Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 12:1-6
1Righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662areYouאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whenכִּ֥יkiH3588I pleadאָרִ֖יב'a.RivH7378before Youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.Yetאַ֤ךְ'akhH389about Your judgmentsH4639I wish to contendאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696with Youאוֹתָ֔ךְ'o.TakhH854:Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069does the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563prosperצָלֵ֔חָהtza.Le.chahH6743?Why do all the faithlessכָּל־ בֹּ֥גְדֵי בָֽגֶד׃kol- Bo.ge.dei Va.gedH899H3605H898live at easeשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7951?
2You planted themנְטַעְתָּם֙ne.ta'.TamH5193,andגַּם־gam-H1571they have taken rootשֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuH8327.They have grownיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980andגַּם־gam-H1571producedעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213fruitפֶ֑רִי קָר֤וֹבFe.ri ka.RovH6529H7138.Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859are ever on their lipsבְּפִיהֶ֔םbe.fi.HemH6310,but farוְרָח֖וֹקve.ra.ChokH7350from their heartsמִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kil.yo.tei.HemH3629.
3But Youוְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH859know meיְדַעְתָּ֔נִיye.da'.Ta.niH3045,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;You see meתִּרְאֵ֕נִיtir.'E.niH7200and testוּבָחַנְתָּ֥u.va.chan.TaH974my heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820toward Youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854.Drag awayהַתִּקֵם֙ha.ti.KemH5423the wickedlike sheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629to the slaughterלְטִבְחָ֔הle.tiv.ChahH2878and set them apartוְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םve.hak.di.ShemH6942for the dayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117of carnageהֲרֵגָֽה׃ סha.re.GahH2028.
4How longעַד־ מָתַי֙'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970will the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56and the grassוְעֵ֥שֶׂבve.'E.sevH6212of everyכָּל־kol-H3605fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704be witheredיִיבָ֑שׁyi.VashH3001?Because of the evilמֵרָעַ֣תme.ra.'AtH7451of its residentsיֹֽשְׁבֵי־yo.she.vei-H3427,the animalsבְהֵמוֹת֙ve.he.mOtH929and birdsוָע֔וֹףva.'ofH5775have been swept awayסָפְתָ֤הsa.fe.TahH5595,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the people have saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “He cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853what our end will beאַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃'a.cha.ri.Te.nuH319.”
5“Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you have racedרַ֙צְתָּה֙ratz.tahH7323withאֶת־'et-H854men on footרַגְלִ֥ים׀rag.LimH7273and they have worn you outוַיַּלְא֔וּךָvai.yal.'U.khaH3811,howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349can you competeתְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖הte.ta.cha.RehH8474withאֶת־'et-H854horsesהַסּוּסִ֑יםha.su.SimH5483?If youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859stumbleבוֹטֵ֔חַvo.Te.achH982in a peacefulשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965landוּבְאֶ֤רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776,howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349will you doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213in the thicketsבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383?
6Evenכִּ֧י גַם־ki gam-H3588H1571your brothersאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251—your own father’sאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1householdוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004—evenגַּם־gam-H1571theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992have betrayedבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898you;evenגַּם־gam-H1571theyהֵ֛מָּהHe.mahH1992have criedקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121aloudמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392against youאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.Do notאַל־'al-H408trustתַּאֲמֵ֣ןta.'a.MenH539them,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588they speakיְדַבְּר֥וּye.da.be.RuH1696wellטוֹבֽוֹת׃ סto.VotH2896of youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 12
- 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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