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Jeremiah 20

1NowPashhurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImmerאִמֵּ֣ר'i.MerH564thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,whowaschiefנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057officerH5057inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,heardH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414prophesyingנִבָּ֖אni.Ba'H5012thesethingsH1697.

2ThenPashhurפַשְׁח֔וּרfash.ChurH6583smoteJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414himinthestocksהַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115thatwereintheupperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144,whichwasinthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah.

3Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatPashhurפַשְׁח֛וּרfash.ChurH6583broughtH3318forthH3318Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414outofthestocksהַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶתha.mah.Pa.khetH4115.ThensaidH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414untohim,Jehovahhathnotcalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034Pashhurפַשְׁחוּר֙fash.ChurH6583,butMagor-missabib.

4Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,Iwillmakeנֹתֶנְךָ֨no.ten.KhaH5414theeaterrorלְמָג֜וֹרle.ma.GorH4032tothyself,andtoallthyfriendsאֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157;andtheyshallfallוְנָֽפְל֛וּve.na.fe.LuH5307bytheswordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719oftheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andthineeyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shallbeholdit;andIwillgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414allJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andheshallcarrythemcaptivetoBabylonבָּבֶ֖לָהba.Ve.lahH894,andshallslaythemwiththeswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

5MoreoverIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֗יve.na.ta.TiH5414alltherichesofthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,andallthegainsthereof,andallthepreciousיְקָרָ֑הּye.ka.RahH3366thingsthereof, yea,allthetreasuresH214ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063willIgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341;andtheyshallmakeH5414themaprey,andtakeוּלְקָח֔וּםu.le.ka.ChumH3947them,andcarrythemtoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

6Andthou,Pashhurפַשְׁח֗וּרfash.ChurH6583,andallthatdwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427inthyhouseבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004shallgoתָּב֗וֹאta.Vo'H935intocaptivityבַּשֶּׁ֑בִיba.She.viH7628;andthou shaltcomeH935toBabylonוּבָבֶ֣לu.va.VelH894,andtherethou shaltdieתָּמוּת֙ta.MutH4191,andthereshalt thoubeburiedH6912, thou,andallthyfriendsאֹ֣הֲבֶ֔יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157,towhomthou hastprophesiedH5012falsely.

7OJehovah, thou hastpersuadedme,andIwasH1961persuaded; thou artstrongerH2388thanI,andhastprevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201:IamH1961becomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961alaughing-stockallthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,everyonemockethme.

8Forasoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767asIspeakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,Icryאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199out;IcryH2199,Violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555anddestructionH7701!becausethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahismadeareproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781untome,andaderisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047,allthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9AndifIsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559,IwillnotmakeH2142mentionofhim,norspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696anymoreinhisnameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034,thenthereisinmyheartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820asitwereH1961aburningfireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784shutעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113upinmybonesH6106,andIamH1961wearyוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811withforbearing,andIcannotcontainH3557.

10ForIhaveheardH8085thedefamingofmanyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227,terrorמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032oneveryside.Denounce,andwewilldenouncehim, sayallmyfamiliarfriends,theythatwatchH8104formyfall; peradventurehewillbepersuaded,andweshallprevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201againsthim,andweshalltakeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947ourrevengeonhim.

11ButJehovahiswithmeasamightyH1368oneandaterrible:thereforeH3651mypersecutorsshallstumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,andtheyshallnotprevailיֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;theyshallbeutterlyputH954toshameH954,becausetheyhavenotdealt wisely,evenwithaneverlastingdishonorwhichshallneverbeforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

12But,OJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,thattriesttherighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,thatseesttheheartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820andthemind,letmeseeH7200thyvengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360onthem;forunto theehaveIrevealedH1540mycauseH7379.

13Singשִׁ֚ירוּShi.ruH7891untoJehovah,praiseהַֽלְל֖וּha.LuH1984yeJehovah;forhehathdeliveredהִצִּ֛ילhi.TzilH5337thesoulH5315oftheneedyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34fromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofevil-doers.

14CursedH779beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whereinIwasH1961bornH3205:letnotthedayי֛וֹםYomH3117whereinmymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517baremebeH1961blessedH1288.

15CursedH779bethemanH376whobroughtH3205tidingstomyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Aman-childisbornH3205unto thee; makinghimverygladH8055.

16AndletthatmanH376beוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961asthecitiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892whichJehovahoverthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015,andrepentedH5162not:andlethimhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085acryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andshoutingוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643atnoontime;

17becauseheslewmenotfromthewombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358;andsomymotherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517wouldhavebeenH1961mygraveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913,andherwombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358alwaysgreat.

18Whereforecameיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318IforthH3318outofthewombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200laborH5999andsorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,thatmydaysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117shouldbeconsumedwithshameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20

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