Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 3

1לֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559“Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853divorcesיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.ToH802and she leavesוְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.KhahH1980himמֵאִתּ֜וֹme.'i.ToH854to marryוְהָיְתָ֣ה לְאִישׁ־ve.ha.ye.Tah le.'ish-H1961 H376anotherאַחֵ֗ר'a.CherH312,can he everע֔וֹדodH5750returnהֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.ShuvH7725to herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413?Would notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808suchהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931a landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776be completely defiledH2610?But youוְאַ֗תְּve.'AtH859have played the harlotזָנִית֙za.NitH2181with manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227loversרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453—and you would returnוְשׁ֥וֹבve.ShovH7725to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2“Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375your eyesעֵינַ֨יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869toעַל־'al-H5921the barren heightsשְׁפָיִ֜םshe.fa.YimH8205and seeוּרְאִ֗יu.re.'IH7200.Is there any place whereאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375you have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808been violatedH7693?You satיָשַׁ֣בְתְּya.ShavtH3427besideעַל־'al-H5921the highwaysדְּרָכִים֙de.ra.KhimH1870waiting for your lovers,like a nomadכַּעֲרָבִ֖יka.'a.ra.ViH6163in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057.You have defiledוַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִיva.ta.cha.Ni.fiH2610the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776with your prostitutionבִּזְנוּתַ֖יִךְbiz.nu.Ta.yikhH2184and wickednessוּבְרָעָתֵֽךְ׃u.ve.ra.'a.TekhH7451.

3Therefore the showersרְבִבִ֔יםre.vi.VimH7241have been withheldוַיִּמָּנְע֣וּvai.yi.ma.ne.'UH4513,and noל֣וֹאLo'H3808spring rainsוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456have fallenהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961.Yet you haveהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961the brazen lookוּמֵ֨צַחu.Me.tzachH4696of a prostituteאִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181;you refuseמֵאַ֖נְתְּme.'AntH3985to be ashamedהִכָּלֵֽם׃hi.ka.LemH3637.

4Have you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808justמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258calledקָרָ֥אתka.ra.tiH7121to Me, ‘My Fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,Youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859aremy friendאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441from youthנְעֻרַ֖יne.'u.RaiH5271.

5Will He be angryהֲיִנְטֹ֣רha.yin.TorH5201foreverלְעוֹלָ֔ם אִם־le.'o.Lam 'im-H5769 H518?Will He be indignantיִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.MorH8104to the endלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?’Thisהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009you have spokenדִבַּ֛רְתְּdi.bar.tiH1696,but you keep doingוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.SiH6213all the evilהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451you canוַתּוּכָֽל׃ פva.tu.KhalH3201.”

Judah Follows Israel’s Example

6Now in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Have you seenהֲֽרָאִ֔יתָhara.'I.taH7200whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478has doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213?Sheהִ֜יאhi'H1931has gone upהֹלְכָ֨הho.le.KhahH1980onעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֗הַּ וְאֶל־ga.Vo.ah ve.'el-H1364 H413hillהַ֣רharH2022and underתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086to prostitute herselfוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

7I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559that afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310she had doneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּa.so.TahH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428,she would returnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725to Meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413.But she did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשָׁ֑בָהSha.vahH7725,and her unfaithfulבָּגוֹדָ֥הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063saw itוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.te.reh'H7200.

8She sawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200thatכִּ֤יkiH3588becauseעַל־ כָּל־ אֹדוֹת֙'al- kol- 'o.dOtH5921 H3605 H182אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had committed adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni.'a.FahH5003,I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֛ןva.'e.TenH5414herאֶת־'et-H853a certificateסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of divorceכְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָke.ri.tu.Tei.haH3748andsent her awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971.Yetאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413thatunfaithfulבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbo.ge.DahH898sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063had noוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808fearיָֽרְאָ֜ה הִֽיא׃ya.re.'Ah Hi'H3372 H1931וַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and prostituted herselfוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181as wellגַּם־gam-H1571.

9Indifferent toוְהָיָה֙ מִקֹּ֣לve.ha.Yah mi.KolH1961 H6963her own infidelityזְנוּתָ֔הּze.nu.TahH2184, Israelhad defiledוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףva.te.che.NafH2610אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and committed adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףva.tin.'AfH5003אֶת־'et-H853with stonesהָאֶ֖בֶןha.'E.venH68וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and treesהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

10Yetוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571in spite of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063,her unfaithfulבָּגוֹדָ֧הba.go.DahH901sisterאֲחוֹתָ֛הּ'a.cho.TahH269Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063did notלֹא־lo'-H3808returnשָׁ֨בָהSha.vahH7725to Meאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605her heartלִבָּ֑הּli.BahH3820,but onlyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518in pretenseבְּשֶׁ֖קֶרbe.She.kerH8267,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

A Call to Repentance

(Hosea 14:1–3; Zechariah 1:1–6)

11And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478has shown herselfנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315more righteousצִדְּקָ֥הtzi.de.KahH6663than unfaithfulמִבֹּגֵדָ֖הmi.bo.ge.DahH898Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980,proclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121אֶת־'et-H853thisהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428messageהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697toward the northצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828וְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559: ‘Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725,O faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֤הme.shu.VahH4878Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. ‘I will no longerלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808look on you with angerאַפִּ֥יל פָּנַ֖י'a.Pil pa.NaiH5307 H6440,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589ammercifulחָסִ֤ידcha.SidH2623,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. ‘I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be angryאֶטּ֖וֹר'e.TorH5201foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389acknowledgeדְּעִ֣יde.'IH3045your guiltעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,thatכִּ֛יkiH3588you have rebelledפָּשָׁ֑עַתְּpa.Sha.'atH6586against the LORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.You have scatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340אֶת־'et-H853your favorsדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870to foreignלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114godsunderתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and have notלֹא־lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085My voiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963,’”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14“Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725,O faithlessשׁוֹבָבִים֙shoa.VimH7726childrenבָנִ֤יםva.NimH1121,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “forכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am your masterבָּעַ֣לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166,and I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youאֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853—oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259from a cityמֵעִ֗ירme.'IrH5892and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147from a familyמִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הmi.mish.pa.ChahH4940—and bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853to Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

15Then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462afterMy own heartכְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.BiH3820,who will feedוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462you with knowledgeדֵּעָ֥הde.'AhH1844and understandingוְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ve.has.KeilH7919.”

16“In thoseהָהֵ֙מָּה֙ha.He.mahH1992daysוְהָיָ֡ה בַּיָּמִ֤יםve.ha.Yah bai.ya.MimH3117 H1961,whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you multiplyתִרְבּוּ֩tir.BuH7235and increaseוּפְרִיתֶ֨םu.fe.ri.TemH6509in the landבָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retzH776,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “they will noH3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750discussיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.It will neverH3808comeיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927toעַל־'al-H5921mindלֵ֑בLevH3820,and no oneH3808will rememberיִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-H2142itor miss itיִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.duH6485,norH3808will another oneעֽוֹד׃odH5750be madeיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213.

17At thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256they will callיִקְרְא֤וּyik.re.'UH7121Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389The Throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and allכָֽל־khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471will be gatheredוְנִקְוּ֨וּve.nikv.VuH6960אֵלֶ֧יהָ'e.Lei.haH413in Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389to honor the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.They will no longerוְלֹא־ ע֔וֹדve.lo'- odH3808 H5750followיֵלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרֵ֕יye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֖וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of their evilהָרָֽע׃ סha.Ra'H7451heartsלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820.

18In thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063will walkיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980withעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they will comeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828toעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gave to your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as an inheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157אֶת־'et-H853.

19Then Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349I long to make youאֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ'a.shi.TekhH7896My sonsבַּבָּנִ֔יםba.ba.NimH1121and giveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414youa desirableחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,the most beautifulצְבִ֖יtze.ViH6643inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of allצִבְא֣וֹתtziv.'otH6643the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471!’I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559you would call Meתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121‘Fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1’and neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808turn awayתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725from following Meוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יu.me.'a.cha.RaiH310.

20Butאָכֵ֛ן'a.KhenH403as a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802may betrayבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898her husbandמֵרֵעָ֑הּme.re.'AhH7453,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651you have betrayedבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898Me,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963is heardנִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'H8085onעַל־'al-H5921the barren heightsשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478weepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065and begging for mercyתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they have pervertedהֶעֱוּוּ֙he.'e.VuH5753אֶת־'et-H853their waysדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870andforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22“Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725,O faithlessשׁוֹבָבִ֔יםshoa.VimH7726childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, andI will healאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495your faithlessnessמְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.shu.vo.tei.KhemH4878.” “Here we areהִנְנוּ֙hi.NuH2005.We comeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857to You,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are the LORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

23Surelyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403deceptionלַשֶּׁ֛קֶרla.She.kerH8267comes fromthe hillsמִגְּבָע֖וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389, andcommotionהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995from the mountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022.Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403the salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is in the LORDבַּיהֹוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

24From our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271אֶת־'et-H853,that shamefulוְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁתve.ha.Bo.shetH1322godhas consumedאָֽכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398אֶת־'et-H853what our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have worked forיְגִ֥יעַye.Gi.a'H3018—their flocksצֹאנָם֙tzo.NamH6629וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and herdsבְּקָרָ֔םbe.ka.RamH1241אֶת־'et-H853,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.no.tei.HemH1323.

25Let us lie downנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הnish.ke.VahH7901in our shameבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbe.va.she.Te.nuH1322;let our disgraceכְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒ כִּי֩ke.li.ma.te.Nu kiH3639 H3588cover usוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮u.te.kha.se.NuH3680.We have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the LORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,both weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587and our fathersוַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1;from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271even toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117we have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

Judah Follows Israel’s Example

A Call to Repentance

(Hosea 14:1–3; Zechariah 1:1–6)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 3