Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 27

1At the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלֶ֛כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Zedekiahיְהוֹיָקִ֥םye.ho.ya.KimH3079sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאושִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697cameהָיָ֞הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔ה מֵאֵ֥תyir.me.Yah me.'EtH3414 H854from the LORDיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559.

2This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413: “Makeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213for yourselfa yokeוּמֹט֑וֹתu.mo.TotH4133out of leather strapsמוֹסֵר֖וֹתmo.se.RotH4147and put itוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414onעַל־'al-H5921your neckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677.

3Sendוְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ve.shi.lach.TamH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413the kingsמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Moabמוֹאָ֗ב וְאֶל־mo.'Av ve.'el-H4124 H413מֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428,Ammonבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וְאֶל־be.Nei a.Mon ve.'el-H1121 H5983 H413מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Tyreצֹ֖ר וְאֶל־tzor ve.'el-H6865 H413,andמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Sidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721throughבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027the envoysמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397who have comeהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389toאֶל־'el-H413Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4Give them a messageוְצִוִּיתָ֣ve.tzi.vi.TaH6680אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853from the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to relayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559toאֶל־'el-H413their mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113אָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559כֹּֽה־koh-H3541כֹּ֥הkohH3541תֹֽאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559אֶל־'el-H413אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Do.nei.KhemH113:

5By My greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחִי֙be.kho.ChiH3581and outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרוֹעִ֖יu.viz.ro.'IH2220,Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213אֶת־'et-H853the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853and the menהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853beastsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776it,and I give itוּנְתַתִּ֕יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414to whomלַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.SherH834I pleaseיָשַׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽי׃ya.Shar be.'ei.NaiH3474 H5869.

6So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595have placedנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428landsהָאֲרָצ֣וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776under the authorityבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894.I have evenוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853madeנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704subjectלְעָבְדֽוֹ׃le.'a.ve.DoH5647to him.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853will serve himוְעָבְד֤וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his sonH1121וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and grandsonH1121,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704the timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256of his own landאַרְצוֹ֙ גַּם־ ה֔וּא'ar.Tzo gam- Hu'H776 H1571 H1931comesבֹּא־bo'-H935;then manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428will enslaveוְעָ֤בְדוּve.'A.ve.duH5647him.

8וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961As for the nationהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471or kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֗הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808serveיַעַבְד֤וּya.'av.DuH5647אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853אֶת־'et-H853Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834and does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808placeיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853its neckצַוָּאר֔וֹtza.va.RoH6677under his yokeבְּעֹ֖ל מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑לbe.'Ol Me.lekh ba.VelH5923 H4428 H894,I will punishאֶפְקֹ֨ד עַל־'ef.Kod 'al-H6485 H5921thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931nationהַגּ֤וֹיha.GoyH1471by swordבַּחֶרֶב֩ba.che.RevH2719and famineוּבָרָעָ֨בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדֶּ֜בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,untilעַד־'ad-H5704I have destroyedתֻּמִּ֥יtu.MiH8552itאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853by his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

9But as for youוְ֠אַתֶּםVe.'a.temH859,do notאַל־'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֨וּtish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413your prophetsנְבִיאֵיכֶ֜םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413,your divinersקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗םko.se.mei.KhemH7080וְאֶל֙ve.'ElH413,your interpreters of dreamsחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413,your mediumsעֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ne.nei.KhemH6049וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413,or your sorcerersכַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑םka.sha.fei.KhemH3786whoאֲשֶׁר־ הֵ֞ם'a.Sher- hemH834 H1992declareאֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH559 H413, ‘You will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.’

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588theyהֵ֖םhemH1992prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012to youa lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267that will serveלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to remove youהַרְחִ֤יקhar.ChikH7368אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֔ם'ad.mat.KhemH127;I will banish youוְהִדַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.dach.TiH5080אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853and you will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TemH6.

11But the nationוְהַגּ֗וֹיve.ha.GoyH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will putיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853its neckצַוָּאר֛וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֥לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and serve himוַֽעֲבָד֑וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647,I will leaveוְהִנַּחְתִּ֤יוve.hi.nach.TivH5117inעַל־'al-H5921its own landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127,to cultivate itוַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּva.'a.va.DahH5647and resideוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427in it,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.”

12And toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063I spokeדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696the sameכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605messageהַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹ֑רha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.leh le.MorH1697 H428 H559: “Putהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853your necksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894;serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971,and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421!

13Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859and your peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971dieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191by swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698,asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has decreedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413any nationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?

14Do notוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who sayאֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH559 H413, ‘You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,’forכִּ֣יkiH3588theyהֵ֖םhemH1992are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012to youa lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267.

15Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have notלֹ֤אlo'H3808sent themשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and yet theyוְהֵ֛םve.HemH1992are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034;thereforeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616I will banishהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853,and you will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6—youאַתֶּ֕ם'a.TemH859and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you.”

16Then I saidדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “This is whatכֹּה֮kohH3541the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Do notאַֽל־'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,very soonמְהֵרָ֑ה כִּ֣יme.he.Rah kiH4120 H3588nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258the articlesכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627from the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will be brought backמוּשָׁבִ֥יםmu.sha.VimH7725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894.’Theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012to youa lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267.

17Do notאַל־'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֣וּtish.me.'UH8085to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413.Serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421!Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892becomeתִֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961a ruinחָרְבָּֽה׃cha.re.BahH2723?

18Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theyהֵ֔םHemH1992are indeed prophetsנְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'ImH5030andוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426with themאִתָּ֑ם'i.TamH854,let them nowנָא֙na'H4994plead withיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that the articlesהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627remainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,in the palaceוּבֵ֨יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,notלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115be takenבֹ֜אוּVo.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ פba.Ve.lahH894.

19Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֤הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559aboutאֶל־'el-H413the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים וְעַל־ha.'a.mu.Dim ve.'al-H5982 H5921,the seaהַיָּ֖ם וְעַל־hai.Yam ve.'al-H3220 H5921,the basesהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹת וְעַל֙ha.me.kho.Not ve.'AlH4350 H5921,and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the articlesהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627that remainהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892,

20whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeלְקָחָ֗םle.ka.ChamH3947when he carriedבַּ֠גְלוֹתוֹbag.lo.toH1540אֶת־'et-H853Jeconiahיְכֹנְיָ֨הye.kha.ne.YahH3204sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063into exile from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,along withוְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the noblesחֹרֵ֥יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21Yesכִּ֣יkiH3588,this is whatכֹ֥הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559aboutעַל־'al-H5921the articlesהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that remainהַנּֽוֹתָרִים֙ha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,in the palaceוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and in Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

22‘They will be carriedיוּבָ֖אוּyu.Va.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894and will remainיִֽהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961thereוְשָׁ֣מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117I attend to them againפָּקְדִ֤יpa.ke.DiH6485אֹתָם֙'o.TamH853,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. ‘Then I will bring them backוְהַֽעֲלִיתִים֙ve.ha.'a.li.TimH5927and restore themוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.’”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 27