The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of
Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of
Nebuchadrezzar.
DIXIÈME ANNÉE. Le siège de Jérusalem avait déjà commencé au
10e mois de la 9e année de Sédécias (Jérémie 39:1; 2 Rois 25:1).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah
the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the
king of Judah's house.
JÉRÉMIE ... A ÉTÉ ENFERMÉ DANS LA COUR DE LA PRISON - i: e.,
dans l'espace ouvert occupé par le garde, d'où il n'a pas été
autorisé à pa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_FOR ZEDEKIAH KING OF JUDAH HAD SHUT HIM UP, SAYING, WHEREFORE DOST
THOU PROPHESY, AND SAY, THUS SAITH THE LORD, BEHOLD, I WILL GIVE THIS
CITY INTO THE HAND OF THE KING OF BABYLON, AND HE SHALL TAKE IT;_
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the
Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of
Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall
behold his eyes;
SES YEUX VERRONT SES YEUX - i: e., seulement avant d'atteindre
Babylone,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I
visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye
shall not prosper.
IL SERA LÀ JUSQU'À CE QUE JE LUI RENDE VISITE - dans le bon sens
(Jérémie 27:22); se référant à l'honneur payé à Sédécias lors
de sa mort et d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
JÉRÉMIE A DIT - reprise du thread de Jérémie 32:1, qui a été
interrompu par la parenthèse (Jérémie 32:2 - Jérémie 32:5).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee,
saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of
redemption is thine to buy it.
FILS DE SHALLUM, TON ONCLE - donc cousin germain de Jérémie.
CHAMP ... À ANATHOTH - une ville sacerdotale, et ayant ainsi 1000
cou... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison
according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I
pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin:
for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine;
buy it for thyself. Then I... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in
Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
J'AI ACHETÉ ... ET JE LUI AI PESÉ L'ARGENT ... DIX-SEPT SHEKELS
D'ARGENT. Comme le shekel ne faisait que 2 shillings 4d ., le total
serait inférieur à 2 livres sterl... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND I SUBSCRIBED THE EVIDENCE, AND SEALED IT, AND TOOK WITNESSES, AND
WEIGHED HIM THE MONEY IN THE BALANCES._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed
according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
J'AI PRIS LA PREUVE DE L'ACHAT, SCELLÉE ... ET ... OUVERTE. Deux
actes ont été rédigés dans un contrat de vente; celui, la copie
originale, attestée et scellée du sceau pub... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of
Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's
son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of
the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
BARUCH - Amanuensis et ag... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND I CHARGED BARUCH BEFORE THEM, SAYING,_
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these
evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and
this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that
they may continue many days.
DANS UN RÉCIPIENT EN TERRE - afin que les documents ne soient pas
endo... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and
fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
LES MAISONS ET LES CHAMPS ... SERONT À NOUVEAU POSSÉDÉS - (cf.
Jérémie 32:24 - Jérémie 32:25; Jérémie 32:37; Jérémie 32:43 -
Jérémie 32:44).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the
son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
Jérémie, ne comprenant pas comment la menace de Dieu de détruire
Juda pourrait être réconciliée avec le commandement que Dieu lui a
donné d'y acheter des terres, comme dans un pays... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy
great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for
thee:
TU AS FAIT ... LE CIEL. Jérémie exalte la puissance créatrice de
Dieu comme motif d'humilité de sa part en tant qu'homme. Ce n'est pas
ma part de t'appel... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the
iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them:
the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
VOUS FAITES PREUVE DE BONTÉ DE CŒUR ENVERS DES MILLIERS DE
PERSONNES, ET VOUS RÉCOMPENSEZ L'INIQUITÉ DE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon
all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his
ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
EXCELLENT EN CONSEIL ET PUISSANT EN TRAVAIL - excellent en conception
et en exécution (Ésaïe 28:29, "Merveilleux... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this
day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as
at this day;
QUI A MIS DES SIGNES ... EN ... EGYPTE, MÊME JUSQU'À CE JOUR - tu
as donné des "signes" de ta puissance depuis le jour où tu as
délivré Israël... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt
with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a
stretched out arm, and with great terror;
ET TU AS FAIT SORTIR TON PEUPLE D'ISRAËL DE ... D'ÉGYPTE - (Psaume
136:11 - Psaume 136:12).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their
fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
ET TU LEUR AS DONNÉ CETTE TERRE, QUE TU AS JURÉ - Dieu l'a donnée
par une alliance gratuite, pas pour leurs déserts.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice,
neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou
commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to
come upon them:
ILS N'ONT RIEN FAIT DE TOUT CE QUE TU AS COMMANDÉ ... C'EST POURQUOI
TU AS CAU... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the
city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it,
because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and
what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.
VOICI LES MONTURES - des... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money,
and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the
Chaldeans. CAR LA VILLE EST CONFIÉE AUX CHALDÉENS - mais plutôt,
etc.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN CAME THE WORD OF THE LORD UNTO JEREMIAH, SAYING,_
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too
hard for me?
Yahvé rétorque les propres paroles de Jérémie; Je suis, en effet,
comme tu le dis (Jérémie 32:17), le Dieu et créateur de "toute
chair", et "rien n'est trop dur pour moi:" Tes propres paroles doivent
de t'avoir ensei... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEREFORE THUS SAITH THE LORD; BEHOLD, I WILL GIVE THIS CITY INTO THE
HAND OF THE CHALDEANS, AND INTO THE HAND OF NEBUCHADREZZAR KING OF
BABYLON, AND HE SHALL TAKE IT:_
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set
fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they
have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto
other gods, to provoke me to anger.
LES CHALDÉENS ... LE BRÛLERONT AVEC LES MAISONS SUR LE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done
evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only
provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.
LES ENFANTS D'ISRAËL ... N'ONT FAIT QUE DU MAL - littéralement,
n'ont fait que du mal, impl... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of
my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I
should remove it from before my face,
CETTE VILLE A ÉTÉ POUR MOI UNE PROVOCATION DE MA COLÈRE -
littéralement, "pour ma colère". Calvin relie donc ces mots à ceux... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children
of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their
kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men
of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
LEURS PRÊTRES ... PROPHÈTES - (Néhémie 9:32; N... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I
taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not
hearkened to receive instruction.
ILS M'ONT TOURNÉ LE DOS, ET NON LE VISAGE - (Jérémie 2:27).
SE LEVER TÔT ET LEUR APPRENDRE - (Jérémie 7:13).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my
name, to defile it.
(Jérémie 7:30 - Jérémie 7:31; Ézéchiel 8:5 - Ézéchiel 8:17).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of
the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass
through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came
it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah
to sin.
FAIRE PASSER... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning
this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the
king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the
pestilence;
ET MAINTENANT DONC - plutôt, mais maintenant, quand même.
Nonobstant le fait que leur... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have
driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I
will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell
safely:
JE VAIS LES RASSEMBLER DANS TOUS LES PAYS - (note, Jérémie 16:15).
Le «tous les pays»... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
ILS SERONT MON PEUPLE, ET MOI ... LEUR DIEU - (Jérémie 30:22;
Jérémie 24:7).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me
for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
JE LEUR DONNERAI UN CŒUR - tous cherchant le Seigneur d'un commun
accord, contrairement à leur état où seuls des individus dispersés
le recherchaient (Ézéchiel 11:... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not
turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their
hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
JE FERAI AVEC EUX UNE ALLIANCE ÉTERNELLE - (Jérémie 31:31;
Jérémie 31:33; Ésaïe 55:3).
ILS NE DOIVENT PAS S'ÉCART... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them
in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
JE M'EN RÉJOUIRAI - (Deutéronome 30:9; Ésaïe 62:5," Comme
l'époux se réjouit de l'épouse, ainsi ton Dieu se réjouira de toi;
"Ésaïe 65:19; Sophonie 3:17).
JE V... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil
upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have
promised them.
TOUT COMME J'AI APPORTÉ TOUT CE GRAND MAL À CE PEUPLE, JE VAIS LUI
APPORTER TOUT LE BIEN - (Jérémie 31:28). La restauration de Babylone
n'était... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is
desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the
Chaldeans.
LES CHAMPS SERONT ACHETÉS SUR CE TERRAIN (JÉRÉMIE 32:15 ), DONT
VOUS DITES, IL EST DÉSOLÉ - (Jérémie 33:10).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal
them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places
about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the
mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the
south: for I will cause th... [ Continuer la lecture ]