Jeremías 4:9

9 »En aquel día desfalleceráel corazón del rey y de los jefes;los sacerdotes se llenarán de pánicoy los profetas quedarán atónitos»,afirma el SEÑOR.

Jeremías 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 4:9

And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord
When Nebuchadnezzar should be come up from Babylon into the land of Judea, and lay waste the cities thereof, and besiege Jerusalem: that the heart of the king shall perish;
meaning Zedekiah king of Judah, who should be in the utmost fright and consternation, not knowing what to do, being devoid both of wisdom and courage; see ( Jeremiah 39:4 ) : and the heart of the princes;
who being seized with the same panic, and at their wits' end, would not be able to give any advice and counsel to the king; so that the people would have no help from the king and his nobles, in whom they put their confidence: and the priests shall be astonished;
which Kimchi interprets of the priests of the high places, the idolatrous priests, whose service would now cease, and whose idols would not save them: and the prophets shall wonder;
which he also interprets of the false prophets; as does the Targum; who prophesied peace, and now they shall see it was a lie they prophesied, since sudden destruction now comes upon them.

Jeremías 4:9 In-Context

7 Un león ha salido del matorral,un destructor de naciones se ha puesto en marcha;ha salido de su lugar de origenpara desolar tu tierra;tus ciudades quedarán en ruinasy totalmente despobladas.

8 Por esto, vístanse de luto,laméntense y giman,porque la ardiente ira del SEÑORno se ha apartado de nosotros.

9 »En aquel día desfalleceráel corazón del rey y de los jefes;los sacerdotes se llenarán de pánicoy los profetas quedarán atónitos»,afirma el SEÑOR.

10 Yo dije: «¡Ah, SEÑOR mi Dios,cómo has engañado a este pueblo y a Jerusalén!Dijiste: “Tendrán paz”,pero tienen la espada en el cuello».

11 En aquel tiempo se les diráa este pueblo y a Jerusalén:«Desde las estériles lomas del desiertosopla un viento abrasadoren dirección a la capital de mi pueblo.No es el viento que sirve para aventarni para limpiar el trigo;