Jeremías 4:17

17 Rodean a Jerusalén como guardianes alrededor de un campo
porque mi pueblo se rebeló contra mí
—dice el Señor
—.

Jeremías 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 4:17

As keepers of a field, are they against her round about
As those that are set to watch a field, in which are fruit and corn of any sort, that thieves and robbers, and wild beasts, may not enter to waste and destroy, and are placed on all sides for that purpose; so the Chaldeans were round about Jerusalem, that none could make their escape out of it; see ( 2 Kings 25:4 ) : because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord;
it was not without reason that the Lord suffered the Chaldeans to come against Jerusalem, besiege, and take it; the inhabitants of it had rebelled against him, their King and their God; and therefore he delivers them up into the hands of another lord, and a cruel one; they had provoked him to anger with their sins, and caused him to stir up his wrath against them in this way: rebellion against a prince, or against a parent, is a provoking sin; see ( 1 Samuel 15:23 ) ( Isaiah 1:2 ) .

Jeremías 4:17 In-Context

15 Tu destrucción ya se anunció
desde Dan y la zona montañosa de Efraín.

16 «Adviertan a las naciones vecinas
y anuncien esto a Jerusalén:
“El enemigo viene desde una tierra lejana,
dando gritos de guerra contra las ciudades de Judá.

17 Rodean a Jerusalén como guardianes alrededor de un campo
porque mi pueblo se rebeló contra mí
—dice el Señor
—.

18 Tus propios hechos han traído todo esto sobre ti.
Este castigo es amargo, ¡te penetra hasta el corazón!”».

19 Jeremías llora por su pueblo
¡Mi corazón, mi corazón, me retuerzo de dolor!
¡Mi corazón retumba dentro de mí! No puedo quedarme quieto.
Pues he escuchado el sonar de las trompetas enemigas
y el bramido de sus gritos de guerra.