Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 42

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,along with Johananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,Jezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֖הvi.zan.YahH3153sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from the leastמִקָּטֹ֥ןmi.ka.TonH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066

2Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶֽל־'el-H413, “May our petitionתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467comeתִּפָּל־ נָ֤אti.pol- na'H5307 H4994before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440;prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל בַּעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.hit.pa.Lel ba.'a.De.nuH6419 H1157toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430on behalf ofבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063entireכָּל־kol-H3605remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588fewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592of us remainנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604of the manyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you can seeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200אֹתָֽנוּ׃'o.Ta.nuH853with your own eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

3Praythat the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853will tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046usthe wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we should walkנֵֽלֶךְ־ne.lekh-H1980וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we should doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.”

4“I have heard youשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030. “I will surelyהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005prayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430as you requestכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וְֽהָיָ֡הke.div.rei.Khem ve.ha.YahH1697 H1961,and I will tell youאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046everythingכָּֽל־ הַדָּבָר֩kal- ha.da.VarH3605 H1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853answersיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030.I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withholdאֶמְנַ֥ע'em.Na'H4513a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697from you.”

5Then theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961a trueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571and faithfulוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןve.ne.'e.ManH539witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707against usifאִם־'im-H518we do notלֹ֡אlo'H3808act uponנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213everyכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605wordהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430sends youיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜yish.la.cha.KhaH7971to tell usאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413כֵּ֥ןkenH3651.

6Whetherאִם־'im-H518it is pleasantט֣וֹבTovH2896orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518unpleasantרָ֔עRa'H7451,we will obeyנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹל׀be.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834weH580are sendingשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971youאֹתְךָ֛'o.te.KhaH853אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834it may go well with usיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190whenכִּ֣יkiH3588we obeyנִשְׁמַ֔עnish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!”

7Afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysוַיְהִ֕י יָמִ֑יםvay.Hi ya.MimH3117 H1961the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414,

8and he summonedוַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶל־vai.yik.Ra' 'el-H7121 H413Johananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַ וְאֶ֛לka.Re.ach ve.'ElH7143 H413,allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with himאִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854,and allוּלְכָ֨ל־u.le.Khal-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from the leastלְמִקָּטֹ֥ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419.

9Jeremiahtoldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971meאֹתִי֙'o.TiH853to presentלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307your petitionתְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖םte.chi.nat.KhemH8467לְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440:

10‘Ifאִם־ שׁ֤וֹב'im- ShovH518 H7725you will indeed stayתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,then I will buildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129you upאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808tear you downאֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosH2040;I will plantוְנָטַעְתִּ֥יve.na.ta'.TiH5193youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808uproot youאֶתּ֑וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428,forכִּ֤יkiH3588I will relentנִחַ֙מְתִּי֙ni.Cham.tiH5162ofאֶל־'el-H413the disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have broughtעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213upon you.

11Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֗וּti.re.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859now fearיְרֵאִ֖יםye.re.'ImH3373מִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440;do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372of himמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589am withאִתְּכֶ֣ם'i.te.KhemH854you to saveלְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853and deliverוּלְהַצִּ֥ילu.le.ha.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from himמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

12And I will showוְאֶתֵּ֥ןve.'e.TenH5414youcompassionרַחֲמִ֖יםra.cha.MimH7356,and he will have compassionוְרִחַ֣םve.ri.ChamH7355on youאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853and restoreוְהֵשִׁ֥יבve.he.ShivH7725youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853toאֶל־'el-H413your own landאַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃'ad.mat.KhemH127.’

13But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859sayאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘We will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808stayנֵשֵׁ֖בne.ShevH3427in thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,’and you thus disobeyלְבִלְתִּ֣י שְׁמֹ֔עַle.vil.Ti she.Mo.a'H1115 H8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

14and if you sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘NoH3808,butכִּ֣יkiH3588we will goנָב֔וֹאna.Vo'H935to the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714and liveנֵשֵֽׁב׃ne.ShevH3427thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834we will notH3808seeנִרְאֶה֙nir.'EhH7200warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421or hearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085the soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782 H3808or hungerנִרְעָ֖בnir.'AvH7456for breadוְלַלֶּ֥חֶםve.la.Le.chemH3899,’

15thenוְעַתָּ֕ה לָכֵ֛ןve.'a.Tah la.KhenH6258 H3651hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,O remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063!This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518youאַ֠תֶּם'A.temH859are determinedפְּנֵיכֶם֙pe.nei.KhemH7760 H6440to goלָבֹ֣אla.Vo'H935to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִם וּבָאתֶ֖םmitz.Ra.yim u.va.TemH4714 H935and resideלָג֥וּרla.GurH1481thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033,

16וְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961then the swordהַחֶ֗רֶבha.Che.revH2719אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859fearיְרֵאִ֣יםye.re.'ImH3373מִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480will overtakeתַּשִּׂ֥יגta.SigH5381youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the famineוְהָרָעָ֞בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתֶּ֣ם׀'a.TemH859dreadדֹּאֲגִ֣ים מִמֶּ֗נּוּdo.'a.Gim mi.Me.nuH1672 H4480will follow on your heelsיִדְבַּ֧ק אַחֲרֵיכֶ֛םyid.Bak 'a.cha.rei.KhemH1692 H310שָׁ֣םshamH8033into Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and you will dieתָּמֻֽתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033.

17So allכָל־ הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםkhol- ha.'a.na.ShimH3605 H582whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834resolveשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853פְּנֵיהֶ֜םpe.nei.HemH6440to goלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to reside thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033לָג֣וּרla.GurH1481willוְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.YuH1961dieיָמ֕וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698.Not oneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808of themwillיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961surviveשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300or escapeוּפָלִ֔יט מִפְּנֵי֙u.fa.Lit mi.pe.NeiH6412 H6440the disasterהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935upon themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921.’

18Forכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֹ֨הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559: ‘Just asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834My angerאַפִּ֜י'a.PiH639and wrathוַחֲמָתִ֗יva.cha.ma.TiH2534were poured outנִתַּ֨ךְni.TakhH5413onעַל־'al-H5921the residentsיֹֽשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will My wrathחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534be poured outתִּתַּ֤ךְti.TakhH5413on youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921if you goבְּבֹאֲכֶ֖םbe.vo.'a.KhemH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.You will becomeוִהְיִיתֶ֞םvih.yi.TemH1961an object of cursingלְאָלָ֤הle.'a.LahH423and horrorוּלְשַׁמָּה֙u.le.sha.MahH8047,of vilificationוְלִקְלָלָ֣הve.lik.la.LahH7045and disgraceוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.PahH2781,and you will neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725againע֔וֹדodH5750אֶת־'et-H853.’

19The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068has toldדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696youעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921,O remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408goתָּבֹ֖אוּta.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.’Know for sureH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588I have warnedהַעִידֹ֥תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749youtodayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117!

20Forכִּ֣יkiH3588youבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם֒ כִּֽי־be.naf.sho.tei.Khem ki-H5315 H3588have deceivedהִתְעֵיתֶם֮hit.'e.teimH8582yourselvesאַתֶּ֞ם'a.TemH859by sendingשְׁלַחְתֶּ֣םshe.lach.TemH7971meאֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לhit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430on our behalfבַּעֲדֵ֔נוּba.'a.De.nuH1157,and as for allוּכְכֹל֩u.khe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ כֵּ֥ן'e.lo.Hei.nu kenH430 H3651saysיֹאמַ֜רyo.MarH559,tell itהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046to usand we will do itוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213.’

21For I have toldוָאַגִּ֥דva.'a.GidH5046youtodayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,but you have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֗םshe.ma'.TemH8085the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He has sent meשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to tell youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413.

22Now thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045for sureתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֗יKiH3588by swordבַּחֶ֛רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineבָּרָעָ֥בba.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּבַדֶּ֖בֶרu.va.De.verH1698you will dieתָּמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you desireחֲפַצְתֶּ֔םcha.fatz.TemH2654to goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935to resideלָג֥וּר שָֽׁם׃ סla.Gur ShamH1481 H8033.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 42