Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 13

1This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413: “Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980and buyוְקָנִ֤יתָve.ka.Ni.taH7069yourselfa linenפִּשְׁתִּ֔יםpish.TimH6593loinclothאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232and putוְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹve.sam.ToH7760it aroundעַל־'al-H5921your waistמָתְנֶ֑יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,but do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808let it touchתְבִאֵֽהוּ׃te.vi.'E.huH935waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325.”

2So I boughtוָאֶקְנֶ֥הva.'ek.NehH7069אֶת־'et-H853a loinclothהָאֵז֖וֹרha.'e.ZorH232in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and I putוָאָשִׂ֖םva.'a.SimH7760it aroundעַל־'al-H5921my waistמָתְנָֽי׃ סma.te.NaiH4975.

3Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413a second timeשֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר׃she.Nit le.MorH8145 H559:

4“Takeקַ֧חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the loinclothהָאֵז֛וֹרha.'e.ZorH232thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you boughtקָנִ֖יתָka.Ni.taH7069אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and are wearingעַל־ מָתְנֶ֑יךָ'al- ma.te.Nei.khaH5921 H4975,and goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980at onceוְקוּם֙ve.KumH6965to Perathפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578and hideוְטָמְנֵ֥הוּve.ta.me.Ne.huH2934it thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033in a creviceבִּנְקִ֥יקbin.KikH5357of the rocksהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.”

5So I wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.LekhH1980and hid itוָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּva.'et.me.Ne.huH2934at Perathבִּפְרָ֑תbif.RatH6578,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אוֹתִֽי׃'o.TiH853had commanded meצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

6וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117laterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980to Perathפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578,and getוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947מִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033אֶת־'et-H853the loinclothהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you to hideלְטָמְנוֹ־le.ta.me.nov-H2934thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”

7So I wentוָאֵלֵ֣ךְva.'e.LekhH1980to Perathפְּרָ֔תָהpe.Ra.tahH6578and dug upוָאֶחְפֹּ֗רva.'ech.PorH2658the loinclothהָ֣אֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232,and I tookוָֽאֶקַּח֙va.'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853it fromמִן־min-H4480the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I had hidden itטְמַנְתִּ֣יו שָׁ֑מָּהte.man.Tiv Sha.mahH2934 H8033.But nowוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009itהָאֵז֔וֹרha.'e.ZorH232was ruinedנִשְׁחַ֣תnish.ChatH7843—of noלֹ֥אlo'H3808useיִצְלַ֖חyitz.LachH6743at allלַכֹּֽל׃ פla.KolH3605.

8Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃'e.Lai le.MorH413 H559:

9“This is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:In the same wayכָּ֠כָהKa.khahH3602I will ruinאַשְׁחִ֞ית'ash.ChitH7843אֶת־'et-H853the prideגְּא֧וֹןge.'onH1347of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the greatהָרָֽב׃ha.RavH7227prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Theseהַזֶּ֨הha.ZehH2088evilהָרָ֜עha.Ra'H7451peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,who refuseהַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים׀ha.me.'a.NimH3987to listenלִשְׁמ֣וֹעַlish.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853to My wordsדְּבָרַ֗יde.va.RaiH1697,who followהַהֹֽלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֣וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of their own heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820,and who goוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647and worshipוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812them,they will beוִיהִי֙vi.HiH1961like thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834loinclothכָּאֵז֣וֹרka.'e.ZorH232—of noלֹא־lo'-H3808useיִצְלַ֖חyitz.LachH6743at allלַכֹּֽל׃la.KolH3605.

11Forכִּ֡יkiH3588just asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834a loinclothהָאֵז֜וֹרha.'e.ZorH232clingsיִדְבַּ֨קyid.BakH1692toאֶל־'el-H413a man’sאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376waistמָתְנֵי־ma.te.nei-H4975,so I have madeכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478andאֶת־'et-H853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063clingהִדְבַּ֣קְתִּיhid.Bak.tiH1692to Meאֵ֠לַי'E.laiH413וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,so that they might beלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961Mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971for My renownוּלְשֵׁ֥םu.le.ShemH8034and praiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֖הve.lit.hi.LahH8416and gloryוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתu.le.tif.'A.retH8597.But they did notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

The Wineskins

12Therefore you are to tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559themהַזֶּ֗ה סha.ZehH2088thatאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Everyכָּל־kol-H3605wineskinנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035shall be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196.’And when they replyוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Don’t weלֹ֣אlo'H3808surelyהֲיָדֹ֙עַ֙ha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowנֵדַ֔עne.Da'H3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588everyכָל־khol-H3605wineskinנֵ֖בֶלNe.velH5035should be filledיִמָּ֥לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196?’

13then you are to tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I am going to fillמְמַלֵּ֣אme.ma.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853with drunkennessשִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃shi.ka.RonH7943allכָּל־kol-H3605who liveיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in thisהַזֹּ֟אתha.ZotH2063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853landהָאָ֪רֶץha.'A.retzH776—the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428who sitהַיֹּשְׁבִים֩hai.yo.she.VimH3427on David’sלְדָוִ֨דle.da.VidH1732עַל־'al-H5921throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Captivity Threatened

14I will smash themוְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ve.ni.patz.TimH5310againstאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,fathersוְהָאָב֧וֹתve.ha.'a.VotH1and sonsוְהַבָּנִ֛יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121alikeיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.I will allow noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808mercyאֶחְמ֧וֹל'ech.MolH2550orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808pityאָח֛וּס'a.ChusH2347orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808compassionאֲרַחֵ֖ם'a.ra.ChemH7355to keep Me from destroying themמֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ סme.hash.chi.TamH7843.’”

15Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085and give heedוְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238.Do notאַל־'al-H408be arrogantתִּגְבָּ֑הוּtig.Ba.huH1361,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

16Giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414gloryכָּבוֹד֙ka.VodH3519to the LORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962He brings darknessיַחְשִׁ֔ךְyach.ShikhH2821,beforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272stumbleיִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּyit.na.ge.FuH5062onעַל־'al-H5921the duskyנָ֑שֶׁףNa.shefH5399mountainsהָ֣רֵיHa.reiH2022.You waitוְקִוִּיתֶ֤םve.ki.vi.TemH6960for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,but He turns itוְשָׂמָ֣הּve.sa.MahH7760into deep gloomלְצַלְמָ֔וֶתle.tzal.Ma.vetH6757andוְשִׁ֖יתve.ya.shitH7896thick darknessלַעֲרָפֶֽל׃la.'a.ra.FelH6205.

17But ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808listenתִשְׁמָע֔וּהָtish.ma.'U.haH8085,Iנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will weepתִּבְכֶּֽה־tiv.keh-H1058in secretבְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.RimH4565because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440your prideגֵוָ֑הge.VahH1466 H1830.My eyesעֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869will overflowוְתֵרַ֤דve.te.RadH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068flockעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739has been taken captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617.

18Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and to the queen motherוְלַגְּבִירָ֖הve.la.ge.vi.RahH1377: “Take a lowlyהַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּhash.Pi.luH8213seatשֵׁ֑בוּShe.vuH3427,forכִּ֤יkiH3588your gloriousתִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Tif.'ar.te.KhemH8597crownsעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850have fallenיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381from your headsמַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmar.'a.Sho.tei.KhemH4761.”

19The citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the Negevהַנֶּ֛גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045have been shut tightסֻגְּר֖וּsu.ge.RuH5462,and no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369can open themפֹּתֵ֑חַpo.Te.achH6605.Allכֻּלָּ֖הּku.LahH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063has been carried into exileהָגְלָ֧תha.ge.LatH1540,whollyשְׁלוֹמִֽים׃ סshe.lo.MimH7965taken captiveהָגְלָ֥תha.ge.LatH1540.

20Lift upשְׂא֤וּse.'iH5375your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'iH7200those comingהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from the northמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828.Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346is the flockהָעֵ֙דֶר֙ha.'E.derH5739entrustedנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414to you,the sheepצֹ֖אןtzonH6629that were your prideתִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃tif.'ar.TekhH8597?

21Whatמַה־mah-H4100will you sayתֹּֽאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588He setsיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485over youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921closeאַלֻּפִ֖ים'a.lu.FimH441alliesלְרֹ֑אשׁle.RoshH7218whom youוְ֠אַתְּVe.'atH859yourself trainedלִמַּ֨דְתְּli.MadtH3925אֹתָ֥ם'o.TamH853עָלַ֛יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921?Will notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808pangs of anguishחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256grip youיֹאחֱז֔וּךְyo.che.ZukhH270,asכְּמ֖וֹke.MoH3644they do a womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802in laborלֵדָֽה׃le.DahH3205?

22And ifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588you askתֹאמְרִי֙to.me.RiH559yourselfבִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has thisאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428happened to meקְרָאֻ֣נִיke.ra.'U.niH7122?”It is because of the magnitudeבְּרֹ֧בbe.RoH7230of your iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771that your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757have been stripped offנִגְל֥וּnig.LuH1540andyour bodyעֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃'a.ke.Va.yikhH6119has been exposedנֶחְמְס֥וּnech.me.SuH2554.

23Can the Ethiopianכּוּשִׁי֙ku.ShiH3569changeהֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְha.ya.ha.FokhH2015his skinעוֹר֔וֹo.RoH5785,or the leopardוְנָמֵ֖רve.na.MerH5246his spotsחֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יוcha.var.bu.ro.TavH2272?Neitherגַּם־gam-H1571are youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859ableתּוּכְל֣וּtu.khe.LuH3201to do goodלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190—you who are accustomedלִמֻּדֵ֖יli.mu.DeiH3928to doing evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489.

24“I will scatter youוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327like chaffכְּקַשׁ־ke.kash-H7179drivenעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674by the desertמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057windלְר֖וּחַle.Ru.achH7307.

25Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is your lotגוֹרָלֵ֧ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486,the portionמְנָת־me.not-H4521I haveמֵֽאִתִּ֖יme.'i.TiH854measured to youמִדַּ֛יִךְmi.Da.yikhH4055,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834you have forgotten Meשָׁכַ֣חַתְּsha.Kha.chatH7911אוֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853and trustedוַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in falsehoodבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ba.Sha.kerH8267.

26Soוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589will pull your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757upחָשַׂ֥פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834overעַל־'al-H5921your faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440,that your shameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036may be seenוְנִרְאָ֖הve.nir.'AhH7200.

27Your adulteriesנִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְni.'u.Fa.yikhH5004and lustful neighingsוּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.mitz.ha.lo.Ta.yikhH4684,your shamelessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154prostitutionזְנוּתֵ֔ךְze.nu.TekhH2184onעַל־'al-H5921the hillsגְּבָעוֹת֙ge.va.'OtH1389andin the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704—I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your detestable actsשִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְshi.ku.Tza.yikhH8251.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to you,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389!How longאַחֲרֵ֥י מָתַ֖י עֹֽד׃ פ'a.cha.Rei ma.Tai 'OdH310 H4970 H5750will you remainתִטְהֲרִ֔יtit.ha.RiH2891uncleanלֹ֣אlo'H3808?”

The Wineskins

Captivity Threatened

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13