Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 17

1“The sinחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063is writtenכְּתוּבָ֛הke.tu.VahH3789with an ironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270stylusבְּעֵ֥טbe.'EtH5842,engravedחֲרוּשָׁה֙cha.ru.ShahH2790with a diamondשָׁמִ֑ירsha.MirH8068pointבְּצִפֹּ֣רֶןbe.tzi.Po.renH6856onעַל־'al-H5921the tabletsל֣וּחַLu.achH3871of their heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820and on the hornsוּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתu.le.kar.NotH7161of their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃miz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196.

2Even their childrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121rememberכִּזְכֹּ֤רkiz.KorH2142their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196and Asherah polesוַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.she.rei.HemH842byעַל־'al-H5921the greenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086andonעַ֖ל'alH5921the highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364hillsגְּבָע֥וֹתge.va.'otH1389.

3O My mountainהֲרָרִי֙ha.ra.RiH2042in the countrysideבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,I will give overאֶתֵּ֑ן'e.TenH5414your wealthחֵילְךָ֥chei.le.KhaH2428and allכָל־khol-H3605your treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214as plunderלָבַ֣זla.VazH957,because of the sinבְּחַטָּ֖אתbe.cha.TatH2403of your high placesבָּמֹתֶ֕יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116,within allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your bordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

4And you yourself will relinquishוְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗הve.sha.ma.TahH8058the inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙mi.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you.I will enslave youוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647אֶת־'et-H853to your enemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341in a landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have kindledאֵ֛שׁ קְדַחְתֶּ֥ם'esh ke.dach.TemH784 H6919My angerבְּאַפִּ֖יbe.'a.PiH639;it will burnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֥ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

5This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Cursed isאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834trustsיִבְטַ֣חyiv.TachH982in mankindבָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120,who makesוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760mere fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320his strengthזְרֹע֑וֹze.ro.'OH2220and turnsיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

6He will beוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961like a shrubכְּעַרְעָ֣רke.'ar.'ArH6176in the desertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160;he will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200whenכִּי־ki-H3588prosperityט֑וֹבTovH2896comesיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935.He will dwellוְשָׁכַ֤ןve.sha.KhanH7931in the parched placesחֲרֵרִים֙cha.re.RimH2788of the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,in a saltמְלֵחָ֖הme.le.ChahH4420landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776where noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808one livesתֵשֵֽׁב׃ סte.ShevH3427.

7But blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288isthe manהַגֶּ֔בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834trustsיִבְטַ֖חyiv.TachH982in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,whose confidenceמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009isוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961inיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Him.

8He isוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961like a treeכְּעֵ֣ץ׀ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֣וּלsha.TulH8362byעַל־'al-H5921the watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325that sends out its rootsיְשַׁלַּ֣ח שָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יוye.sha.Lach sha.ra.ShavH8328 H7971towardוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the streamיוּבַל֙yu.ValH3105.It does notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808fearH3372whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the heatחֹ֔םChomH2527comesיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935,and its leavesעָלֵ֖הוּ'a.Le.huH5929are alwaysוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961greenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488.It does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808worryיִדְאָ֔ג וְלֹ֥אyid.'Ag ve.Lo'H1672 H3808in a yearוּבִשְׁנַ֤תu.vish.NatH8141of droughtבַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙ba.Tzo.retH1226, nordoes it ceaseיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185to produceמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213fruitפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529.

9The heartהַלֵּ֛בha.LevH3820isdeceitfulעָקֹ֥בa.KoH6121above all thingsמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605and beyond cureוְאָנֻ֣שׁ ה֑וּאve.'a.Nush Hu'H605 H1931.Whoמִ֖יmiH4310can understand itיֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.da.'E.nuH3045?

10Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,searchחֹקֵ֥רcho.KerH2713the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820;I examineבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the mindכְּלָי֑וֹתke.la.YotH3629to rewardוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414a manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376according to his wayכִּדְרָכָ֔יוke.dar.kovH1870,by what his deedsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ סma.'a.la.LavH4611deserveכִּפְרִ֖יkif.RiH6529.

Jeremiah’s Prayer for Deliverance

11Like a partridgeקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7124hatching eggsדָגַר֙da.GarH1716it did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808layיָלָ֔דya.LadH3205is the man who makesעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213a fortuneעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239unjustlyוְלֹ֣א בְמִשְׁפָּ֑טve.Lo' ve.mish.PatH3808 H4941.In the middleבַּחֲצִ֤יba.cha.TziH2677of his daysיָמָיו֙yo.movH3117his riches will desert himיַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800,and in the endוּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹu.ve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319he will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961the foolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036.”

12A gloriousכָב֔וֹדkha.VodH3519throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,exaltedמָר֖וֹםma.RomH4791from the beginningמֵֽרִאשׁ֑וֹןme.ri.ShonH7223,is the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of our sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃mik.da.She.nuH4720.

13O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the hopeמִקְוֵ֤הmik.VehH4723of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָּל־kol-H3605who abandon Youעֹזְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ze.Vei.khaH5800will be put to shameיֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.All who turn awayH3249will be writtenיִכָּתֵ֔בוּyi.ka.Te.vuH3789in the dustבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,forכִּ֥יkiH3588they have abandonedעָזְב֛וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068,the fountainמְק֥וֹרme.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416אֶת־'et-H853waterמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325.

14Heal meרְפָאֵ֤נִיre.fa.'E.niH7495,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and I will be healedוְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔אve.'E.ra.Fe'H7495;save meהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467,and I will be savedוְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָהve.'i.va.She.'ahH3467,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are my praiseתְהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

15Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,theyהֵ֕מָּהHe.mahH1992keep sayingאֹמְרִ֖ים'o.me.RimH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068?Let it comeיָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'H935nowנָֽא׃Na'H4994!”

16But Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589have notלֹא־lo'-H3808run awayאַ֣צְתִּי׀'Atz.tiH213from being Your shepherdמֵרֹעֶ֣ה אַחֲרֶ֗יךָme.ro.'Eh 'a.cha.Rei.khaH7462 H310;I have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808desiredהִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִיhit.'a.Vei.tiH183the dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117of despairאָנ֛וּשׁ'a.NushH605.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045that the utteranceמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193wasהָיָֽה׃ha.YahH1961spokeninנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227Your presenceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

17Do notאַל־'al-H408becomeתִּֽהְיֵה־tih.yeh-H1961a terrorלִמְחִתָּ֑הlim.chi.TahH4288to me;Youאַ֖תָּה'A.tahH859are my refugeמַֽחֲסִי־ma.cha.si-H4268in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of disasterרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

18Let my persecutorsרֹדְפַי֙ro.de.FaiH7291be put to shameיֵבֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954,but do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let meאָ֔נִי'A.niH589be put to shameאֵבֹ֣שָׁה'e.Vo.shahH954.Let themהֵ֔מָּהHe.mahH1992be terrifiedיֵחַ֣תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865,but do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let meאָ֑נִי'A.niH589be terrifiedאֵחַ֖תָּה'e.Cha.tahH2865.Bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935upon themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of disasterרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451and shatter themשָׁבְרֵֽם׃ סsha.ve.RemH7665with doubleוּמִשְׁנֶ֥הu.mish.NehH4932destructionשִׁבָּר֖וֹןshi.ba.RonH7670.

Restoring the Sabbath

(Nehemiah 13:15–22)

19This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413: “Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980and standוְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙ve.'a.mad.TaH5975at the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the peopleבְּנֵֽי־ הָעָ֔םbe.nei- ha.amH1121 H5971,through whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063וַאֲשֶׁ֖רva.'a.SherH834go inיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935and outיֵ֣צְאוּYe.tze.'uH3318; and standat allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the othergatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲ֠לֵיהֶם'A.lei.hemH413, ‘Hearשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,O kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605peopleof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andוְכֹ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.Khol yo.she.VeiH3605 H3427Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389who enterהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935through theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179.

21This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Take heedהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104for yourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbe.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408carryתִּשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375a loadמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853orbring itוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117.

22You must notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808carry a loadמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853outתוֹצִ֨יאוּto.Tzi.'uH3318of your housesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004or doתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹם לֹ֣אbe.Yom lo'H3117 H3808,but you must keepוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.ki.dash.TemH6942אֶת־'et-H853the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676day holyי֣וֹםYomH3117,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680אֶת־'et-H853your forefathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

23Yet they would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשָֽׁמְע֔וּ וְלֹ֥אsha.me.'U ve.Lo'H8085 H3808or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but they stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203and would notלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115listenשְׁמ֔וֹעַ וּלְבִלְתִּ֖יsho.me.a' u.le.vil.TiH8085 H1115or receiveקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947My disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24Ifאִם־'im-H518,howeverוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961,you listen carefullyH8085to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and bringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935noלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀le.vil.TiH1115loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,and keepוּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u.le.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676day holyי֣וֹםYomH3117,and doעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213כָּל־kol-H3605noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399on it,

25then kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428and princesוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269will enterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935through the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisהַזֹּ֡אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892.They will sitיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483with theirהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992officialsוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269,along with the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and the residentsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892will be inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26And people will comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935from the citiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063and the places aroundוּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹתu.mi.se.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the foothillsהַשְּׁפֵלָ֤הha.she.fe.LahH8219,וּמִן־u.min-H4480the hill countryהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,andוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Negevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930and sacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077,grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503and frankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑ה וּמְבִאֵ֥יu.le.vo.Nah u.me.vi.'EiH3828 H935,and thank offeringsתוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do notלֹ֨אlo'H3808listenתִשְׁמְע֜וּtish.me.'UH8085to Meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413to keepלְקַדֵּשׁ֙le.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676day holyי֣וֹםYomH3117by notוּלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀u.le.vil.TiH1115carryingשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375a loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853while enteringוּבֹ֛אu.Vo'H935the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,then I will kindleוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341an unquenchableוְלֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה׃ פve.Lo' tikh.BehH3808 H3518fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in its gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.haH8179to consumeוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398the citadelsאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.’”

Jeremiah’s Prayer for Deliverance

Restoring the Sabbath

(Nehemiah 13:15–22)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17