Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 4
1“Ifאִם־'im-H518you will returnתָּשׁ֨וּבta.ShuvH7725,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,returnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068. “Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you will removeתָּסִ֧ירta.SirH5493your detestable idolsשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָshi.ku.Tzei.chaH8251from My sightמִפָּנַ֖יmi.pa.NaiH6440and no longerוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808waverתָנֽוּד׃ta.NudH5110,
2and if you can swearוְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ve.nish.Ba'.taH7650, ‘As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,’in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571,in justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941,and in righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666,then the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471will be blessedוְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.hit.Ba.re.khuH1288by Him, and in Himthey will gloryיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ סyit.ha.La.luH1984.”
3Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to the menלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389: “Break upנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214yourunplowed groundנִ֑ירNirH5215,and do notוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408sowתִּזְרְע֖וּtiz.re.'UH2232amongאֶל־'el-H413the thornsקוֹצִֽים׃ko.TzimH6975.
4Circumcise yourselvesהִמֹּ֣לוּhi.Mo.luH4135to the LORDלַיהֹוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and removeוְהָסִ֙רוּ֙ve.ha.Si.ruH5493the foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824,O menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and peopleוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435,My wrathחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534will break outתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318like fireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784and burnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197with noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one to extinguish itמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518,because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440your evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.”
Disaster from the North
5Announceהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,proclaimהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559: “Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782throughout the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.Cry aloudקִרְא֤וּ מַלְאוּ֙kir.'U mal.'UH7121H4390and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559, ‘Assemble yourselvesהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622and let us fleeוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935toאֶל־'el-H413the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.’
6Raiseשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375a signal flagנֵ֣סnesH5251toward Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726.Seek refugeהָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zuH5756!Do notאַֽל־'al-H408delayתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975!Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935disasterרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and terribleגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.
7A lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738has gone upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from his thicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441,and a destroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843of nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471has set outנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265.He has leftיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318his lairמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725to layלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047your landאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776.Your citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892will be reducedמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369to ruinsתִּצֶּ֖ינָהti.Tzei.nahH5327and lie uninhabitedיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.
8Soעַל־ זֹ֛את'al- zotH5921H2063put onחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,mournסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594and wailוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808turned awayשָׁ֛בshavH7725from usמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ פmi.Me.nuH4480.”
9וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961“In thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “the kingלֵב־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְlev- ha.Me.lekhH4428H3820and officialsהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269will loseיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6their courageוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820.The priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548will tremble in fearוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030will be astoundedיִתְמָֽהוּ׃yit.Ma.huH8539.”
10Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,how completelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403You have deceivedH5377thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971and Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389by sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961וְנָגְעָ֥הve.na.ge.'AhH5060peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,’while a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719is atעַד־'ad-H5704our throatsהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.”
11At thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256it will be saidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, “A searingצַ֤חtzachH6703windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307from the barren heightsשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057blows towardדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,but notל֥וֹאLo'H3808to winnowלִזְר֖וֹת וְל֥וֹאliz.Rot ve.Lo'H2219H3808or to siftלְהָבַֽר׃le.ha.VarH1305;
13Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,he advancesיַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.LehH5927like the cloudsכַּעֲנָנִ֣יםka.'a.na.NimH6051,his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818like the whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָה֙ve.kha.su.FahH5492.His horsesסוּסָ֑יוsu.SavH5483are swifterקַלּ֥וּka.LuH7043than eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to us,forכִּ֥יkiH3588we are ruinedשֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃shu.Da.de.nuH7703!
14Washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526the evilמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451from your heartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,so thatלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may be savedתִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִיti.va.She.'iH3467.How longעַד־ מָתַ֛י'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970will you harborתָּלִ֥יןta.LinH3885wickedאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284within youבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130?
16Warnהַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.ruH2142the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471nowהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009!Proclaimהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085toעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: “A besieging armyנֹצְרִ֥יםno.tze.RimH5341comesבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from a distantהַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.ChakH4801landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776;they raiseוַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414their voicesקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963againstעַל־'al-H5921the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.
Lamentation for Judah
18“Your waysדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870and deedsוּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.la.La.yikhH4611have broughtעָשׂ֥וֹa.SoH6213thisאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428upon you.Thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063is your punishmentרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451;how bitter it isכִּ֣יkiH4751H3588,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588it piercesנָגַ֖עna.Ga'H5060to theעַד־'ad-H5704heartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820!”
19My anguishמֵעַ֣י׀me.'AiH4578,my anguishמֵעַ֨י׀me.'AiH4578!I writhe in painH2342!Oh, the painקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023in my chestלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820!My heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820poundsהֹֽמֶה־ho.meh-H1993within me;I cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be silentאַחֲרִ֑ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315have heardשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.ma'.tiH8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the hornשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782,the alarmתְּרוּעַ֖תte.ru.'AtH8643of battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
20Disasterשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667afterעַל־'al-H5921disasterשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667is proclaimedנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is laid wasteשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703.My tentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168are destroyedשֻׁדְּד֣וּshu.de.DuH7703in an instantפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597,my curtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407in a momentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.
22“Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971אוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853are foolsאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191;they have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808known Meיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045.Theyהֵ֔מָּהHe.mahH1992are foolishסְכָלִים֙se.kha.LimH5530childrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121,withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandingנְבוֹנִ֖יםne.vo.NimH995.Theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992are skilledחֲכָמִ֥ים הֵ֙מָּה֙cha.kha.Mim he.mahH2450H1992in doing evilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489,but they knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045notלֹ֥אlo'H3808how to do goodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190.”
26I lookedרָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֥הra.'I.ti ve.hi.NehH7200H2009,and the fruitful landהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3759was a desertהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057.Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its citiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892were torn downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440His fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.
27Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹה֙khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776will beתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077,but I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808finish its destructionוְכָלָ֖ה אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ve.kha.Lah 'e.'e.SehH3617H6213.
28Thereforeעַל־ זֹאת֙'al- zoTH5921H2063the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56andthe heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמָּ֑עַל עַ֤ל כִּי־mi.Ma.'al 'al ki-H4605H5921H3588will grow darkוְקָדְר֥וּve.ka.de.RuH6937.I have spokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696,I have plannedזַמֹּ֔תִיza.Mo.tiH2161,and I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808relentנִחַ֖מְתִּי וְלֹא־ni.Cham.ti ve.lo'-H5162H3808or turn backאָשׁ֥וּב מִמֶּֽנָּה׃'a.Shuv mi.Me.nahH7725H4480.”
29Everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fleesבֹּרַ֙חַת֙bo.Ra.chatH1272at the soundמִקּ֨וֹלmi.KolH6963of the horsemanפָּרָ֜שׁpa.RashH6571and archerוְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁתve.Ro.meh Ke.shetH7411H7198.They enterבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935the thicketsבֶּעָבִ֔יםbe.'a.VimH5645and climbעָל֑וּ'a.LuH5927among the rocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710.Everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892is abandonedעֲזוּבָ֔ה'a.zu.VahH5800;noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369inhabitant is leftיוֹשֵׁ֥ב אִֽישׁ׃yo.Shev 'IshH3427H376.
30And youוְאַ֨תְּve.'a.tiH859,O devastatedשָׁד֜וּדsha.DudH7703oneמַֽה־mah-H4100,what will you doתַּעֲשִׂ֗יta.'a.SiH6213,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you dressתִלְבְּשִׁ֨יtil.be.ShiH3847yourself in scarletשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144,thoughכִּי־ki-H3588you adornתַעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710yourself with goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091jewelryעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enlargeתִקְרְעִ֤יtik.re.'IH7167your eyesעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869with paintבַפּוּךְ֙va.puKhH6320?You adorn yourselfתִּתְיַפִּ֑יtit.ya.PiH3302in vainלַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav'H7723;your loversעֹגְבִ֖ים'o.ge.VimH5689despiseמָאֲסוּ־ma.'a.su-H3988you;they want to takeיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245your lifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.
31Forכִּי֩kiH3588I hearשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085a cryק֨וֹלKolH6963like a woman in laborכְּחוֹלָ֜הke.cho.LahH2470,a cry of anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869like one bearing her first childכְּמַבְכִּירָ֔הke.mav.ki.RahH1069—the cryק֧וֹלKolH6963of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726gasping for breathתִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַtit.ya.Pe.achH3306,stretching outתְּפָרֵ֣שׂte.fa.ResH6566her handsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709to say, “Woe is meאֽוֹי־ נָ֣א'o- na'H188H4994,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315faintsעָיְפָ֥ה'a.ye.FahH5888before the murderersלְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פle.ho.re.GimH2026!”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 4
- 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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