Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 38:4-6
4Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Thisהַזֶּה֒ha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376ought to dieי֣וּמַת נָא֮Yu.mat na'H4191H4994אֶת־'et-H853,forכִּֽי־ עַל־ כֵּ֡ןki- 'al- kenH3588H5921H3651heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931is discouragingמְרַפֵּ֡אme.ra.Pe'H7503אֶת־'et-H853יְדֵי֩ye.DeiH3027the warriorsאַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH582H4421who remainהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thisהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853יְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,as well as allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,by speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696suchהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413כִּ֣י׀kiH3588;thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376is notאֵינֶ֨נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369seekingדֹרֵ֧שׁdo.ReshH1875the well-beingלְשָׁל֛וֹםle.sha.LomH7965of theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֥םla.'AmH5971,butכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518their ruinלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.”
5“Hereהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009he isה֖וּאhu'H1931,”repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667. “He is in your handsבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428can do nothingאֵ֣ין יוּכַ֥ל'ein yu.KhalH369H3201אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853to stop youדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.”
6So they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶֽת־'et-H853Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414and droppedוַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993himאֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853intoאֶל־'el-H413the cisternהַבּ֣וֹר׀ha.BorH953of Malchiahמַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּmal.ki.Ya.huH4441,the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834was in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307.They loweredוַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971אֶֽת־'et-H853Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414with ropesבַּחֲבָלִ֑יםba.cha.va.LimH2256into the cisternוּבַבּ֤וֹרu.va.BorH953,which had noאֵֽין־'ein-H369waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325but onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518mudטִ֔יטTitH2916,and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414sank downוַיִּטְבַּ֥עvai.yit.Ba'H2883into the mudבַּטִּֽיט׃ סba.TitH2916.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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