Jeremías 5:4

4 Entonces dije: «¿Pero qué podemos esperar de los pobres?
Son unos ignorantes.
No conocen los caminos del Señor
ni entienden las leyes divinas.

Jeremías 5:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 5:4

Then I said, surely these are poor, they are foolish
The prophet, observing that reproofs and corrections in providence had no effect upon the people, he thought within himself that surely the reason must be, because these people are poor, and in low circumstances in the world, and are so busy in their worldly employments to get bread for their families, that they were not at leisure to attend unto divine things; nor of capacity to receive instruction and correction by providences; therefore it is they were so foolish, stupid, and infatuated: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God;
either the way which God takes in the salvation of the sons of men, and in justifying of them, which is revealed in his word; or that which he prescribes them to walk in, in his law, even the way of truth and righteousness, and for failure of which he judges and condemns them; but of these things they were ignorant; see ( John 7:48 John 7:49 ) , not that this is observed in excuse for them, but in order to introduce what follows; and to show that this depravity, stupidity, and ignorance, obtained among all sort of people, high and low, rich and poor.

Jeremías 5:4 In-Context

2 Pero aun cuando están bajo juramento
diciendo: “Tan cierto como que el Señor
vive”,
¡todos siguen mintiendo!».

3 Señor
, tú estás buscando la honradez.
Golpeaste a tu pueblo,
pero no prestó atención.
Los has aplastado,
pero se negaron a ser corregidos.
Son tercos, de caras duras como piedra;
rehusaron arrepentirse.

4 Entonces dije: «¿Pero qué podemos esperar de los pobres?
Son unos ignorantes.
No conocen los caminos del Señor
ni entienden las leyes divinas.

5 Así que iré y hablaré a sus líderes.
Sin duda ellos conocen los caminos del Señor
y entienden las leyes de Dios».
Pero los líderes también, como un solo hombre,
se habían librado del yugo de Dios
y roto las cadenas.

6 Entonces ahora un león de la selva los atacará;
un lobo del desierto se les echará encima.
Un leopardo acechará cerca de sus ciudades,
y hará trizas a quien se atreva a salir.
Pues grande es la rebelión de ellos
y muchos son sus pecados.