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耶利米书生命读经 · 第11篇

以色列干犯耶和华的罪，

Israel’s Sin against Jehovah
1与耶和华对以色列的惩罚（五）以色列对耶和华虚伪的敬拜（二）读经：耶利米书七至十章。
1and Jehovah’s Punishment upon Israel (5) Israel’s Hypocritical Worship to Jehovah (2) Scripture Reading: Jer. 7—10
2在本篇信息中，我们要进一步来看以色列对耶和华虚伪的敬拜。
2In this message we will consider further Israel's hypocritical worship to Jehovah
参 耶和华对以色列
III. JEHOVAH'S CORRECTION TO ISRAEL
这虚伪敬拜祂者的管教
HIS HYPOCRITICAL WORSHIPPERS
一 耶和华要照祂从前向示罗所行的，对待这称为祂名下的殿
A. Jehovah Doing to the House That Is Called by His Name as He Did to Shiloh
3帐幕和约柜曾经放在示罗，那地方至终被仇敌击败并征服。在七章十二至十四节耶和华说，祂要照从前向示罗所行的，对待这称为祂名下，以色列所倚靠的殿。二耶和华将以色列从祂面前赶出耶和华必将以色列从祂面前赶出，正如赶出以法莲的一切后裔。（15。）
3The tabernacle and the ark were once at Shiloh, a place which eventually was defeated and overtaken. In 7:12-14 Jehovah says that He will do to the house that is called by His name, in which Israel trusts, as He has done to Shiloh. B. Jehovah Casting Israel Out from before Him Jehovah will cast Israel out from before Him, as He cast out all the seed of Ephraim (v. 15
三 耶和华使陀斐特成为埋葬他们的杀戮谷
C. Jehovah Making the Valley of Topheth the Valley of Slaughter to Bury Them
4耶和华必使陀斐特成为埋葬他们的杀戮谷，他们的尸首必给空中的飞鸟和地上的野兽作食物。（32～33。）耶和华必使犹大城邑中和耶路撒冷街上，欢喜和快乐的声音，新郎和新妇的声音，都止息了。祂必使这地成为荒场。（34。）没有喜乐，全地都将成为荒场。
4Jehovah will make the valley of Topheth the valley of slaughter to bury them, and their corpses will be food for the birds of the sky and for the beasts of the earth (vv. 32-33). Jehovah will cause the voice of gladness and the voice of joy to cease, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem. He will make the land a waste (v. 34). There will be no joy; instead, the whole land will be a waste
四 骸骨从坟墓中取出来，抛散在日头、月亮、和天上众星之下
D. The Bones of the People Being Brought Out from Their Graves and Spread Out to the Sun, to the Moon, and to All the Host of Heaven
5犹大王的骸骨、和首领的骸骨、祭司的骸骨、申言者的骸骨、并耶路撒冷居民的骸骨，都必从坟墓中取出来，抛散在日头、月亮、和天上众星之下，就是以色列从前所喜爱、所事奉、所随从、所求问、所敬拜的；这些骸骨不再被收殓、葬埋，必在地面上如同粪土。她这恶族所剩下的民，在耶和华所赶他们到的各处，宁可拣死不拣生。（八1～3。）这是何等一幅图画！
5The bones of the kings of Judah, of its princes, of the priests, of the prophets, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will be brought out from their graves and spread out to the sun, to the moon, and to all the host of heaven, which Israel has loved and served and which she has gone after, sought, and worshipped. These bones will not be gathered up or buried; rather, they will be left like dung on the surface of the ground. Death will be chosen rather than life by the remnant of her evil family that remains in all the places where Jehovah has driven them (8:1-3). What a picture we have here!
6这幅图画指明以色列已堕落到这样的地步，对他们而言，神圣的启示已经日落西山。事实上，他们已经在黑暗里，没有光了。
6This picture indicates that Israel had degraded to such an extent that, with them, the divine revelation was in the sunset. Actually they were already in darkness and had no light
五 耶和华将他们的妻子给别人
E. Jehovah Giving Their Wives to Others
7在八章十节耶和华说，祂必将他们的妻子给别人，将他们的田地给别人为业。
7In 8:10 Jehovah says that He will give their wives to others and their fields to those who will possess them
六 敌人来吞灭这地和其上所有的
F. The Enemy Coming to Devour the Land and Its Fullness
8十六节继续说，从但那里听见敌人的马喷鼻气；他们的壮马发嘶声，全地就都震动。敌人来吞灭这地和其上所有的，吞灭这城和其中的居民。
8Verse 16 goes on to say that the snorting of the enemy's horses is heard from Dan and that at the sound of the neighing of their stallions the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and its fullness, the city and those who dwell in it
七 耶和华使蛇到以色列中间
G. Jehovah Sending Serpents among Israel
9耶和华使蛇，毒蛇，到以色列中间咬他们。（17。）
9Jehovah is sending among Israel serpents, adders, to bite them (v. 17
八 耶和华离开他们，她的王不在其中
H. Jehovah Leaving Them, and Her King Not Being in Her
10耶和华离开他们，她的王不在其中。（19。）收割已过，夏令已完，百姓还未得救。（20。）他们还未得痊愈。（21～22。）
10Jehovah is leaving them, and her King is not in her (v. 19). Her harvest has passed, the summer has ended, and the people are not saved (v. 20). Their recovery has not occurred (vv. 21-22
九 耶和华熬炼、试验以色列
I. Jehovah Refining and Testing Israel
11照著九章七节，耶和华要熬炼、试
11According to 9:7, Jehovah will refine and test Israel
12验以色列。
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13十耶和华使耶路撒冷变为乱堆耶和华必使耶路撒冷变为乱堆，为野狗的住处；使犹大的城邑变为荒场，无人居住。（11。）
13J. Jehovah Making Jerusalem a Heap of Ruins Jehovah will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a habitation of jackals. He will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant (v. 11
十一 耶和华将茵𫈟给以色列吃
K. Jehovah Feeding Israel with Wormwood
14耶和华必将茵𫈟给以色列吃，又将毒水给他们喝。（八14，九15。）他们的食物是苦的，饮料是有毒的。十二耶和华把以色列散在列国，
14Jehovah will feed Israel with wormwood and give them poisonous water to drink (8:14; 9:15). Their food will be bitter and their drink poisonous. L. Jehovah Scattering Israel among the Nations
也使刀剑追杀他们
and Sending the Sword after Them
15耶和华要把以色列散在列国，也要使刀剑追杀他们，直到将他们灭尽。（九16。）
15Jehovah will scatter Israel among the nations and send the sword after them until He has consumed them (9:16
十三 听见哀声出于锡安
M. A Voice of Wailing Being Heard from Zion
16耶利米九章十九节说到听见哀声出于锡安。这声音说，『我们是怎样的败落了！我们是全然蒙羞的！因为我们撇下了这地，因为人拆毁了我们的住处。』十四死亡从以色列的窗户上来死亡从以色列的窗户上来，死亡进了他们的宫殿，要从街道上剪除孩童，从广场上剪除少年人。人的尸首必倒在田野像粪土，又像收割的人遗落的一把禾稼，无人收取。（21～22。）
16Jeremiah 9:19 speaks of a voice of wailing which was heard from Zion. The voice said, "How we are ruined! / We are utterly put to shame! / For we have forsaken the land / Because they have cast down our dwellings." N. Death Coming Up through Israel's Windows Death has come up through Israel's windows. It has entered their palaces to cut off the children from the streets and the young men from the open squares. The corpses of men will fall like dung on the surface of the field and like a sheaf after the reaper, and there will be no one to gather them (vv. 21-22
十五 耶和华惩罚一切受过割礼，心却没有受割礼的
O. Jehovah Punishing All Those Who Are Circumcised and Yet Uncircumcised
17『耶和华说，看哪，日子将到，我要惩罚一切受过割礼，心却没有受割礼的。』（25。）以色列在物质上、身体上受过割礼，却没有在心理上、在里面的人里受割礼。
17Behold, days are coming, declares Jehovah, when I will punish all those who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised" (v. 25). Israel had been circumcised physically, on their body, but not psychologically, in their inner being
十六 耶和华使各银匠都因自己的偶像蒙羞
P. Jehovah Shaming Every Goldsmith by His Idol
18耶和华必使各银匠都因自己的偶像蒙羞，必惩罚所铸虚假的偶像，因这样的偶像乃是虚无，是迷惑人的工作。（十14～15。）
18Jehovah will shame every goldsmith by his idol and will punish the molten image of falsehood, for such images are vanity, the work of delusion (10:14-15
十七 耶和华将以色列的居民，好像用机弦甩出去，且将困苦加在他们身上
Q. Jehovah Slinging Out the Inhabitants of Israel and Bringing Distress on Them
19耶和华必将以色列的居民，好像用机弦甩出去，且必将困苦加在他们身上。（18。）祂将他们像石头一
19Jehovah is slinging out the inhabitants of Israel and bringing distress on them (v. 18). He is casting them away like stones
20样扔掉。
20R. A Great Commotion Coming from the North Land
十八有大扰乱从北地出来，要使犹大城邑变为荒凉
to make the cities of Judah a desolation
21有大扰乱从北地（巴比伦）出来，要使犹大城邑变为荒凉，成为野狗的住处。（22。）列国吞了雅各，而且灭绝。（25。）肆申言者耶利米的反应耶和华进来管教虚伪的敬拜者，而耶利米对耶和华管教以色列有所反应。我们在八、九、十章的一些段落看见耶利米的反应。这些段落给我们看见，申言者的反应是非常柔细、同情、且怜恤的。
21A great commotion is coming from the north land (Babylon) to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a habitation of jackals (v. 22). The nations have consumed Jacob and brought him to an end (v. 25). IV. JEREMIAH THE PROPHET'S REACTION Jehovah came into correct His hypocritical worshippers, and Jeremiah reacted to Jehovah's correction of Israel. We see Jeremiah's reaction in certain portions of chapters eight, nine, and ten. These portions show us that the prophet's reaction was very tender, sympathetic, and compassionate.
一 渴望有人在他的忧愁中安慰他，他的心在他里面发昏
A. Longing for Someone to Comfort Him, and His Heart within Him Being Faint
22耶利米渴望有人在他的忧愁中安慰他，他的心在他里面发昏。（八。）他能听见他百姓的喊叫声，从极远之地而来。因他百姓的损伤，他也受了损伤。（19，21。）在二十二节他说，『在基列岂没有乳香？在那里岂没有医生？我百姓为何不得痊愈？』这是申言者为以色列人的叹息。二惟愿他能为他百姓中
22Jeremiah longed for someone to comfort him in his sorrow, and his heart within him was faint (8:18). He could hear the voice of the cry of the daughter of his 18 people in a land far away. For the brokenness of the daughter of his people he himself was broken (vv. 19, 21). In verse 22 he said, "Is there no balm in Gilead? / Is there no physician there? / Why then has the recovery of the daughter of my people / Not occurred?" Here we have the sighing of the prophet over the people of Israel. B. Wishing That He Could Weep Day and Night
被杀的人昼夜哭泣
for the Slain of the Daughter of His People
23在耶利米对以色列光景的反应中，他惟愿他的头是众水，他的眼是泪泉，好为他百姓中被杀的人，昼夜哭泣。（九1。）然后他说，『惟愿我在旷野有行路人住宿之处，使我可以离开我的民出去，因他们都是行奸淫的，是行诡诈的一伙。』（2。）耶利米厌恶以色列，惟愿能离开他们住在旷野。
23In his reaction to the situation concerning Israel, Jeremiah wished that his head were waters and his eye a fountain of tears, that he might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of his people (9:1). Then he went on to say, "Oh, that I had a traveler's lodging place in the wilderness / That I might leave my people and go away from them, / For all of them are adulterers and an assembly of treacherous men" (v. 2). Jeremiah was disgusted with Israel and wished that he could live in the wilderness apart from them
三 申言者为以色列人所说的话
C. A Word Spoken by the Prophet for the People of Israel
24十章十九至二十五节是申言者为以色列人所说的话。在十九节，耶利米说到他的损伤、伤痕和痛苦。在二十一节他说，愚昧的牧人没有求问耶和华，所以不得亨通，他们的羊群也都分散。在二十四、二十五节他对耶和华说，『耶和华阿，求你适度的管教我，不要在你的怒中管教我，恐怕使我归于无有。愿你将忿怒倾在不认识你的列国中，和不求告你名的各族上。因为他们吞了雅各，不但吞了，而且灭绝，把他的住处变为荒场。』
24In 10:19-25 we have a word spoken by the prophet for the people of Israel. In verse 19 Jeremiah speaks about his hurt, wound, and affliction. In verse 21 he says that the shepherds, who are stupid, have not sought Jehovah and therefore have not prospered. All their flock is scattered. In verses 24 and 25 he spoke to Jehovah, saying, " Correct me, O Jehovah, but in measure, / Not in Your anger lest You bring me to nothing. / Pour out Your wrath on the nations / Who do not know You/And upon the families/Who do not call on Your name;/For they have consumed Jacob, yes, consumed him and brought him to an end,/And they have made his habitation desolate."
伍 耶和华对以色列
V. JEHOVAH'S FEELING CONCERNING
受祂管教的感觉
ISRAEL'S SUFFERING OF HIS CORRECTION
25在九章，我们不仅看见耶和华对以色列这虚伪敬拜祂者的管教，也看见祂对以色列受祂管教的感觉。一为山岭哭泣悲哀，为野地的草场扬声哀号耶和华说，祂要为山岭哭泣悲哀，为野地的草场扬声哀号。祂这样作，因为这些都已干焦，以至无人经过，人也听不见牲畜鸣叫。空中的飞鸟，和地上的野兽，都已逃去。（九10。）然后耶和华说，『我必使耶路撒冷变为乱堆，为野狗的住处；我必使犹大的城邑变为荒场，无人居住。』（11。）这指明虽然耶和华在惩罚以色列，但祂对他们仍是同情的。一面，祂在惩罚以色列；另一面，祂也同情祂所惩罚的百姓。
25In chapter nine we see not only Jehovah's correction to Israel, His hypocritical worshippers, but also His feeling concerning Israel's suffering of His correction. A. Taking Up a Weeping and Wailing for the Mountains and a Lamentation for the Pastures of the Wilderness Jehovah said that for the mountains He would take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness, a lamentation. He would do this because they had been burned up so that no one passed through, and the sound of cattle was not heard. Both the birds of the sky and the beasts had fled and gone (9:10). Then Jehovah said, "I will make Jerusalem heaps, / A habitation of jackals; / And I will make the cities of Judah / A desolation without inhabitant" (v. 11). This indicates that although Jehovah was punishing Israel, He was still sympathetic toward them. On the one hand, He was punishing Israel; on the other hand, He was sympathizing with His punished people
二 说唱哀歌的妇女该来为我们举哀
B. Saying That the Mourning Women Should Come and Take Up a Wailing for Us
26『万军之耶和华如此说，你们应当思想，将唱哀歌的妇女召来，又打发人召善哭的妇女来。叫她们速速为我们举哀，使我们眼泪汪汪，使我们的眼皮涌出水来。因为听见哀声出于锡安，说，我们是怎样的败落了！我们是全然蒙羞的！因为我们撇下了这地，因为人拆毁了我们的住处。』（17～19。）这里耶和华题议唱哀歌的妇女，专业的哀哭者，来『为我们』举哀。在这些经文里，『我们』和『我们的』这些辞指明耶和华使自己与受苦的人联合，并在他们的苦难中与他们是一。施惩罚又同情的神，也在受祂惩罚的百姓中间。祂使自己与他们联合，并与他们同在。至终，举哀的人不仅为以色列举哀，也为耶和华举哀。耶和华自己因同情祂的百姓而哀哭。祂像母亲一样，责打孩子的时候，与孩子一同哭泣。
26Thus says Jehovah of hosts, / Consider, and call for the mourning women to come, / And send for the skillful women to come; / Let them hasten and take up a wailing for us, / That our eyes may shed tears / And our eyelids may pour forth water. / For a voice of wailing / Was heard from Zion: / How we are ruined! / We are utterly put to shame! / For we have forsaken the land / Because they have cast down our dwellings" (vv. 17-19). Here Jehovah proposed that the mourning women, professional wailers, come and wail "for us." In these verses the words us and our indicate that Jehovah joined Himself to the suffering people and was one with them in their suffering. The sympathetic God who punished was also among His punished people. He joined Himself to them and stayed with them. Eventually, those who wailed were wailing not only for Israel but also for Jehovah. Jehovah Himself was weeping in sympathy for His people. He was like a mother who, while spanking her child, weeps along with her child
陆 给犯错、受苦的以色列
VI. THE WORDS OF WISDOM
智慧的话
TO THE ERRING AND SUFFERING ISRAEL
27耶利米在这几章里的写作是包罗一切的。他写到以色列的虚伪和败坏，耶和华对以色列的管教，他自己对这管教的反应，以及耶和华对以色列受祂管教的感觉。最终，他对犯错、受苦的以色列说了一些智慧的话。在本篇信息的末了，我们要来看这些智慧的话。
27Jeremiah's writing in these chapters is inclusive. He wrote about Israel's hypocrisy and corruption, Jehovah's correction of Israel, his own reaction to this correction, and Jehovah's feeling regarding Israel's suffering of His correction. Finally he gave some words of wisdom to the erring and suffering Israel. As the last item in this message, we will consider these words of wisdom
一 关于因神夸耀的话
A. A Word concerning Glorying in Jehovah
28耶利米九章二十三、二十四节说，智慧人不要因他的智慧夸耀，勇士不要因他的勇力夸耀，财主不要因他的财富夸耀。夸耀的却要因他有见识，认识耶和华，就是那在地上施行慈爱、公平和公义，并喜悦这些事的。保罗在林前一章三十一节和林后十章十七节引用了这因主夸耀的智慧话语。
28Jeremiah 9:23 and 24 say that the wise man should not glory in his wisdom, the mighty man should not glory in his might, and the rich man should not glory in his riches. Rather, the one who glories should glory in that he has insight and knows Jehovah, the One who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness on earth and delights in these things. This word of wisdom about glorying in the Lord is quoted by Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:31 and 2 Corinthians 10:17.
二 没有能比耶和华的
B. There Being None like Jehovah
29在耶利米十章六节，申言者宣告没有能比耶和华的；祂本为大，祂的名大有能力。在七节他继续说，『万国的王阿，谁不敬畏你？敬畏你本是合宜的，在列国的智慧人中，并
29In Jeremiah 10:6 the prophet declares that there is none like Jehovah; He is great, and His name is great in might. In verse 7 he continues, saying, "For it befits You, / For among all the wise of the nations / And in all their kingdoms / There is none like You
30在一切王国中，没有能比你的。』
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三 耶和华是真神
C. Jehovah Being the True God
31耶和华是真神，是活神，是永远的王。（10。）
31Jehovah is the true God. He is the living God and the eternal King (v. 10
四 耶和华用能力创造大地
D. Jehovah Being the One Who Made the Earth by His Power
32耶和华用能力创造大地，用智慧建立世界，用聪明铺张穹苍。（12。）
32Jehovah is the One who has made the earth by His power, who established the world by His wisdom. By His understanding He stretched out the heavens (v. 12
五 人的道路不由自己
E. A Man'sWay Being Not in Himself
33最终，在二十三节耶利米宣告，他晓得人的道路不由自己。行路的人也不能定自己的脚步。
33Finally, in verse 23 Jeremiah declared that he knew that a man'sway is not in himself. It is not in the man who walks to direct his step