Yēlìmǐshū 44:24-30

24 Yēlìmǐ yòu duì zhòng mín hé zhòng fùnǚ shuō , nǐmen zaì Āijí dì de yīqiè Yóudà rén dāng tīng Yēhéhuá de huà .

25 Wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén rúcǐ shuō , nǐmen hé nǐmen de qī dōu kǒu zhōng shuō , shǒu lǐ zuò , shuō , wǒmen déng yào chánghuán suǒ xǔ de yuàn , xiàng tiān hòu shāoxiāng , jiāo diàn zhaì . xiànzaì nǐmen zhǐguǎn jiāndéng suǒ xǔ de yuàn ér chánghuán ba .

26 Suǒyǐ nǐmen zhù zaì Āijí dì de yīqiè Yóudà rén dāng tīng Yēhéhuá de huà . Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe wǒde dà míng qǐshì , zaì Āijí quán dì , wǒde míng bú zaì beì Yóudà yī gèrén de kǒu chēnghu shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe zhǔ yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá qǐshì .

27 Wǒ xiàng tāmen liúyì jiàng huò bú jiàng fú . zaì Āijí dì de yīqiè Yóudà rén bì yīn dāo jiàn , jīhuāng suǒ miè , zhídào miè jǐn .

28 Tuōlí dāo jiàn , cóng Āijí dì guī huí Yóudà dì de rén shǔ hĕn shǎo . nà jìnrù Āijí dì yào zaì nàli jìjū de , jiù shì suǒ shèngxia de Yóudà rén , bì zhīdào shì shuí de huà lì dé zhù , shì wǒde huà ne . shì tāmende huà ne .

29 Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ zaì zhè dìfang xíngfá nǐmen , bì yǒu yùzhào , shǐ nǐmen zhīdào wǒ jiàng huò yǔ nǐmen de huà bìyào lì dé zhù .

30 Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , wǒ bìjiāng Āijí wáng fǎlǎo hé Fú lá jiāo zaì tā chóudí hé xún suǒ qí méng de rén shǒu zhōng , xiàng wǒ jiāng Yóudà wáng Xīdǐjiā jiāo zaì tā chóudí , hé xún suǒ qí méng de Bābǐlún wáng Níbùjiǎnísǎ shǒu zhōng yíyàng .

Yēlìmǐshū 44:24-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 44

This chapter contains a sermon of Jeremiah's to the Jews in Egypt, reproving them for their idolatry there; their answer to it, expressing their resolution to continue in their idolatrous practices; and a denunciation of judgments upon them, of which a sign is given. The sermon begins with observing to them the destruction of Jerusalem, and the causes of it, idolatry and contempt of the prophets, Jer 44:1-6; then follows an expostulation with the present Jews for doing the same things, and exposing themselves and their posterity to the same punishment, Jer 44:7-10; upon which they are threatened with the sore judgments of God that should come upon them, and cut them off in general, Jer 44:11-14; yet such were the impudence and obstinacy of this people, that they declared they would not hearken to the prophet, but persist in their idolatry; it having been better with them when they practised it than when they left it, Jer 44:15-19; to which the prophet replies by observing, that for the idolatry of their fathers their land was become a desolation and a curse, as at this day, Jer 44:20-23; and assures them that destruction would come from the Lord upon them, which he had swore to, Jer 44:24-28; and a sign of it is given; the delivery of the king of Egypt into the hand of the king of Babylon, Jer 44:29,30.