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Jeremiah 3

1Theysayלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,IfamanH376putawayיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802,andshegoוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980fromhim,andbecomeH1961anotherman’sH376,willhereturnהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725untoheragainע֔וֹדodH5750?willnotthatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beH1961greatlypollutedH2610?Butthou hastplayedH2181theharlotwithmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227lovers;yetH5750returnוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725againH5750tome, saithJehovah.

2Liftשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375upthineeyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869untothebareשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,andseeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200;whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375hast thounotbeenlainwith?BythewaysH1870hast thousatH3427forthem,asanArabianinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;andthou hastpollutedוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776withthy whoredomsandwiththywickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.

3Thereforetheshowersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241havebeenH1961withholden,andtherehathbeenH1961nolatterrainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456;yetthou hadstaharlot’sforeheadוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696, thou refusedsttobeH1961ashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.

4Wilt thounotfromthistimecryuntome,MyFatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, thou arttheguideofmyyouthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271?

5Willheretainhisangerforeverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769?willhekeepיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104ittotheend?Behold, thou hastspokenH1696andhastdoneevilH7451things,andhasthadthyway.

6MoreoverJehovahsaidH559untomeinthedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Hast thouseenH7200thatwhichbackslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathdone?sheisgoneH1980upuponeveryhighגָּבֹ֗הַּga.Vo.ahH1364mountainH2022andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,andtherehathplayedH2181theharlot.

7AndIsaidH559aftershehaddoneallthesethingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428,Shewillreturnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725untome;butshereturnedשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725not:andhertreacherousבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200it.

8AndIsawH7200,when,forthisverycausethatbackslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadcommittedH5003adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003,IhadputH5414herawayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971andgivenH5414herabillofdivorcement,yettreacherousבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063hersisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269fearedH3372not;butshealsoגַּם־gam-H1571wentandplayedH2181theharlot.

9Anditcametopassthroughthelightnessofherwhoredom,thatthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasH1961pollutedוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610,andshecommittedH5003adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003withstonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68andwithstocks.

10Andyetforallthishertreacherousבָּגוֹדָ֧הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֛הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063hathnotreturnedשָׁ֨בָהSha.vahH7725untomewithherwholeheartלִבָּ֑הּli.BahH3820,butfeignedly, saithJehovah.

11AndJehovahsaidH559untome, BackslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath showedherselfmorerighteousצִדְּקָ֥הtzi.de.KahH6663thantreacherousמִבֹּגֵדָ֖הmi.bo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980,andproclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697towardthenorthצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,andsayוְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559,Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725, thou backslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saithJehovah;Iwillnotlookinangeruponyou;forIammerciful, saithJehovah,IwillnotkeepH5201angerforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389acknowledgethineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,thatthou hasttransgressedH6586againstJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,andhastscatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340thywaysדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870tothestrangersלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114undereverygreentreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,andyehavenotobeyedmyvoiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963, saithJehovah.

14Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725,Obackslidingchildren, saithJehovah;forIamahusbandבָּעַ֣לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166untoyou:andIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259ofacityמֵעִ֗ירme.'IrH5892,andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147ofafamilyH4940,andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youtoZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

15AndIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youshepherdsH7462accordingtomyheartכְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.BiH3820,whoshallfeedH7462youwithknowledgeדֵּעָ֥הde.'AhH1844andunderstanding.

16Anditshallcometopass,whenyearemultipliedתִרְבּוּ֩tir.BuH7235andincreasedinthelandבָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retzH776,inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117, saithJehovah,theyshallsayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559nomore,Thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah;neithershallitcometomind;neithershalltheyrememberיִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-H2142it;neithershalltheymissיִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.duH6485it;neithershallitbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961madeH6213anymore.

17Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256theyshallcallיִקְרְא֤וּyik.re.'UH7121Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofJehovah;andallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471shallbegathereduntoit,tothenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah,toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389:neithershalltheywalkanymoreafterthestubbornnessשְׁרִר֖וּתshe.ri.RutH8307oftheirevilהָרָֽע׃ סha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820.

18Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shallwalkwiththehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheyshallcomeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofthenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828tothelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatIgaveH5157foraninheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157untoyourfathersH1.

19ButIsaidH559,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349IwillputH5414theeamongthechildren,andgiveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414theeapleasantlandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,agoodlyheritageofthehostsH6635ofthenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471!andIsaidH559, Yeshallcallתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121meMyFatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,andshallnotturnתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725awayH7725fromfollowingme.

20SurelyasawifeH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departethfromherhusband,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651haveyedealtבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898treacherouslyH898withme,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saithJehovah.

21AvoiceH6963isheardH8085uponthebareשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,theweepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065andthesupplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;becausetheyhavepervertedtheirwayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870,theyhaveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911JehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725, ye backslidingchildren,Iwillhealאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495yourbackslidings.Behold,wearecomeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857unto thee;forthou artJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

23Trulyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403invainisthehelpthatislookedforfromthehillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389,thetumultהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995onthemountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022:trulyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403inJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isthesalvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Buttheshamefulוְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁתve.ha.Bo.shetH1322thingH1322hathdevouredH398thelaborofourfathersH1fromouryouthמִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271,theirflocksצֹאנָם֙tzo.NamH6629andtheirherdsבְּקָרָ֔םbe.ka.RamH1241,theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121andtheirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.no.tei.HemH1323.

25Letuslieנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הnish.ke.VahH7901downinourshameבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbe.va.she.Te.nuH1322,andletourconfusioncoverוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮u.te.kha.se.NuH3680us;forwehavesinnedH2398againstJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,weandourfathersH1,fromouryouthמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271evenuntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;andwehavenotobeyedthevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 3

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