Jeremiah 13:17
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.
Note d'étude
Study Note
'But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock has been taken captive' — Jeremiah's weeping for Judah's impending exile is one of the most direct expressions of prophetic solidarity with judgment in the Hebrew Bible. The phrase 'weep in secret' (bemistarim) suggests that Jeremiah's grief is not performed for effect but is a genuine private anguish — the prophet who announces judgment is not detached from its consequence. The divine pathos underlying the prophetic sorrow parallels the divine lament of Hosea 11:8 and Jeremiah 9:1, suggesting that the 'I' who weeps is simultaneously the prophet and YHWH grieving through the prophet. The verse has been important for Heschel's theology of divine pathos and for any model of prophetic ministry that insists on emotional investment in the community addressed rather than detached proclamation.
Autres traductions
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah’s flock is taken captive.
And if ye do not hear it, In secret places doth my soul weep, because of pride, Yea, it weepeth sore, And the tear cometh down mine eyes, For the flock of Jehovah hath been taken captive.
But if you do not give ear to it, my soul will be weeping in secret for your pride; my eye will be weeping bitterly, streaming with water, because the Lord's flock has been taken away as prisoners.
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