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Jeremiah 26

1InthebeginningofthereignofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,camethiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697fromJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:Standעֲמֹד֮'a.ModH5975inthecourtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691ofJehovah’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֞ve.di.bar.TaH1696untoallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whichcomeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935toworshipinJehovah’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,allthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatIcommandצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680theetospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696untothem; diminishnotawordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

3Itmaybetheywillhearken,andturnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725everymanH376fromhisevilH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870;thatImayrepentmeoftheevilH7451whichIpurposetodountothembecauseoftheevilH7451oftheirdoings.

4Andthou shaltsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah:Ifyewillnothearkentome,towalkinmylawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451,whichIhavesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeyou,

5tohearkentothewordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697ofmyservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whomIsendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971untoyou,evenrisingH7925upearlyוְהַשְׁכֵּ֥םve.hash.KemH7925andsendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,butyehavenothearkened;

6thenwillImakeוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004likeShilohכְּשִׁלֹ֑הke.shi.LohH7887,andwillmakeאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892acurseלִקְלָלָ֔הlik.la.LahH7045toallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030andallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971heardH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah.

8Anditcametopass,whenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hadmadeanendH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allthatJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680himtospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696untoallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,thatthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030andallthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971laidholdonhim,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Thou shaltsurelydieH4191.

9Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069hast thouprophesiedH5012inthenameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shallbeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961likeShilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887,andthiscityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892shallbeH1961desolate,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427?Andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wereH1961gathereduntoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah.

10AndwhentheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063heardH8085thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,theycameH5927upfromtheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah;andtheysatH3427intheentryofthenewהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179ofJehovah’shouseH1004.

11Thenspakethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030untotheprincesH8269andtoallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,Thismanלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376isworthyofdeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194;forhehathprophesiedH5012againstthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,asyehaveheardH8085withyourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

12ThenspakeJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414untoalltheprincesH8269andtoallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,JehovahsentH7971metoprophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004andagainstthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892allthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatyehaveheardH8085.

13NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258amendyourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870andyourdoings,andobeythevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;andJehovahwillrepentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162himoftheevilH7451thathehathpronouncedagainstyou.

14Butasforme,behold,Iaminyourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027:dowithmeasisgoodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896andrightוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477inyoureyesH5869.

15Onlyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389knowH3045yeforcertainthat,ifyeputנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414metodeathמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191, yewillbringinnocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818uponyourselves,anduponthiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,andupontheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof;forofatruthבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571JehovahhathsentH7971meuntoyoutospeakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697inyourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

16ThensaidH559theprincesH8269andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971untothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtotheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030:Thismanלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376isnotworthyofdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194;forhehathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696tousinthenameבְּשֵׁ֛םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17ThenroseH6965upcertainoftheeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andspaketoalltheassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,

18MicahtheMorashtiteprophesiedנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012inthedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andhespaketoallthepeopleעַם֩'amH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726shallbeH1961plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790asafieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704,andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389shallbecomeH1961heaps,andthemountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004asthehighלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116placesH1116ofaforestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293.

19DidHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andallJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063putהֶהָמֵ֣תhe.ha.MetH4191himtodeathהֱ֠מִתֻהוּHe.mi.tu.huH4191?didhenotfearH3373Jehovah,andentreatוַיְחַל֙vay.ChalH2470thefavorofJehovah,andJehovahrepentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162himoftheevilH7451whichhehadpronouncedagainstthem?Thusshouldwecommitgreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419evilH7451againstourownsoulsH5315.

20Andtherewasalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376thatprophesiedH5012inthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098ofKiriath-jearimH7157;andheprophesiedH5012againstthiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892andagainstthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776accordingtoallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414.

21AndwhenJehoiakimיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםYe.ho.ya.kimH3079thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428,withallhismightyH1368menH1368,andalltheprincesH8269,heardH8085hiswordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428soughtH1245toputהֲמִית֑וֹha.mi.ToH4191himtodeathH4191;butwhenUriahאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223heardH8085it,hewasafraidוַיִּרָ֔אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,andfledH1272,andwentH935intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22AndJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971menH376intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, namely,Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanH494thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAchborעַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorH5907,andcertainmenH376withhim,intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

23andtheyfetchedforthH3318Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜הוּ'u.ri.Ya.huH223outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andbroughtH935himuntoJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whoslewhimwiththeswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,andcastH7993hisdeadbodyintothegravesH6913ofthecommonpeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

24Butthehandיַ֚דyadH3027ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227wasH1961withJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,thattheyshouldnotgiveתֵּת־tet-H5414himintothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971toputH5414himtodeathלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ פla.ha.mi.ToH4191.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 26

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