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Jeremiah 19

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saidH559Jehovah,Goהָל֛וֹךְha.LokhH1980,andbuyוְקָנִ֥יתָve.ka.Ni.taH7069apotter’sיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335earthenbottle,andtakeoftheeldersוּמִזִּקְנֵ֣יu.mi.zik.NeiH2205ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andoftheeldersוּמִזִּקְנֵ֖יu.mi.zik.NeiH2205ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;

2andgoוְיָצָ֙אתָ֙ve.ya.Tza.taH3318forthH3318untothevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofthesonH1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,whichisbytheentryofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179Harsith,andproclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121therethewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatIshalltellthee;

3andsayH559,HearH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,Okingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,whichwhosoever heareth,hisearsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241shalltingleתִּצַּ֥לְנָהti.Tzal.nahH6750.

4Becausetheyhaveforsakenme,andhaveestrangedthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andhaveburnedincenseH6999inituntootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thattheyknewH3045not,theyandtheirfathersH1andthekingsוּמַלְכֵ֣יu.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andhavefilledוּמָֽלְא֛וּu.mal.'UH4390thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725withthebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818ofinnocents,

5andhavebuiltH1129thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,toburnלִשְׂרֹ֧ףlis.RofH8313theirsonsH1121inthefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784forburnt-offerings untoBaalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168;whichIcommandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680not,norspakeit,neithercameH5927itintomymind:

6thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,behold,thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeH935, saithJehovah,thatthisplaceלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725shallnomorebecalledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121Tophethהַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fetH8612,norThevalleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516ofthesonH1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011,butThevalleyגֵּ֥יאgei'H1516ofSlaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028.

7AndIwillmakeH5414voidthecounselH6098ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389inthisplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725;andIwillcausethemtofallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֤יםve.hi.pal.TimH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719beforetheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andbythehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthemthatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315:andtheirdeadbodieswillIgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414tobefoodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978forthebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforthebeastsoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8AndIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּי֙ve.sam.TiH7760thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892anastonishment,andahissing;everyonethatpasseth thereby shallbeastonishedandhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319becauseofalltheplaguesH4347thereof.

9AndIwillcausethemtoeatוְהַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞יםve.ha.'a.khal.TimH398thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320oftheirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121andthefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320oftheirdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֔םbe.no.tei.HemH1323;andtheyshalleatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398everyoneH376thefleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320ofhisfriendH7453,inthesiegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692andinthedistressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689, wherewiththeirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andtheythatseekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245theirlifeנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315,shalldistressH4689them.

10Thenshalt thoubreakוְשָׁבַרְתָּ֖ve.sha.var.TaH7665thebottleinthesightofthemenH376thatgoהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980withthee,

11andshaltsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:EvensowillIbreakH7665thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971andthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,asonebreakethapotter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335vesselכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627,thatcannotbemadewholeagainע֑וֹדodH5750;andtheyshallburyיִקְבְּר֔וּyik.be.RuH6912inTophethוּבְתֹ֣פֶתu.ve.To.fetH8612, tilltherebenoplaceH4725toburyלִקְבּֽוֹר׃lik.BorH6912.

12Thusכֵּֽן־ken-H3651willIdountothisplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725, saithJehovah,andtotheinhabitantsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבָ֑יוu.le.yo.she.VavH3427thereof,evenmakingוְלָתֵ֛תve.la.TetH5414thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892asTophethכְּתֹֽפֶת׃ke.To.fetH8612:

13andthehousesH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andthehousesH1004ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whicharedefiled,shallbeוְהָי֞וּve.ha.YuH1961astheplaceכִּמְק֥וֹםkim.KomH4725ofTophethהַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fetH8612,evenallthehousesH1004uponwhoseroofsגַּגֹּֽתֵיהֶם֙ga.go.tei.HemH1406theyhaveburnedincenseH6999untoallthehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhavepouredoutdrink-offerings untootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃ פ'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.

14ThencameH935Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414fromTophethמֵֽהַתֹּ֔פֶתme.ha.To.fetH8612, whitherJehovahhadsentH7971himtoprophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012;andhestoodH5975inthecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691ofJehovah’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,andsaidH559toallthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971:

15Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֜יאme.vi'H935uponthiscityH5892anduponallitstownsalltheevilH7451thatIhavepronouncedagainstit;becausetheyhavemadetheirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203stiff,thattheymaynothearשְׁמ֥וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085mywordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19

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