Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 15

1Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413: “Even ifאִם־'im-H518Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵל֙u.she.mu.'ElH8050should standיַעֲמֹ֨דya.'a.ModH5975before Meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440,My heartנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315would notאֵ֥ין'einH369go out toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971.Send themשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971fromמֵֽעַל־me.'al-H5921My presenceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,and let them goוְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ve.ye.Tze.'uH3318!

2וְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588they ask youיֹאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָyo.me.Ru 'e.Lei.khaH559 H413, ‘Whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575shall we goנֵצֵ֑אne.Tze'H3318?’you are to tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559thatאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Thoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834destined for deathלַמָּ֤וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,to deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194;thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834destined for the swordלַחֶ֙רֶב֙la.Che.revH2719,to the swordלַחֶ֔רֶבla.Che.revH2719;thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834destined for famineלָֽרָעָב֙la.ra.'AvH7458,to famineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458;and thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834destined for captivityלַשְּׁבִ֖יla.she.ViH7628,to captivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃la.She.viH7628.’

3I will appointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485over themעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH5921fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702kinds of destroyersמִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙mish.pa.chOtH4940,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853:the swordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719to killלַֽהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611to drag awayלִסְחֹ֑בlis.ChoH5498וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and the birdsע֧וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and destroyוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃u.le.hash.ChitH7843.

4I will make themוּנְתַתִּ֣יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414a horrorH2113to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776because ofבִּ֠גְלַלBig.lalH1558whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063עַ֥ל'alH5921didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5כִּ֠יkiH3588Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will have pityיַחְמֹ֤לyach.MolH2550on youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389?Whoוּמִ֖יu.MiH4310will mournיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for you?Whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310will turn asideיָס֔וּרya.SurH5493to askלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592about your welfareלְשָׁלֹ֖םle.sha.LomH7965?

6Youאַ֣תְּ'atH859have forsakenנָטַ֥שְׁתְּna.TashtH5203Meאֹתִ֛י'o.TiH853,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.You have turned your backאָח֣וֹר תֵּלֵ֑כִי'a.Chor te.Le.khiH268 H1980.So I will stretch outוָאַ֨טva.'AtH5186אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027against youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921and I will destroy youוָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְva.'ash.chi.TekhH7843;I am wearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811of showing compassionהִנָּחֵֽם׃hi.na.ChemH5162.

7I will scatter themוָאֶזְרֵ֥םva.'ez.RemH2219with a winnowing forkבְּמִזְרֶ֖הbe.miz.RehH4214at the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.I will bereaveשִׁכַּ֤לְתִּיshi.Kal.tiH7921and destroyאִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙'i.Bad.tiH6אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971who have notלוֹא־lo'-H3808turnedשָֽׁבוּ׃Sha.vuH7725from their waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870.

8I will make their widowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490more numerousעָֽצְמוּ־'a.tze.mu-H6105than the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of the seaיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220.I will bringהֵבֵ֨אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935a destroyerשֹׁדֵ֣דsho.DedH7703at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672againstעַל־'al-H5921the mothersאֵ֛ם'emH517of young menבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH970.I will suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597bringהִפַּ֤לְתִּיhi.Pal.tiH5307upon themעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921anguishעִ֖יר'irH5892and dismayוּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃u.ve.ha.LotH928.

Jeremiah’s Woe

9The motherיֹלֶ֣דֶתyo.Le.detH3205of sevenהַשִּׁבְעָ֗הha.shiv.'AhH7651will grow faintאֻמְלְלָ֞ה'um.le.LahH535;she will breatheנָפְחָ֥הna.fe.ChahH5301her last breathנַפְשָׁ֛הּnaf.ShahH5315.Her sunשִׁמְשָׁ֛הּshim.ShahH8121will setבָּ֥אba.'ah'H935while it is stillבְּעֹ֥דbe.'OdH5750dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119;she will be disgracedבּ֣וֹשָׁהBo.o.shahH954and humiliatedוְחָפֵ֑רָהve.cha.Fe.rahH2659.And the restוּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗םu.she.'e.ri.TamH7611I will putאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414to the swordלַחֶ֧רֶבla.Che.revH2719in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188to me,my motherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517,thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you have borne meיְלִדְתִּ֗נִיye.lid.Ti.niH3205,a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of strifeרִ֛יב וְאִ֥ישׁriv ve.'IshH7379 H376and conflictמָד֖וֹןma.DonH4066in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.I have neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lentנָשִׁ֥יתִיna.Shi.tiH5383norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808borrowedנָֽשׁוּ־na.shu-H5383,yet everyoneכֻּלֹּ֥הku.LohH3605curses meמְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ סme.ka.La.v.niH7043.

11The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808I will deliver youH8323for a good purposeלְט֑וֹבle.TovH2896;surely I willאִם־ ל֣וֹא׀'im- Lo'H518 H3808intercedeהִפְגַּ֣עְתִּֽיhif.Ga'.tiH6293אֶת־'et-H853with your enemyהָאֹיֵֽב׃ha.'o.YevH341in your timeבְּעֵ֥ת־be.'Et-H6256of troubleרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451,in your timeוּבְעֵ֥תu.ve.'EtH6256of distressצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869.

12Can anyone smashהֲיָרֹ֨עַha.ya.Ro.a'H7489ironבַּרְזֶ֧ל׀bar.ZelH1270—ironבַּרְזֶ֛לbar.ZelH1270from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828—or bronzeוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178?

13Your wealthחֵילְךָ֧chei.le.KhaH2428and your treasuresוְאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֛יךָve.'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214I will give upאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414as plunderלָבַ֥זla.VazH957,withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808chargeבִמְחִ֑ירvim.ChirH4242for allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your sinsחַטֹּאותֶ֖יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403within allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your bordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

14Then I will enslave youוְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙ve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674toאֶת־'et-H853your enemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588My angerבְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639will kindleקָדְחָ֥הka.de.ChahH6919a fireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784that will burnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344against youעֲלֵיכֶ֥ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.”

15Youאַתָּ֧ה'a.TahH859understandיָדַ֣עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;remember meזָכְרֵ֤נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142and attend to meוּפָקְדֵ֙נִי֙u.fa.ke.De.niH6485.Avenge meוְהִנָּ֤קֶםve.hi.Na.kemH5358againstmy persecutorsמֵרֹ֣דְפַ֔יme.Ro.de.FaiH7291.In Your patienceלְאֶ֥רֶךְ אַפְּךָ֖le.'E.rekh 'a.pe.KhaH750 H639,do notאַל־'al-H408take me awayתִּקָּחֵ֑נִיti.ka.Che.niH3947.Know thatדַּ֕עda'H3045I endureשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375reproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781for Your honorעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.

16Your wordsדְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙de.va.Rei.khaH1697were foundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672,and I ate themוָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔םva.'O.khe.LemH398.Your wordsדְבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.rei.khaH1697becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961my joyלְשָׂשׂ֖וֹןle.sa.SonH8342and my heart’sלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824delightוּלְשִׂמְחַ֣תu.le.sim.ChatH8057.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I bearנִקְרָ֤אnik.Ra'H7121Your nameשִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔יshim.Kha 'a.LaiH8034 H5921,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

17I neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808satיָשַׁ֥בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427with the bandבְסוֹד־ve.sod-H5475of revelersמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832,nor did I celebrate with themוָֽאֶעְלֹ֑זva.'e'.LozH5937.Becauseמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440Your hand was on meיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,I satיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיya.Shav.tiH3427aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You have filled meמִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ סmi.le.Ta.niH4390with indignationזַ֖עַםZa.'amH2195.

18Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100isH1961my painכְאֵבִי֙khe.'e.ViH3511unendingנֶ֔צַחNe.tzachH5331,and my woundוּמַכָּתִ֖יu.ma.ka.TiH4347incurableאֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙'a.nu.ShahH605,refusingמֵֽאֲנָה֙me.'a.NahH3985to be healedהֵֽרָפֵ֔אhe.ra.Fe'H7495?You have indeed becomeH1961likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644a mirageאַכְזָ֔ב'akh.ZavH391to me—waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808thereנֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃ סne.'e.Ma.nuH539.

The LORD’s Promise

19Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Ifאִם־'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֤וּבta.ShuvH7725,I will restore youוַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙va.'a.shi.ve.KhaH7725;you will standתַּֽעֲמֹ֔דta.'a.ModH5975in My presenceלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440.And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you speakתּוֹצִ֥יאto.Tzi'H3318words that are nobleיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368instead of worthlessמִזּוֹלֵ֖לmi.zo.LelH2151,you will beתִֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961My spokesmanכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310.It is theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992who must turnיָשֻׁ֤בוּya.Shu.vuH7725to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808turnתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

20Then I will make youוּנְתַתִּ֜יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414a wallלְחוֹמַ֤תle.cho.MatH2346to thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,a fortified wallבְּצוּרָ֔הbe.tzu.RahH1219of bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178;they will fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898against youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413but will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808overcomeי֣וּכְלוּYu.khe.luH3201you,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am with youאִתְּךָ֥'i.te.KhaH854to saveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥le.ho.shi.'a.KhaH3467and deliver youוּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָu.le.ha.tzi.Le.khaH5337,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21I will deliver youוְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָve.hi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451and redeem youוּפְדִתִ֖יךָu.fe.di.Ti.khaH6299from the graspמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of the ruthlessעָרִצִֽים׃ פ'a.ri.TzimH6184.”

Jeremiah’s Woe

The LORD’s Promise

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15