American Standard Version
Jeremiah 44
1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414concerningH413alltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatdweltH3427inthelandH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,thatdweltH3427atMigdolבְּמִגְדֹּל֙be.mig.DolH4024,andatTahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֣סu.ve.tach.pan.ChesH8471,andatMemphisוּבְנֹ֔ףu.ve.NofH5297,andinthecountryofPathrosפַּתְר֖וֹסpat.RosH6624,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,
2Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: YehaveseenH7200alltheevilH7451thatIhavebroughtH935uponJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,anduponallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and,behold,thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117theyareadesolationH2723,andnomandwelleth therein,
3becauseoftheirwickednessרָעָתָ֗םra.'a.TamH7451whichtheyhavecommittedtoprovokeלְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707,inthattheywenttoburnincenseH6999,andtoserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thattheyknewH3045not,neitherthey,norye,noryourfathersH1.
6WhereforemywrathH2534andmineangerוְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639wasH1961pouredוַתִּתַּ֤ךְva.ti.TakhH5413forth,andwasH1961kindledinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andtheyarewastedanddesolate,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
7Thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258nowH6258thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Wherefore commit yethisgreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419evilH7451againstyourownsoulsH5315,tocutלְהַכְרִ֨יתle.hakh.RitH3772offfromyoumanאִישׁ־'ish-H376andwomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802,infantandsuckling,outofthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,toleaveהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498younoneremainingH3498;
8inthatyeprovokeH3707meuntoangerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙le.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707withtheworksH4639ofyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,burningincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whither yearegoneH935tosojourn;thatyemaybeH1961cutהַכְרִ֣יתhakh.RitH3772off,andthatyemaybeH1961acurseלִקְלָלָ֣הlik.la.LahH7045andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781amongallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?
9Haveyeforgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩hash.khach.TemH7911thewickednessH7451ofyourfathersH1,andthewickednessH7451ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,andthewickednessH7451oftheirwivesH802,andyourownwickednessH7451,andthewickednessH7451ofyourwivesH802,whichtheycommittedinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?
11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillsetשָׂ֥םsamH7760myfaceפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440againstyouforevilH7451,eventocutוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772offallJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
12AndIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.TiH3947theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,thathavesetשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesH6440togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intothelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714tosojournthere,andtheyshallallbeH1961consumed;inthelandבְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shalltheyfallיִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luH5307;theyshallbeH1961consumedbytheswordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719andbythefamineבָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'AvH7458;theyshalldieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,fromtheleastevenuntothegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,bytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458;andtheyshallbeH1961anexecration,andanastonishment,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,andareproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃u.le.cher.PahH2781.
13ForIwillpunishH6485themthatdwellהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,asIhavepunishedH6485Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,bytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719,bythefamineבָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'AvH7458,andbythepestilenceוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃u.va.Da.verH1698;
14sothatnoneoftheremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתlish.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,thataregoneH935intothelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714tosojournthere,shallescapeH6412orbeH1961left,toreturnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ve.la.ShuvH7725intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,towhichtheyhaveadesireנַפְשָׁם֙naf.ShamH5315toreturnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427there:fornoneshallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725savesuchasshallescapeH6412.
15ThenallthemenH376whoknewH3045thattheirwivesH802burnedincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,andallthewomenH802thatstoodהָעֹמְד֖וֹתha.'o.me.DotH5975by,agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyH6951,evenallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatdweltH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,inPathrosבְּפַתְר֥וֹסbe.fat.RosH6624,answeredJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
17ButwewillcertainlyperformeverywordH1697thatisgoneH3318forthH3318outofourmouthמִפִּ֗ינוּmi.Pi.nuH6310,toburnincenseH6999untothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֮ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,andtopourוְהַסֵּֽיךְ־ve.ha.seikh-H5258outdrink-offerings untoher,aswehavedone,weandourfathersH1,ourkingsמְלָכֵ֣ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428andourprincesH8269,inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;forthenhadweplentyofvictuals,andwerewell,andsawH7200noevilH7451.
21TheincenseH6999thatyeburnedinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andinthestreetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, yeandyourfathersH1,yourkingsמַלְכֵיכֶ֥םmal.khei.KhemH4428andyourprincesH8269,andthepeopleוְעַ֣םve.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,didnotJehovahrememberזָכַ֣רza.KharH2142them,andcameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖הva.ta.'a.LehH5927itnotintohismind?
22sothatJehovahcouldnotlongerbearH5375,becauseoftheevilofyourdoings,andbecauseoftheabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441whichyehavecommitted;thereforeisyourlandאַ֠רְצְכֶם'Ar.tze.khemH776becomeוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961adesolationH8047,andanastonishment,andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֛הve.lik.la.LahH7045,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427,asitisthisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.
23BecauseyehaveburnedincenseH6999,andbecauseyehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,andhavenotobeyedthevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,norwalkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980inhislawוּבְתֹרָת֧וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451,norinhisstatutesH2708,norinhistestimoniesוּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715;thereforeH3651thisevilH7451ishappenedקָרָ֥אתka.RatH7122untoyou,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
25Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֩tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559, YeandyourwivesH802havebothspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696withyourmouthsבְּפִיכֶם֮be.fi.KhemH6310,andwithyourhandsוּבִידֵיכֶ֣םu.vi.dei.KhemH3027havefulfilledit,sayingH559,Wewillsurelyperformourvowsנְדָרֵ֗ינוּne.da.Rei.nuH5088thatwehavevowedנָדַ֙רְנוּ֙na.Dar.nuH5087,toburnincenseH6999tothequeenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtopourוּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְu.le.ha.SekhH5258outdrink-offerings untoher:establishH6965thenyourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088,andperformyourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶֽם׃ פnid.rei.KhemH5088.
26Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,allJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:Behold,IhaveswornH7650bymygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419nameבִּשְׁמִ֤יbish.MiH8034, saithJehovah,thatmynameשְׁמִ֜יshe.MiH8034shallnomorebeיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961namedH8034inthemouthבְּפִ֣י׀be.FiH6310ofanymanH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063inallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingH559,AstheLordJehovahliveth.
27Behold,Iwatchשֹׁקֵ֧דsho.KedH8245overthemforevilH7451,andnotforgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896;andallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063thatareinthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shallbeconsumedbytheswordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719andbythefamineוּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,untiltherebeanendכְּלוֹתָֽם׃ke.lo.TamH3615ofthem.
28Andtheythatescapeוּפְלִיטֵ֨יu.fe.li.TeiH6412theswordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719shallreturnיְשֻׁב֨וּןye.shu.VunH7725outofthelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,fewinnumberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557;andalltheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,thataregoneH935intothelandלְאֶֽרֶץ־le.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714tosojournthere,shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045whosewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shallstandH6965,mine,ortheirs.
30Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,IwillgiveH5414PharaohHophrakingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofhisenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341,andintothehandוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027ofthemthatseekH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;asIgaveH5414Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063intothehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,whowashisenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,andsoughtH1245hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סnaf.ShoH5315.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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