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Jeremiah 40

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697whichcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414fromJehovah,afterthatNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardhadlethimgoH7971fromRamahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,whenhehadtakenH3947himbeingboundH631inchainsבָּֽאזִקִּים֙ba.zi.KimH246amongallthecaptivesofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,thatwerecarriedawayH7971captiveuntoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

2AndthecaptainoftheguardtookH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414,andsaidH559untohim,JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430pronouncedthisevilH7451uponthisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;

3andJehovahhathbroughtH935it,anddoneaccordingashespake:becauseyehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,andhavenotobeyedhisvoiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,thereforethisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697iscomeH935uponyou.

4Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,behold,Iloosetheethisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromthechainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246whichareuponthyhandיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027.Ifitseemgoodט֨וֹבTovH2896unto theetocomeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935withmeintoBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935,andIwilllookwellunto thee;butifitseemill unto theetocomeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935withmeintoBabylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894, forbear:behold,allthelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776isbeforethee; whitheritseemethgoodH2896andrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477unto theetogoH935, thithergoH935.

5NowwhilehewasnotyetH5750goneH7725backH7725,Goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971backH7725then,saidhe,toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227,whomthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894hathmadeH5414governoroverthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,anddwellH3427withhimamongthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;orgoH7971wheresoeveritseemethrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477unto theetogoH7971.SothecaptainoftheguardgaveH5414himvictualsandapresent,andlethimgoH7971.

6ThenwentH935Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414untoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296toMizpahH4708,anddweltH3427withhimamongthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatwereleftH7604inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

7NowwhenallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwereinthefieldsH7704,eventheyandtheirmenH376,heardH8085thatthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadmadeGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296governorinthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andhadcommitteduntohimmenH376,andwomenH802,andchildren,andofthepoorestofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,ofthemthatwerenotcarriedawaycaptivetoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894;

8thentheycameH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436toMizpahH4708,towit,Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418,andJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143,andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576,andthesonsוּבְנֵ֣י׀u.ve.NeiH1121ofEphaitheNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,andJezaniahthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121oftheMaacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,theyandtheirmenH376.

9AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֤ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָן֙sha.FanH8227sware untothemandtotheirmenH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,FearH3372nottoserveH5647theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellH3427inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andserveH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,anditshallbewellוְיִיטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190withyou.

10Asforme,behold,Iwilldwellיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709,tostandלַֽעֲמֹד֙la.'a.ModH5975beforetheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778thatshallcomeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935untous:butye,gatherאִסְפוּ֩'is.FuH622yewineיַ֨יִןYa.yinH3196andsummerוְקַ֜יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019fruitsandoilוְשֶׁ֗מֶןve.She.menH8081,andputוְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ve.Si.muH7760theminyourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627,anddwellוּשְׁב֖וּu.she.VuH3427inyourcitiesבְּעָרֵיכֶ֥םbe.'a.rei.KhemH5892thatyehavetaken.

11LikewisewhenalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwereinMoabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124,andamongthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983,andinEdomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123,andthatwereinallthecountries,heardH8085thatthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadleftaremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,andthathehadsetH5414overthemGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonH1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,thesonH1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227;

12thenalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725outofallplacesH4725whithertheyweredrivenH5080,andcameH935tothelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, untoMizpahH4708,andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֛וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196andsummerוָקַ֖יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019fruitsveryH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

13MoreoverJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,andallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwereinthefieldsH7704,cameH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahH4708,

14andsaidH559untohim, Dost thouknowH3045thatBaalisthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983hathsentH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonH1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418totakethylifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315?ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonH1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296believedH539themnot.

15ThenJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spaketoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709secretly,sayingH559,Letmego,Ipraythee,andIwillslayIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418,andnomanH376shallknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it: whereforeshouldhetakethylifeנֶּ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,thatalltheJewsthataregatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908unto theeshouldbescatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327,andtheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahH3063perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?

16ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidH559untoJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, Thou shaltnotdothisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;forthou speakestfalselyofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 40

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