Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 16

1Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808marryתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947אִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808haveיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121or daughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.”

3Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921the sonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921daughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323born in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,andוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921the mothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517who bore themהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209,and the fathersהַיֹּלְד֣וֹת אֲבוֹתָ֛םhai.yo.le.Dot 'a.vo.TamH1 H3205אוֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853who fatheredהַמּוֹלִדִ֥יםha.mo.li.DimH3205themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853וְעַל־ve.'al-H5921in thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:

4“They will dieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191from deadlyמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463diseasesתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463.They will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be mournedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙ וְלֹ֣אyi.sa.fe.Du ve.Lo'H5594 H3808or buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912,but will lieיִֽהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961like dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828onעַל־'al-H5921the groundפְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖הpe.Nei ha.'a.da.MahH6440 H127.They will be finished offיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by swordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458,and their corpsesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038will becomeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”

5Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Do notאַל־'al-H408enterתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935a houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004where there isa funeral mealמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408goתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980to mournלִסְפּ֔וֹד וְאַל־lis.Pod ve.'al-H5594 H408or show sympathyתָּנֹ֖דta.NodH5110,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have removedאָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622אֶת־'et-H853fromמֵאֵ֨תme.'EtH854thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971My peaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965,My loving devotionהַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedH2617,andאֶת־'et-H853My compassionהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.

6“Both greatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419and smallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996will dieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.They will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808mournedיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will anyone cut himselfיִתְגֹּדַ֔ד וְלֹ֥אyit.go.Dad ve.Lo'H1413 H3808or shave his headיִקָּרֵ֖חַyi.ka.Re.achH7139for them.

7No foodוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will be offeredיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536עַל־'al-H5921to comfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162those who mournאֵ֖בֶל עַל־'E.vel 'al-H60 H5921the deadמֵ֑תMetH4191;not evenוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808a cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of consolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575will be givenיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853forעַל־'al-H5921the loss of a fatherאָבִ֖יו וְעַל־'a.Viv ve.'al-H1 H5921or motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808enterתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935a houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004where there is feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and sit downלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH854to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.

9Forכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֹ֨הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִ֨יYis.ra.'El hi.NiH3478 H2005,saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559:I am going to removeמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,before your very eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869and in your daysוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117,the soundsH6963of joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342and gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057 H6963,the voicesH6963of the brideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618and bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860.

10וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you tellתַגִּיד֙ta.GidH5046theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֵ֥ת'etH853peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they will askוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Whyעַל־ מֶה֩'al- mehH5921 H4100has the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068pronouncedדִבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419disasterהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451against usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921אֵ֣ת'etH853?Whatוּמֶ֤הu.MehH4100isour iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771?Whatוּמֶ֣הu.MehH4100is the sinחַטָּאתֵ֔נוּcha.ta.Te.nuH2403thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we have committedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?’

11Then you are to answer themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.mar.Ta 'a.lei.HemH559 H413: ‘It isbecauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1have forsakenעָזְב֨וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Meאוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and followedוַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙vai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themוְאֹתִ֣יve.'o.TiH853.They abandoned Meעָזָ֔בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808keepשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104My instructionתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451.

12And youוְאַתֶּ֛םve.'a.TemH859have doneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213more evilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֥םha.re.'o.TemH7489than your fathersמֵאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.See howוְהִנְּכֶ֣םve.hi.ne.KhemH2005each of youאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376followsהֹלְכִ֗ים אַֽחֲרֵי֙ho.le.Khim 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of his evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451heartלִבּֽוֹ־li.bov-H3820instead ofלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115obeyingשְׁמֹ֥עַshe.Mo.a'H8085Meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

13So I will castוְהֵטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853out ofמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoעַל־'al-H5921a landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859nor your fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םva.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1have knownיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045.Thereשָׁ֞םshamH8033אֶת־'et-H853you will serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,forאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I will showאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414younoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808favorחֲנִינָֽה׃ סcha.ni.NahH2594.’

God Will Restore Israel

14Yetלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when they will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750sayיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559, ‘As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927אֶת־'et-H853the Israelites upבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’

15Insteadכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518they will say, ‘As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֜הhe.'e.LahH5927אֶת־'et-H853the Israelites upבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828and allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the other landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had banished themהִדִּיחָ֖ם שָׁ֑מָּהhi.di.Cham Sha.mahH5080 H8033.’For I will return themוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725toעַל־'al-H5921their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to their forefathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1.

16But for nowהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005I will send forשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971manyרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227fishermenH1728,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they will catch themוְדִיג֑וּםve.di.GumH1770.After thatוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֙'esh.LachH7971for manyלְרַבִּ֣יםle.ra.BimH7227huntersצַיָּדִ֔יםtzai.ya.DimH6719,and they will hunt them downוְצָד֞וּםve.tza.DumH6679onמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605mountainהַר֙ וּמֵעַ֣ל כָּל־har u.me.'Al kol-H2022 H5921 H3605and hillגִּבְעָ֔הgiv.'AhH1389,even from the cleftsוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖יu.mi.ne.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553.

17Forכִּ֤יkiH3588My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869areonעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶ֔םdar.khei.HemH1870.They are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808hiddenנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from My faceמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,and their guiltעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771is notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808concealedנִצְפַּ֥ןnitz.PanH6845fromמִנֶּ֥גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048My eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

18And I will firstרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗הri.sho.NahH7223repay themוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣יve.shi.lam.TiH7999doubleמִשְׁנֵ֤הmish.NehH4932their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֔םve.cha.ta.TamH2403,becauseעַ֖ל'alH5921they have defiledחַלְּלָ֣םcha.le.LamH2490אֶת־'et-H853My landאַרְצִ֑י'ar.TziH776with the carcassesבְּנִבְלַ֤תbe.niv.LatH5038of their detestable idolsשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251,and they have filledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִֽי׃ סna.cha.la.TiH5159with their abominationsוְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םve.to.'a.Vo.tei.HemH8441.”

19O LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,my strengthעֻזִּ֧י'u.ZiH5797and my fortressוּמָעֻזִּ֛יu.ma.'u.ZiH4581,my refugeוּמְנוּסִ֖יu.me.nu.SiH4498in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,the nationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471will comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935to Youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413from the endsמֵֽאַפְסֵי־me.'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and they will sayוְיֹאמְר֗וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1inheritedנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157nothing butאַךְ־'akh-H389liesשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267,worthless idolsהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892of noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369benefit at allמוֹעִֽיל׃mo.'IlH3276.

20Can manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120makeהֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ha.ya.'a.seh-H6213godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430for himself?Suchוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430!”

21“Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I will inform themמֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'AmH3045,and thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471I will make them knowאוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmH3045אֶת־'et-H853My powerיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and My mightגְּבֽוּרָתִ֑יge.vu.ra.TiH1369;then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034is the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

God Will Restore Israel

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16