Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 43

1וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961When Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had finishedכְּכַלּ֨וֹתke.kha.LotH3615tellingלְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־le.da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834—everything thatכָּל־ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סkol- ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH3605 H428 H1697the LORDיְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖םYah.weh 'e.lo.hei.HemH3068 H430had sent himשְׁלָח֛וֹshe.la.ChoH7971toאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413sayאֵ֥ת'etH853—

2Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֤ה'a.zar.YahH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָה֙ho.sha'.YahH1955,Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the arrogantהַזֵּדִ֑יםha.ze.DimH2086menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414אֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559, “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are lyingשֶׁ֚קֶר מְדַבֵּ֔רShe.ker me.da.BerH1696 H8267!The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808sent youשְׁלָחֲךָ֞she.la.cha.KhaH7971to sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goתָבֹ֥אוּta.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to reside thereלָג֥וּר שָֽׁם׃la.Gur ShamH8033 H1481.’

3Ratherכִּ֗יKiH3588,Baruchבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1263sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵ֣רִיָּ֔הne.ri.YahH5374is incitingמַסִּ֥יתma.SitH5496youאֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853against ustoלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616deliverתֵּ֨תtetH5414usאֹתָ֤נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853into the handsבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778,so that they may put us to deathלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191אֹתָ֔נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853or exileוּלְהַגְל֥וֹתu.le.hag.LotH1540usאֹתָ֖נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894!”

4So Johananיוֹחָנָ֨ןyo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֜חַka.Re.achH7143and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֛ים וְכָל־ הָעָ֖םha.cha.ya.Lim ve.khol ha.'AmH2428 H3605 H5971disobeyedוְלֹֽא־ שָׁמַע֩ve.lo'- sha.Ma'H3808 H8085the commandבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068to stayלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5Instead, Johananיוֹחָנָ֤ןyo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֙חַ֙ka.Re.achH7143and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428אֵ֖ת'etH853tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,those whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had returnedשָׁ֗בוּSha.vuH7725to the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had been scatteredנִדְּחוּ־ שָׁ֔ם לָג֖וּרni.de.chu- Sham la.GurH5080 H8033 H1481,

6אֶֽת־'et-H853the menהַ֠גְּבָרִיםHa.ge.va.rimH1397וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the womenהַנָּשִׁ֣יםha.na.ShimH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the childrenהַטַּף֮ha.TafH2945וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323,and everyoneכָּל־ הַנֶּ֗פֶשׁkol- ha.Ne.feshH3605 H5315whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876had allowed to remainהִנִּ֙יחַ֙hi.Ni.achH5117withאֶת־'et-H854Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֑ןsha.FanH8227,as well asוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּֽהוּ׃ne.ri.Ya.huH5374.

7So they enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808obeyשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and they wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935as far asעַד־'ad-H5704Tahpanhesתַּחְפַּנְחֵֽס׃ סtach.pan.ChesH8471.

8Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414at Tahpanhesבְּתַחְפַּנְחֵ֖ס לֵאמֹֽר׃be.tach.pan.Ches le.MorH8471 H559:

9“In the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theJewsאֲנָשִׁ֥ים יְהוּדִֽים׃'a.na.Shim ye.hu.DimH582 H3064,pick upקַ֣ח בְּיָדְךָ֞kach be.ya.de.KhaH3947 H3027some largeגְּדֹל֗וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68and bury themוּטְמַנְתָּ֤םu.te.man.TamH2934in the clayבַּמֶּ֙לֶט֙ba.Me.letH4423of the brick pavementבַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ןba.mal.BenH4404אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834at the entranceבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607to Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547palaceבֵּית־beit-H1004at Tahpanhesבְּתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סbe.tach.pan.ChesH8471.

10Then tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559thatאֲלֵיהֶ֡ם'a.lei.HemH413this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֤יYis.ra.'El hi.NiH3478 H2005,saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: ‘I will send forשֹׁלֵ֙חַ֙ וְ֠לָקַחְתִּיsho.Le.ach Ve.la.kach.tiH7971 H3947אֶת־'et-H853My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֤רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,and I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760his throneכִסְא֔וֹkhis.'OH3678overמִמַּ֛עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesלָאֲבָנִ֥יםla.'a.va.NimH68thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have embeddedטָמָ֑נְתִּיta.Ma.ne.tiH2934,and he will spreadוְנָטָ֥הve.na.TahH5186אֶת־'et-H853his royal pavilionשַׁפְרִיר֖וֹshaf.ru.rovH8237over themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.

11He will comeוּבָ֕אu.va.'ah'H935and strike downוְהִכָּ֖הve.hi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bringing deathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194to thoseאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834destined for deathלַמָּ֗וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,captivityלַשְּׁבִי֙la.she.ViH7628to thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834destined for captivityלַשֶּׁ֔בִיla.She.viH7628,and the swordלַחֶ֖רֶבla.Che.revH2719to thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834destined for the swordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719.

12I will kindleוְהִצַּ֣תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341a fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784in the templesבְּבָתֵּי֙be.va.TeiH1004of the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and Nebuchadnezzar will burnוּשְׂרָפָ֖םu.se.ra.FamH8313those templesand take their gods as captivesוְשָׁבָ֑םve.sha.VamH7617.So he will wrap himselfוְעָטָה֩ve.'a.TahH5844withאֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֨רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714asכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834a shepherdהָֽרֹעֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7462wraps himselfיַעְטֶ֤הya'.TehH5844אֶת־'et-H853in his garmentבִּגְד֔וֹbig.DoH899,and he will departוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033unscathedבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

13He will demolishוְשִׁבַּ֗רve.shi.BarH7665אֶֽת־'et-H853the sacred pillarsמַצְּבוֹת֙ma.tze.VotH4676of the temple of the sunH1053אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853he will burn downיִשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סyis.Rof ba.'EshH8313 H784the templesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of the godsאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.’”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 43