American Standard Version

Jeremiah 37

1AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977reignedH4427askingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,insteadofConiahthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiakimיְה֣וֹיָקִ֔יםye.Ho.ya.KimH3079,whomNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894madekingH4428inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Butneitherhe,norhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,northepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,didhearken untothewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovah,whichhespakebytheprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

3AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971Jehucalthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הshe.lem.YahH8018,andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֤הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,totheprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Prayהִתְפַּלֶּל־hit.pa.lel-H6419nowuntoJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forus.

4NowJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414cameH935inandwentH3318outamongthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;fortheyhadnotputנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414himintoprison.

5AndPharaoh’sarmyוְחֵ֥ילve.CheilH2428wascomeH5927forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;andwhentheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778thatwerebesiegingJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardH8085tidingsofthem,theybrakeupfromJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Thencamethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahuntotheprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shallyesayH559tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,thatsentH7971youuntometoinquireofme:Behold,Pharaoh’sarmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428, whichiscomeH3318forthH3318tohelpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833you,shallreturnשָׁ֥בshavH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714intotheirownlandלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

8AndtheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778shallcomeagain,andfightוְנִלְחֲמ֖וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892;andtheyshalltakeit,andburnוּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313itwithfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784.

9Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Deceiveתַּשִּׁ֤אוּta.Shi.'uH5377notyourselves,sayingH559,TheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778shallsurelydepartfromus;fortheyshallnotdepart.

10Forthoughyehadsmittenthewholearmyחֵ֤ילcheilH2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778thatfightהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםha.nil.cha.MimH3898againstyou,andthereremainedH7604butwoundedH5221menH376amongthem,yetwouldtheyriseH6965upeverymanH376inhistentבְּאָהֳלוֹ֙be.'o.ho.LoH168,andburnוְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11Anditcametopassthat,whenthearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428oftheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778wasH1961brokenupfromJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389forfearofPharaoh’sarmyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,

12thenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414wentH3318forthH3318outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389togoH3318intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144,toreceivehisportionthere,inthemidstH8432ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13Andwhenhewasinthegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,acaptainofthewardwasthere,whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIrijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608;andhelaidholdonJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou artfallingנֹפֵֽל׃no.FelH5307awaytotheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778.

14ThensaidH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Itisfalse;Iamnotfallingנֹפֵל֙no.FelH5307awaytotheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778.Buthehearkenednottohim;soIrijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376laidholdonJeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414,andbroughtH935himtotheprincesH8269.

15AndtheprincesH8269werewrothwithJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,andsmotehim,andputוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414himinprisoninthehouseH1004ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608;fortheyhadmadeH6213thattheprison.

16WhenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wascomeH935intothedungeon-house,andintothecells,andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hadremainedוַיֵּֽשֶׁב־vai.ye.shev-H3427theremanyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117;

17thenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971,andfetchedhim:andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592himsecretlyinhishouseבְּבֵיתוֹ֙be.vei.ToH1004,andsaidH559,Isthereanywordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697fromJehovah?AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559,Thereis.HesaidH559also, Thou shaltbedeliveredintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894.

18MoreoverJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidH559untokingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֑הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, WhereinhaveIsinnedH2398againstthee,oragainstthyservantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,oragainstthispeopleוְלָעָ֣םve.la.'AmH5971,thatyehaveputנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414meinprison?

19WhereH834nowareyourprophetsנְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔םne.Vi.'ei.KhemH5030thatprophesiedH5012untoyou,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894shallnotcomeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935againstyou,noragainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776?

20AndnowH6258hearH8085,Ipraythee,Omylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:letmysupplicationתְחִנָּתִי֙te.chi.na.TiH8467,Ipraythee,bepresentedbeforethee,thatthoucausemenottoreturnH7725tothehouseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, lestIdieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191there.

21ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֞הvay.tza.VehH6680,andtheycommittedJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414intothecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307;andtheygaveH5414himdailyaloafכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899outofthebakers’הָאֹפִ֔יםha.'o.FimH644streetמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351,untilallthebreadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899inthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892wasspent. ThusJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 37

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain