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Jeremiah 13

1Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahuntome,Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980,andbuyוְקָנִ֤יתָve.ka.Ni.taH7069theealinenפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםpish.TimH6593girdle,andputוְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹve.sam.ToH7760ituponthyloinsמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,andputH7760itnotinwaterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325.

2SoIboughtH7069agirdleaccordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah,andputוָאָשִׂ֖םva.'a.SimH7760ituponmyloinsמָתְנָֽי׃ סma.te.NaiH4975.

3Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntomethesecondשֵׁנִ֥יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thegirdlethatthou hastboughtH7069,whichisuponthyloinsמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,andariseוְקוּם֙ve.KumH6965,gototheEuphratesH6578,andhideוְטָמְנֵ֥הוּve.ta.me.Ne.huH2934itthereinacleftoftherockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

5SoIwent,andhidוָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּva.'et.me.Ne.huH2934itbytheEuphratesH6578,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680me.

6Anditcametopassaftermanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,thatJehovahsaidH559untome,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,gototheEuphratesH6578,andtakeוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947thegirdlefromthence,whichIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680theetohideלְטָמְנוֹ־le.ta.me.nov-H2934there.

7ThenIwenttotheEuphratesH6578,anddigged,andtookH3947thegirdlefromtheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834IhadhidH2934it;and,behold,thegirdlewasmarred,itwasprofitablefornothing.

8Thenthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah, AfterthismannerwillImartheprideגְּא֧וֹןge.'onH1347ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,andthegreatהָרָֽב׃ha.RavH7227prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10ThisevilH7451peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,thatrefusetohearלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085mywordsדְּבָרַ֗יde.va.RaiH1697,thatwalkH1980inthestubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307oftheirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820,andaregoneH1980afterotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them,andtoworshipthem,shallevenbeוִיהִי֙vi.HiH1961asthisgirdle,whichisprofitablefornothing.

11Forasthegirdlecleavethtotheloinsמָתְנֵי־ma.te.nei-H4975ofamanH376,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651haveIcausedtocleave untomethewholehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthewholehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, saithJehovah;thattheymaybeH1961untomeforapeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,andforanameוּלְשֵׁ֥םu.le.ShemH8034,andforapraiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֖הve.lit.hi.LahH8416,andforagloryH8597:buttheywouldnothearH8085.

12Thereforethou shaltspeakuntothemthiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Everybottleshallbefilledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196:andtheyshallsayH559unto thee,DowenotcertainlyknowH3045thateverybottleshallbefilledיִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196?

13Thenshalt thousayH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Behold,Iwillfillמְמַלֵּ֣אme.ma.Le'H4390alltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthislandהָאָ֪רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eventhekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatsitהַיֹּשְׁבִים֩hai.yo.she.VimH3427uponDavid’sthroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,withdrunkennessשִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃shi.ka.RonH7943.

14AndIwilldashthemoneH376againstanother,eventhefathersH1andthesonsH1121togetherH3162, saithJehovah:IwillnotpityH2347,norspareH2550,norhavecompassionאֲרַחֵ֖ם'a.ra.ChemH7355,thatIshouldnotdestroyמֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ סme.hash.chi.TamH7843them.

15Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye,andgiveוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238;benotproud;forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

16Giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414gloryכָּבוֹד֙ka.VodH3519toJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,beforehecausedarknessלְצַלְמָ֔וֶתle.tzal.Ma.vetH6757,andbeforeyourfeetH7272stumbleuponthedarkH2821mountainsהָ֣רֵיHa.reiH2022,and,whileyelookforlightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,heturnitintotheshadowofdeath,andmakeוְשָׂמָ֣הּve.sa.MahH7760itgrossdarknessH6757.

17ButifyewillnothearH8085it,mysoulH5315shallweepתִּבְכֶּֽה־tiv.keh-H1058insecretבְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.RimH4565foryourprideגֵוָ֑הge.VahH1466;andmineeyeעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869shallweepH1058sore,andrundownwithtearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,becauseJehovah’sflockעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739istakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617.

18Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559thou untothekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428andtothequeen-mother, Humble yourselves,sitשֵׁ֑בוּShe.vuH3427down;foryourheadtiresarecomeיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381down,eventhecrownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofyourgloryH8597.

19Thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892oftheSouthH5045areshutסֻגְּר֖וּsu.ge.RuH5462up,andthereisnonetoopenפֹּתֵ֑חַpo.Te.achH6605them:Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063iscarriedawaycaptive,allofit;itiswhollycarriedawaycaptive.

20Liftשְׂא֤וּse.'iH5375upyoureyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869,andbeholdthemthatcomeH935fromthenorthמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828:whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346istheflockH6629thatwasgivenH5414thee, thybeautifulflockH6629?

21Whatwilt thousayתֹּֽאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559,whenheshallsetovertheeasheadH7218thosewhom thou hast thyselftaughtH3925tobefriendstothee?shallnotsorrowstakeH270holdH270ofthee,asofawomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802intravail?

22Andifthousayתֹאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559inthyheartבִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, Whereforearethesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428comeuponme?forthegreatnessבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230ofthineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771arethyskirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757uncoveredנִגְל֥וּnig.LuH1540,andthyheelsעֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃'a.ke.Va.yikhH6119sufferviolenceנֶחְמְס֥וּnech.me.SuH2554.

23CantheEthiopianchangeהֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְha.ya.ha.FokhH2015hisskinעוֹר֔וֹo.RoH5785,ortheleopardוְנָמֵ֖רve.na.MerH5246hisspots?thenmayyealsoגַּם־gam-H1571dogoodלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190,thatareaccustomedtodoevilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489.

24ThereforewillIscatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them, asthestubbleH7179thatpassethawayעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674,bythewindלְר֖וּחַle.Ru.achH7307ofthewildernessמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057.

25Thisisthylotגוֹרָלֵ֧ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486,theportionH4490measuredunto theefromme, saithJehovah;becausethou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911me,andtrustedוַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖יva.tiv.te.ChiH982infalsehoodבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ba.Sha.kerH8267.

26ThereforewillIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571uncover thyskirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757uponthyfaceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440,andthyshameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036shallappearH7200.

27IhaveseenH7200thineabominationsH8251,eventhineadulteriesנִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְni.'u.Fa.yikhH5004,andthyneighingsוּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.mitz.ha.lo.Ta.yikhH4684,thelewdnessofthy whoredom,onthehillsגְּבָעוֹת֙ge.va.'OtH1389inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188unto thee,OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389! thou wiltnotbemadecleanתִטְהֲרִ֔יtit.ha.RiH2891;howlongshallityetעֹֽד׃ פ'OdH5750be?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13

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