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Jeremiah 36

1Anditcametopassinthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141ofJehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,thatthiswordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697cameuntoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Takeקַח־kach-H3947theearollofabookH5612,andwriteוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789thereinallthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֞יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatIhavespokenH1696unto theeagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andagainstJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andagainstallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,fromthedayמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117Ispake unto thee,fromthedaysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֔הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,evenuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3Itmaybethatthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063willhearיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085alltheevilH7451whichIpurposetodountothem;thattheymayreturnH7725everymanH376fromhisevilH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870;thatImayforgiveוְסָלַחְתִּ֥יve.sa.lach.TiH5545theiriniquityלַעֲוֹנָ֖םla.'a.vo.NamH5771andtheirsinוּלְחַטָּאתָֽם׃ סu.le.cha.ta.TamH2403.

4ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵֽרִיָּ֑הne.ri.YahH5374;andBaruchבָּר֜וּךְba.RukhH1263wroteH3789fromthemouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovah,whichhehadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untohim,uponarollofabookH5612.

5AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Iamshutעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113up;Icannotgoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935intothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah:

6thereforegoH935thou,andreadוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121intheroll,whichthou hastwrittenH3789frommymouthמִפִּי֩mi.PiH6310,thewordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovahintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971inJehovah’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004uponthefast-day;andalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571thou shaltreadתִּקְרָאֵֽם׃tik.ra.'EmH7121themintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֧יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063thatcomeH935outoftheircitiesמֵעָרֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.rei.HemH5892.

7Itmaybetheywillpresenttheirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָם֙te.chi.na.TamH8467beforeJehovah,andwillreturnH7725everyoneH376fromhisevilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870;forgreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419istheangerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639andthewrathH2534thatJehovahhathpronouncedagainstthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

8AndBaruchבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵ֣רִיָּ֔הne.ri.YahH5374didaccordingtoallthatJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him,readingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121inthebookH5612thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovahinJehovah’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

9NowitcameH935topassinthefifthהַ֠חֲמִשִׁיתHa.cha.mi.shitH2549yearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141ofJehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֨יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֤הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,intheninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֔יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,thatallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971inJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971thatcameH935fromthecitiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063untoJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,proclaimedקָרְא֨וּka.re.'UH7121afastצ֜וֹםTzomH6685beforeJehovah.

10Thenreadוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Baruchבָר֥וּךְva.RukhH1263inthebookH5612thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414inthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,inthechamberofGemariahגְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ge.mar.ya.HuH1587thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,intheupperהָעֶלְי֗וֹןha.'el.YonH5945courtבֶּחָצֵ֣רbe.cha.TzerH2691,attheentryofthenewהֶֽחָדָ֔שׁhe.cha.DashH2319gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179ofJehovah’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֖יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

11AndwhenMicaiahמִכָ֨יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGemariahגְּמַרְיָ֧הוּge.mar.Ya.huH1587,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,hadheardH8085outofthebookH5612allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovah,

12hewentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intotheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,intothescribe’schamber:and,lo,alltheprincesH8269weresittingH3427there,towit,Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeH5608,andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806thesonבֶן־ve.noSh-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.huH8098,andElnathanוְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.TanH494thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAchborעַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.BorH5907,andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,andZedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608,andalltheprincesH8269.

13ThenMicaiahמִכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321declaredH5046untothemallthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697thathehadheardH8085,whenH834Baruchבָר֛וּךְva.RukhH1263readבִּקְרֹ֥אbik.Ro'H7121thebookH5612intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

14ThereforealltheprincesH8269sentH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֡יye.hu.DiH3065thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהוּNe.tan.ya.huH5418,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofCushi, untoBaruchבָּר֗וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,TakeH3947inthyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027therollwhereinthou hastreadקָרָ֤אתָka.Ra.taH7121intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andcomeH935.SoBaruchבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּ֤הוּne.ri.Ya.huH5374tookH3947therollinhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andcameH935untothem.

15AndtheysaidH559untohim,Sitשֵׁ֣בshevH3427downnow,andreadוּקְרָאֶ֖נָּהu.ke.ra.'E.nahH7121itinourearsבְּאָזְנֵ֑ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.SoBaruchבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itintheirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.HemH241.

16Nowitcametopass,whentheyhadheardH8085allthewordsH1697,theyturnedinfearH6342oneH376towardanother,andsaidH559untoBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,WewillsurelytellH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428ofallthesewordsH1697.

17Andtheyaskedשָׁאֲל֖וּsha.'a.LuH7592Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046usnow,Howאֵ֗יךְ'EikhH349didst thouwriteכָּתַ֛בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697athismouthמִפִּֽיו׃mi.PivH6310?

18ThenBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263answeredthem,Hepronouncedallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697untomewithhismouthמִפִּיו֙mi.PivH6310,andIwroteH3789themwithinkinthebookH5612.

19ThensaidH559theprincesH8269untoBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, Go,hideהִסָּתֵ֖רhi.sa.TerH5641thee, thouandJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414;andletnomanH376knowיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375yeare.

20AndtheywentH935intothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428intothecourtחָצֵ֔רָהcha.Tze.rahH2691;buttheyhadlaiduptherollinthechamberofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608;andtheytoldH5046allthewordsH1697intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

21Sothekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065tofetchtheroll;andhetookH3947itoutofthechamberofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608.AndJehudiיְהוּדִי֙ye.hu.DiH3065readוַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121itintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andintheearsוּבְאָזְנֵי֙u.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofalltheprincesH8269thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besidethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Nowthekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wassittingH3427inthewinter-houseintheninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320:andtherewasafireinthebrazierburningH1197beforehim.

23Anditcametopass,whenJehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065hadreadכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969orfourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leaves,thatthekingcutitwiththepenknife,andcastH7993itintothefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784thatwasH1961inthebrazier,untilalltherollwasH1961consumedinthefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784thatwasH1961inthebrazier.

24Andtheywerenotafraidפָחֲד֔וּfa.cha.DuH6342,norrenttheirgarmentsH899,neitherthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,noranyofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650thatheardH8085allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

25MoreoverElnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587hadmadeH8085intercessiontothekingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428thathewouldnotburnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313theroll;buthewouldnothearH8085them.

26Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElH3396theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzrielעַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElH5837,andShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huH8018thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAbdeel,totakeH3947Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030;butJehovahhidוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.RemH5641them.

27Thenthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,afterthatthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadburnedשְׂרֹ֣ףse.RofH8313theroll,andthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichBaruchבָּר֛וּךְba.RukhH1263wroteH3789atthemouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

28Takeקַח־kach-H3947theeagainanotherroll,andwriteוּכְתֹ֣בu.khe.ToH3789initalltheformerH7223wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697thatwereinthefirstH7223roll,whichJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063hathburnedשָׂרַ֖ףsa.RafH8313.

29AndconcerningJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063thou shaltsayH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah: Thou hastburnedשָׂרַ֜פְתָּsa.Raf.taH8313thisroll,sayingH559,Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069hast thouwrittenכָּתַ֨בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789therein,sayingH559,Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894shallcertainlycomeH935anddestroyוְהִשְׁחִית֙ve.hish.ChitH7843thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andshallcausetoceaseוְהִשְׁבִּ֥יתve.hish.BitH7673fromthencemanH120andbeast?

30Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahconcerningJehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063:Heshallhavenonetositיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andhisdeadbodyshallbeH1961castH7993outinthedayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117totheheat,andinthenightבַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lahH3915tothefrostוְלַקֶּ֥רַחve.la.Ke.rachH7140.

31AndIwillpunishH6485himandhisseedH2233andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650fortheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771;andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935uponthem,andupontheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,anduponthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,alltheevilH7451thatIhavepronouncedagainstthem,buttheyhearkenednot.

32ThentookH3947Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֜הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414anotherroll,andgaveH5414ittoBaruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֒ha.so.FerH5608,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּהוּ֮ne.ri.ya.HuH5374,whowroteH3789thereinfromthemouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthebookH5612whichJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063hadburnedשָׂרַ֛ףsa.RafH8313inthefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;andtherewereaddedנוֹסַ֧ףno.SafH3254besidesuntothemmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227likewordsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 36

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