Jeremías 11:17

17 »Yo, el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales, el que plantó ese olivo, he ordenado que lo destruyan. Pues los pueblos de Israel y de Judá han hecho lo malo, y despertaron mi enojo al quemar incienso a Baal».

Jeremías 11:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 11:17

For the Lord of hosts that planted thee
As a green olive tree, and gave thee all thy verdure, fruitfulness, happiness, and prosperity; when he first put thee into the possession of the good land, and distinguished thee by so many favours and blessings; as he is able to take them away, so he will: for he hath pronounced evil against thee;
he hath determined it in his mind, and he hath declared it by his prophets: for the evil of the house of Israel;
the ten tribes, who had committed sin, and for which the evil pronounced had been executed on them already, being some time ago carried captive: and of the house of Judah;
who had taken no warning by them, but had followed them in their iniquities, and even exceeded them; and therefore must expect the like punishment for their sins: which they have done against themselves;
for sin is not only against God, his nature, will, and law; but it is against the sinner himself, and is to his hurt and ruin, both temporal and eternal: to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal;
this particularly was the evil which was so provoking to God; and therefore he determined to bring the evil of punishment upon them; and shows the cause and reason of it; and which is a sufficient vindication of his justice.

Jeremías 11:17 In-Context

15 »¿Qué derecho tiene mi amado pueblo de ir a mi templo
cuando ha cometido tantas inmoralidades?
¿Acaso sus votos y sacrificios pueden evitar su destrucción?
¡En realidad se alegran en hacer lo malo!

16 Yo, el Señor
, antes los llamaba olivo frondoso,
hermoso a la vista y lleno de buen fruto.
Pero ahora he enviado el furor de sus enemigos
para quemarlos con fuego
y dejarlos carbonizados y quebrantados.

17 »Yo, el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales, el que plantó ese olivo, he ordenado que lo destruyan. Pues los pueblos de Israel y de Judá han hecho lo malo, y despertaron mi enojo al quemar incienso a Baal».

18 Complot contra Jeremías
Luego el Señor
me avisó acerca de los complots que mis enemigos tramaban en mi contra.

19 Yo era como cordero que se lleva al matadero. ¡No tenía idea de que pensaban matarme! «Destruyamos a ese hombre y todas sus palabras —dijeron—, derribémoslo para que su nombre sea olvidado para siempre».