Jeremías 15:1

1 Inevitable condenación de Judá
Luego el Señor
me dijo: «Aun si Moisés y Samuel se presentaran delante de mí para rogarme por este pueblo, no lo ayudaría. ¡Fuera con ellos! ¡Quítenlos de mi vista!

Jeremías 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 15:1

Then said the Lord unto me
In answer to his expostulations and entreaties, ( Jeremiah 14:19-22 ) , though Moses and Samuel stood before me;
to pray before me, as the Targum; to make intercession for the people. Standing is a prayer gesture. The Jews say there is no standing but prayer, or that is meant when it is mentioned; (See Gill on Matthew 6:5). Moses and Samuel were named, because they were eminent for prayer, and had success in it, for the people of Israel. Of Moses, see ( Exodus 32:11 Exodus 32:31 Exodus 32:32 ) ( Numbers 14:17-19 ) and of Samuel, see ( 1 Samuel 7:9 ) and of both, ( Psalms 99:6 ) . The Arabic version reads "Moses and Aaron", but wrongly. The Palmists make use of this text to prove the intercession of saints in heaven for those on earth; but the words are only a supposition, and not a fact. The meaning is, that supposing that Moses and Samuel were alive, and made intercession for the people, their prayers would not be regarded; and such a supposition, as it suggests that they were not alive, so that they did not stand before him, and make intercession for Judah; wherefore this is against, and not for, the intercession of saints in heaven: yet my mind could not be towards this people;
God could have no good will to them, no delight in them; could not be reconciled to them, or agree to it, that the favours asked for should be granted them, or that they should be continued in their own land; and therefore it was in vain for the prophet to solicit on their account; but, on the other hand, it is ordered as follows: cast them out of my sight;
or presence; as persons loathsome and abominable, not to be borne; I cannot look upon them, or have anything to say to them, in a favourable way: and let them go forth;
from my presence, from the temple, the city, and out of their own land; that is, declare that so it shall be.

Jeremías 15:1 In-Context

1 Inevitable condenación de Judá
Luego el Señor
me dijo: «Aun si Moisés y Samuel se presentaran delante de mí para rogarme por este pueblo, no lo ayudaría. ¡Fuera con ellos! ¡Quítenlos de mi vista!

2 Y si te dijeren: “¿Pero adónde podemos ir?”, diles: “Esto dice el Señor
:
»‘Los que están destinados a la muerte, a la muerte;
los destinados a la guerra, a la guerra;
los destinados al hambre, al hambre;
los destinados al cautiverio, al cautiverio’”.

3 »Enviaré contra ellos cuatro clases de destructores —dice el Señor
—. Enviaré la espada para matar, los perros para arrastrar, los buitres para devorar y los animales salvajes para acabar con lo que haya quedado.

4 Debido a las cosas perversas que Manasés, hijo de Ezequías, rey de Judá, hizo en Jerusalén, haré a mi pueblo objeto de horror para todos los reinos de la tierra.

5 »¿Quién tendrá compasión de ti, Jerusalén?
¿Quién llorará por ti?
¿Quién se tomará la molestia de preguntar cómo estás?