Jeremiah 22:17
But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
บันทึกการศึกษา
Study Note
'But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence' — the oracle against Jehoiakim (22:13–19) contrasts his corvée labor and palace-building with his father Josiah's justice and care for the poor (verse 16: 'he judged the cause of the poor and needy; is not this to know me? says the LORD'). The phrase 'eyes and heart only for' (ei-neka al) describes the cognitive and volitional narrowing of a person whose entire orientation has been captured by greed — a theological description of idolatry in its economic form. Jeremiah's charge connects knowledge of God to the practice of justice: Josiah 'knew' God because he defended the poor; Jehoiakim did not know God because he exploited them. The verse is an important text for any theology of justice that insists on the inseparability of right doctrine and right practice.
การแปลอื่น ๆ
But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.
But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.
การอ้างอิงไขว้
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; …
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of …
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou …
And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the Lord would …
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in …
If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot …
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: …