Jeremiah 50 · Scripture · Fisherman's Friend

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And it came to pass, when Jeremias ceased speaking to the people all the words of the Lord, [for] which the Lord had sent him to them, [even] all these words,

(Μασ. ΜΓ´) ΚΑΙ ἐγενήθη ὡς ἐπαύσατο ῾Ιερεμίας λέγων πρὸς τὸν λαὸν πάντας τοὺς λόγους Κυρίου, οὓς ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν Κύριος πρὸς αὐτούς, πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους,

Сло́во, є҆́же речѐ гдⷭь на вавѷлѡ́нъ и҆ на зе́млю халде́йскꙋю і҆еремі́ею прⷪ҇ро́комъ.

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that Azarias son of Maasaeas spoke, and Joanan, the son of Caree, and all the men who had spoken to Jeremias, saying, [It is] false: the Lord has not sent thee to us, saying, Enter not into Egypt to dwell there:

καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Αζαρίας υἱὸς Μαασαίου καὶ ᾿Ιωανὰν υἱὸς Καρηὲ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ εἴπαντες τῷ ῾Ιερεμίᾳ λέγοντες· ψεύδη, οὐκ ἀπέστειλέ σε Κύριος πρὸς ἡμᾶς λέγων· μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς Αἴγυπτον οἰκεῖν ἐκεῖ,

Возвѣсти́те во ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ и҆ слы́шано сотвори́те, воздви́гните зна́менїе, возопі́йте и҆ не скрыва́йте, рцы́те: плѣне́нъ бы́сть вавѷлѡ́нъ, посрами́сѧ ви́лъ, побѣди́сѧ мерѡда́хъ, посрами́шасѧ и҆зваѧ̑нїѧ є҆гѡ̀, сокрꙋши́шасѧ кꙋмі́ры и҆́хъ.

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but Baruch the son of Nerias sets thee against us, that thou mayest deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, to kill us, and that we should be carried away captives to Babylon.

ἀλλ’ ἢ Βαροὺχ υἱὸς Νηρίου συμβάλλει σε πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἵνα δῷς ἡμᾶς εἰς χεῖρας τῶν Χαλδαίων τοῦ θανατῶσαι ἡμᾶς καὶ ἀποικισθῆναι ἡμᾶς εἰς Βαβυλῶνα.

Ꙗ҆́кѡ прїи́де на́нь ꙗ҆зы́къ ѿ сѣ́вера, то́й положи́тъ зе́млю є҆гѡ̀ въ запꙋстѣ́нїе, и҆ не бꙋ́детъ живѧ́й въ не́й ѿ человѣ́ка да́же и҆ до скота̀: подви́гнꙋшасѧ, ѿидо́ша.

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So Joanan, and all the leaders of the host, and all the people, refused to hearken to the voice of the Lord, to dwell in the land of Juda.

καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσεν ᾿Ιωανὰν καὶ πάντες ἡγεμόνες τῆς δυνάμεως καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τῆς φωνῆς Κυρίου κατοικῆσαι ἐν γῇ ᾿Ιούδα.

Въ ты̑ѧ дни̑ и҆ въ то̀ вре́мѧ, гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь, прїи́дꙋтъ сы́нове і҆и҃лєвы, ті́и и҆ сы́нове і҆ꙋ̑дины вкꙋ́пѣ ходѧ́ще и҆ пла́чꙋще по́йдꙋтъ и҆ гдⷭ҇а бг҃а своего̀ взы́щꙋтъ.

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And Joanan, and all the leaders of the host, took all the remnant of Juda, who had returned to dwell in the land;

καὶ ἔλαβεν ᾿Ιωανὰν καὶ πάντες οἱ ἡγεμόνες τῆς δυνάμεως πάντας τοὺς καταλοίπους ᾿Ιούδα, τοὺς ἀποστρέψαντας κατοικεῖν ἐν τῇ γῇ,

Во сїѡ́нъ и҆спыта́ютъ стєзѝ, та́мѡ бо ѡ҆брати́вше ли́ца своѧ̑ прїи́дꙋтъ и҆ приложа́тсѧ ко гдⷭ҇ꙋ завѣ́томъ вѣ́чнымъ, и҆́же забве́нїю не преда́стсѧ.

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the mighty men, and the women, and the children that were left, and the daughters of the king, and the souls which Nabuzardan had left with Godolias the son of Achicam and Jeremias the prophet, and Baruch the son of Nerias.

τοὺς δυνατοὺς ἄνδρας καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ τὰ νήπια, καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τὰς ψυχάς, ἃς κατέλιπε Ναβουζαρδὰν μετὰ Γοδολίου υἱοῦ ᾿Αχεικάμ, καὶ ῾Ιερεμίαν τὸν προφήτην καὶ Βαροὺχ υἱὸν Νηρίου

Ѻ҆́вцы поги́бшыѧ бы́ша лю́дїе моѝ, па́стырїе и҆́хъ соврати́ша и҆̀хъ и҆ сотвори́ша ѧ҆̀ кры́тисѧ по гора́мъ: съ горы̀ на хо́лмъ ходи́ша.

Origen of Alexandria †253

He said the sheep is like one who has gone astray. And also in the Gospel he said, “The Son of man came to search for and save the lost.” And also in the parable only one is lost out of the hundred that the shepherd who dwelled with them came to find, who also, after laying it on his shoulders, returned it to the ninety-nine. For we are all one body and one sheep. He who is the feet and the head and the rest is the shepherd who, after he came, brought together bone with bone and joint with joint, and after he united them, he took them up to his country. And the unity arises through love and truth and the choice of good. Thus to his own Word he united all. But if some who are disobedient have appeared, they have acquired an incurable condition. Thus every Israelite is one according to the true relationship. For we are all one body and one loaf of bread, and we partake of one spirit. But a sheep that goes astray is one who in word and practice does not join the hunt of what is proper, either by not seeking or by not finding. And the one who knows and does what concerns knowledge does not go astray. But the one who goes astray is driven out by lions. For your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. And also already young lions roaring to seize and seek from God food for themselves lay snares for the righteous.
Fragments on Jeremiah 28

Theodoret of Cyrus †458

Then he likens them to lost sheep. He ascribes the cause for the destruction of the sheep to the shepherds. He calls “shepherds” not only their kings but also their priests. And he saw how they prepared them to wander: “They drove them to the mountains and made them wander; they have gone from mountain to hill and have forgotten their fold.” He calls the shrines of the idols “hills” and “mountains” for in them they worshiped the idols. And he calls the temple of God a “fold” because they had there the enjoyment of good things. This wandering handed them over to the enemy inasmuch as they sinned against the Lord.
On Jeremiah 10:50

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And they came into Egypt: for they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord: and they entered into Taphnas.

καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς Αἴγυπτον, ὅτι οὐκ ἤκουσαν τῆς φωνῆς Κυρίου· καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς Τάφνας.

Забы́ша ло́жа своегѡ̀, всѝ ѡ҆брѣта́ющїи и҆̀хъ снѣда́хꙋ и҆̀хъ, и҆ вразѝ и҆́хъ реко́ша: не пощади́мъ и҆́хъ, занѐ согрѣши́ша гдⷭ҇ꙋ, па́жить пра́вды, собира́ющемꙋ ѻ҆тцє́въ и҆́хъ гдⷭ҇ꙋ.

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And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in Taphnas, saying,

καὶ ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου πρὸς ῾Ιερεμίαν ἐν Τάφνας λέγων·

Ѿиди́те ѿ среды̀ вавѷлѡ́на и҆ ѿ землѝ халде́йски и҆зыди́те, и҆ бꙋ́дите ꙗ҆́кѡ кѡ́злища пред̾ ѻ҆вца́ми.

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Take thee great stones, and hide them in the entrance, at the gate of the house of Pharao in Taphnas, in the sight of the men of Juda:

λαβὲ σεαυτῷ λίθους μεγάλους καὶ κατάκρυψον αὐτοὺς ἐν προθύροις, ἐν πύλῃ τῆς οἰκίας Φαραὼ ἐν Τάφνας, κατ’ ὀφθαλμοὺς ἀνδρῶν ᾿Ιούδα

Ꙗ҆́кѡ сѐ, а҆́зъ воздви́гнꙋ и҆ приведꙋ̀ на вавѷлѡ́нъ собра̑нїѧ ꙗ҆зы́кѡвъ вели́кихъ ѿ землѝ полꙋ́нощныѧ, и҆ ѡ҆полча́тсѧ на́нь: ѿтꙋ́дꙋ плѣне́нъ бꙋ́детъ, ꙗ҆́коже стрѣла̀ мꙋ́жа си́льна и҆скꙋ́сна не возврати́тсѧ пра́здна.

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and thou shalt say, Thus has the Lord said; Behold, I [will] send, and will bring Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and he shall place his throne upon these stones which thou hast hidden, and he shall lift up weapons against them.

καὶ ἐρεῖς· οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω καὶ ἄξω Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλέα Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ θήσει αὐτοῦ τὸν θρόνον ἐπάνω τῶν λίθων τούτων, ὧν κατέκρυψας, καὶ ἀρεῖ τὰ ὅπλα αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς

И҆ бꙋ́детъ землѧ̀ халде́йска въ разграбле́нїе, всѝ граби́телє є҆ѧ̀ напо́лнѧтсѧ, гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь:

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And he shall enter in, and smite the land of Egypt, [delivering] some for death to death; and some for captivity to captivity; and some for the sword to the sword.

καὶ εἰσελεύσεται καὶ πατάξει γῆν Αἰγύπτου, οὓς εἰς θάνατον, εἰς θάνατον, καὶ οὓς εἰς ἀποικισμόν, εἰς ἀποικισμόν, καὶ οὓς εἰς ῥομφαίαν, εἰς ρομφαίαν.

занѐ весели́стесѧ и҆ велерѣ́чивасте, расхища́юще наслѣ́дїе моѐ, скака́сте бо ꙗ҆́кѡ тельцы̀ на травѣ̀ и҆ бодо́сте ꙗ҆́коже волы̀.

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And he shall kindle a fire in the houses of their gods, and shall burn them, and shall carry them away captives: and shall search the land of Egypt, as a shepherd searches his garment; and he shall go forth in peace.

καὶ καύσει πῦρ ἐν οἰκίαις τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν καὶ ἐμπυριεῖ αὐτὰς καὶ ἀποικιεῖ αὐτοὺς καὶ φθειριεῖ γῆν Αἰγύπτου, ὥσπερ φθειρίζει ποιμὴν τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξελεύσεται ἐν εἰρήνῃ,

Порꙋ́гана бы́сть ма́ти ва́ша ѕѣлѡ̀, и҆ посрами́сѧ роди́вшаѧ ва́съ: сѐ, послѣ́днѧѧ во ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ пꙋста̀ и҆ непрохо́дна и҆ сꙋха̀.

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And he shall break to pieces the pillars of Heliopolis that are in On, and shall burn their houses with fire.

καὶ συντρίψει τοὺς στύλους ῾Ηλιουπόλεως, τοὺς ἐν ῎Ων, καὶ τὰς οἰκίας αὐτῶν κατακαύσει ἐν πυρί.

Ѿ гнѣ́ва гдⷭ҇нѧ не поживꙋ́тъ во вѣ́къ: но бꙋ́детъ ве́сь въ запꙋстѣ́нїе, и҆ всѧ́къ ходѧ́й сквозѣ̀ вавѷлѡ́нъ подиви́тсѧ и҆ позви́ждетъ над̾ всѧ́кою ꙗ҆́звою є҆гѡ̀.