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Jeremiah 5

1Run yetoandfrothroughthestreetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andseeוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200now,andknowH3045,andseekH1245inthebroad places thereof,ifyecanfindתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672amanH376,iftherebeanythatdoethjustly,thatseekethtruth;andIwillpardonher.

2Andthoughtheysayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559,AsJehovahliveth;surelytheyswearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falsely.

3OJehovah, donotthineeyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869lookupontruth? thou haststrickenthem,buttheywerenotgrieved; thou hastconsumedthem,buttheyhaverefusedH3985toreceiveH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:theyhavemadeH2388theirfacesH6440harderthanarockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553;theyhaverefusedH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4ThenIsaidH559,Surelythesearepoorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800;theyarefoolish;fortheyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045notthewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovah,northelawoftheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430:

5Iwillgetmeuntothegreatהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419men,andwillspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696untothem;fortheyknowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovah,andthelawoftheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.ButthesewithoneaccordhavebrokenH7665theyokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923,andburstthebonds.

6Whereforealionאַרְיֵ֜ה'ar.YehH738outoftheforestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293shallslaythem,awolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061oftheevenings shalldestroyH7703them,aleopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246shallwatchשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245againsttheircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892;everyonethatgoethoutthence shallbetornיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963inpieces;becausetheirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588aremanyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231,andtheirbackslidingsareincreased.

7HowcanIpardonthee? thychildrenhaveforsakenme,andswornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650bythemthatarenogodsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.WhenIhadfedthemtothefull,theycommittedH5003adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003,andassembled themselvesintroopsattheharlots’housesוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004;

8theywereH1961asfedhorsesH5483roamingatlarge;everyoneH376neighedafterhisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9ShallInotvisitH6485forthesethingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428? saithJehovah;andshallnotmysoulH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358onsuchanationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471asthis?

10Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927yeupuponherwalls,anddestroyוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּve.sha.Che.tuH7843;butmakeתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213notafullend:takeawayH5493herbranches;fortheyarenotJehovah’s.

11Forthehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063havedealtH898verytreacherouslyH898againstme, saithJehovah.

12TheyhavedeniedH3584Jehovah,andsaidH559,Itisnothe;neithershallevilH7451comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935uponus;neithershallweseeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719norfamineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458:

13andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallbecomeיִֽהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961windלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307,andthewordisnotinthem:thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shallitbeH1961doneuntothem.

14Whereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,BecauseyespeakH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,behold,Iwillmakeנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414mywordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697inthymouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784,andthispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086,anditshalldevourH398them.

15Lo,Iwillbringמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935anationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471uponyoufromfar,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saithJehovah:itisamightynationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471,itisanancientnationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471,anationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whoselanguageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956thou knowestnot,neitherunderstandestwhattheysayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Theirquiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827isanopenפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605sepulchre,theyareallmightyH1368menH1368.

17AndtheyshalleatH398upthyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105,andthybreadH3899,whichthysonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121andthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shouldeatH398;theyshalleatH398upthyflocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629andthyherdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241;theyshalleatH398upthyvinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612andthy fig-trees;theyshallbeatdownthyfortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,whereinthou trustest,withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

18Buteveninthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117, saithJehovah,Iwillnotmakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213afullendwithyou.

19Anditshallcometopass,whenyeshallsayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, Wherefore hathJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doneallthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428untous?thenshalt thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Likeasyehaveforsakenme,andservedH5647foreigngodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430inyourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651shallyeserveH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114inalandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776thatisnotyours.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046yethisinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andpublishitinJudahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowthis,Ofoolishpeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,andwithoutunderstanding;thathaveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,andseeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200not;thathaveearsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,andhearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085not:

22Fearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372yenotme? saithJehovah:willyenottrembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342atmypresenceH6440,whohaveplacedH7760thesandחוֹל֙chOlH2344fortheboundoftheseaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220,byaperpetualdecreeחָק־chok-H2706,thatitcannotpassיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674it?andthoughthewavesthereoftossthemselves,yetcantheynotprevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;thoughtheyroarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993,yetcantheynotpassיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674overit.

23Butthispeopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hatharevoltingandarebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820;theyareH1961revoltedandgone.

24NeithersayH559theyintheirheartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824,Letusnowfearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,thatgivethrainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, boththeformerandthelatter,initsseason;thatpreserveth untoustheappointedweeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620oftheharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.

25Youriniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveturnedהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186awaythesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,andyoursinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403havewithholdengoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896fromyou.

26Foramongmypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arefoundH4672wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563menH376:theywatchיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789,asfowlersH3353lieinwait;theysetהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324atrap,theycatchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menH376.

27Asacageisfullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392ofbirdsע֔וֹףofH5775,soH3651aretheirhousesH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820:thereforeH3651theyarebecomeגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431greatH1431,andwaxedrichוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28Theyarewaxedfatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080,theyshine: yea,theyoverpassindeedsofwickednessH7451;theypleadnotthecause,thecauseofthefatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,thattheymayprosperH6743;andtherightH4941oftheneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34dotheynotjudgeH8199.

29ShallInotvisitH6485forthesethingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428? saithJehovah;shallnotmysoulH5315beavengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358onsuchanationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471asthis?

30Awonderfulandhorrible thingiscometopassinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776:

31theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyH5012falsely,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearrulebytheirmeans;andmypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveH157tohaveitsoH3651:andwhatwillyedointheendלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5

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