Jeremiah 5

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1 Roam the streets of Jerusalem, look about and observe, Search through her public places, to find even one Who lives uprightly and seeks to be faithful, and I will pardon her!	1 Circuite vias Jerusalem, et aspicite, et considerate, et quærite in plateis ejus, an inveniatis virum facientem judicium, et quærentem fidem : et propitius ero ei.
2 Though they say, "As the LORD lives," they swear falsely.	2 Quod si etiam : Vivit Dominus, dixerint, et hoc falso jurabunt.
3 O LORD, do your eyes not look for honesty? You struck them, but they did not cringe; you laid them low, but they refused correction; They set their faces harder than stone, and refused to return to you.	3 Domine, oculi tui respiciunt fidem : percussisti eos, et non doluerunt ; attrivisti eos, et renuerunt accipere disciplinam : induraverunt facies suas supra petram, et noluerunt reverti.
4 It is only the lowly, I thought, who are foolish; For they know not the way of the LORD, their duty to their God.	4 Ego autem dixi : Forsitan pauperes sunt et stulti, ignorantes viam Domini, judicium Dei sui.
5 I will go to the great ones and speak with them; For they know the way of the LORD, their duty to their God. But, one and all, they had broken the yoke, torn off the harness.	5 Ibo igitur ad optimates, et loquar eis : ipsi enim cognoverunt viam Domini, judicium Dei sui : et ecce magis hi simul confregerunt jugum ; ruperunt vincula.
6 Therefore lions from the forest slay them, wolves of the desert ravage them, Leopards keep watch round their cities: all who come out are torn to pieces For their many crimes and their numerous rebellions.	6 Idcirco percussit eos leo de silva ; lupus ad vesperam vastavit eos : pardus vigilans super civitates eorum : omnis qui egressus fuerit ex eis capietur : quia multiplicatæ sunt prævaricationes eorum ; confortatæ sunt aversiones eorum.
7 Why should I pardon you these things? Your sons have forsaken me, they swear by gods that are not. I fed them, but they committed adultery; to the harlot's house they throng.	7 Super quo propitius tibi esse potero ? filii tui dereliquerunt me, et jurant in his qui non sunt dii. Saturavi eos, et mœchati sunt, et in domo meretricis luxuriabantur.
8 Lustful stallions they are, each neighs after another's wife.	8 Equi amatores et emissarii facti sunt : unusquisque ad uxorem proximi sui hinniebat.
9 Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD; On a nation such as this shall I not take vengeance?	9 Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus, et in gente tali non ulciscetur anima mea ?
10 Climb to her terraces, and ravage them, destroy them (not) wholly. Tear away her tendrils, they do not belong to the LORD.	10 Ascendite muros ejus, et dissipate : consummationem autem nolite facere : auferte propagines ejus, quia non sunt Domini.
11 For they have openly rebelled against me, both the house of Israel and the house of Judah, says the LORD.	11 Prævaricatione enim prævaricata est in me domus Israël, et domus Juda, ait Dominus.
12 They denied the LORD, saying, "Not he-- No evil shall befall us, neither sword nor famine shall we see.	12 Negaverunt Dominum, et dixerunt : Non est ipse : neque veniet super nos malum : gladium et famem non videbimus.
13 The prophets have become wind, and the word is not in them. May their threats be carried out against themselves!"	13 Prophetæ fuerunt in ventum locuti, et responsum non fuit in eis : hæc ergo evenient illis.
14 Now, for this that you have said, says the LORD, the God of hosts- Behold, I make my words in your mouth, a fire, And this people is the wood that it shall devour!--	14 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus exercituum : Quia locuti estis verbum istud, ecce ego do verba mea in ore tuo in ignem, et populum istum in ligna, et vorabit eos.
15 Beware, I will bring against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, says the LORD; A long-lived nation, an ancient nation, a people whose language you know not, whose speech you cannot understand.	15 Ecce ego adducam super vos gentem de longinquo, domus Israël, ait Dominus : gentem robustam, gentem antiquam, gentem cujus ignorabis linguam, nec intelliges quid loquatur.
16 Their quivers are like open graves; all of them are warriors.	16 Pharetra ejus quasi sepulchrum patens ; universi fortes.
17 They will devour your harvest and your bread, devour your sons and your daughters, Devour your sheep and cattle, devour your vines and fig trees; They will beat flat with the sword the fortified city in which you trust.	17 Et comedet segetes tuas et panem tuum ; devorabit filios tuos et filias tuas ; comedet gregem tuum et armenta tua ; comedet vineam tuam et ficum tuam : et conteret urbes munitas tuas, in quibus tu habes fiduciam, gladio.
18 Yet even in those days, says the LORD, I will not wholly destroy you.	18 Verumtamen in diebus illis, ait Dominus, non faciam vos in consummationem.
19 And when they ask, "Why has the LORD done all these things to us?" say to them, "As you have forsaken me to serve strange gods in your own land, so shall you serve strangers in a land not your own."	19 Quod si dixeritis : Quare fecit nobis Dominus Deus noster hæc omnia ? dices ad eos : Sicut dereliquistis me, et servistis deo alieno in terra vestra, sic servietis alienis in terra non vestra.
20 Announce this to the house of Jacob, proclaim it in Judah:	20 Annuntiate hoc domui Jacob, et auditum facite in Juda, dicentes :
21 Pay attention to this, foolish and senseless people Who have eyes and see not, who have ears and hear not.	21 Audi, popule stulte, qui non habes cor : qui habentes oculos, non videtis ; et aures, et non auditis.
22 Should you not fear me, says the LORD, should you not tremble before me? I made the sandy shore the sea's limit, which by eternal decree it may not overstep. Toss though it may, it is to no avail; though its billows roar, they cannot pass.	22 Me ergo non timebitis, ait Dominus, et a facie mea non dolebitis ? qui posui arenam terminum mari, præceptum sempiternum quod non præteribit : et commovebuntur, et non poterunt ; et intumescent fluctus ejus, et non transibunt illud.
23 But this people's heart is stubborn and rebellious; they turn and go away,	23 Populo autem huic factum est cor incredulum et exasperans : recesserunt, et abierunt.
24 And say not in their hearts, "Let us fear the LORD, our God, Who gives us rain early and late, in its time; Who watches for us over the appointed weeks of harvest."	24 Et non dixerunt in corde suo : Metuamus Dominum Deum nostrum, qui dat nobis pluviam temporaneam et serotinam in tempore suo, plenitudinem annuæ messis custodientem nobis.
25 Your crimes have prevented these things, your sins have turned back these blessings from you.	25 Iniquitates vestræ declinaverunt hæc, et peccata vestra prohibuerunt bonum a vobis :
26 For there are among my people criminals; like fowlers they set traps, but it is men they catch.	26 quia inventi sunt in populo meo impii insidiantes quasi aucupes, laqueos ponentes et pedicas ad capiendos viros.
27 Their houses are as full of treachery as a bird-cage is of birds; Therefore they grow powerful and rich,	27 Sicut decipula plena avibus, sic domus eorum plenæ dolo : ideo magnificati sunt et ditati.
28 fat and sleek. They go their wicked way; justice they do not defend By advancing the claim of the fatherless or judging the cause of the poor.	28 Incrassati sunt et impinguati, et præterierunt sermones meos pessime. Causam viduæ non judicaverunt, causam pupilli non direxerunt, et judicium pauperum non judicaverunt.
29 Shall I not punish these things? says the LORD; on a nation such as this shall I not take vengeance?	29 Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus, aut super gentem hujuscemodi non ulciscetur anima mea ?
30 A shocking, horrible thing has happened in the land:	30 Stupor et mirabilia facta sunt in terra :
31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests teach as they wish; Yet my people will have it so; what will you do when the end comes?	31 prophetæ prophetabant mendacium, et sacerdotes applaudebant manibus suis, et populus meus dilexit talia. Quid igitur fiet in novissimo ejus ?