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Jeremiah 6

1Fleeforsafety, yechildrenofBenjaminבִניָמִ֗ןvi.n.ya.MinH1144,outofthemidstמִקֶּ֙רֶב֙mi.Ke.revH7130ofJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andblowתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782inTekoaוּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙u.vit.Ko.a'H8620,andraiseupasignalonBeth-haccherem;forevilH7451lookethforthfromthenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,andagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

2Thecomelyanddelicate one,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726,willIcutoff.

3ShepherdsH7462withtheirflocksוְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑םve.'ed.rei.HemH5739shallcomeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935untoher;theyshallpitchH8628theirtentsאֹהָלִים֙'o.ha.LimH168againstherroundH5439about;theyshallfeedH7462everyoneH376inhisplace.

4PrepareyewarH4421againsther;ariseק֖וּמוּKu.muH6965,andletusgoוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927upatnoonבַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188untous!forthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117declineth,fortheshadowsoftheeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153arestretchedיִנָּט֖וּyi.na.TuH5186out.

5Ariseק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965,andletusgoוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927upbynightבַלָּ֔יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,andletusdestroyוְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָהve.nash.Chi.tahH7843herpalaces.

6Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541hathJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, Hew yedownכִּרְת֣וּkir.TuH3772trees,andcastupamoundagainstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:thisisthecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892tobevisitedהָפְקַ֔דha.fe.KadH6485;sheiswhollyoppressionעֹ֥שֶׁק'O.shekH6233inthemidstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130ofher.

7Asawellcastethforthitswatersמֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.haH4325,soshecastethforthherwickednessH7451:violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555anddestructionH7701isheardH8085inher;beforemecontinuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548issicknessחֳלִ֥יcho.LiH2483andwoundsוּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.KahH4347.

8Bethouinstructedהִוָּסְרִי֙hi.va.se.RiH3256,OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435mysoulH5315bealienatedfromthee;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Imakeאֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ'a.si.MekhH7760theeadesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,alandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776notinhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבָה׃ פno.Sha.vahH3427.

9Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Theyshallthoroughly gleantheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478asavineכַגֶּ֖פֶןkha.Ge.fenH1612:turnH7725againthyhandיָדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027asagrape-gathererintothebaskets.

10TowhomshallIspeakאֲדַבְּרָ֤ה'a.da.be.RahH1696andtestify,thattheymayhearH8085?behold,theirearאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241isuncircumcisedעֲרֵלָ֣ה'a.re.LahH6189,andtheycannothearken:behold,thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahisbecomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961untothemareproachלְחֶרְפָּ֖הle.cher.PahH2781;theyhavenodelightיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654init.

11ThereforeIamfullמְלֵ֥אme.Le'H4392ofthewrathH2534ofJehovah;Iamwearyנִלְאֵ֣יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811withholdingהָכִ֔ילha.KhilH3557in:pourשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210itoutuponthechildrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768inthestreetבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351,andupontheassemblyofyoungבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH376togetherH3162;foreventhehusbandאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376withthewifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802shallbetakenH3920,theagedwithhimthatisfullH4392ofdaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

12AndtheirhousesH1004shallbeturnedוְנָסַ֤בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437untoothersלַאֲחֵרִ֔יםla.'a.che.RimH312,theirfieldsשָׂד֥וֹתsa.DotH7704andtheirwivesH802togetherH3162;forIwillstretchאַטֶּ֧ה'a.TehH5186outmyhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027upontheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, saithJehovah.

13Forfromtheleastofthemevenuntothegreatestגְּדוֹלָ֔םge.do.LamH1419ofthemeveryoneisgiventocovetousness;andfromtheprophetוּמִנָּבִיא֙u.mi.na.Vi'H5030evenuntothepriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548everyonedealethfalsely.

14Theyhavehealedוַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּvay.ra.pe.'UH7495alsothehurtofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971slightly,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965;whenthereisnopeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

15WeretheyashamedH954whentheyhadcommittedabominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441? nay,theywerenotatallashamedH954,neithercouldtheyblush:thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651theyshallfallיִפְּל֧וּyi.pe.LuH5307amongthemthatfallבַנֹּפְלִ֛יםva.no.fe.LimH5307;atthetimeבְּעֵת־be.'et-H6256thatIvisitפְּקַדְתִּ֥יםpe.kad.TimH6485themtheyshallbecastH5307downH5307, saithJehovah.

16Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah,Standעִמְדוּ֩'im.DuH5975yeinthewaysH1870andseeH7200,andaskוְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ve.sha.'a.LuH7592fortheoldpathsלִנְתִב֣וֹתlin.ti.VotH5410,whereאֵי־'ei-H335isthegoodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896wayH1870;andwalktherein,andyeshallfindוּמִצְא֥וּu.mitz.'UH4672restforyoursoulsH5315:buttheysaidH559,Wewillnotwalktherein.

17AndIsetH6965watchmenצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6822overyou,sayingH559, Hearkentothesoundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782;buttheysaidH559, Wewillnothearken.

18Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearH8085, yenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,andknowוּדְעִ֥יu.de.'IH3045,Ocongregationעֵדָ֖ה'e.DahH5712,whatisamongthem.

19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085,Oearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,eventhefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529oftheirthoughtsH4284,becausetheyhavenothearkened untomywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697;andasformylawוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451,theyhaverejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988it.

20Towhatpurposecomeththeretomefrankincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828fromShebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614,andthesweetcaneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070fromafarcountry?yourburnt-offeringsarenotacceptable,noryoursacrificesH2077pleasingעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149untome.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,Iwilllaystumbling-blocksbeforethispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971;andthefathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1andthesonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121togetherH3162shallstumbleוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782againstthem;theneighborH7453andhisfriendוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453shallperishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.

22Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971comethfromthenorthצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828country;andagreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471shallbestirredH5782upfromtheuttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411oftheearthH776.

23Theylayholdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onbowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andspear;theyarecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394,andhavenomercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355;theirvoiceH6963roarethliketheseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,andtheyrideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponhorsesH5483,everyoneH376setinarray,asamanכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,againstthee, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

24WehaveheardH8085thereportשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089thereof;ourhandsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027waxfeeble:anguishחִ֖ילchilH2427hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388ofus,andpangsasofawomanintravail.

25Goתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318notforthH3318intothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,norwalkbythewayH1870;fortheswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719oftheenemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341,andterrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032,areoneveryside.

26Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,girdחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296theewithsackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242,andwallowthyselfinashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665:makeH6213theemourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60,asforanonlyיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173sonH3173,mostbitterlamentation;forthedestroyerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703shallsuddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935uponus.

27IhavemadeH5414theeatrierandafortressH4013amongmypeopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971;thatthou mayestknowH3045andtrytheirwayH1870.

28Theyareallgrievous revolters,goingהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980aboutwithslanders;theyarebrassandironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270:theyallofthemdealcorruptlyH7843.

29Thebellowsblowfiercely;theleadעֹפָ֑רֶת'o.Fa.retH5777isconsumedofthefire:invaindotheygoonrefiningH6884;forthewickedH7451arenotpluckedawayH5423.

30Refusesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701shallmencallקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them,becauseJehovahhathrejectedH3988them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6

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