Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 19

1This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Goהָל֛וֹךְha.LokhH1980and buyוְקָנִ֥יתָve.ka.Ni.taH7069a clayחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789jarבַקְבֻּ֖קvak.BukH1228from a potterיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335.Take some of the eldersוּמִזִּקְנֵ֣יu.mi.zik.NeiH2205of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and leadersוּמִזִּקְנֵ֖יu.mi.zik.NeiH2205of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,

2and goוְיָצָ֙אתָ֙ve.ya.Tza.taH3318out toאֶל־'el-H413the Valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of Ben-hinnomבֶן־ הִנֹּ֔םven- hi.NomH1121 H2011אֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834near the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the Potsherdהַֽחַרְסִ֑יתha.cha.ra.sutH2777Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.Proclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033אֶת־'et-H853the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696to youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413,

3sayingוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,O kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and residentsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֨יYis.ra.'El hi.NiH3478 H2005,saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559:I am going to bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935such disasterרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451onעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the earsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241of allכָּל־kol-H3605who hear of itשֹׁמְעָ֖הּsho.me.'AhH8085will ringתִּצַּ֥לְנָהti.Tzal.nahH6750,

4becauseיַ֣עַן׀Ya.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have abandoned Meעֲזָבֻ֗נִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800and made thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088a foreignוַֽיְנַכְּר֞וּvay.na.ke.RuH5234אֶת־'et-H853placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.They have burned incenseוַיְקַטְּרוּ־vay.ka.te.ru-H6999in this placeto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834neithertheyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992nor their fathersוַאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.vo.tei.HemH1nor the kingsוּמַלְכֵ֣יu.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063haveלֹֽא־lo'-H3808everknownיְדָע֛וּםye.da.'UmH3045.They have filledוּמָֽלְא֛וּu.mal.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725with the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the innocentנְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.YimH5355.

5They have builtוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129אֶת־'et-H853high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116to Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168on which to burnלִשְׂרֹ֧ףlis.RofH8313אֶת־'et-H853their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.HemH1121in the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784as offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930to Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168—somethingאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808commandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680or mentionedוְלֹ֣א דִבַּ֔רְתִּיve.Lo' di.Bar.tiH1696 H3808,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808did it even enterעָלְתָ֖ה עַל־'al.Tah 'al-H5927 H5921My mindלִבִּֽי׃ פli.BiH3820.

6Soלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when thisהַזֶּ֥הha.ZehH2088placeלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750be calledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121Tophethהַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fetH8612or the Valleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516of Ben-hinnomבֶן־ הִנֹּ֑םven- hi.NomH1121 H2011,butכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the Valleyגֵּ֥יאgei'H1516of Slaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028.

7And in thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725I will ruinוּ֠בַקֹּתִיU.va.ko.tiH1238אֶת־'et-H853the plansעֲצַ֨ת'a.TzatH6098of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.I will make them fallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֤יםve.hi.pal.TimH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,by the handsוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853their carcassesנִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.TamH5038as foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978to the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּי֙ve.sam.TiH7760אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֖הle.sha.MahH8047and an object of scornוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֑הve.lish.re.KahH8322.Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674byעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074and will scoffוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319atעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605her woundsמַכֹּתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347.

9I will make them eatוְהַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞יםve.ha.'a.khal.TimH398אֶת־'et-H853the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121andוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853בְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320daughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֔םbe.no.tei.HemH1323,and they will eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398oneוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376another’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and distressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834inflictedיָצִ֧יקוּya.Tzi.kuH6693on themby their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341who seekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.’

10Then you are to shatterוְשָׁבַרְתָּ֖ve.sha.var.TaH7665the jarהַבַּקְבֻּ֑קha.bak.BukH1228in the presenceלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who accompanyהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980youאוֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH854,

11and you are to proclaimוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹת כָּ֣כָהtze.va.'ot Ka.khahH6635 H3602saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559:I will shatterאֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר'esh.BorH7665אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853nationהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971and thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834one shattersיִשְׁבֹּר֙yish.BorH7665אֶת־'et-H853a potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335jarכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834canיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808againע֑וֹדodH5750be repairedלְהֵרָפֵ֖הle.he.ra.PehH7495.They will bury the deadיִקְבְּר֔וּyik.be.RuH6912in Tophethוּבְתֹ֣פֶתu.ve.To.fetH8612until there is no moreמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369roomמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to buryלִקְבּֽוֹר׃lik.BorH6912them.

12This is whatכֵּֽן־ken-H3651I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֞ה'e.'e.SehH6213to thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725and to its residentsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבָ֑יוu.le.yo.she.VavH3427,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.I will makeוְלָתֵ֛תve.la.TetH5414אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892like Tophethכְּתֹֽפֶת׃ke.To.fetH8612.

13The housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and the housesוּבָתֵּי֙u.va.TeiH1004of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will beוְהָי֞וּve.ha.YuH1961defiledהַטְּמֵאִ֑יםha.te.me.'ImH2931like that placeכִּמְק֥וֹםkim.KomH4725,Tophethהַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fetH8612—allלְכֹ֣לle.KholH3605the housesהַבָּתִּ֗יםha.ba.TimH1004אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921whose rooftopsגַּגֹּֽתֵיהֶם֙ga.go.tei.HemH1406they burned incenseקִטְּר֜וּki.te.RuH6999to allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and poured outוְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.KhimH5262to otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃ פ'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.”

14Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414returnedוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Tophethמֵֽהַתֹּ֔פֶתme.ha.To.fetH8612,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛ה שָׁ֖םYah.weh shamH3068 H8033had sent himשְׁלָח֧וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012,and he stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and proclaimedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971,

15“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I am about to bringמֵבִ֜יאme.vi'H935onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the villages around itעָרֶ֔יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892אֵ֚ת'etH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against themעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they have stiffenedהִקְשׁוּ֙hik.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203so as notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115to heedשְׁמ֥וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853My wordsדְּבָרָֽי׃de.va.RaiH1697.’”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19