Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 2:31-37
31Youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859peopleof this generationהַדּ֗וֹרha.DorH1755,considerרְא֣וּre.'UH7200the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: “Have I beenהָיִ֙יתִי֙ha.Yi.tiH1961a wildernessהֲמִדְבָּ֤רha.mid.BarH4057to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478orאִ֛ם'imH518a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of dense darknessמַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑הma'.Pe.le.YahH3991?Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971sayאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘We are free to roamרַ֔דְנוּRad.nuH7300;we willלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935to Youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413no moreע֖וֹדodH5750’?
32Does a maidenבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her jewelryעֶדְיָ֔הּ'ed.YahH5716or a brideכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618her wedding sashקִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָki.shu.Rei.haH7196?Yet My peopleוְעַמִּ֣יve.'a.MiH5971have forgotten Meשְׁכֵח֔וּנִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911for daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.
33Howמַה־mah-H4100skillfullyתֵּיטִ֥בִי דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְtei.Ti.vi dar.KekhH3190H1870you pursueלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה לָכֵן֙'a.ha.Vah la.KhenH160H3651!Evenגַּ֣םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853the most immoral of womenהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451could learnלִמַּ֖דְתְּli.mad.tiH3925אֶת־'et-H853from your waysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.
34Moreoverגַּ֤םgamH1571,your skirtsבִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙bikh.na.Fa.yikhH3671are stainedנִמְצְא֔וּnim.tze.'UH4672with the bloodדַּ֛ם נַפְשׁ֥וֹתdam naf.ShotH1818H5315of the innocentנְקִיִּ֑יםne.ki.YimH5355poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34,though you did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808find themמְצָאתִ֖יםme.tza.TimH4672breaking inבַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶתva.mach.Te.retH4290.Butכִּ֥יkiH3588in spite ofעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428
35you sayוַתֹּֽאמְרִי֙ כִּ֣יva.to.me.Ri kiH559H3588, ‘I am innocentנִקֵּ֔יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352.Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389His angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639will turnשָׁ֥בshavH7725from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.’Beholdהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005,I will judgeנִשְׁפָּ֣טnish.PatH8199youאוֹתָ֔ךְ'o.TakhH854,becauseעַל־'al-H5921you sayאָמְרֵ֖ךְ'a.me.RekhH559, ‘I have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808sinnedחָטָֽאתִי׃cha.Ta.tiH2398.’
36Howמַה־mah-H4100impulsive you areH2151,constantlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966changingלְשַׁנּ֣וֹתle.sha.NotH8138אֶת־'et-H853your waysדַּרְכֵּ֑ךְ גַּ֤םdar.Kekh gamH1870H1571!You will be disappointedתֵּב֔וֹשִׁיte.Vo.o.shiH954by Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714just asכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834youבֹּ֖שְׁתְּBo.shetH954wereby Assyriaמֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃me.'a.ShurH804.
37Moreoverגַּ֣ם מֵאֵ֥תgam me.'EtH1571H854,you will leaveתֵּֽצְאִ֔יte.tze.'IH3318that placeזֶה֙zehH2088with your handsוְיָדַ֖יִךְve.ya.Da.yikhH3027onעַל־'al-H5921your headרֹאשֵׁ֑ךְro.ShekhH7218,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has rejectedמָאַ֤סma.'AsH3988those you trustבְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְbe.miv.ta.Cha.yikhH4009;you will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808prosperתַצְלִ֖יחִיtatz.Li.chiH6743by their help.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 2
- 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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