Liber Ieremiae

Ieremiae, chapter 13, Vulgate and King James Version

Chapter 13 Vulgate

   1 Haec dixit Dominus ad me: "Vade et posside tibi lumba re lineum et pones illud super lumbos tuos et in aquam non inferes illud".
   2 Et possedi lumbare iuxta verbum Domini et posui circa lumbos meos.
   3 Et factus est sermo Domini ad me secundo dicens:
   4 "Tolle lumbare, quod possedisti, quod est circa lumbos tuos, et surgens vade ad Euphraten et absconde ibi illud in foramine petrae".
   5 Et abii et abscondi illud ad Euphraten, sicut praeceperat mihi Dominus.
   6 Et factum est, post dies plurimos dixit Dominus ad me: "Surge, vade ad Euphraten et tolle inde lumbare, quod praecepi tibi, ut absconderes ibi".
   7 Et abii ad Euphraten et fodi et tuli lumbare de loco, ubi absconderam illud; et ecce, computruerat lumbare, ita ut nulli usui aptum esset.
   8 Et factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens:
   9 "Haec dicit Dominus: Sic putrescere faciam superbiam Iudae et superbiam Ierusalem multam;
   10 populus iste pessimus - qui nolunt audire verba mea et ambulant in pravitate cordis sui abieruntque post deos alienos, ut servirent eis et adorarent eos - erit sicut lumbare istud, quod nulli usui aptum est.
   11 Sicut enim adhaeret lumbare ad lumbos viri, sic agglutinavi mihi omnem domum Israel et omnem domum Iudae, dicit Dominus, ut esset mihi in populum et in nomen et in laudem et in gloriam, et non audierunt.
   12 Dices ergo ad eos sermonem istum: Haec dicit Dominus, Deus Israel: Omnis laguncula implebitur vino. Et dicent ad te: "Numquid ignoramus quia omnis laguncula implebitur vino?".
   13 Et dices ad eos: Haec dicit Dominus: Ecce ego implebo omnes habitatores terrae huius et reges, qui sedent de stirpe David super thronum eius, et sacerdotes et prophetas et omnes habitatores Ierusalem ebrietate;
   14 et collidam eos, virum in fratrem suum et patres et filios pariter, ait Dominus; non parcam et non concedam neque miserebor, ut non disperdam eos".
   15 Audite et auribus percipite; nolite elevari, quia Dominus locutus est.
   16 Date Domino Deo vestro gloriam, antequam contenebrescat, et antequam offendant pedes vestri ad montes caliginosos; exspectabitis lucem, et ponet eam in umbram mortis et in caliginem.
   17 Quod si hoc non audieritis, in abscondito plorabit anima mea a facie superbiae; plorans plorabit et deducet oculus meus lacrimam, quia captus est grex Domini.
   18 "Dic regi et dominatrici: In humo sedete, quoniam descendit de capite vestro corona gloriae vestrae.
   19 Civitates austri clausae sunt, et non est qui aperiat; translata est omnis Iuda transmigratione perfecta.
   20 Leva oculos tuos et vide venientes ab aquilone: Ubi est grex, qui datus est tibi, pecus inclitum tuum?
   21 Quid dices, cum visitaverit te? Tu enim ipsa docuisti eos adversum te, amicos in caput tuum; numquid non dolores apprehendent te quasi mulierem parturientem?
   22 Quod si dixeris in corde tuo: "Quare venerunt mihi haec?". Propter multitudinem iniquitatis tuae revelatae sunt laciniae tuae, pollutae sunt plantae tuae.
   23 Numquid mutare potest Aethiops pellem suam aut pardus varietates suas? Tunc et vos poteritis benefacere, cum didiceritis malum.
   24 Et disseminabo eos quasi stipulam, quae raptatur in vento deserti.
   25 Haec sors tua parsque mensurae tuae a me, dicit Dominus, quia oblita es mei et confisa es in mendacio.
   26 Unde et ego sublevabo lacinias tuas super faciem tuam, et apparebit ignominia tua,
   27 adulteria tua et hinnitus tuus, scelus fornicationis tuae. Super colles in agro vidi abominationes tuas. Vae tibi, Ierusalem! Non mundaberis; usquequo adhuc?".

Source: Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio, Sacrosanti Oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II, Ratione Habita, Iussu Pauli PP. VI Recognita, Auctoritate Ioannis Pauli PP. II Promulgata, Editio Typica Altera

King James Version

   1 Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
   2 So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
   3 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,
   4 Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
   5 So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
   6 And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
   7 Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
   8 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
   9 Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
   10 This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
   11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
   12 ¶ Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
   13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
   14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
   15 ¶ Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
   16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
   17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.
   18 Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
   19 The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
   20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
   21 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
   22 ¶ And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
   23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
   24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
   25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
   26 Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
   27 I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?