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耶利米书生命读经 · 第22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（十三）
1and Jehovah’s Punishment upon Israel (13
犹大被掳与犹大对耶利米的反应
Judah’s Captivity and Judah’s Reaction to Jeremiah
2读经：耶利米书二十四至二十六章。在本篇信息中，我们要来看耶利米二十四至二十六章，这一段是关于犹大被掳与犹大对耶利米的反应。
2Scripture Reading: Jer. 24—26 In this message we will consider Jeremiah 24—26, a section concerning Judah's captivity and Judah's reaction to Jeremiah
壹 犹大被掳
I. JUDAH'S CAPTIVITY
3犹大被掳描述在二十四至二十五章。
3Judah's captivity is described in chapters twenty-four and twenty-five
一 耶利米关于两筐无花果的异象
A. Jeremiah's Vision of Two Baskets of Figs
4在二十四章，耶利米得著两筐无花果的异象。无花果树是以色列的象征。在神看来，以色列人是无花果树。主耶稣所咒诅的无花果树，（太二一18～22，）满了叶子，却没有果子，表征当时以色列国满有外面的表现，却没有甚么能满足神。因此，祂咒诅不结果子的无花果树。
4In chapter twenty-four Jeremiah received a vision of two baskets of figs. The fig tree is the national symbol of Israel. In the sight of God, the people of Israel are a fig tree. The fig tree cursed by the Lord Jesus (Matt. 21:18-22) was full of leaves but was fruitless, signifying that at that time the nation of Israel was full of outward show but had nothing that could satisfy God. Hence, He cursed the fruitless fig tree
１ 放在耶和华的殿前
1. Placed before the Temple of Jehovah
5耶利米告诉我们，耶和华指给他看，有两筐无花果放在耶和华的殿前。（耶二四1下。）两筐无花果在殿前都是呈献给神的。
5Jeremiah tells us that Jehovah showed him two baskets of figs placed before the temple of Jehovah (Jer. 24:1a). Both baskets of figs were presented to God in front of the temple
２ 巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，将君王、首领、并工匠、铁匠，放逐到巴比伦以后
2. After Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon Had Exiled the King, the Princes, the Craftsmen, and the Smiths to Babylon
6巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，将犹大王约雅敬的儿子耶哥尼雅、犹大的首领、并工匠、铁匠，放逐到巴比伦以后，耶利米看见这异象。（1上。）
6Jeremiah saw this vision after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had exiled Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, the princes of Judah, the craftsmen, and the smiths to Babylon (v. 1b
３ 一筐是极好的无花果
3. One Basket of Very Good Figs
7『一筐是极好的无花果，好像是初熟的。』（2上。）这筐极好的无花果表征以色列的神打发离开圣地到迦勒底人之地的以色列人。（2～7。）
7One basket had very good figs, like first ripe figs" (v. 2a). This basket of good figs signifies those Israelites whom the God of Israel had sent from the holy land to the land of the Chaldeans (vv. 2-7
ａ耶和华看顾他们，使他们得好处
a. Jehovah Regarding Them for Good
8『耶和华以色列的神如此说，被掳去的犹大人，就是我打发离开这地到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看顾他们像这些好无花果，使他们得好处。』（5。）我们也许以为，耶和华不会看顾被放逐者；然而，这里告诉我们，祂要看顾他们，使他们得好处。ｂ耶和华眷顾他们，使他们得好处
8" Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Like these good figs, so I will regard those who are exiled of Judah, whom I have sent from this place to the land of the Chaldeans, for good" (v. 5). We might think that Jehovah would have no regard for the exiles; however, here we are told that He would regard them for good. b. Jehovah Setting His Eyes upon Them for Good
9照著六节，耶和华说，祂要眷顾他们，使他们得好处，领他们归回圣地；建立他们，必不拆毁；栽植他们，并不拔出。
9According to verse 6, Jehovah said that He will set His eyes upon them for good, bring them back to the holy land, build them up and not tear them down, and plant them and not uproot them
ｃ耶和华赐他们认识祂的心
c. Jehovah Giving Them a Heart to Know Him
10耶和华也应许，祂要赐他们认识祂的心，知道祂是耶和华。他们要作祂的子民，祂要作他们的神，因为他们要一心归向祂。（7。）
10Jehovah also promised that He will give them a heart to know Him, that He is Jehovah. They will be His people, and He will be their God, for they will return to Him with their whole heart (v. 7
４ 另一筐是极坏的无花果
4. The Other Basket of Very Bad Figs
11『另一筐是极坏的无花果，腐坏得不可吃。』（2下。）这筐无花果表征犹大王西底家、他的首领、以及剩在圣地耶路撒冷的余民、以及住在埃及地的犹大人。（8～10。）住在埃及的人，就是为了安全从圣地逃到埃及的人。ａ耶和华使他们好像那极坏的无花果
11The other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten because of their rottenness" (v. 2b). This basket of figs signifies Zedekiah, the king of Judah, his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remained in the holy land and those who dwelt in the land of Egypt (vv. 8-10). Those who were living in Egypt were those who had escaped for security from the holy land to Egypt. a. Jehovah Making Them like the Bad Figs
12关于西底家、他的首领、剩在圣地耶路撒冷的余民、以及住在埃及地的犹大人，耶和华说，祂必使他们好像那极坏的无花果。（8。）
12Concerning Zedekiah, his princes, the remnant in Jerusalem who remained in the holy land, and those dwelling in Egypt, Jehovah said that He would make them like the bad figs (v. 8
ｂ耶和华使他们成为天下万国所憎恶的，遭遇灾祸
b. Jehovah Making Them a Terror to All the Kingdoms of the Earth for Evil
13耶和华说，祂要使他们成为天下万国所憎恶的，遭遇灾祸，在祂赶逐他们到的各处，成为凌辱、笑谈、讥刺、咒诅。（9。）这里讥刺指明讥诮，笑谈是嘲笑的正式说法。因著神的审判，他们要被摆在这样低的光景里，被列国所讥诮并嘲笑。
13Jehovah said that He would make them a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth for evil, to be a reproach, a proverb, a byword, and a curse in all the places where He would drive them (v. 9). Here byword indicates mocking, and proverb signifies a formal expression of derision. Because of God's judgment, they would be put in such a low condition that they would be mocked and derided by the nations
ｃ耶和华使刀剑、
c. Jehovah Sending Sword
饥荒、瘟疫，临到他们
Famine, and Pestilence upon Them
14最终，耶和华应许，祂必使刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫，临到他们，直到他们从祂所赐给他们和他们列祖之地灭绝。（10。）
14Finally, Jehovah promised that He would send sword, famine, and pestilence upon them until they were consumed from the land which He had given to them and to their fathers (v. 10).
二 耶利米关于犹大众民的豫言
B. Jeremiah's Prophecy concerning All the People of Judah
15在二十五章，我们看见耶利米关于犹大众民的豫言。
15In chapter twenty-five we see Jeremiah's prophecy concerning all the people of Judah
１ 从犹大王亚们的儿子约西亚十三年开始
1. Beginning from the Thirteenth Year of Josiah the Son of Amon, King of Judah
16耶利米在本章的豫言，是从犹大王亚们的儿子约西亚十三年开始。一至三节说，『犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬第四年，就是巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒元年，耶和华论犹大众民的话，临到耶利米。申言者耶利米就将这话对犹大众人，和耶路撒冷的一切居民说，从犹大王亚们的儿子约西亚十三年，直到今日，这二十三年之内，常有耶和华的话临到我，我也对你们传说，就是从早起来传说，只是你们没有听从。』尼布甲尼撒在主前六○七年掌权作王，次年他攻击犹大，围困耶路撒冷，掳掠了好些人。耶利米在他的豫言里，告诉百姓那要临到他们的灾祸，灾难，劝他们悔改，归向神。
16Jeremiah's prophecy in this chapter began from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. Verses 1 through 3 say, "The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (that is, the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon), which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these twenty- three years, the word of Jehovah came to me, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you have not listened." Nebuchadnezzar came into power as king in 607 B.C., and the next year he attacked Judah, seizing Jerusalem and capturing a number of the people. In his prophecy, Jeremiah told the people of the evils, the calamities, that were coming upon them, and he advised them to repent and return to God
17我们读耶利米书时，该记住本书不是照著历史的次序写的。耶利米乃是受那灵默示，写了一本由历史、豫言、和自传所组成的书。然而，这卷书虽不是照著历史的次序，却常常传达属灵的次序。
17As we read the book of Jeremiah, we should keep in mind that this book was not written according to the historical sequence. Rather, Jeremiah, inspired by the Spirit, wrote a book that is a composition of history, prophecy, and autobiography. However, although this book does not follow a historical sequence, it often conveys a spiritual sequence
２ 耶和华差北方的巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，来攻击以色列，以色列要服事巴比伦王七十年
2. Jehovah Sending from the North Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, to Attack Israel, and Israel Serving the King of Babylon Seventy Years
18耶利米论到所有犹大人的豫言包括三件事。第一，在三至十一节耶利米豫言，因著以色列没有听从众申言者的话，回头离开恶的行径，耶和华必差北方的巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，来攻击以色列，使他们成为惊骇、嗤笑、并永远的羞辱。耶利米也豫言以色列要服事巴比伦王七十年。
18Jeremiah's prophecy concerning all the people of Judah includes three things. First, in verses 3 through 11 Jeremiah prophesied that because Israel did not listen to the prophets to turn from her evil way, Jehovah would send from the north Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to attack Israel and make her an astonishment, a hissing, and an eternal reproach. Jeremiah also prophesied that Israel would serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
３ 耶和华惩罚巴比伦王，
3. Jehovah Punishing the King of Babylon
19使巴比伦国永远荒凉第二，耶利米豫言，七十年满了以后，耶和华必惩罚巴比伦王，使巴比伦国永远荒凉。（12～14。）４耶和华惩罚地上的列国最终，这里耶利米豫言，耶和华也要惩罚地上的列国，从以色列起首，直到地上一切的居民，都要为耶和华所杀戮（15～38。）
19and Making the Nation of Babylon an Eternal Desolation Second, Jeremiah prophesied that after the seventy years Jehovah would punish the king of Babylon and make the nation of Babylon an eternal desolation (vv. 12-14). 4. Jehovah Punishing All the Nations of the Earth Finally, here Jeremiah prophesied that Jehovah would also punish all the nations of the earth beginning from Israel, until all the inhabitants of the earth would be slain by Jehovah (vv. 15-38
贰 犹大人对耶利米的反应
II. JUDAH'S REACTION TO JEREMIAH
20耶利米二十六章记载犹大人对耶利米豫言他们定命的反应。
20Jeremiah 26 records the reaction of the people of Judah to Jeremiah's prophecy concerning their destiny
一 耶利米的豫言
A. Jeremiah's Prophecy
21二十六章头七节是耶利米的豫言。
21In the first seven verses of chapter twenty-six, we have Jeremiah's prophecy
１ 约雅敬登基的时候
1. In the Beginning of the Reign of Jehoiakim
22这豫言的话，是在犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬登基的时候，赐给耶利米的。（1。）
22The word of this prophecy was given to Jeremiah in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (v. 1
２ 在耶和华殿的院内
2. In the Court of the House of Jehovah
23耶和华嘱咐耶利米站在耶和华殿的院内，对犹大众城邑的人，就是到耶和华殿来敬拜的人说话。（2。）百姓到殿里来敬拜，耶利米要以此为机会，对他们豫言。３劝犹大人听从祂的话，
23Jehovah charged Jeremiah to stand in the court of the house of Jehovah and speak to all the cities of Judah, who came to worship in the house of Jehovah (v. 2). When the people came to worship in the temple, Jeremiah was to take that as an opportunity to prophesy to them. 3. Advising the People of Judah to Listen to His Word
回头离开恶的行径
and Turn from Their Evil Way
24耶利米劝犹大人，包括祭司和申言者，听从他的话，离开他们恶的行径;否则，耶和华必使这殿如示罗，（耶七12～14，撒上四10～11，）使耶路撒冷城为地上万国所咒诅。（耶二六3～7。）以色列若不听从、悔改、并回转，他们的定命就必如被击败、被毁灭之示罗的定命，并且他们必成为万国所咒诅的。
24Jeremiah advised the people of Judah, including the priests and the prophets, to listen to his word and to turn from their evil way (vv. 3-7). Otherwise, Jehovah would make the temple like Shiloh (7:12-14; 1 Sam. 4:10-11) and the city of Jerusalem a curse to all the nations of the earth. If Israel did not listen, repent, and turn, their destiny would be like that of Shiloh, which was defeated and destroyed, and they would become a curse to the nations.
二 祭司、申言者、和众民，都抓住耶利米
B. The Priests, the Prophets, and All the People Seizing Jeremiah
25祭司、申言者、和众民，都抓住耶利米说，『你必要死！』（8～11。）
25The priests, the prophets, and all the people seized Jeremiah, saying, "You will surely die!" (Jer. 26:8-11
三 耶利米对众首领和众民说话
C. Jeremiah Speaking to All the Princes and All the People
26耶利米回答说，耶和华差遣他豫言，攻击这殿和这城，说他们所听见的一切话。然后他告诉他们，要改正他们的行径和作为，听从耶和华他们神的话，耶和华就必后悔，不将所说的灾祸降与他们。（12～13。）关于他自己，耶利米接著说，『至于我，看哪，我在你们手中；你们眼看何为善，何为正，就那样待我罢。但你们要确实的知道，若把我治死，就使无辜人的血归到你们、和这城、并其中的居民了；因为耶和华实在差遣我到你们这里来，将这一切话传到你们耳中。』（14～15。）耶利米在这里的态度是卓越的。
26Jeremiah answered and said that Jehovah had sent him to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words which they had heard. Then he told them to amend their ways and deeds and listen to the voice of Jehovah their God, and Jehovah would repent of the evil He had spoken against them (vv. 12- 13). Regarding himself, Jeremiah went on to say, "But as for me, behold, I am in your hands; do with me as is good and right in your eyes. Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and upon her inhabitants; for truly Jehovah has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears" (vv. 14-15). Jeremiah's attitude here was excellent
四 首领和众民对祭司、申言者说话
D. The Princes and All the People Speaking to the Priests and to the Prophets
27首领和众民就对祭司、申言者说，耶利米是不该被定死罪的，因为他是奉耶和华他们神的名，向他们说话。（16。）
27The princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets that Jeremiah was not worthy of a sentence of death, for he had spoken to them in the name of Jehovah their God (v. 16
五 有几个长老对聚会的众民说到犹大王希西家和犹大众人，如何听从申言者弥迦的话
E. Some of the Elders Speaking to All the Assembly of the People about How Hezekiah and All the People of Judah Listened to the Word of Micah the Prophet
28那地有几个长老起来，对聚会的众民说到犹大王希西家和犹大众人，如何听从申言者弥迦的话。希西家敬畏耶和华，恳求祂的恩，耶和华就后悔，不把所说的灾祸降与他们。（17～19上。）然后长老们说，『我们竟要作大恶，害我们自己。』（19下。）这些长老说的话相当好。六乌利亚奉耶和华的名说豫言，
28Some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people about how Hezekiah king of Judah and all the people of Judah listened to the word of Micah the prophet. Hezekiah feared Jehovah and entreated His favor, and Jehovah repented of the evil which He had spoken against them (vv. 17-19a). Then the elders said, "But we are about to bring a great evil on ourselves" (v. 19b). The speaking of these elders was quite good. F. Uriah Prophesying in the Name of Jehovah
攻击耶路撒冷和这地，就像耶利米所说的这一切话
against Jerusalem and the Land Words like All Those of Jeremiah
29二十至二十三节告诉我们，又有一个人，名叫乌利亚，奉耶和华的名说豫言，攻击耶路撒冷和这地，就像耶利米所说的这一切话。乌利亚的话坚定且加强耶利米的豫言。约雅敬王想要治死他，但他逃去埃及。后来约雅敬王打发人往埃及去，将乌利亚带回到王那里。王就杀了他，把他的尸首抛在平民的坟地中。这暴露约雅敬王是何等邪恶！
29In verses 20 through 23 we are told that another man by the name of Uriah prophesied in the name of Jehovah against Jerusalem and the land words like all those of Jeremiah. The words of Uriah confirmed and strengthened Jeremiah's prophecies. The king Jehoiakim sought to put Uriah to death, but he fled to Egypt. Then the king sent people to Egypt to bring him back to the king. The king slew him and threw his corpse into the graves of the common people. This exposes how evil King Jehoiakim was
七 沙番的儿子亚希甘保护耶利米
G. Jeremiah Being Preserved by Ahikam the Son of Shaphan
30在神的主宰之下，沙番的儿子亚希甘（代下三四20）保护耶利米，使他不至交在百姓的手中被治死。（耶二六24。）二十六章指明耶利米是许多人讨论的对象。有些人要治死他，有些人却反对。至终，虽然王要治死他，耶利米却得蒙保护。
30Under God's sovereignty, Jeremiah was preserved by Ahikam the son of Shaphan (2 Chron. 34:20) and was not given into the hands of the people to put him to death (Jer. 26:24). Chapter twenty-six indicates that Jeremiah was the object of much discussion. Some wanted to put him to death, whereas others spoke against this. Eventually, even though the king wanted him to be put to death, Jeremiah was preserved
31耶利米被逼到这样进退两难中，甚至咒诅他的生辰。（二十。）神定意要审判并惩罚以色列，但祂仍要以色列听从祂的话，悔改并归向祂。然而以色列不愿回转。相反的，君王、祭司、申言者、和百姓都变本加厉。他们逼迫耶利米，嘲笑他，耶利米似乎无法活下去。虽然耶利米蒙保护，但因著不同的意见，神的目标丝毫无法达成。无论百姓赞成耶利米或反对他，这些意见都有同样的结果－使神的定旨受到阻挠。赞成耶利米的人和反对他的人，都远离神的分赐。他们被岔离神这活水的泉源。（二13。）打岔是魔鬼的策略，使神的百姓不能接受神圣的分赐。神的心意是要作祂所拣选之人的一切，使他们凡事信靠祂并倚赖祂。他们若这样作，就会接受神的分赐。但撒但知道并恨恶神的心意，所以他藉著拜偶像阻挠神的百姓。照著新约的教导，每个偶像背后都有鬼。（林前十19～。）一面，偶像在神看来是虚空。另一面，偶像的背后有鬼，有真实的邪恶势力。每个意见的背后也有鬼。那些论到耶利米该活或该死的意见，就是这种情况。照著属灵的景象，看不见的景观，在耶利米书里，偶像的背后有鬼，意见的背后也有鬼。
31Jeremiah was forced into such a dilemma that he even cursed the day of his birth (20:14). God was determined to judge and punish Israel, yet He still 14 wanted Israel to listen to His word, repent, and return to Him. But Israel would not return. Instead, the king, the priests, the prophets, and the people became worse and worse. They persecuted Jeremiah and derided him, and it seemed to Jeremiah that there was no way for him to go on living. Although Jeremiah was preserved, because of the different opinions, nothing was attained toward the accomplishment of God's goal. Whether the people were for Jeremiah or against him, the opinions had the same result—God's purpose was frustrated. Both those who were for Jeremiah and those who were against him were kept away from God's dispensing. They were distracted from Him as the fountain of living waters (2:13). Distractions are the devil's devices to keep God'sp eople from receiving the divine dispensing. God ' sin tent i on is to be everything to His chosen people that they may trust in Him and rely on Him for everything. If they do this, they will receive God's dispensing. But Satan knows and hates God'sin tent i on, so he frustrates God ' sp eople by the worship of idols. According to the teaching of the New Testament, behind every idol is a demon (1 Cor. 10:19-22). On the one hand, idols are vanity in the sight of 22 God. On the other hand, behind the idols are demons, things that are devilishly real. Behind every opinion is also a demon. This was the situation with the opinions expressed about whether Jeremiah should live or die. According to the spiritual scene, the unseen view, in the book of Jeremiah, there were demons behind the idols and also behind the ideas.
32神差遣耶利米的目标，不是要将以色列带回正确的意见、教训、或教导，乃是直接回到神这活水的源头、泉源，使他们接受祂的分赐。但一切不同的意见，使神的百姓远离祂的分赐。在这些信息中，我的愿望是要你们照著神的分赐这神圣启示的中心线，接受一些东西，以完成祂的经纶。在这不是教训；我的目的乃是藉著神的分赐，将神的经纶注入你们里面。我盼望你们看见耶利米书中神的经纶。我们常说，基督是神经纶里的中心和普及。然而，这对我们不该仅仅成为口号。相反的，我们的心必须被神的中心摸著，被基督作神经纶的中心和普及摸著。我们需要被这中心摸著，这样，在圣经的每一卷书和每一章里，我们都能看见基督。
32God's goal in sending Jeremiah was to bring Israel back, not to the right opinion, teaching, or instruction, but back to God directly as the source, the fountain, of living waters that they might receive His dispensing. But all the different opinions kept God'sp eople away from His dispensing. My desire in these messages is that you would receive something according to the central line of the divine revelation concerning God's dispensing to fulfill His nor teaching; my aim is to infuse you with God ' secon o my by His dispensing. I hope that you will see God'secon o my in the book of Jeremiah. We have often said that Christ is the centrality and universality in God'secon o my. However, this should not become a mere slogan to us. Rather, our heart must be touched by God'scent er, by the centrality and universality of Christ regarding God'secon o my. We need to be touched by this center so that in every book and every chapter of the Bible we would see Christ.