Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor
in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.
FILS - descendant.
OF IMMER - l'un des premiers "gouverneurs du sanctuaire et de la
maison de Dieu", 24 en tout - i: e., 16 des fils de Éléazar et 8 des
fil... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks
that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the
LORD.
PUIS PASHUR A FRAPPÉ JÉRÉMIE. Le fait que Pashur était du même
ordre et de la même famille que Jérémie aggrave l'indignité du
coup. Alors Sédécias frappa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah
out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not
called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.
PASHUR - composé de deux racines [paashach et caachowr (Maurer):
plutôt paasaah (H6581), être largement diffusé, et ca... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to
thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of
their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all
Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them
captive into Babylon, and shall s... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the
labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the
treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their
enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to
Babylon.
TOUTE LA FORCE DE CET... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into
captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die,
and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou
hast prophesied lies.
TU AS PROPHÉTISÉ DES MENSONGES - à savoir que Dieu ne peut pas
quitter c... [ Continuer la lecture ]
O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger
than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh
me.
O SEIGNEUR, TU M'AS TROMPÉ. La plainte de Jérémie, semblable à
celle de Job, respirant un peu l'infirmité humaine, à la suite de
son emprisonnement. Tu as... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because
the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision,
daily.
DEPUIS QUE JE PARLE, J'AI CRIÉ - plutôt, "Chaque fois que je parle,
je crie". «Concernant la violence et le gâchis, je (suis obligé de)
crier» - i: e., Me... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in
his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in
my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
SA PAROLE ÉTAIT DANS MON CŒUR COMME UN FEU BRÛLANT - ou,
littéralement, 'il y avait dans mon c... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say
they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting,
saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against
him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
POUR - ne faisant pas référence aux mots immédi... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my
persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be
greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting
confusion shall never be forgotten.
PAR CONSÉQUENT, MES PERSÉCUTEURS TRÉBUCHERONT, ET ILS NE
PRÉVAUDR... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins
and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I
opened my cause.
Ô SEIGNEUR DES ARMÉES, QUI TRIENT LES JUSTES - en contraste latent
avec les jugements hâtifs des hommes (Jérémie 11:20; Jérémie
17:10).
JE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the
soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
IL A DÉLIVRÉ L'ÂME DES PAUVRES DE LA MAIN DES MALFAITEURS. Cette
délivrance a eu lieu lorsque Sédécias a succédé à Jeconiah.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my
mother bare me be blessed.
Le contraste entre l'esprit de ce passage et l'action de grâce
précédente doit être expliqué ainsi: pour montrer combien la
délivrance était grande (Jérémie 20:13), il joint une image de ce
que ses blessés... [ Continuer la lecture ]