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Jeremiah 46

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahwhichcametoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030concerningthenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

2OfEgyptלְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:concerningthearmyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428ofPharaoh-necokingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichwasH1961bytheriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֖תpe.RatH6578inCarchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751,whichNebuchadrezzarkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894smoteinthefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofJehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

3PrepareH6186yethebucklerandshieldמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043,anddrawוּגְשׁ֖וּu.ge.ShuH5066neartobattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4Harnessאִסְר֣וּ'is.RuH631thehorsesH5483,andgetup, yehorsemenH6571,andstandוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320forthwithyourhelmetsבְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbe.Khoa.'ImH3553; furbishthespearsהָֽרְמָחִ֔יםha.re.ma.ChimH7420,putלִבְשׁ֖וּliv.ShuH3847onthecoatsofmail.

5WhereforehaveIseenH7200it?theyaredismayedandareturnedהִפְנ֑וּhif.NuH6437backwardאָחוֹר֒'a.chOrH268;andtheirmightyH1368onesH1368arebeatendown,andarefledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127apace,andlookH7200notbackH268:terrorמָג֥וֹרma.GorH4032isoneveryside, saithJehovah.

6Letnottheswiftהַקַּ֔לha.KalH7031fleeיָנ֣וּסya.NusH5127away,northemightyH1368manH1368escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422;inthenorthצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828bytheriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578havetheystumbledכָּשְׁל֖וּka.she.LuH3782andfallenוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307.

7WhoisthisthatrisethupliketheNile,whosewatersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325tossthemselvesliketheriversכַּנְּהָר֕וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104?

8Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714risethupliketheNile,andhiswatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325tossthemselvesliketheriversוְכַנְּהָר֖וֹתve.kha.ne.ha.RotH5104:andhesaith,Iwillriseup,Iwillcoverאֲכַסֶּה־'a.kha.seh-H3680theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;Iwilldestroyאֹבִ֥ידָה'o.Vi.dahH6citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892andtheinhabitantsוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427thereof.

9Goוְיֵצְא֖וּve.ye.tze.'UH3318up, yehorsesH5483;andrage, yechariotsH7393;andletthemightyH1368menH1368goH3318forthH3318:Cushכּ֤וּשׁkushH3568andPutוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316,thathandletheshieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043;andtheLudim,thathandleandbendדֹּ֥רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869thebowקָֽשֶׁת׃Ka.shetH7198.

10Forthatdayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117isadayי֤וֹםYomH3117oftheLordלַאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,adayH3117ofvengeanceנְקָמָה֙ne.ka.MahH5360,thathemayavengeלְהִנָּקֵ֣םle.hi.na.KemH5358himofhisadversaries:andtheswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shalldevourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398andbesatiate,andshalldrinkH7301itsfillוְרָוְתָ֖הve.ra.ve.TahH7301oftheirbloodמִדָּמָ֑םmi.da.MamH1818;fortheLordלַאדֹנָ֨יla.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, hathasacrificeזֶ֠בַחZe.vachH2077inthenorthצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828countrybytheriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

11Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927upintoGileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568,andtakeH3947balmצֳרִ֔יtzo.RiH6875, Ovirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:invaindost thouusemanyH7235medicines;thereisnohealingforthee.

12Thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471haveheardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085ofthyshameקְלוֹנֵ֔ךְke.lo.NekhH7036,andtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390ofthycry;forthemightyH1368manH1368hathstumbledכָּשָׁ֔לוּka.Sha.luH3782againstthemightyH1368,theyarefallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307bothofthemtogetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162.

13Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatJehovahspaketoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,howthatNebuchadrezzarkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894shouldcomeH935andsmitethelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14Declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046yeinEgyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andpublishinMigdolבְמִגְדּ֔וֹלve.mig.DolH4024,andpublishinMemphisבְנֹ֖ףve.NofH5297andinTahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סu.ve.tach.pan.ChesH8471:sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559ye,Standהִתְיַצֵּב֙hit.ya.TzevH3320forth,andprepareוְהָכֵ֣ןve.ha.KhenH3559thee;fortheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719hathdevouredאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398roundH5439aboutthee.

15Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069arethystrongonesאַבִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.bi.Rei.khaH47sweptaway?theystoodעָמַ֔ד'a.MadH5975not,becauseJehovahdiddrivethem.

16HemademanyH7235tostumbleH3782, yea,theyfellנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307oneH376uponanother:andtheysaidH559,Ariseק֣וּמָה׀Ku.mahH6965,andletusgoH7725againtoourownpeopleעַמֵּ֗נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,andtothelandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776ofournativity,fromtheoppressingH3238swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719.

17Theycriedthere,Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714isbutanoise;hehath lettheappointedH4150timeהַמּוֹעֵֽד׃ha.mo.'EdH4150passהֶעֱבִ֖ירhe.'e.VirH5674by.

18AsIlive, saiththeKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whosenameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034isJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,surelylikeTaborכְּתָב֣וֹרke.ta.VorH8396amongthemountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022,andlikeCarmelוּכְכַרְמֶ֖לu.khe.khar.MelH3760bytheseaבַּיָּ֥םbai.YamH3220,soshallhecomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

19O thoudaughterבַּת־bat-H1323thatdwellestinEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, furnish thyselftogointocaptivity;forMemphisנֹף֙nofH5297shallbecomeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961adesolationH8047,andshallbeH1961burntup,withoutinhabitantH3427.

20Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714isavery fairheiferעֶגְלָ֥ה'eg.LahH5697;butdestructionoutofthenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935,itiscomeבָֽא׃Va'H935.

21Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571herhiredmeninthemidstבְקִרְבָּהּ֙ve.kir.BahH7130ofherarelikecalvesH5695ofthestallמַרְבֵּ֔קmar.BekH4770;fortheyalsoגַם־gam-H1571areturnedהִפְנ֛וּhif.NuH6437backH6437,theyarefledנָ֥סוּNa.suH5127awaytogetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162,theydidnotstandעָמָ֑דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975:forthedayי֥וֹםYomH3117oftheircalamityH343iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935uponthem,thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256oftheirvisitation.

22Thesoundקוֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963thereof shallgoH935liketheserpent;fortheyshall marchwithanarmyבְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428,andcomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935againstherwithaxes,ashewersofwoodעֵצִֽים׃'e.TzimH6086.

23Theyshallcutכָּרְת֤וּka.re.TuH3772downherforestיַעְרָהּ֙ya'.RahH3293, saithJehovah,thoughitcannotbesearchedיֵֽחָקֵ֑רye.cha.KerH2713;becausetheyaremorethanthelocustsמֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔הme.'ar.BehH697,andareinnumerable.

24Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shallbeputH5414toshame; sheshallbedeliveredintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthenorthצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

25Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith:Behold,IwillpunishH6485Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH528ofNo,andPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,andEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,withhergodsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430,andherkingsמְלָכֶ֑יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428;evenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,andthemthattrustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982inhim:

26andIwilldeliverthemintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofthosethatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theirlivesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,andintothehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofNebuchadrezzarkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,andintothehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650;andafterwardsitshallbeinhabited,asinthedaysכִּֽימֵי־ki.mei-H3117ofold, saithJehovah.

27Butfearתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372notthou,OJacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290myservantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650,neitherbedismayedתֵּחַ֣תte.ChatH2865,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for,lo,Iwillsaveמוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ֙mo.shi.'a.KhaH3467theefromafarH7350,andthyseedH2233fromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776oftheircaptivityשִׁבְיָ֑םshiv.YamH7628;andJacobיַעֲק֛וֹבya.'a.KovH3290shallreturnוְשָׁ֧בve.ShavH7725,andshallbequietH8252andateaseוְשַׁאֲנַ֖ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599,andnoneshallmakehimafraidH3372.

28Fearתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372notthou,OJacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290myservantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650, saithJehovah;forIamwiththee:forIwillmakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213afullendofallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471whitherIhavedrivenH5080thee;butIwillnotmakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213afullendofthee,butIwillcorrecttheeinmeasure,andwillinnowiseleaveוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352theeunpunishedאֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ ס'a.na.Ke.kaH5352.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 46

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