Jeremías 14:17

17 »Tú les dirás lo siguiente:»“Que corran lágrimas de mis ojosdía y noche, sin cesar,porque la virginal hija de mi puebloha sufrido una herida terrible,¡un golpe muy duro!

Jeremías 14:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 14:17

Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them
Instead of praying for the people, the prophet has a doleful lamentation put into his mouth, to pronounce in their hearing, in order to assure them of the calamities that were coming upon them, and to affect them with them. Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not
cease:
or "be silent" ^F16; signifying that there would be quickly just reason and occasion for incessant grief and sorrow in them; and if they were so hardened as not to be affected with their case, he could not refrain shedding tears night and day in great abundance; which would have a voice in them, to call upon them to weeping and lamentation also. Some take these words to be a direction and instruction to the people; so the Septuagint,

``bring down upon your eyes tears night and day, and let them not cease;''

and the Arabic version,

``pour out of your eyes tears night and day continually;''

and the Syriac version is,

``let our eyes drop tears night and day incessantly.''

For the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach,
with a very grievous blow;
cities are sometimes called virgins, which were never taken; and so Jerusalem here, it having never been taken since it was in the hands of the people of Judah; nor were its inhabitants as yet carried captive, but now would be; which, together with the famine and the sword, by which many should perish, is the great breach and grievous blow spoken of; and which is given as a reason, and was a sufficient one, for sorrow and mourning.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (hnymdt) "sileant", Schmidt; "taceant", Pegninus, Montanus.

Jeremías 14:17 In-Context

15 Por eso, así dice el SEÑOR: “En cuanto a los profetas que profetizan en mi nombre sin que yo los haya enviado, y que además dicen que no habrá espada ni hambre en este país, ellos mismos morirán de hambre y a filo de espada.

16 Y el pueblo al que profetizan será arrojado a las calles de Jerusalén a causa del hambre y de la espada, y no habrá quien los entierre, ni a ellos ni a sus esposas, ni a sus hijos, ni a sus hijas; también les echaré encima su propia maldad”.

17 »Tú les dirás lo siguiente:»“Que corran lágrimas de mis ojosdía y noche, sin cesar,porque la virginal hija de mi puebloha sufrido una herida terrible,¡un golpe muy duro!

18 Si salgo al campo, veo los cuerposde los muertos a filo de espada;si entro en la ciudad, veo los estragosque el hambre ha producido.Tanto el profeta como el sacerdoteandan errantes en el país sin saber lo que hacen.”»

19 ¿Has rechazado por completo a Judá?¿Detestas a Sión?¿Por qué nos has herido de tal modoque ya no tenemos remedio?Esperábamos tiempos de paz,pero nada bueno recibimos.Esperábamos tiempos de salud,pero solo nos llegó el terror.