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Jeremiah 4

1Ifthou wiltreturnתָּשׁ֨וּבta.ShuvH7725,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saithJehovah,ifthou wiltreturnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725untome,andifthou wiltputawayH5493thineabominationsH8251outofmysight;thenshalt thounotberemovedתָּסִ֧ירta.SirH5493;

2andthou shaltswearוְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ve.nish.Ba'.taH7650,AsJehovahliveth,intruthH571,injusticeבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941,andinrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666;andthenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shallblessוְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.hit.Ba.re.khuH1288themselvesinhim,andinhimshalltheyglory.

3Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovahtothemenלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andtoJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Breakupyourfallow ground,andsowתִּזְרְע֖וּtiz.re.'UH2232notamongthornsקוֹצִֽים׃ko.TzimH6975.

4Circumciseהִמֹּ֣לוּhi.Mo.luH4135yourselvestoJehovah,andtakeawayH5493theforeskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190ofyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824, yemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435mywrathH2534goתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318likefireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784,andburnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197sothatnonecanquenchH3518it,becauseoftheevilofyourdoings.

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046yeinJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,andpublishinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andsayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559,Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628yethetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:cryaloudandsayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleyourselves,andletusgoוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935intothefortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6SetH5975upastandardנֵ֣סnesH5251towardZionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726:fleeforsafety,staynot;forIwillbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451fromthenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,andagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7Alionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738isgoneH3318upfromhisthicket,andadestroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843ofnationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;heisonhisway,heisgoneH3318forthH3318fromhisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thylandאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolate,thatthycitiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892belaidwasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8Forthisgirdחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296youwithsackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,lamentH5594andwailוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213;forthefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahisnotturnedH7725backשָׁ֛בshavH7725fromus.

9Anditshallcometopassatthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, saithJehovah,thattheheartלֵב־lev-H3820ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallperishיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6,andtheheartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820oftheprincesH8269;andthepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961astonished,andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallwonder.

10ThensaidH559I,Ah,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah!surelythou hast greatly deceivedthispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971andJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingH559, Yeshallhavepeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965; whereastheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719reacheth untothelifeH5315.

11Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256shallitbesaidH559tothispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971andtoJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Ahotwindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307fromthebareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057towardthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,nottowinnowלִזְר֖וֹתliz.RotH2219,nortocleanse;

12afullמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307fromtheseshallcomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935forme:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258willIalsoגַּם־gam-H1571utterjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941againstthem.

13Behold,heshallcomeH5927upascloudsH6051,andhischariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shallbeasthewhirlwind:hishorsesH5483areswifterthaneaglesH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188untous!forweareruined.

14OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526thyheartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820fromwickednessאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205,thatthou mayestbesavedH3467.Howlongshallthineevilמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284lodgewithinthee?

15Foravoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declarethfromDanמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835,andpublishethevilfromthehillsמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16MakeH5414yementiontothenationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471;behold, publishagainstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thatwatcherscomeH935fromafarcountry,andgiveH5414outtheirvoiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963againstthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17AskeepersH8104ofafieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704aretheyagainstherroundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,becauseshehathbeenH1961rebelliousמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784againstme, saithJehovah.

18ThywayH1870andthydoingshaveprocuredthesethingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428unto thee;thisisthywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451;foritisbitterH4751,foritreacheth unto thyheartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820.

19MyanguishH2342,myanguishH2342!Iam painedatmyveryheartלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820;myheartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820isdisquietedinme;Icannotholdmypeace;becausethou hastheardH8085,OmysoulH5315,thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782,thealarmH8643ofwarH4421.

20Destructionשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667upondestructionשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667iscried;forthewholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776islaidwaste:suddenlyפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597aremytentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168destroyedH7703,andmycurtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407inamomentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

21HowlongshallIseeאֶרְאֶה־'er.'eh-H7200thestandardנֵּ֑סNesH5251,andhearאֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'AhH8085thesoundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃ סsho.FarH7782?

22Formypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971arefoolish,theyknowH3045menot;theyaresottishchildren,andtheyhavenounderstandingנְבוֹנִ֖יםne.vo.NimH995;theyarewiseH2450todoevilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489,buttodogoodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190theyhavenoknowledge.

23Ibeheldtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and,lo,itwaswasteandvoid;andtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtheyhadnolightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24Ibeheldthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and,lo,theytrembled,andallthehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389movedtoandfro.

25Ibeheld,and,lo,therewasnomanH120,andallthebirdsע֥וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werefledH5074.

26Ibeheld,and,lo,thefruitfulfieldwasawildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,andallthecitiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892thereofwerebrokenH5422downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422atthepresenceH6440ofJehovah,andbeforehisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saithJehovah,ThewholelandH776shallbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961adesolationשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077;yetwillInotmakeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213afullend.

28Forthisshalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,andtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064abovebeblack;becauseIhavespokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it,Ihavepurposedit,andIhavenotrepentedנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162,neitherwillIturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725backH7725fromit.

29Everycityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fleethforthenoiseofthehorsemenH6571andbowmen;theygoבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intothethickets,andclimbupupontherocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710:everycityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892isforsaken,andnotamanH376dwelleth therein.

30Andthou,whenthou artmadeH6213desolate,whatwilt thoudo?Thoughthou clothest thyselfwithscarletשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144,thoughthou deckest theewithornamentsעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,thoughthou enlargest thineeyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869withpaint,invaindost thoumakeH6213thyself fair; thyloversdespisethee,theyseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245thylifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31ForIhaveheardH8085avoiceH6963asofawomanintravail,theanguishasofherthatbringethforthherfirstchild,thevoiceH6963ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726,thatgaspethforbreath,thatspreadethherhandsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709,saying,Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188ismenow!formysoulH5315faintethbeforethemurderers.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4

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