра́дѣ се́мъ ᲂу҆́мретъ мече́мъ и҆ гла́домъ и҆ мо́ромъ, и҆сходѧ́й же ко халде́ємъ жи́въ бꙋ́детъ, и҆ бꙋ́детъ дꙋша̀ є҆гѡ̀ на ѡ҆брѣ́тенїе, и҆ жи́въ бꙋ́детъ.

The Lord appeared to him from afar, [saying], I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore have I drawn thee in compassion.

Κύριος πόρρωθεν ὤφθη αὐτῷ· ἀγάπησιν αἰώνιον ἠγάπησά σε, διὰ τοῦτο εἵλκυσά σε εἰς οἰκτείρημα.

Ꙗ҆́кѡ та́кѡ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь: преда́нїемъ преда́стсѧ гра́дъ се́й въ рꙋ́цѣ си́лы царѧ̀ вавѷлѡ́нска, и҆ во́зметъ є҆го̀.

For I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt yet take thy timbrel, and go forth with the party of them that make merry.

ἔτι οἰκοδομήσω σε, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήσῃ, παρθένος ᾿Ισραήλ· ἔτι λήψῃ τύμπανόν σου καὶ ἐξελεύσῃ μετὰ συναγωγῆς παιζόντων.

И҆ реко́ша царю̀: да ᲂу҆́мретъ человѣ́къ то́й, ꙗ҆́кѡ се́й разслаблѧ́етъ рꙋ́цѣ мꙋже́й вою́ющихъ ѡ҆ста́вшихсѧ во гра́дѣ и҆ рꙋ́ки всѣ́хъ люді́й, глаго́лѧ къ ни̑мъ по словесє́мъ си̑мъ: ꙗ҆́кѡ человѣ́къ се́й не проповѣ́даетъ лю́демъ си̑мъ ми́ра, но то́кмѡ ѕла̑ѧ.

For ye have planted vineyards on the mountains of Samaria: plant ye, and praise.

ἔτι φυτεύσατε ἀμπελῶνας ἐν ὄρεσι Σαμαρείας, φυτεύσατε καὶ αἰνέσατε.

И҆ речѐ ца́рь седекі́а: сѐ, то́й въ рꙋка́хъ ва́шихъ. Поне́же не можа́ше ца́рь проти́вꙋ и҆̀мъ.

Jerome †420

38:5–38:6

Why am I making such a point of all this? Because a monk should not look at the crowd of sinners but reflect on the way of life and the fewness of the saints. The whole of Judea was led into captivity. Nebuchadnezzar had come, and thousands of people were displaced into Babylonia as prisoners. Jeremiah alone was left praising God, and they threw him into a muddy cistern; nevertheless, the soul of this one man was more precious than that of all the people. Would you know what one person can do? Jesus, son of Nave, was alone, although the whole world was inhabited. There were, to be sure, countless multitudes, but he was alone. Alone he commanded the sun and the moon, and they stood still. A man gives an order, and heaven gives heed. Heaven listened to him because he was listening to the Lord. Jeremiah was in captivity, but there were also with him great numbers of exiles. What does he say? "I sat alone, because you filled me with indignation." How were you alone in the city? I say, I was alone because I had no one with whom to share my purpose.

HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 54 (PS 143)

38:5–38:6

They have Lazarus in Moses and the prophets. Moses was Lazarus; he was a poor man. He was naked. He esteemed the poverty of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Pharaoh. They also have the prophets. They have Jeremiah, who is thrown into a cistern of mud and who fed on the bread of tribulation. They have all the prophets. Let them hear them. Every day Moses and the prophets are preaching against your five brothers. Let them teach them. Let them instruct them. Let them summon the eye. What do they say to it? Do not look on the carnal, but discern the spiritual. "What we have seen with our eyes," says the apostle, "what we have heard, what our hands have handled: of the Word of God." He instructs the ear, too, the sense of smell, of taste. All the prophets and all the saints teach these brothers.

HOMILY 86, ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 16:19-31

John Chrysostom †407

38:5–38:6

How distressed I am, mind you, when I call to mind that on the festival days the multitudes assembled resemble the broad expanse of the sea, but now not even the smallest part of that multitude is gathered together here. Where are they now who oppress us with their presence on the feast days?… Now if they make the summer season their excuse, for I hear of their saying things of this kind, "the present stifling heat is excessive, the scorching sun is intolerable, we cannot bear being trampled and crushed in the crowd and to be steaming all over with perspiration and oppressed by the heat and confined space." … What then am I to say to those who advance these pretexts? I would remind them of the three children in the furnace and the flame, who when they saw the fire encircling them on all sides, enveloping their mouth and their eyes and even their breath, did not cease singing that sacred and mystical hymn to God, in company with the universe but standing in the midst of the pyre, sent up their song of praise to the common Lord of all with greater cheerfulness than they who abide in some flowery field. Together with these three children I should think it proper to remind them also of the lions that were in Babylon, and of Daniel and the den: 2 and not of this one only but also of another den, and the prophet Jeremiah and the mire in which he was smothered up to the neck.

HOMILY TO THOSE WHO HAD NOT ATTENDED THE ASSEMBLY 2

For it is a day when those that plead on the mountains of Ephraim shall call, [saying], Arise ye, and go up to Sion to the Lord your God.

ὅτι ἐστὶν ἡμέρα κλήσεως ἀπολογουμένων ἐν ὄρεσιν ᾿Εφραίμ· ἀνάστητε καὶ ἀνάβητε εἰς Σιὼν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν.

И҆ взѧ́ша і҆еремі́ю и҆ вверго́ша є҆го̀ въ ро́въ мелхі́инъ, сы́на царе́ва, и҆́же бѧ́ше во дворѣ̀ темни́чнѣмъ: и҆ свѣ́сиша є҆го̀ ᲂу҆́жами въ ро́въ, въ ро́вѣ же не бѧ́ше воды̀, но ти́на, и҆ бѧ́ше въ ти́нѣ і҆еремі́а.

For thus saith the Lord to Jacob; Rejoice ye, and exult over the head of the nations: make proclamation, and praise ye: say, The Lord has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel.

ὅτι οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος τῷ ᾿Ιακώβ· εὐφράνθητε καὶ χρεμετίσατε ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν ἐθνῶν· ἀκουστὰ ποιήσατε καὶ αἰνέσατε· εἴπατε· ἔσωσε Κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, τὸ κατάλοιπον τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ.

И҆ слы́ша а҆вдемеле́хъ мꙋ́ринъ, и҆ то́й бѧ́ше во дворѣ̀ царе́вѣ, ꙗ҆́кѡ вверго́ша і҆еремі́ю въ ро́въ: ца́рь же (въ то́й ча́съ) сѣдѧ́ше во вратѣ́хъ венїамі́нихъ.

Behold, I bring them from the north, and will gather them from the end of the earth to the feast of the passover: and [the people] shall beget a great multitude, and they shall return hither.

ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἄγω αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ βορρᾶ καὶ συνάξω αὐτοὺς ἀπ’ ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς ἐν ἑορτῇ φασέκ· καὶ τεκνοποιήσει ὄχλον πολύν, καὶ ἀποστρέψουσιν ὧδε.

И҆ и҆зы́де а҆вдемеле́хъ ѿ до́мꙋ царе́ва и҆ речѐ ко царю̀ глаго́лѧ:

They went forth with weeping, and I will bring them back with consolation, causing them to lodge by the channels of waters in a straight way, and they shall not err in it: for I am become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.

ἐν κλαυθμῷ ἐξῆλθον, καὶ ἐν παρακλήσει ἀνάξω αὐτοὺς αὐλίζων ἐπὶ διώρυγας ὑδάτων ἐν ὁδῷ ὀρθῇ, καὶ οὐ μὴ πλανηθῶσιν ἐν αὐτῇ· ὅτι ἐγενόμην τῷ ᾿Ισραὴλ εἰς πατέρα, καὶ ᾿Εφραὶμ πρωτότοκός μού ἐστιν.

ѕлосотвори́лъ є҆сѝ, ꙗ҆̀же сотвори́лъ є҆сѝ, ᲂу҆бива́ѧ человѣ́ка сего̀ ѿ лица̀ гла́да, ꙗ҆́кѡ нѣ́сть хлѣ́ба во гра́дѣ ктомꙋ̀.

Hear the words of the Lord, ye nations, and proclaim [them] to the islands afar off; say, He that scattered Israel will also gather him, and keep him as one that feeds his flock.

᾿Ακούσατε λόγους Κυρίου, ἔθνη, καὶ ἀναγγείλατε εἰς νήσους τὰς μακρόθεν· εἴπατε· ὁ λικμήσας τὸν ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ συνάξει αὐτὸν καὶ φυλάξει αὐτὸν ὡς ὁ βόσκων ποίμνιον αὐτοῦ.

И҆ повелѣ̀ ца́рь а҆вдемеле́хꙋ, глаго́лѧ: поимѝ съ собо́ю ѿсю́дꙋ три́десѧть мꙋже́й и҆ и҆звлецы̀ і҆еремі́ю и҆з̾ ро́ва, да не ᲂу҆́мретъ.

For the Lord has ransomed Jacob, he has rescued him out of the hand of them [that were] stronger than he.

ὅτι ἐλυτρώσατο Κύριος τὸν ᾿Ιακώβ, ἐξείλατο αὐτὸν ἐκ χειρὸς στερεωτέρων αὐτοῦ.

И҆ поѧ́тъ а҆вдемеле́хъ мꙋ́жы, и҆ прїи́де въ до́мъ царе́въ подзе́мный, и҆ взѧ̀ ѿтꙋ́дꙋ вє́тхи по́рты и҆ вє́тхїѧ ᲂу҆́жы, и҆ вве́рже ѧ҆̀ ко і҆еремі́и въ ро́въ, и҆ речѐ къ немꙋ̀:

And they shall come, and shall rejoice in the mount of Sion, and shall come to the good things of the Lord, [even] to a land of corn, and wine, and fruits, and cattle, and sheep: and their soul shall be as a fruitful tree; and they shall hunger no more.

καὶ ἥξουσι καὶ εὐφρανθήσονται ἐν τῷ ὄρει Σιών· καὶ ἥξουσιν ἐπ’ ἀγαθὰ Κυρίου, ἐπὶ γῆν σίτου καὶ οἴνου καὶ καρπῶν καὶ κτηνῶν καὶ προβάτων, καὶ ἔσται ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτῶν ὥσπερ ξύλον ἔγκαρπον. καὶ οὐ πεινάσουσιν ἔτι.

положѝ сїѧ̑ под̾ ᲂу҆́жы. И҆ сотворѝ і҆еремі́а си́це.

Then shall the virgins rejoice in the assembly of youth, and the old men shall rejoice; and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will make them merry.

τότε χαρήσονται παρθένοι ἐν συναγωγῇ νεανίσκων, καὶ πρεσβύται χαρήσονται, καὶ στρέψω τὸ πένθος αὐτῶν εἰς χαρμονὴν καὶ ποιήσω αὐτοὺς εὐφραινομένους.

И҆ и҆звлеко́ша є҆го̀ ᲂу҆́жами и҆ и҆з̾ѧ́ша є҆го̀ и҆з̾ ро́ва. И҆ сѣ́де і҆еремі́а во дворѣ̀ темни́чнѣмъ.

I will expand and cheer with wine the soul of the priests the sons of Levi, and my people shall be satisfied with my good things: thus saith the Lord.

μεγαλυνῶ καὶ μεθύσω τὴν ψυχὴν τῶν ἱερέων υἱῶν Λευί, καὶ ὁ λαός μου τῶν ἀγαθῶν μου ἐμπλησθήσεται.

И҆ посла̀ ца́рь, и҆ призва̀ къ себѣ̀ і҆еремі́ю въ до́мъ а҆селїси́ль, и҆́же въ домꙋ̀ гдⷭ҇ни. И҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀ ца́рь: вопроша́ю тѧ̀ словесѐ (є҆ди́нагѡ), и҆ не ᲂу҆та́й ѿ менє̀ словесѐ.

A voice was heard in Rama, of lamentation, and of weeping, and wailing; Rachel would not cease weeping for her children, because they are not.

οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος· φωνὴ ἐν Ῥαμᾷ ἠκούσθη θρήνου καὶ κλαυθμοῦ καὶ ὀδυρμοῦ· Ῥαχὴλ ἀποκλαιομένη οὐκ ἤθελε παύσασθαι ἐπὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτῆς, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν.

И҆ речѐ і҆еремі́а царю̀: а҆́ще повѣ́мъ тѝ, то̀ не сме́ртїю ли ᲂу҆мори́ши мѧ̀; и҆ а҆́ще совѣща́ю тѝ, то̀ не послꙋ́шаеши менѐ.

Thus saith the Lord; Let thy voice cease from weeping, and thine eyes from thy tears: for their is a reward for thy works; and they shall return from the land of [thine] enemies.

οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος· διαλειπέτω ἡ φωνή σου ἀπὸ κλαυθμοῦ καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ἀπὸ δακρύων σου, ὅτι ἔστι μισθὸς τοῖς σοῖς ἔργοις, καὶ ἐπιστρέψουσιν ἐκ γῆς ἐχθρῶν,

И҆ клѧ́тсѧ є҆мꙋ̀ ца́рь, глаго́лѧ: жи́въ гдⷭ҇ь, и҆́же сотворѝ на́мъ дꙋ́шꙋ сїю̀, а҆́ще ᲂу҆бїю̀ тѧ̀ и҆ а҆́ще преда́мъ тѧ̀ въ рꙋ́цѣ человѣ̑къ си́хъ и҆́щꙋщихъ дꙋшѝ твоеѧ̀ (на сме́рть).

[There shall be] an abiding [home] for thy children.

μόνιμον τοῖς σοῖς τέκνοις.

И҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀ і҆еремі́а: та́кѡ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь си́лъ, бг҃ъ і҆и҃левъ: а҆́ще и҆зыды́й и҆зы́деши къ воево́дамъ царѧ̀ вавѷлѡ́нска, жива̀ бꙋ́детъ дꙋша̀ твоѧ̀, и҆ гра́дъ се́й не пожже́тсѧ ѻ҆гне́мъ, и҆ жи́въ бꙋ́деши ты̀ и҆ до́мъ тво́й:

I have heard the sound of Ephraim lamenting, [and saying], Thou hast chastened me, and I was chastened; I as a calf was not [willingly] taught: turn thou me, and I shall turn; for thou [art] the Lord my God.

ἀκοὴν ἤκουσα ᾿Εφραὶμ ὀδυρομένου· ἐπαίδευσάς με καὶ ἐπαιδεύθην ἐγώ· ὥσπερ μόσχος οὐκ ἐδιδάχθην· ἐπίστρεψόν με, καὶ ἐπιστρέψω, ὅτι σὺ Κύριος ὁ Θεός μου.

а҆́ще же не и҆зы́деши ко кнѧзє́мъ царѧ̀ вавѷлѡ́нска, преда́стсѧ гра́дъ се́й въ рꙋ́цѣ халдє́йстѣ, и҆ пожгꙋ́тъ є҆го̀ ѻ҆гне́мъ, и҆ ты̀ не спасе́шисѧ ѿ рꙋкѝ и҆́хъ.

For after my captivity I repented; and after I knew, I groaned for the day of shame, and shewed thee that I bore reproach from my youth.

ὅτι ὕστερον αἰχμαλωσίας μου μετενόησα καὶ ὕστερον τοῦ γνῶναί με ἐστέναξα ἐφ’ ἡμέρας αἰσχύνης καὶ ὑπέδειξά σοι, ὅτι ἔλαβον ὀνειδισμὸν ἐκ νεότητός μου.

И҆ речѐ ца́рь і҆еремі́и: а҆́зъ ѡ҆пасе́нїе и҆́мамъ ѿ і҆ꙋде́євъ и҆збѣжа́вшихъ ко халде́ємъ, да не предадꙋ́тъ мѧ̀ (халде́є) въ рꙋ́цѣ и҆́хъ, и҆ порꙋга́ютсѧ мѝ.

Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to me: for because my words are in him, I will surely remember him: therefore I made haste [to help] him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

υἱὸς ἀγαπητὸς ᾿Εφραὶμ ἐμοί, παιδίον ἐντρυφῶν, ὅτι ἀνθ’ ὧν οἱ λόγοι μου ἐν αὐτῷ, μνείᾳ μνησθήσομαι αὐτοῦ· διὰ τοῦτο ἔσπευσα ἐπ’ αὐτῷ, ἐλεῶν ἐλεήσω αὐτόν, φησὶ Κύριος.

И҆ речѐ і҆еремі́а: не предадѧ́тъ тебѐ: послꙋ́шай ᲂу҆̀бо словесѐ гдⷭ҇нѧ, є҆́же а҆́зъ глаго́лю тебѣ̀, и҆ лꙋ́чше тѝ бꙋ́детъ, и҆ жива̀ бꙋ́детъ дꙋша̀ твоѧ̀:

Prepare thyself, O Sion; execute vengeance; look to thy ways: return, O virgin of Israel, by the way by which thou wentest, return mourning to thy cities.

Στῆσον σεαυτὴν Σιών, ποίησον τιμωρίαν, δὸς καρδίαν σου εἰς τοὺς ὤμους· ὁδὸν ᾗ ἐπορεύθης ἀποστράφητι, παρθένος ᾿Ισραήλ, ἀποστράφητι εἰς τὰς πόλεις σου πενθοῦσα.

и҆ а҆́ще не восхо́щеши ты̀ и҆зы́ти, сїѐ сло́во, є҆́же сказа̀ мнѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь:

How long, O disgraced daughter, wilt thou turn away? for the Lord has created safety for a new plantation: men shall go about in safety.

ἕως πότε ἀποστρέψεις, θυγάτηρ ἠτιμωμένη; ὅτι ἔκτισε Κύριος σωτηρίαν εἰς καταφύτευσιν καινήν, ἐν σωτηρίᾳ περιελεύσονται ἄνθρωποι.

и҆ сѐ, всѧ̑ жєны̀, ѡ҆ста́вшыѧсѧ въ домꙋ̀ царѧ̀ і҆ꙋ́дина, и҆зведꙋ́тсѧ ко кнѧзє́мъ царѧ̀ вавѷлѡ́нска: и҆ ты̑ѧ глаго́лахꙋ: прельсти́ша тѧ̀ и҆ премого́ша тѧ̀ мꙋ́жїе ми́рницы твоѝ, и҆ ѡ҆сла́биша во поползнове́нїихъ но́гꙋ твою̀ и҆ ѿврати́шасѧ ѿ тебє̀:

For thus saith the Lord; They shall yet speak this word in the land of Juda, and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn his captivity; blessed be the Lord on his righteous holy mountain!

ὅτι οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος· ἔτι ἐροῦσι τὸν λόγον τοῦτον ἐν γῇ ᾿Ιούδα καὶ ἐν πόλεσιν αὐτοῦ, ὅταν ἀποστρέψω τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν αὐτοῦ· εὐλογημένος Κύριος ἐπὶ δίκαιον ὄρος τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ

и҆ жєны̀ твоѧ̑ и҆ ча̑да твоѧ̑ и҆зведꙋ́тъ ко халде́ємъ, и҆ ты̀ не ᲂу҆цѣлѣ́еши, ꙗ҆́кѡ рꙋко́ю царѧ̀ вавѷлѡ́нска ꙗ҆́тъ бꙋ́деши, и҆ гра́дъ се́й пожже́тсѧ.

And there shall be dwellers in the cities of Juda, and in all his land, together with the husbandman, and [the shepherd] shall go forth with the flock.

καὶ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν ᾿Ιούδα καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ ἅμα γεωργῷ, καὶ ἀρθήσεται ἐν ποιμνίῳ.

И҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀ ца́рь: человѣ́къ да не ᲂу҆вѣ́сть слове́съ си́хъ, и҆ да не ᲂу҆́мреши ты̀.

For I have saturated every thirsting soul, and filled every hungry soul.

ὅτι ἐμέθυσα πᾶσαν ψυχὴν διψῶσαν καὶ πᾶσαν ψυχὴν πεινῶσαν ἐνέπλησα.

И҆ а҆́ще ᲂу҆слы́шатъ кнѧ̑зи, ꙗ҆́кѡ глаго́лахъ съ тобо́ю, и҆ прїи́дꙋтъ къ тебѣ̀ и҆ рекꙋ́тъ тѝ: повѣ́ждь на́мъ, что̀ глаго́ла къ тебѣ̀ ца́рь; не ᲂу҆та́й ѿ на́съ, и҆ не ᲂу҆бїе́мъ тебѐ: и҆ что̀ глаго́ла къ тебѣ̀ ца́рь;

Therefore I awake, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet to me.

διὰ τοῦτο ἐξηγέρθην καὶ εἶδον, καὶ ὁ ὕπνος μου ἡδύς μοι ἐγενήθη.

И҆ рече́ши и҆̀мъ: поверго́хъ а҆́зъ моле́нїе моѐ пред̾ лице́мъ царе́вымъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ да не возврати́тъ менѐ въ до́мъ і҆ѡнаѳа́нь, ᲂу҆мре́ти мѝ та́мѡ.

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Juda with the seed of man, and the seed of beast.

διὰ τοῦτο ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, φησὶ Κύριος, καὶ σπερῶ τὸν ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ τὸν ᾿Ιούδαν σπέρμα ἀνθρώπου καὶ σπέρμα κτήνους.

И҆ прїидо́ша всѝ кнѧ̑зи ко і҆еремі́и и҆ вопроси́ша є҆го̀. И҆ повѣ́да и҆̀мъ по всѣ̑мъ словесє́мъ си̑мъ, ꙗ҆̀же заповѣ́да є҆мꙋ̀ ца́рь. И҆ ᲂу҆мо́лкнꙋша, ꙗ҆́кѡ нѣ́сть слы́шано сло́во гдⷭ҇не.

And it shall come to pass, that as I watched over them, to pull down, and to afflict, so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.

καὶ ἔσται ὥσπερ ἐγρηγόρουν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς καθαιρεῖν καὶ κακοῦν, οὕτως γρηγορήσω ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς τοῦ οἰκοδομεῖν καὶ καταφυτεύειν, φησὶ Κύριος.

И҆ сѣдѧ́ше і҆еремі́а во дворѣ̀ темни́чнѣмъ, до́ндеже взѧ́ша і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ.

In those days they shall certainly not say, The fathers ate a sour grape, and the children’s teeth were set on edge.

ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις οὐ μὴ εἴπωσιν· οἱ πατέρες ἔφαγον ὄμφακα, καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες τῶν τέκνων ᾑμωδίασαν.

But every one shall die in his own sin; and the teeth of him that eats the sour grape shall be set on edge.

ἀλλ’ ἢ ἕκαστος ἐν τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτίᾳ ἀποθανεῖται, καὶ τοῦ φαγόντος τὸν ὄμφακα αἱμωδιάσουσιν οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτοῦ.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda:

ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, φησὶ Κύριος, καὶ διαθήσομαι τῷ οἴκῳ ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ ᾿Ιούδα διαθήκην καινήν,

not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took hold of their hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they abode not in my covenant, and I disregarded them, saith the Lord.

οὐ κατὰ τὴν διαθήκην, ἣν διεθέμην τοῖς πατράσιν αὐτῶν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπιλαβομένου μου τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν ἐξαγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, ὅτι αὐτοὶ οὐκ ἐνέμειναν ἐν τῇ διαθήκῃ μου, καὶ ἐγὼ ἠμέλησα αὐτῶν, φησὶ Κύριος.

For this is my covenant which I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, saith the Lord, I will surely put my laws into their mind, and write them on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

ὅτι αὕτη ἡ διαθήκη μου, ἣν διαθήσομαι τῷ οἴκῳ ᾿Ισραὴλ μετὰ τὰς ἡμέρας ἐκείνας, φησὶ Κύριος· διδοὺς δώσω νόμους εἰς τὴν διάνοιαν αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπὶ καρδίας αὐτῶν γράψω αὐτούς· καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτοῖς εἰς Θεόν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι εἰς λαόν.

And they shall not at all teach every one his [fellow] citizen, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them: for I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more.

καὶ οὐ μὴ διδάξωσιν ἕκαστος τὸν πολίτην αὐτοῦ καὶ ἕκαστος τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ λέγων· γνῶθι τὸν Κύριον· ὅτι πάντες εἰδήσουσί με ἀπὸ μικροῦ αὐτῶν ἕως μεγάλου αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἵλεως ἔσομαι ταῖς ἀδικίαις αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν οὐ μὴ μνησθῶ ἔτι. -

Thus saith the Lord, who gives the sun for a light by day, the moon and the stars for a light by night, and [makes] a roaring in the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; the Lord Almighty is his name:

᾿Εὰν ὑψωθῇ ὁ οὐρανὸς εἰς τὸ μετέωρον, φησὶ Κύριος, καὶ ἐὰν ταπεινωθῇ τὸ ἔδαφος τῆς γῆς κάτω, καὶ ἐγὼ οὐκ ἀποδοκιμῶ τὸ γένος ᾿Ισραήλ, φησὶ Κύριος, περὶ πάντων, ὧν ἐποίησαν.

if these ordinances cease from before me, saith the Lord, then shall the family of Israel cease to be a nation before me forever.

οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος ὁ δοὺς τὸν ἥλιον εἰς φῶς τῆς ἡμέρας, σελήνην καὶ ἀστέρας εἰς φῶς τῆς νυκτός, καὶ κραυγὴν ἐν θαλάσσῃ καὶ ἐβόμβησε τὰ κύματα αὐτῆς, Κύριος παντοκράτωρ ὄνομα αὐτῷ·

Though the sky should be raised to a [greater] height, saith the Lord, and though the ground of the earth should be sunk [lower] beneath, yet I will not cast off the family of Israel, saith the Lord, for all that they have done.

ἐὰν παύσωνται οἱ νόμοι οὗτοι ἀπὸ προσώπου μου, φησὶ Κύριος, καὶ τὸ γένος ᾿Ισραὴλ παύσεται γενέσθαι ἔθνος κατὰ πρόσωπόν μου πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Anameel to the gate of the corner.

ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, φησὶ Κύριος, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήσεται πόλις τῷ Κυρίῳ ἀπὸ πύργου ᾿Αναμεὴλ ἕως πύλης τῆς γωνίας·

And the measurement of it shall proceed in front of them as far as the hills of Gareb, and it shall be compassed with a circular wall of choice stones.

καὶ ἐξελεύσεται ἡ διαμέτρησις αὐτῆς ἀπέναντι αὐτῶν ἕως βουνῶν Γαρὴβ καὶ περικυκλωθήσεται κύκλῳ ἐξ ἐκλεκτῶν λίθων·

And all the Asaremoth even to Nachal Kedron, as far as the corner of the horse-gate eastward, shall be holiness to the Lord; and it shall not fail any more, and shall not be destroyed for ever.

καὶ πάντες ᾿Ασαρημὼθ ἕως Ναχὰλ Κέδρων, ἕως γωνίας πύλης ἵππων ἀνατολῆς ἁγίασμα τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπῃ καὶ οὐ μὴ καθαιρεθῇ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.