Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 14

1This isthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414concerningעַל־ דִּבְרֵ֖י'al- div.ReiH5921 H1697the droughtהַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃ha.ba.tza.RotH1226:

2“Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mournsאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56and her gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179languishאֻמְלְל֖וּ'um.le.LuH535. Her peoplewailקָדְר֣וּka.de.RuH6937for the landלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and a cryוְצִוְחַ֥תve.tziv.ChatH6682goes upעָלָֽתָה׃'a.La.tahH5927from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3The noblesוְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.Di.rei.HemH117sendשָׁלְח֥וּsha.le.ChuH7971their servantsצְעִירֵיהֶ֖םtze.'o.rei.hemH6810for waterלַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;they goבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935toעַל־'al-H5921the cisternsגֵּבִ֞יםge.VimH1356,but findמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325;their jarsכְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.HemH3627returnשָׁ֤בוּSha.vuH7725emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387.They are ashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954and humiliatedוְהָכְלְמ֖וּve.ha.khe.le.MuH3637;they coverוְחָפ֥וּve.cha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

4בַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668The groundהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127is crackedחַ֔תָּהCha.tahH2865becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588noלֹא־ הָיָ֥הlo'- ha.YahH3808 H1961rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653has fallen on the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.The farmersאִכָּרִ֖ים'i.ka.RimH406are ashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954;they coverחָפ֥וּcha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

5Evenכִּ֤י גַם־ki gam-H3588 H1571the doeאַיֶּ֙לֶת֙'ai.Ye.letH355in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704desertsוְעָז֑וֹבve.'a.ZovH5800her newborn fawnיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588there isהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808grassדֶּֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877.

6Wild donkeysוּפְרָאִים֙u.fe.ra.'ImH6501standעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975onעַל־'al-H5921barren heightsשְׁפָיִ֔םshe.fa.YimH8205;they pantשָׁאֲפ֥וּsha.'a.FuH7602for airר֖וּחַRu.achH7307like jackalsכַּתַּנִּ֑יםka.ta.NimH8577;their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם'ei.nei.HemH5869failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615forכִּי־ki-H3588lackאֵ֥ין'einH369of pastureעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.”

7Althoughאִם־'im-H518our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Nei.nuH5771testifyעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030against us,O LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,actעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034.Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,our rebellionsמְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּme.shu.vo.Tei.nuH4878are manyרַבּ֥וּra.BuH7231;we have sinned against Youחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.

8O Hopeמִקְוֵה֙mik.VehH4723of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,its Saviorמֽוֹשִׁיע֖וֹmo.shi.'OH3467in timesבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of distressצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100are Youתִֽהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961like a strangerכְּגֵ֣רke.GerH1616in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,like a travelerוּכְאֹרֵ֖חַu.khe.'o.Re.achH732who stays but a nightנָטָ֥ה לָלֽוּן׃na.Tah la.LunH5186 H3885?

9Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100are Youתִֽהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961like a manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376taken by surpriseנִדְהָ֔םnid.HamH1724,like a warriorכְּגִבּ֖וֹרke.gi.BorH1368לֹא־lo'-H3808powerlessיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201to saveלְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467?Yet Youוְאַתָּ֧הve.'a.TahH859are among usבְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and we are calledנִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'H7121by Your nameוְשִׁמְךָ֛ עָלֵ֥ינוּve.shim.Kha 'a.Lei.nuH8034 H5921.Do notאַל־'al-H408forsake usתַּנִּחֵֽנוּ׃ סta.ni.Che.nuH5117!

10This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559about thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971: “Trulyכֵּ֤ןkenH3651they loveאָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.VuH157to wanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128;they have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808restrainedחָשָׂ֑כוּcha.Sa.khuH2820their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272.So the LORDוַיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808accept themרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521;He will nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258rememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771and punish themוְיִפְקֹ֖דve.yif.KodH6485for their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.”

11Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֛לtit.pa.LelH6419forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157the well-beingלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12Althoughכִּ֣יkiH3588they may fastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684,I will notאֵינֶ֤נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369listen toשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ אֶל־sho.Me.a' 'el-H8085 H413their cryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440;althoughוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588they may offerיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503,I will notאֵינֶ֣נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369accept themרֹצָ֑םro.TzamH7521.Insteadכִּ֗יKiH3588,Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595will finish them offמְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.LehH3615אוֹתָֽם׃ ס'o.TamH853by swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.”

13“Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069!”I repliedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are tellingאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559them, ‘You will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719or sufferיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961famineוְרָעָ֖ב לֹֽא־ve.ra.'Av lo'-H7458 H3808,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youlastingאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571peaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.’”

14“The prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֚קֶרShe.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413. “I did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808send themשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808appoint themצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808speakדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413.Theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992are prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012to youa falseשֶׁ֜קֶרShe.kerH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377,a worthless divinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,the futilityH434and delusionוְתַרְמִ֣יתve.tar.mutH8649of their own mindsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559aboutעַֽל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034:Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808send themשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971,yet theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458will touchיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776.’By swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458these veryהָהֵֽמָּה׃ha.He.mahH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030will meet their endיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552!

16And the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012will beיִֽהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961thrownמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993into the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389because ofמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH6440famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719.There will be noוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369one to buryמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912themor theirהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121or their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323.I will pour outוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210their own evilרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֶת־'et-H853.

17You are to speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413אֶת־'et-H853: ‘My eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869overflowתֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832;dayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119and nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915they do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820,forכִּי֩kiH3588the virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971has been shatteredשֶׁ֨בֶרShe.verH7667by a crushingגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419blowנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665,a severelyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousנַחְלָ֥הnach.LahH2470woundמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

A Prayer for Mercy

(Isaiah 63:15–19)

18Ifאִם־'im-H518I go outיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,I seeוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009those slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518I enterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,I seeוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009those ravagedתַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יta.cha.lu.'EiH8463by famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588bothגַם־gam-H1571prophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030andגַם־gam-H1571priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548travelסָחֲר֥וּsa.cha.RuH5503toאֶל־'el-H413a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776they do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045.’”

19Have You rejectedהֲמָאֹ֨סha.ma.'OsH3988אֶת־'et-H853Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063completelyמָאַ֜סְתָּ אִם־ma.'As.ta 'im-H3988 H518?Do Youנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315despiseגָּעֲלָ֣הga.'a.LahH1602Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069have You stricken usהִכִּיתָ֔נוּhi.ki.Ta.nuH5221so that we are beyondוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369healingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832?We hopedקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965,but noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369good has comeט֔וֹבTovH2896,and for the timeוּלְעֵ֥תu.le.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832,but thereוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009was only terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205.

20We acknowledgeיָדַ֧עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045our wickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562,O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the guiltעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1;indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588,we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You.

21For the sake ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Your nameשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034do notאַל־'al-H408despise usתִּנְאַץ֙tin.'AtzH5006;do notאַל־'al-H408disgraceתְּנַבֵּ֖לte.na.BelH5034Your gloriousכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678.Rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142Your covenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285with usאִתָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ta.nuH854;do notאַל־'al-H408break itתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565.

22Canהֲיֵ֨שׁha.YeshH3426the worthless idolsבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471bring rainמַגְשִׁמִ֔יםmag.shi.MimH1652וְאִם־ve.'im-H518?Do the skies aloneהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064sendיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241?Is this notהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808by Youאַתָּה־ ה֜וּא'a.tah- hu'H859 H1931,O LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?So we put our hopeוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960in You,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859have doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428.

A Prayer for Mercy

(Isaiah 63:15–19)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14