Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 33

1Whileוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931Jeremiahwas stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750confinedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָ֖הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413himיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414a second timeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

2“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who made the earthעֹשָׂ֑הּ'o.SahH6213,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068who formedיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335itאוֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853and established itלַהֲכִינָ֖הּla.ha.khi.NahH3559,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034:

3Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,and I will answerוְאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּve.'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030and showוְאַגִּ֧ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046yougreatגְּדֹל֥וֹתge.do.LotH1419and unsearchable thingsוּבְצֻר֖וֹתu.ve.tzu.RotH1219you do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיְדַעְתָּֽם׃ סye.da'.TamH3045.

4Forכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֹ֨הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559aboutעַל־'al-H5921the housesבָּתֵּי֙ba.TeiH1004of thisהַזֹּ֔את וְעַל־ha.Zot ve.'al-H2063 H5921cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892and the palacesבָּתֵּ֖יba.TeiH1004of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063that have been torn downהַנְּתֻצִ֕יםha.ne.tu.TzimH5422for defense againstאֶל־'el-H413the siege rampsהַסֹּלְל֖וֹת וְאֶל־ha.so.le.Lot ve.'el-H5550 H413and the swordהֶחָֽרֶב׃he.Cha.revH2719:

5אֶת־'et-H854The Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778are comingבָּאִ֗יםba.'ImH935to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898and to fillוּלְמַלְאָם֙u.le.mal.'AmH4390those placeswithאֶת־'et-H854the corpsesפִּגְרֵ֣יpig.ReiH6297of the menהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I will strike downהִכֵּ֥יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221in My angerבְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639and in My wrathוּבַחֲמָתִ֑יu.va.cha.ma.TiH2534וַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834.I have hiddenהִסְתַּ֤רְתִּיhis.Tar.tiH5641My faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityמֵהָעִ֣ירme.ha.'IrH5892because ofעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its wickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451.

6Neverthelessהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005,I will bringמַעֲלֶה־ma.'a.leh-H5927to ithealthאֲרֻכָ֥ה'a.ru.KhahH724and healingוּמַרְפֵּ֖אu.mar.Pe'H4832,and I will healוּרְפָאתִ֑יםu.re.fa.TimH7495its peopleand revealוְגִלֵּיתִ֣יve.gi.lei.TiH1540to themthe abundanceעֲתֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH6283of peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571.

7I will restoreוַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִי֙va.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725אֶת־'et-H853Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853andשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478from captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622and will rebuild themוּבְנִתִ֖יםu.ve.ni.TimH1129as in former timesכְּבָרִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃ke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223.

8And I will cleanse themוְטִ֣הַרְתִּ֔יםve.Ti.har.TimH2891from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have committedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against Me,and will forgiveוְסָלַחְתִּ֗יve.sa.lach.TiH5545allלְכָל עֲוֹנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙le.khol- a.vo.no.tei.HemH3605 H5771אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834their sinsחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398וַאֲשֶׁ֖רva.'a.SherH834of rebellionפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me.

9So this city will bringוְהָ֣יְתָהve.Ha.ye.tahH1961Merenownלְשֵׁ֤םle.ShemH8034,joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342,praiseלִתְהִלָּ֣הlit.hi.LahH8416,and gloryוּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶתu.le.tif.'E.retH8597before allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will hearיִשְׁמְע֜וּyish.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853of allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodהַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.VahH2896אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595doעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213for itאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853.They will trembleוְרָֽגְז֗וּve.ra.ge.ZuH7264in aweוּפָחֲד֣וּu.fa.cha.DuH6342because ofעַ֤ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodnessהַטּוֹבָה֙ וְעַ֣לha.to.Vah ve.'AlH2896 H5921andכָּל־kol-H3605prosperityהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאָֽנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595will provideעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213for it.

10This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:In thisהַזֶּה֒ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּקוֹם־ba.ma.kom-H4725אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559is a wastelandחָרֵ֣ב ה֔וּאcha.Rev Hu'H2720 H1931withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120orוּמֵאֵ֣יןu.me.'EinH369beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929,in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֣וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389that are desertedהַֽנְשַׁמּ֗וֹתhan.sha.MotH8074מֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369—inhabitedיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427by neitherוּמֵאֵ֥יןu.me.'EinH369manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120norוּמֵאֵ֥יןu.me.'EinH369beastבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929—there will be heardיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085againעוֹד֮'OdH5750

11the soundsק֣וֹלKolH6963of joyשָׂשׂ֞וֹןsa.SonH8342andוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963gladnessשִׂמְחָ֗הsim.ChahH8057,the voicesק֣וֹלKolH6963of the brideכַּלָּה֒ka.LahH3618andוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963bridegroomחָתָן֮cha.TanH2860,and the voicesק֣וֹלKolH6963of those bringingמְבִאִ֥יםme.vi.'ImH935thank offeringsתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068,sayingאֹמְרִ֡ים'o.me.RimH559: ‘Give thanksהוֹדוּ֩ho.DuH3034אֶת־'et-H853to the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896כִּֽי־ki-H3588;His loving devotionחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617endures foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.’Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will restoreאָשִׁ֧יב'a.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776from captivityשְׁבוּת־she.vut-H7622as in former timesכְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֖הke.va.ri.sho.NahH7223,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559:In thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088desolateהֶחָרֵ֛בhe.cha.RevH2720placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,withoutמֵֽאֵין־me.'ein-H369manאָדָ֥ם וְעַד־'a.Dam ve.'ad-H120 H5704or beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929,and in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605its citiesעָרָ֑יו'a.RavH5892,there will once moreע֞וֹדodH5750beיִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀yih.YehH1961pasturesנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116for shepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462to restמַרְבִּצִ֖יםmar.bi.TzimH7257theirflocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

The Covenant with David

13In the citiesבְּעָרֵ֨יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the hill countryהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022בְּעָרֵ֤יbe.'a.ReiH5892,the foothillsהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ha.she.fe.LahH8219, andוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892the Negevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,in the landוּבְאֶ֧רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144and the cities surroundingוּבִסְבִיבֵ֥יu.vis.vi.VeiH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and in the citiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,the flocksהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629will againעֹ֣ד'odH5750passתַּעֲבֹ֧רְנָהta.'a.Vo.re.nahH5674underעַל־'al-H5921the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of the one who counts themמוֹנֶ֖הmo.NehH4487,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I will fulfillוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853the graciousהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promiseהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have spokenדִּבַּ֛רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְעַל־Yis.ra.'El ve.'al-H3478 H5921and the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

15In thoseהָהֵם֙ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117and at thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256I will cause to sproutאַצְמִ֥יחַ'atz.Mi.achH6779for Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732a righteousצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666Branchצֶ֣מַחTze.machH6780,and He will administerוְעָשָׂ֛הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

16In thoseהָהֵם֙ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will be savedתִּוָּשַׁ֣עti.va.Sha'H3467,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389will dwell securelyתִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן לָבֶ֑טַחtish.Kon la.Ve.tachH7931 H983,and thisוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088is the nameאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834by which it will be calledיִקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121:The LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068Our Righteousnessצִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סtzid.Ke.nuH6664.

17Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֖הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lackיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772a manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376to sitיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

18norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808will the priestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548who are Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881everכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ סkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117failיִכָּרֵ֥תyi.ka.RetH3772to have a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376before Meמִלְּפָנָ֑יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440to offerמַעֲלֶ֨הma.'a.LehH5927burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֜הo.LahH5930,to burnוּמַקְטִ֥ירu.mak.TirH6999grain offeringsמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503,and to presentוְעֹ֥שֶׂה־ve.'o.seh-H6213sacrificesזֶּ֖בַחZe.vachH2077.”

19And the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֽוֹר׃yir.me.Ya.hu le.MorH3414 H559:

20“This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Ifאִם־'im-H518you can breakתָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ta.Fe.ruH6565אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285with the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,so that dayיֽוֹמָם־yo.mom-H3119and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915ceaseוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115to occupyהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961their appointed timeבְּעִתָּֽם׃be.'i.TamH6256,

21then My covenantבְּרִיתִ֤יbe.ri.TiH1285may alsoגַּם־gam-H1571be brokenתֻפַר֙tu.FarH6565withאֶת־'et-H854Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650and withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854My ministersמְשָׁרְתָֽי׃me.sha.re.TaiH8334the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881who are priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,so that David will not haveמִהְיֽוֹת־mih.yot-H1961a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121to reignמֹלֵ֣ךְmo.LekhH4427onעַל־'al-H5921his throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678.

22Asאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the hostsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be countedיִסָּפֵר֙yi.sa.FerH5608and asthe sandח֣וֹלCholH2344on the seashoreהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be measuredיִמַּ֖דyi.MadH4058,so tooכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will I multiplyאַרְבֶּ֗ה'ar.BehH7235אֶת־'et-H853the descendantsזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233of My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881who ministerמְשָׁרְתֵ֥יme.sha.re.TeiH8334before Meאֹתִֽי׃ ס'o.TiH853.”

23Moreover, the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃yir.me.Ya.hu le.MorH3414 H559:

24“Have you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808noticedרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100theseהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971are sayingדִּבְּר֣וּ לֵאמֹ֔רdi.be.Ru le.MorH1696 H559: ‘The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has rejectedוַיִּמְאָסֵ֑םvai.yim.'a.SemH3988וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147familiesהַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתha.mish.pa.ChotH4940אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He had chosenבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977’?So they despiseיִנְאָצ֔וּןyin.'a.TzunH5006My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971and no longerע֖וֹדodH5750regard themמִֽהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961as a nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ סlif.nei.HemH6440.

25This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Ifאִם־'im-H518לֹ֥אlo'H3808I have notלֹא־lo'-H3808establishedשָֽׂמְתִּי׃Sa.me.tiH7760My covenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285with the dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and the nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915and the fixed orderחֻקּ֛וֹתchu.KotH2708of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776,

26then I would alsoגַּם־gam-H1571rejectאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988the descendantsזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Jacobיַעֲקוֹב֩ya.'a.kOvH3290and of My servantעַבְדִּ֜י'av.DiH5650Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732,so as not to takeמִקַּ֤חַתmi.Ka.chatH3947from his descendantsמִזַּרְעוֹ֙mi.zar.'OH2233rulersמֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910overאֶל־'el-H413the descendantsזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִשְׂחָ֣קyis.ChakH3446,and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will restore themאָשִׁ֥יב'a.shuvH7725אֶת־'et-H853from captivityשְׁבוּתָ֖םshe.vu.TamH7622and will have compassion on themוְרִחַמְתִּֽים׃ סve.ri.cham.TimH7355.”

The Covenant with David

Commentaries on Jeremiah 33