Глава XVIII

Why does he bring him to a poor house? Because they said: “Where is the word of God? Let him come” and thought that he could not (carry out the execution), then bring him there. But what was the action for? Couldn’t he say like the poor man: I can’t? But the appearance (of action) made the word more credible and powerful. What does rework mean? The fact that I can restore you even to those who have fallen. It’s so easy for Me to do everything. Jer. 18:6. It's like clay. And you fell, I can restore you. Jer. 18:7. Finally I will say it. Should it be fulfilled if I once said it? There is hope of salvation for you if you take care of yourself and change. Therefore, do not rely on the blessings (promised) to your fathers, nor despair because of the disasters announced to you. I give you time to repent. What could be worse than this? Jer. 18:13. Even the virgin of Israel has done great things. As it is necessary for him to be, so it is necessary for you; it was even much more necessary than the physical (phenomenon), and it could not be otherwise. Jer. 18:14. Will food become scarce from the stones or snow from Lebanon? Will the food be evaded by the green water carried by the wind? The stone was a certain peak called Masti. So, he says that just as it is impossible for the water, or the Lebanese snow, to stop from there, and for anyone to prevent the strongly rushing water from flowing in a straight direction, so the people continually sinned and became very lawless. Jer. 18:15. Forgotten to me. It's not so surprising if it retreats like this. When there is no benefit from retreat, how can it be unsurprising? Jer. 18:15. And they will be exhausted in their ways and in the eternal paths, even if they climb onto paths that have no way. Paths, that is, the heritage of the earth. So, exhausted, they will leave, he says, from here to follow an alien path, that is, the path of captivity. Jer. 18:16. to an eternal remembrance: everyone who walks on it will be amazed and nod his head This indeed happened to them; They set out on such a desolate, difficult path that everyone shook their heads. When great misfortune occurs, we express it not with words, but with whistling and shaking our heads. Jer. 18:17. Like a scorching wind I will scatter them before their enemies. Just as in hot weather the hot wind burns tender plants, so I will destroy the Jews. Jer. 18:18. And he said: Come, and let us contrive counsel against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor the counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us smite him with our tongue, and let us not take heed of all his words. What it says is the following. They said, he says, within themselves, that the word of the prophet, like the saying of the priest, cannot err, since he pronounces the decision through the so-called ephod. So, he says, so that when he comes out to denounce us, he should not denounce our iniquities and should not speak of misfortunes; let us lie in wait and kill him. We will strike him with our tongue, that is, we will find a sin in him, either against God or against the king, in order to plausibly pronounce a sentence on him. Look how they believed the words. Oh madness! He who gave such power to the prophet and the priest will not protect him all the more? You kill a doctor, a teacher, a leader; do you turn off the light so as not to see how he condemns you? “And let us listen to the words from his mouth 130. Says the following. Let us stop his voice and tear out his tongue; Let us stop the accusation, we will restrain the accuser. What is Jeremiah proclaiming? Do you wish not to hear about it? Stop doing what the prophet accuses you of. Now they act as if any sick person were not angry with himself for having negligently contracted a fever, but would drive away from himself and turn away from those who reproach him and show him how to stop the disease. Jer. 18:20. Evil food is rewarded for good food. Great malice, great brutality, extreme depravity. If we are commanded not to repay evil for evil, but good for evil; If the one who is not benefited and causes offense is unjust, then whoever turns out to be so after (received) benefits should be confined to what place? The malice of such people, he says, surpasses nature: their lewdness is beyond all measure. Jer. 18:20. Like she spoke words against my soul and hid her torment. That is, having hidden the punishment, they appeared as friends. And some said that they had secretly brought a woman to him, but they spoke in vain, since the prophet would not have kept silent about it. Jer. 18:20. Remember, Lord (Κύριε 131). What good deed could be greater than wanting to reconcile an angry God with them? But they didn't want to. Jer. 18:21. For this sake give it to their sons. Then he prays for a severe punishment for them, because they were destined to perish. Repeatedly exposed to intrigues, he did not stop (exhorting), but had no success. Jer. 18:21. Let there be wives... He prays for the complete extermination of some, so that by remaining they will not harm others; He also asks that there be a cry, that the misfortune be obvious. Καὶ ἀκουσόμεθα τῶν λόγων ἐκ στόματος αῦτοῦ. Quite similarly these words are read in ancient times. Vatican. and other Greek sp. Slavic translation: and let us not take in all the words it corresponds to from the ancient Greek. sp. Marshallian, or translation of the blessed. Jerome. The word: Lord is read in Greek. sp., as in Slav. Bible.