Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 40:2-5
2The captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876foundוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430decreedדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063disasterהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,
3and now the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has fulfilled itוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935;He has doneוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He saidדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696.Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you people have sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֤םcha.ta.TemH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068and have notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085His voiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697has happenedוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961to you.
4But nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,I am freeingפִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָfi.tach.Ti.khaH6605you todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromמִֽן־min-H4480the chainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were onעַל־'al-H5921your wristsיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027.Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesבְּעֵינֶ֜יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH2896H5869you to comeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935with meאִתִּ֣י'i.TiH854to Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,then comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935,and I will take care ofוְאָשִׂ֤יםve.'a.SimH7760אֶת־'et-H853עֵינִי֙'ei.NiH5869youעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it seems wrongרַ֧ע בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH7489H5869to you to comeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935with meאִתִּ֥י'i.TiH854to Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894,go no fartherחֲדָ֑לcha.DalH2308.Lookרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776is before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָ אֶל־le.fa.Nei.kha 'el-H6440H413.Wherever it seemsבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodט֨וֹב וְאֶל־Tov ve.'el-H2896H413and right to youהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477לָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,goלֵֽךְ׃LekhH1980thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033.”
5But before Jeremiahוְעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ לֹֽא־ve.'o.De.nu lo'-H3808H5750turned to goיָשׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725,Nebuzaradanוְשֻׁ֡בָהve.Shu.vahH7725addedאֶל־'el-H413, “Return to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894has appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485over the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and stayוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with himאִתּוֹ֙'i.ToH854amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,orא֠וֹ'oH176goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980anywhere elseאֶל־ כָּל־'el- kol-H413H3605that seems rightהַיָּשָׁ֧ר בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָ לֵ֑ךְhai.ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.kha LekhH3477H5869H1980.”Then the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414hima rationאֲרֻחָ֥ה'a.ru.ChahH737and a giftוּמַשְׂאֵ֖תu.mas.'EtH4864and released himוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 40
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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