Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 35

1This is the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414מֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854from the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ye.hu.Dah le.MorH3063 H559:

2“Goהָלוֹךְ֮ha.loKhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִים֒ha.re.kha.VimH7397,speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to themאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,and bring themוַהֲבִֽאוֹתָם֙va.ha.vi.'o.TamH935toאֶל־'el-H413oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259of the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to offer them a drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853of wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.”

3So I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֤הya.'a.zan.YahH2970sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Habazziniahחֲבַצִּנְיָ֔הcha.va.tzin.YahH2262וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853—the entireכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִֽים׃ha.re.kha.VimH7397—

4and I broughtוָאָבִ֤אva.'a.Vi'H935themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,toאֶל־'el-H413a chamberלִשְׁכַּ֗תlish.KatH3957occupied by the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Hananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Igdaliahיִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּyig.dal.Ya.huH3012,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Thisאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834room wasnearאֵ֙צֶל֙'e.tzelH681the chamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957of the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was aboveמִמַּ֗עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the chamberלְלִשְׁכַּ֛תle.lish.KatH3957of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֖םsha.LumH7967the doorkeeperשֹׁמֵ֥ר הַסַּֽף׃sho.Mer ha.SafH8104 H5592.

5Then I setוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414pitchersגְּבִעִ֛יםge.vi.'ImH1375fullמְלֵאִ֥יםme.le.'ImH4392of wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196and some cupsוְכֹס֑וֹתve.kho.SotH3563beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440the menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִ֗יםha.re.kha.VimH7397,and I saidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Drinkשְׁתוּ־she.tu-H8354some wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.”

6“We do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808drinkנִשְׁתֶּה־nish.teh-H8354wineיָּ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “forכִּי֩kiH3588our forefatherאָבִ֗ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֨בyo.na.DavH3122sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֜בre.KhavH7394commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.Lei.nu le.MorH5921 H559, ‘Neither youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859nor your descendantsוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121are ever toלֹ֧א עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃lo' 'ad- o.LamH3808 H5704 H5769drinkתִשְׁתּוּ־tish.tu-H8354wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196.

7Nor are you everלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to buildתִבְנ֗וּtiv.NuH1129a houseוּבַ֣יִתu.Va.yitH1004orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sowתִזְרָ֙עוּ֙tiz.Ra.'uH2232seedוְזֶ֤רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808plantתִטָּ֔עוּti.Ta.'uH5193a vineyardוְכֶ֣רֶםve.Khe.remH3754.Those things areיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808for you.Insteadכִּ֠יkiH3588,you must liveתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in tentsבָּאֳהָלִ֤יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168allכָּל־kol-H3605your livesיְמֵיכֶ֔םye.mei.KhemH3117,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֜וּtich.YuH2421a longרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117inעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859wanderגָּרִ֥ים שָֽׁם׃ga.Rim ShamH1481 H8033.’

8And we have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֗עva.nish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֨וֹלbe.KolH6963of our forefatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֤בye.ho.na.DavH3082sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָב֙re.KhavH7394in allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he commanded usצִוָּ֑נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.So we have notלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115drunkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196allכָּל־kol-H3605our livesיָמֵ֔ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117—neither weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587norour wivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802norour sonsבָּנֵ֖ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃u.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323.

9Nor have weוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115builtבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004in which to liveלְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּle.shiv.Te.nuH3427,and we have not ownedלֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־lo' yih.yeh-H3808 H1961any vineyardsוְכֶ֧רֶםve.Khe.remH3754or fieldsוְשָׂדֶ֛הve.sa.DehH7704or cropsוָזֶ֖רַעva.Ze.ra'H2233.

10But we have livedוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in tentsבָּֽאֳהָלִ֑יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168and have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֣עva.nish.Ma'H8085and doneוַנַּ֔עַשׂva.Na.'asH6213exactly asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834our forefatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֥בyo.na.DavH3122commanded usצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.

11So whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894marchedבַּעֲל֨וֹתba.'a.LotH5927intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776,we saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559: ‘Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,let us go intoוְנָב֣וֹאve.na.Vo'H935Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to escapeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the armiesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וּמִפְּנֵ֖י חֵ֣ילha.kas.Dim u.mi.pe.Nei cheilH3778 H6440 H2428and the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.’So we have remainedוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

Judah Rebuked

12Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃yir.me.Ya.hu le.MorH3414 H559:

13“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980and tellוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559the menלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the residentsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: ‘Will you notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808acceptתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947disciplineמוּסָ֛רmu.SarH4148and obeyלִשְׁמֹ֥עַ אֶל־lish.Mo.a' 'el-H8085 H413My wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697?’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵ֠כָבre.khoH7394have been carried outהוּקַ֡םhu.KamH6965אֶת־'et-H853.Heאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680אֶת־'et-H853his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121notלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115to drinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,and they have notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808drunkשָׁתוּ֙sha.TuH8354ittoעַד־'ad-H5704this veryהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they have obeyedשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085אֵ֖ת'etH853the commandמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of their forefatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1.But Iוְאָ֨נֹכִ֜יve.'A.no.KhiH595have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to youאֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH413again and againהַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְדַבֵּ֔רhash.Kem ve.da.BerH7925 H1696,and you have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obeyed Meשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם אֵלָֽי׃she.ma'.Tem 'e.LaiH8085 H413!

15Againהַשְׁכֵּ֣יםhash.KeimH7925and againוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971I have sentוְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀ve.sha.Lo.achH7971youאֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.KhemH413אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,proclaimingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559: ‘Turnשֻׁבוּ־shu.vu-H7725nowנָ֡אna'H4994,each of youאִישׁ֩'ishH376,from your wickedהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451waysמִדַּרְכּ֨וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,and correctוְהֵיטִ֣יבוּve.hei.Ti.vuH3190your actionsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408go afterתֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֨יte.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430to serve themלְעָבְדָ֔םle.'a.ve.DamH5647.Liveוּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.VuH3427inאֶל־'el-H413the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to youand your fathersוְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.’But you have notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808inclinedהִטִּיתֶם֙hi.ti.TemH5186אֶֽת־'et-H853your earאָזְנְכֶ֔ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085to Meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

16Yesכִּ֣יkiH3588,the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֔בre.KhavH7394אֶת־'et-H853carried outהֵקִ֗ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965the commandמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687their forefatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834gave themצִוָּ֑םtzi.VamH6680,but theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808listenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to Meאֵלָֽי׃ ס'e.LaiH413.

17Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: ‘Beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005,I will bringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and toוְאֶ֤לve.'ElH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the residentsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282I have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413but they have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808obeyedשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,and I have calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121to thembut they have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answeredעָנֽוּ׃'a.NuH6030.’”

18Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to the houseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִ֜יםha.re.kha.VimH7397: “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔ם עַל־she.ma'.Tem 'al-H8085 H5921the commandמִצְוַ֖תmitz.VatH4687of your forefatherאֲבִיכֶ֑ם'a.vi.KhemH1Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082and have keptוַֽתִּשְׁמְרוּ֙va.tish.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and have doneוַֽתַּעֲשׂ֔וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he charged you to doצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680אֶתְכֶֽם׃ ס'et.KhemH853,

19לָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559:Jonadabלְיוֹנָדָ֧בle.yo.na.DavH3122sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֛בre.KhavH7394will neverלֹֽא־ כָּל־lo'- kol-H3808 H3605fail to haveיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772a manאִ֜ישׁ הַיָּמִֽים׃ פ'ish hai.ya.MimH376 H3117to standעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975before Meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440.’”

Judah Rebuked

Commentaries on Jeremiah 35