Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 46

1This isthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aboutעַל־'al-H5921the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471—the wordthatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030

2concerningעַל־'al-H5921Egyptלְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714andthe armyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547Necoנְכוֹ֙ne.KhoH5224kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichאֲשֶׁר־ הָיָ֥ה עַל־'a.Sher- ha.Yah 'al-H834 H1961 H5921was defeatedהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221at Carchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834on the Euphratesפְּרָ֖תpe.RatH6578Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104by Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894in the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

3“Deployעִרְכ֤וּ'ir.KhuH6186your shields, smallמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043and largeוְצִנָּ֔הve.tzi.NahH6793;advanceוּגְשׁ֖וּu.ge.ShuH5066for battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421!

4Harnessאִסְר֣וּ'is.RuH631the horsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483;mountוַֽעֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH5927the steedsהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571;take your positionsוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320with helmets onבְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbe.Khoa.'ImH3553!Polishמִרְקוּ֙mir.KuH4838your spearsהָֽרְמָחִ֔יםha.re.ma.ChimH7420;put onלִבְשׁ֖וּliv.ShuH3847armorהַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃ha.sir.yo.NotH5630!

5Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069am I seeing thisרָאִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200?Theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992are terrifiedחַתִּים֮cha.TimH2844,they are retreatingנְסֹגִ֣ים אָחוֹר֒ne.so.Gim 'a.chOrH5472 H268;their warriorsוְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣םve.gi.bo.rei.HemH1368are defeatedיֻכַּ֔תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807,they fleeוּמָנ֥וֹסu.ma.NosH4498in hasteנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808looking backהִפְנ֑וּhif.NuH6437;terrorמָג֥וֹרma.GorH4032is on every sideמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439!”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6“The swiftהַקַּ֔לha.KalH7031cannotאַל־'al-H408fleeיָנ֣וּסya.NusH5127,and the warriorהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368cannotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422!In the northצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828byעַל־ יַ֣ד'al- yadH5921 H3027the Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578they stumbleכָּשְׁל֖וּka.she.LuH3782and fallוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307.

7Whoמִי־mi-H4310is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088,risingיַֽעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927like the Nileכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,like riversכַּנְּהָר֕וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325churnיִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּyit.ga.'a.ShuH1607?

8Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714risesיַֽעֲלֶ֔הya.'a.LehH5927like the Nileכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,and its watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325churnיִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּyit.Go.'a.shuH1607like riversוְכַנְּהָר֖וֹתve.kha.ne.ha.RotH5104,boastingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will riseאַֽעֲלֶה֙'a.'a.LehH5927and coverאֲכַסֶּה־'a.kha.seh-H3680the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;I will destroyאֹבִ֥ידָה'o.Vi.dahH6the citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892and their peopleוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427.’

9Advanceעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927,O horsesהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483!Race furiouslyוְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּve.hit.ho.le.LuH1984,O chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393!Let the warriorsהַגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368come forthוְיֵצְא֖וּve.ye.tze.'UH3318—Cushכּ֤וּשׁkushH3568and Putוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316carryingתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610their shieldsמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,men of Lydiaוְלוּדִ֕יםve.lu.DimH3866drawingתֹּפְשֵׂ֖י דֹּ֥רְכֵיto.fe.Sei Do.re.kheiH8610 H1869the bowקָֽשֶׁת׃Ka.shetH7198.

10For thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117belongsto the Lordלַאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֣הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of vengeanceנְקָמָה֙ne.ka.MahH5360againstלְהִנָּקֵ֣םle.hi.na.KemH5358His foesמִצָּרָ֔יוmi.tza.RavH6862.The swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719will devourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398until it is satisfiedוְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔הve.Sa.ve.'AhH7646,until it is quenchedוְרָוְתָ֖הve.ra.ve.TahH7301with their bloodמִדָּמָ֑םmi.da.MamH1818.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordלַאדֹנָ֨יla.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֧הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will hold a sacrificeזֶ֠בַחZe.vachH2077in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828byאֶל־'el-H413the Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

11Go upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927to Gileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568forוּקְחִ֣יu.ke.ChiH3947balmצֳרִ֔יtzo.RiH6875,O Virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!In vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723you try manyהִרְבֵּ֣יתhir.bei.tiH7235remediesרְפֻא֔וֹתre.fu.'otH7499, but for youthere is noאֵ֥ין'einH369healingתְּעָלָ֖הte.'a.LahH8585.

12The nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of your shameקְלוֹנֵ֔ךְke.lo.NekhH7036,and your outcryוְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְve.tziv.cha.TekhH6682fillsמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588warriorגִבּ֤וֹרgi.BorH1368stumblesכָּשָׁ֔לוּka.Sha.luH3782over warriorבְּגִבּוֹר֙be.gi.bOrH1368and bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ פshe.nei.HemH8147of them have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162.”

13This is the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030about the comingלָב֗וֹאla.Vo'H935of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894to strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

14“Announce itהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and proclaimוְהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּve.hash.Mi.'uH8085it in Migdolבְמִגְדּ֔וֹלve.mig.DolH4024;proclaimוְהַשְׁמִ֥יעוּve.hash.Mi.'uH8085it in Memphisבְנֹ֖ףve.NofH5297and Tahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סu.ve.tach.pan.ChesH8471אִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559: ‘Take your positionsהִתְיַצֵּב֙hit.ya.TzevH3320and prepareוְהָכֵ֣ןve.ha.KhenH3559yourself,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719devoursאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398those around youסְבִיבֶֽיךָ׃se.vi.Vei.khaH5439.’

15Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have your warriorsאַבִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.bi.Rei.khaH47been laid lowנִסְחַ֣ףnis.ChafH5502?They cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808standעָמַ֔ד'a.MadH5975,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has thrust them downהֲדָפֽוֹ׃ha.da.FoH1920.

16They continueהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235to stumbleכּוֹשֵׁ֑לko.ShelH3782;indeedגַּם־gam-H1571, theyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376have fallenנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307overאֶל־'el-H413one anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453.They sayוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘Get upק֣וּמָה׀Ku.mahH6965!Let us returnוְנָשֻׁ֣בָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413our peopleעַמֵּ֗נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of our birthמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔נוּmo.lad.Te.nuH4138,away fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of the oppressorהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hai.yo.NahH3238.’

17Thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033they will cry outקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121: ‘Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714was all noiseשָׁא֔וֹןsha.'onH7588;he has let the appointed timeהַמּוֹעֵֽד׃ha.mo.'EdH4150pass him byהֶעֱבִ֖ירhe.'e.VirH5674.’

18As surely as Iאָ֙נִי֙'a.niH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034is the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, thereכִּ֚יkiH3588will come oneיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935who islike Taborכְּתָב֣וֹרke.ta.VorH8396among the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022and like Carmelוּכְכַרְמֶ֖לu.khe.khar.MelH3760by the seaבַּיָּ֥םbai.YamH3220.

19Packעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213your bagsכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627for exileגוֹלָה֙go.LahH1473,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323dwellingיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Memphisנֹף֙nofH5297will beתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961laid wasteלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,destroyedH5327and uninhabitedמֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ סme.'Ein yo.ShevH369 H3427.

20Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is a beautifulH3304heiferעֶגְלָ֥ה'eg.LahH5697,but a gadflyקֶ֥רֶץKe.retzH7171from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828is coming against herH935.

21Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the mercenariesשְׂכִרֶ֤יהָse.khi.Rei.haH7916among herבְקִרְבָּהּ֙ve.kir.BahH7130are like fattenedמַרְבֵּ֔קmar.BekH4770calvesכְּעֶגְלֵ֣יke.'eg.LeiH5695כִּֽי־ki-H3588.Theyהֵ֧מָּהHe.mahH1992tooגַם־gam-H1571will turn backהִפְנ֛וּhif.NuH6437;togetherיַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavH3162they will fleeנָ֥סוּNa.suH5127,they will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808stand their groundעָמָ֑דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of calamityאֵידָ֛ם'ei.DamH343is comingבָּ֥אba'H935upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921—the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃pe.ku.da.TamH6486.

22Egypt will hissקוֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963like a fleeingיֵלֵ֑ךְye.LekhH1980serpentכַּנָּחָ֣שׁka.na.ChashH5175,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the enemy will advanceיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980in forceבְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428;with axesוּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙u.ve.kar.du.mOtH7134they will comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935against herlike woodsmen cutting down treesכְּחֹטְבֵ֖י עֵצִֽים׃ke.cho.te.Vei 'e.TzimH2404 H6086.

23They will chop downכָּרְת֤וּka.re.TuH3772her forestיַעְרָהּ֙ya'.RahH3293,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,denseלֹ֣אlo'H3808thoughכִּ֖יkiH3588it may beיֵֽחָקֵ֑רye.cha.KerH2713,forכִּ֤יkiH3588they are more numerousרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231than locustsמֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔הme.'ar.BehH697;they cannotוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369be countedמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

24The Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will be put to shameהֹבִ֖ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954;she will be deliveredנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414into the handsבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.”

25The LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005,I am about to punishפוֹקֵד֙ אֶל־fo.Ked 'el-H6485 H413Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH528godof Thebesמִנֹּ֔אmi.No'H4996 H5921,along with Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547H5921,Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withH5921her godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430 H5921and kingsמְלָכֶ֑יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428 H5921,and those who trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547.

26I will deliver themוּנְתַתִּ֗יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414into the handsבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֔ם וּבְיַ֛דnaf.Sham u.ve.YadH5315 H3027—of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖ל וּבְיַד־ba.Vel u.ve.yad-H894 H3027and his officersעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650.But afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֛ןkhenH3651, Egyptwill be inhabitedתִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןtish.KonH7931as in daysכִּֽימֵי־ki.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27But youוְ֠אַתָּהVe.'a.tahH859,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650,do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408be dismayedתֵּחַ֣תte.ChatH2865,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Forכִּ֠יkiH3588I will surely save youהִנְנִ֤י מוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ֙hi.Ni mo.shi.'a.KhaH2005 H3467out of a distant placeמֵֽרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853,your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of their captivityשִׁבְיָ֑םshiv.YamH7628!Jacobיַעֲק֛וֹבya.'a.KovH3290will returnוְשָׁ֧בve.ShavH7725to quietוְשָׁקַ֥טve.sha.KatH8252and easeוְשַׁאֲנַ֖ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599,with no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to make him afraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ סma.cha.RidH2729.

28And youאַ֠תָּה'A.tahH859,My servantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290,do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589am with youאִתְּךָ֖'i.te.KhaH854.Thoughכִּי֩kiH3588I will completelyאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213destroyכָלָ֜הkha.LahH3617allבְּכָֽל־be.kholH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I have banished youהִדַּחְתִּ֣יךָ שָׁ֗מָּהhi.dach.Ti.kha Sha.mahH5080 H8033וְאֹֽתְךָ֙ve.'o.te.KhaH853,I will notלֹא־lo'-H3808completely destroy youאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה כָלָ֔ה'e.'e.Seh kha.LahH6213 H3617.Yet I will discipline youוְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.yi.sar.Ti.khaH3256justlyלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941,and will by no meansלֹ֥אlo'H3808leave you unpunishedH5352.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 46