Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 22:13-17
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.”
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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