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Jeremiah 17

1Thesinחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063iswrittenH3789withapenofironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270,andwiththepointofadiamond:itisgravenuponthetabletל֣וּחַLu.achH3871oftheirheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820,anduponthehornsוּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתu.le.kar.NotH7161ofyouraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃miz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196;

2whilsttheirchildrenrememberכִּזְכֹּ֤רkiz.KorH2142theiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196andtheirAsherimbythegreentreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086uponthehighהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364hillsגְּבָע֥וֹתge.va.'otH1389.

3Omymountaininthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,Iwillgiveאֶתֵּ֑ן'e.TenH5414thysubstanceandallthytreasuresH214foraspoilH957,andthyhighבָּמֹתֶ֕יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116,becauseofsinבְּחַטָּ֖אתbe.cha.TatH2403,throughoutallthybordersH1366.

4Andthou,evenofthyself, shalt discontinuefromthyheritagethatIgaveH5414thee;andIwillcausetheetoserveוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thineenemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341inthelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichthou knowestnot:foryehavekindledafireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784inmineangerבְּאַפִּ֖יbe.'a.PiH639whichshallburnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344foreverH5769.

5Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:CursedH779isthemanH120thattrustethinmanH120,andmakethfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320hisarmH2220,andwhoseheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820departethfromJehovah.

6Forheshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961liketheheathinthedesertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,andshallnotseeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200whengoodט֑וֹבTovH2896cometh,butshallinhabitH3427theparched placesinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,asaltlandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776andnotinhabitedH3427.

7BlessedH1288isthemanהַגֶּ֔בֶרha.Ge.verH1397thattrustethinJehovah,andwhosetrustיִבְטַ֖חyiv.TachH982Jehovahis.

8Forheshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961asatreeכְּעֵ֣ץ׀ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֣וּלsha.TulH8362bythewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325,thatspreadethoutitsrootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יוsha.ra.ShavH8328bytheriver,andshallnotfearH3372whenheatחֹ֔םChomH2527cometh,butitsleafH5929shallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961green;andshallnotbeH1961carefulintheyearוּבִשְׁנַ֤תu.vish.NatH8141ofdrought,neithershallceasefromyieldingfruitפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529.

9Theheartהַלֵּ֛בha.LevH3820isdeceitfulaboveallthings,anditisexceedingly corrupt:whocanknowיֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.da.'E.nuH3045it?

10I,Jehovah,searchחֹקֵ֥רcho.KerH2713themind,Itrytheheartלֵ֖בlevH3820, eventogiveוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414everymanH376accordingtohiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוke.dar.kovH1870,accordingtothefruitכִּפְרִ֖יkif.RiH6529ofhisdoings.

11Asthepartridgeקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7124thatsittethoneggswhichshehathnotlaid,soishethatgettethrichesH6239,andnotbyrightH4941;inthemidstofhisdaysיָמָיו֙yo.movH3117theyshallleaveיַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800him,andathisendוּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹu.ve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319heshallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961afoolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036.

12A gloriousthroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678, setonhighמָר֖וֹםma.RomH4791fromthebeginning,istheplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725ofoursanctuaryמִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃mik.da.She.nuH4720.

13OJehovah,thehopeofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allthatforsakeH5800theeshallbeputH954toshameH954.TheythatdepartfrommeshallbewrittenH3789intheearthH776,becausetheyhaveforsakenJehovah,thefountainH4726oflivingwatersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325.

14Healרְפָאֵ֤נִיre.fa.'E.niH7495me,OJehovah,andIshallbehealedוְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔אve.'E.ra.Fe'H7495;saveH3467me,andIshallbesavedH3467:forthou artmypraiseתְהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

15Behold,theysayאֹמְרִ֖ים'o.me.RimH559untome,Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346isthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah?letitcomeיָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'H935now.

16Asforme,Ihavenothastenedfrombeingashepherdמֵרֹעֶ֣הme.ro.'EhH7462afterthee;neitherhaveIdesiredH183thewoefuldayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117; thou knowest:thatwhichcameoutofmylipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193wasH1961beforethyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

17BeH1961notaterrorלִמְחִתָּ֑הlim.chi.TahH4288untome: thou artmyrefugeמַֽחֲסִי־ma.cha.si-H4268inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofevilH7451.

18Letthembeputיֵבֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954toshameאֵבֹ֣שָׁה'e.Vo.shahH954thatpersecuteme,butletnotmebeputH954toshameH954;letthembedismayedיֵחַ֣תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865,butletnotmebedismayedאֵחַ֖תָּה'e.Cha.tahH2865;bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935uponthemthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofevilH7451,anddestroythemwithdoubleוּמִשְׁנֶ֥הu.mish.NehH4932destruction.

19Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saidH559Jehovahuntome:Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980,andstandוְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙ve.'a.mad.TaH5975inthegateH8179ofthechildrenofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.amH5971,wherebythekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063comeH935in,andbywhichtheygoH1980out,andinallthegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

20andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Hearשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah, yekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andallJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thatenterinbythesegatesH8179:

21Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,TakeH5375heedהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104toyourselves,andbearH5375noburdenמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,norbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935itinbythegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

22neithercarryforthH3318aburdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853outofyourhousesH1004onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,neitherdoyeanyworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399:buthallow yethesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,asIcommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourfathersH1.

23Buttheyhearkenednot,neitherinclinedH5186theirearאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,butmadeH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203stiff,thattheymightnothearH8085,andmightnotreceiveH3947instruction.

24AnditshallcomeH935topass,ifyediligentlyhearken untome, saithJehovah,tobringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935innoburdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853throughthegatesH8179ofthiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,buttohallowthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,todonoworkמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399therein;

25thenshallthereenterinbythegatesH8179ofthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428andprincesH8269sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingH7392inchariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393andonhorsesH5483,they,andtheirprincesH8269,themenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andthiscityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shallremainוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26Andtheyshallcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935fromthecitiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,andfromtheplacesroundוּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹתu.mi.se.vi.VotH5439aboutJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andfromthelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,andfromthelowland,andfromthehill-country,andfromtheSouthH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burnt-offerings,andsacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077,andmeal-offerings,andfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑הu.le.vo.NahH3828,andbringingוּמְבִאֵ֥יu.me.vi.'EiH935sacrificesH2077ofthanksgivingH8426, untothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

27Butifyewillnothearken untometohallowthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,andnottobearH5375aburdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853andenterinatthegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;thenwillIkindleוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784inthegatesH8179thereof,anditshalldevourH398thepalacesofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,anditshallnotbequenchedH3518.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17

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