Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 24

1Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֡לba.VelH894אֶת־'et-H853had carried awayהַגְל֣וֹתhag.LotH1540Jeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הוּye.kha.ne.Ya.huH3204sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the officialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the craftsmenהֶחָרָ֤שׁhe.cha.RashH2796וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and metalsmithsהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ha.mas.GerH4525from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and had brought themוַיְבִאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894,the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068וְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009showed meהִרְאַנִי֮hir.'a.NiH7200twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147basketsדּוּדָאֵ֣יdu.da.'EiH1731of figsתְאֵנִ֔יםte.'e.NimH8384placedמוּעָדִ֕יםmu.'a.DimH3259in front ofלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

2Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketהַדּ֣וּדha.DudH1731hadveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384,like those that ripen earlyכִּתְאֵנֵ֖י הַבַּכֻּר֑וֹתkit.'e.Nei ha.ba.ku.RotH8384 H1063,but the otherאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259basketוְהַדּ֣וּדve.ha.DudH1731contained veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834poorרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451figsתְּאֵנִים֙te.'e.NimH8384,so badמֵרֹֽעַ׃ סme.Ro.a'H7455they could notלֹא־lo'-H3808be eatenתֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398.

3“Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,”the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “whatמָֽה־mah-H4100do youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200?” “Figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384!”I repliedוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559. “The goodהַטֹּבוֹת֙ha.tOtH2896figsהַתְּאֵנִ֤יםha.te.'e.NimH8384are veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodטֹב֣וֹתto.VotH2896,but the bad figsוְהָֽרָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ra.'OtH7451are veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834badרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451,so badמֵרֹֽעַ׃ פme.Ro.a'H7455they cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398.”

4Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Like theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428goodהַטֹּב֖וֹתha.to.VotH2896figsכַּתְּאֵנִ֥יםka.te.'e.NimH8384,soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651I regardאַכִּ֞יר'a.KirH5234אֶת־'et-H853as goodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896the exilesגָּל֣וּתga.LutH1546from Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have sent awayשִׁלַּ֜חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778.

6I will keepוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760My eyesעֵינִ֤י'ei.NiH5869on themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921for goodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896and will return themוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֖יםva.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725toעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.I will build them upוּבְנִיתִים֙u.ve.ni.TimH1129and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808tear them downאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040;I will plant themוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808uproot themאֶתּֽוֹשׁ׃'e.To.oshH5428.

7I will giveוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414thema heartלֵ֜בlevH3820to know Meלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045אֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853,thatכִּ֚יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.They will beוְהָיוּ־ve.ha.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and Iוְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יve.'A.no.KhiH595will beאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they will returnיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלִבָּֽם׃ סli.BamH3820.

8But like the badהָֽרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834figsוְכַתְּאֵנִים֙ve.kha.te.'e.NimH8384,so badמֵרֹ֑עַ כִּי־me.Ro.a' ki-H7455 H3588they cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be eatenתֵאָכַ֖לְנָהte.'a.Khal.nahH398כֹ֣ה׀khohH3541,’saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will I deal withאֶ֠תֵּן'E.tenH5414אֶת־'et-H853Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,his officialsשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,and the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389—those remainingהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776and those livingוְהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםve.hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9I will make themוּנְתַתִּים֙u.ne.ta.TimH5414a horrorH2113and an offenseלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,a disgraceלְחֶרְפָּ֤הle.cher.PahH2781and an object of scornוּלְמָשָׁל֙u.le.ma.ShalH4912,ridiculeלִשְׁנִינָ֣הlish.ni.NahH8148,and cursingוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045whereverבְּכָל־ הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתbe.khol ha.me.ko.MotH3605 H4725אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have banished themאַדִּיחֵ֥ם שָֽׁם׃'a.di.Chem ShamH5080 H8033.

10And I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971אֶת־'et-H853against themswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719אֶת־'et-H853and famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and plagueהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they have perishedתֻּמָּם֙tu.MamH8552fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to themand their fathersוְלַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פve.la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.’”

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