Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 22
1This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Go downרֵ֖דredH3381to the palaceבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and proclaimוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088messageהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033אֶת־'et-H853,
2sayingוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,O kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,who sitsהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732—youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859and your officialsוַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971who enterהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179.
3This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Administerעֲשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666.Rescueוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337the victim of robberyגָז֖וּלga.ZulH1497from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of his oppressorעָשׁ֑וֹקa.ShokH6216.Do noאַל־'al-H408wrongתֹּנוּ֙to.NuH3238אַל־'al-H408or violenceתַּחְמֹ֔סוּtach.Mo.suH2554to the foreignerוְגֵר֩ve.GerH1616,the fatherlessיָת֨וֹםya.TomH3490,or the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֤הve.'al.ma.NahH490.Do notאַֽל־'al-H408shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.
4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you will indeed carry outH6213אֶת־'et-H853theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088commandsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,then kingsמְלָכִים֩me.la.KhimH4428who sitיֹשְׁבִ֨יםyo.she.VimH3427onעַל־'al-H5921David’sלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732throneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678will enterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935through the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisהַזֶּ֡הha.ZehH2088palaceהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004ridingרֹֽכְבִים֙ro.khe.VimH7392on chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֔יםu.va.su.SimH5483—theyה֥וּאhu'H1931and their officialsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוve.'av.davH5650and their peopleוְעַמּֽוֹ׃ve.'a.MoH5971.
5But ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808obeyתִשְׁמְע֔וּtish.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,then I swearנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by Myself,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thatכִּי־ki-H3588thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will becomeיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961a pile of rubbleלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723.’”
A Warning about the Palace
6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּית֙beitH1004of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: “Youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859are like Gileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568to Me,like the summitרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844;but I will surelyאִם־ לֹ֤א'im- lo'H518H3808turn youאֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaH7896into a desertמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057,like citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892that are uninhabitedלֹ֥א נוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃lo' no.sha.vahH3808H3427.
7I will appointוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.ki.dash.TiH6942destroyersמַשְׁחִתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843against youעָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֑יוve.khe.LavH3627,and they will cut downוְכָֽרְתוּ֙ve.kha.re.TuH3772the choicestמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005of your cedarsאֲרָזֶ֔יךָ'a.ra.Zei.khaH730and throw themוְהִפִּ֖ילוּve.hi.Pi.luH5307intoעַל־'al-H5921the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.
8And manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471will passוְעָֽבְרוּ֙ve.'a.ve.RuH5674byעַ֖ל'alH5921thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892and askוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ אֶל־'ish 'el-H376H413anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, ‘Whyעַל־ מֶ֨ה'al- mehH5921H4100has the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213such a thingכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityלָעִ֥ירla.'IrH5892?’
A Warning about Shallum
9Then people will replyוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have forsakenעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and have worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812and servedוַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סvai.ya.'av.DumH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430.’”
10Do notאַל־'al-H408weepH1058for him who is deadלְמֵ֔תle.MetH4191;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408mourn his lossתָּנֻ֖דוּta.Nu.duH5110.Weep bitterlyH1058for him who is exiledלַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְla.ho.LekhH1980,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he will neverלֹ֤אlo'H3808returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725ע֔וֹדodH5750to seeוְרָאָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853his nativeמוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ סmo.lad.ToH4138landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.
11Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֣הkhohH3541the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068saysאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559concerningאֶל־'el-H413Shallumשַׁלֻּ֨םsha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,who succeededהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ תַּ֚חַתha.mo.leKh Ta.chatH4427H8478his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834buthas gone forthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725: “He will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808returnיָשׁ֥וּב שָׁ֖ם עֽוֹד׃ya.Shuv sham odH7725H8033H5750,
A Warning about Jehoiakim
12butכִּ֗יKiH3588he will dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in the placeבִּמְק֛וֹםbim.KomH4725to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he was exiledהִגְל֥וּhig.LuH1540וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853שָׁ֣םshamH8033;he will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.”
13“Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to him who buildsבֹּנֶ֤הbo.NehH1129his palaceבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004byבְּֽלֹא־be.lo'-H3808unrighteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,and his upper roomsוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944withoutבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808justiceH4639,who makes his countrymenבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453serveיַעֲבֹ֣דya.'a.VodH5647without payחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600,and failsלֹ֥אlo'H3808to payיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414theirwagesוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467,
14who saysהָאֹמֵ֗רha.'o.MerH559, ‘I will buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129myselfa greatמִדּ֔וֹתmi.DotH4060palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,with spaciousמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםme.ru.va.ChimH7304upper roomsוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944.’So he cutsוְקָ֤רַֽעve.Ka.ra'H7167windowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474in it,panels itוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603with cedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730,and paints itוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַu.ma.Sho.achH4886with vermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350.
15Does it make you a kingהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ כִּ֥יha.tim.Lokh kiH4427H3588to excelמְתַחֲרֶ֣הme.ta.cha.RehH8474אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859in cedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730?Did notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1have foodאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354?He administeredוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666,and soאָ֖ז'azH227it went wellH2896with him.
16He took upדָּ֛ןdanH1777the causeדִּין־din-H1779of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,and soאָ֣ז'azH227it went wellH2896with him.Is thisהִ֛יאhi'H1931notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808what it means to knowהַדַּ֥עַתha.Da.'atH1847Meאֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17“Butכִּ֣יkiH3588your eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and heartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820are set onnothingאֵ֤ין'einH369exceptכִּ֖י אִם־ עַל־ki 'im- 'al-H3588H518H5921your own dishonest gainבִּצְעֶ֑ךָbitz.'E.khaH1215וְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921,on sheddingלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְ וְעַל־lish.Pokh ve.'al-H8210H5921innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818,on practicingלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213extortionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921oppressionהַמְּרוּצָ֖הha.me.ru.TzahH4835.”
18Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningאֶל־'el-H413Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: “They will notלֹא־lo'-H3808mournיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him: ‘Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945,my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251!Alasוְה֣וֹיve.HoH1945,my sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269!’They will notלֹא־lo'-H3808mournיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him: ‘Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945,my masterאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113!Alasוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945,his splendorהֹדֽוֹ׃ho.DoH1935!’
20Go upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927to Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844and cry outוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817;raiseתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414your voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963in Bashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316;cry outוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817from Abarimמֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםme.'a.va.RimH5682,forכִּ֥יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605your loversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157have been crushedנִשְׁבְּר֖וּnish.be.RuH7665.
21I warnedדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696youאֵלַ֙יִךְ֙'e.La.yikhH413when you were secureבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962.You saidאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559, ‘I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808listenאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085.’Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088has been your wayדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870from youthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588you have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obeyedשָׁמַ֖עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085My voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.
22The windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307will drive awayרֹעַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7462allכָּל־kol-H3605your shepherdsתִּרְעֶה־tir.'eh-H7462,and your loversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157will goיֵלֵ֑כוּ כִּ֣יye.Le.khu kiH1980H3588into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628.Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will be ashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954and humiliatedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637because of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605your wickednessרָעָתֵֽךְ׃ra.'a.TekhH7451.
23O inhabitantיֹשַׁבְתְּ֙yo.shav.tiH3427of Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,nestledמְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּme.ku.nan.tiH7077in the cedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730,howמַה־mah-H4100you will groanנֵּחַנְתְּ֙ne.chanTH584when pangs of anguishחֲבָלִ֔יםcha.va.LimH2256comeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935upon you,agonyחִ֖ילchilH2427like a woman in laborכַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.”
A Warning to Coniah
24“As surely as Iאָנִי֮'a.NiH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, “evenכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you, Coniahכָּנְיָ֤הוּka.ne.Ya.huH3659sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,wereיִהְיֶ֞הyih.YehH1961a signet ringחוֹתָ֖םcho.TamH2368onעַל־'al-H5921My rightיְמִינִ֑י כִּ֥יye.mi.Ni kiH3225H3588handיַ֣דyadH3027,I would pull youאֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃'e.te.Ken.kaH5423offמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033.
25In fact, I will hand you overוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָ בְּיַד֙u.ne.ta.Ti.kha be.YadH5414H3027to thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859dreadוּבְיַ֛ד יָג֖וֹר מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.Yad ya.Gor mi.pe.nei.HemH3016H6440H3027,who want to takeמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ וּבְיַ֛דnaf.She.kha u.ve.YadH5315H3027—to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖ל וּבְיַ֥דba.Vel u.ve.YadH894H3027and to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.
26I will hurlוְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904youאֹתְךָ֗'o.te.KhaH853andוְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853the motherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834gave you birthיְלָדַ֔תְךָye.la.Dat.khaH3205intoעַ֚ל'alH5921anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of you were bornיֻלַּדְתֶּ֖םyu.lad.TemH3205—and thereH8033you both will dieתָּמֽוּתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.
28Is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376Coniahכָּנְיָ֔הוּ אִ֨ם־ka.ne.Ya.hu 'Im-H3659H518a despisedנִבְזֶ֜הniv.ZehH959andshatteredנָפ֗וּץna.FutzH5310potהַעֶ֨צֶבha.'E.tzevH6089,a jarכְּלִ֔יke.LiH3627that noאֵ֥ין'einH369one wantsחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656?Whyמַדּ֤וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are heה֣וּאhu'H1931and his descendantsוְזַרְע֔וֹve.zar.'OH2233hurled outהֽוּטֲלוּ֙hu.ta.LuH2904and castוְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּve.Hush.le.KhuH7993intoעַל־'al-H5921a landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they do notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045?
30This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Enrollכִּתְב֞וּkit.VuH3789אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376as childlessעֲרִירִ֔י'a.ri.RiH6185,a manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397who will notלֹא־lo'-H3808prosperיִצְלַ֣חyitz.LachH6743in his lifetimeבְּיָמָ֑יו כִּי֩be.ya.Mav kiH3117H3588.Noneלֹ֨א אִ֚ישׁlo' 'ishH3808H376of his descendantsמִזַּרְע֗וֹmi.zar.'OH2233will prosperיִצְלַ֜חyitz.LachH6743to sitיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732or to ruleוּמֹשֵׁ֥לu.mo.ShelH4910againע֖וֹדodH5750in Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 22
- 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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