Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 14:1-10
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.YahH3808H1961rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653has fallen on the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.The farmersאִכָּרִ֖ים'i.ka.RimH406are ashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954;they coverחָפ֥וּcha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.
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.LunH5186H3885?
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.nuH8034H5921.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.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 14
- 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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