Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 49:1-28
1Concerning the Ammonitesלִבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֗וֹןliv.Nei a.MonH1121H5983,this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Has Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־le.Yis.ra.'El 'im-H3478H518noאֵין֙'einH369sonsהֲבָנִ֥יםha.va.NimH1121?Is he withoutאֵ֣ין'einH369heirיוֹרֵ֖שׁyo.ReshH3423?Why thenמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has Milcomמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428taken possessionיָרַ֤שׁya.RashH3423אֶת־'et-H853of Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410?Why have his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971settledיָשָֽׁב׃ya.ShavH3427in their citiesבְּעָרָ֥יוbe.'a.RavH5892?
2Thereforeלָכֵ֡ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֨יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֜יםba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,when I will soundוְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּיVe.hish.ma'.tiH8085the battleמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421cryתְּרוּעַ֣תte.ru.'AtH8643againstאֶל־'el-H413Rabbahרַבַּ֨תra.BatH7237of the Ammonitesבְּנֵי־ עַמּ֜וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121H5983.It will becomeוְהָֽיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.TahH1961a heapלְתֵ֣לle.TelH8510of ruinsשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,and its villagesוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323will be burnedבָּאֵ֣שׁ תִּצַּ֑תְנָהba.'Esh ti.Tzat.nahH784H3341.Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853will drive outוְיָרַ֧שׁve.ya.RashH3423their dispossessorsיֹרְשָׁ֖יוyo.re.ShavH3423,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
3Wailהֵילִ֨ילִיhei.Li.liH3213,O Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809,forכִּ֣יkiH3588Aiעַ֗י'AiH5857has been destroyedשֻׁדְּדָה־shu.de.dah-H7703;cry outצְעַקְנָה֮tze.'ak.NahH6817,O daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Rabbahרַבָּה֒ra.BahH7237!Put onחֲגֹ֣רְנָהcha.Go.re.nahH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242and mournסְפֹ֕דְנָהse.Fo.de.nahH5594;run back and forthוְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָהve.hit.sho.Tat.nahH7751within your wallsבַּגְּדֵר֑וֹתba.ge.de.RotH1448,forכִּ֤יkiH3588Milcomמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428will goיֵלֵ֔ךְye.LekhH1980into exileבַּגּוֹלָ֣הba.go.LahH1473together withיַחְדָּֽיו׃yach.DavH3162his priestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and officialsוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269.
4Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you boastתִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙tit.ha.LiH1984of your valleysבָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.KimH6010—your valleysעִמְקֵ֔ךְ'im.KekhH6010so fruitfulזָ֣בzavH2100,O faithlessהַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.VahH7728daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323?You trustהַבֹּֽטְחָה֙ha.bo.te.ChahH982in your richesבְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָbe.'O.tze.ro.Tei.haH214and say, ‘Whoמִ֖יmiH4310can come againstיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413?’
5Beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2005,I am about to bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935terrorפַּ֗חַדPa.chadH6343upon youעָלַ֜יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,from all thoseמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605around youסְבִיבָ֑יִךְse.vi.Va.yikhH5439.You will each be drivenוְנִדַּחְתֶּם֙ אִ֣ישׁve.ni.dach.Tem 'ishH5080H376headlongלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,with no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to regatherמְקַבֵּ֖ץme.ka.BetzH6908the fugitivesלַנֹּדֵֽד׃la.no.DedH5074.
7Concerning Edomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123,this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Is there noהַאֵ֥יןha.'EinH369longerע֛וֹדodH5750wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451in Temanבְּתֵימָ֑ןbe.tei.ManH8487?Has counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098perishedאָבְדָ֤ה'a.ve.DahH6from the prudentמִבָּנִ֔יםmi.ba.NimH995?Has their wisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃cha.khe.ma.TamH2451decayedנִסְרְחָ֖הnis.re.ChahH5628?
8Turnהָפְנוּ֙ha.fe.NuH6437andrunנֻ֤סוּNu.suH5127!Lieלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427lowהֶעְמִ֣יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009,O dwellersיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Dedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I will bringהֵבֵ֥אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935disasterאֵ֥יד'eidH343onעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215at the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256I punish himפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃pe.kad.TivH6485.
9Ifאִם־'im-H518grape gatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to you,would they notלֹ֥אlo'H3808leaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּyash.'I.ruH7604some gleaningsעֽוֹלֵל֑וֹת אִם־o.le.Lot 'im-H5955H518?Were thievesגַּנָּבִ֥יםga.na.VimH1590to come in the nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,would they not stealהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843only what they wantedדַיָּֽם׃dai.YamH1767?
10Butכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589will strip Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215bareחָשַׂ֣פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiH2834אֶת־'et-H853;I will uncoverגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiH1540אֶת־'et-H853his hiding placesמִסְתָּרָ֔יוmis.ta.RavH4565,and he will be unableלֹ֣א יוּכָ֑לlo' yu.KhalH3808H3201to conceal himselfוְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.BahH2247.His descendantsזַרְע֛וֹzar.'OH2233will be destroyedשֻׁדַּ֥דshu.DadH7703along with his relativesוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251and neighborsוּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוu.she.khe.NavH7934,and he will be no moreוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'ei.Ne.nuH369.
12Forכִּי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Ifהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009those whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834do notאֵ֨ין'einH369deserveמִשְׁפָּטָ֜םmish.pa.TamH4941to drinkH8354the cupהַכּוֹס֙ha.kOsH3563must drink itH8354,can youוְאַתָּ֣ה ה֔וּאve.'a.Tah Hu'H859H1931possibly remain unpunishedH5352?You will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go unpunishedH5352,forכִּ֥יkiH3588you must drink it tooH8354.
13Forכִּ֣יkiH3588by MyselfI have swornנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Bozrahבָצְרָ֑הva.tze.RahH1224will becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֧הle.sha.MahH8047,a disgraceלְחֶרְפָּ֛הle.cher.PahH2781,a ruinלְחֹ֥רֶבle.Cho.revH2721,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her citiesעָרֶ֥יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892will beתִהְיֶ֖ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961in ruinsלְחָרְב֥וֹתle.cha.re.VotH2723foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.”
14I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ מֵאֵ֣תsha.Ma'.ti me.'EtH8085H854a messageשְׁמוּעָ֤הshe.mu.'AhH8052from the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;an envoyוְצִ֖ירve.TzirH6735has been sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471: “Assemble yourselvesהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙hit.ka.be.TzuH6908to marchוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935against herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921!Rise upוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965for battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421!”
16The terror you causeתִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞tif.latz.te.KhaH8606and the pride of yourזְד֣וֹןze.DonH2087heartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820have deceivedהִשִּׁ֤יאhi.Shi'H5377youאֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH853,O dwellersשֹֽׁכְנִי֙sho.khe.NiH7931in the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of the rocksהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,O occupiersתֹּפְשִׂ֖יto.fe.SiH8610of the mountainגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1389summitמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791.Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you elevateתַגְבִּ֤יהַtag.Bi.haH1361your nestקִנֶּ֔ךָki.Ne.chaH7064like the eagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ka.Ne.sherH5404,even from thereמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033I will bring you downאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17“Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123will becomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961an object of horrorלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047.Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674byעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֥םyi.ShomH8074and will scoffוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319atעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605her woundsמַכּוֹתֶֽהָ׃ma.ko.Te.haH4347.
18As Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017were overthrownכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114along with their neighborsוּשְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָu.she.khe.Nei.haH7934,”saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376will dwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427thereשָׁם֙shamH8033;noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808manבֶּן־ אָדָֽם׃ben- 'a.DamH1121H120will abideיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481there.
19Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,one will come upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738from the thicketsמִגְּא֣וֹןmi.ge.'onH1347of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383toאֶל־'el-H413the watered pastureנְוֵ֣ה אֵיתָן֒ne.Veh 'ei.TanH5116H386.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588in an instantאַרְגִּ֤יעָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280I will chaseאֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ'a.ri.Tze.nuH7323Edomfromמֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921her land.Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310is the chosen oneבָח֖וּרva.ChurH977I will appointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485for thisאֵלֶ֣יהָ'e.Lei.haH413?Forכִּ֣יkiH3588whoמִ֤יmiH4310is like Meכָמ֙וֹנִי֙kha.Mo.niH3644,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can challenge Meיֹעִידֶ֔נִּיyo.'i.De.niH3259?Whatוּמִי־ זֶ֣הu.mi- zehH4310H2088shepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834can standיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975against Meלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440?”
20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the plansעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has drawn upיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289againstאֶל־'el-H413Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123and the strategiesוּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוu.Mach.she.vo.TavH4284אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has devisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstאֶל־'el-H413the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Temanתֵימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487:Surelyאִם־'im-H518לֹ֤אlo'H3808the little onesצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629will be dragged awayיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498;certainlyאִם־'im-H518לֹ֥אlo'H3808their pastureנְוֵהֶֽם׃ne.ve.HemH5116will be made desolateיַשִּׁ֛יםya.ShimH8074because of themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.
22Lookהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009!An eagleכַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙kha.Ne.sherH5404will soarיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927and swoop downוְיִדְאֶ֔הve.yid.'EhH1675,spreadingוְיִפְרֹ֥שׂve.yif.RosH6566its wingsכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671overעַל־'al-H5921Bozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224.In thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the heartsלֵ֞בlevH3820of Edom’sאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.ReiH1368will beוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961like the heartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in laborמְצֵרָֽה׃ סme.tze.RahH6887.
23Concerning Damascusלְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂקle.da.Me.sekH1834: “Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574and Arpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774are put to shameבּ֤וֹשָֽׁהBo.o.shahH954,forכִּי־ki-H3588they have heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085a badרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451reportשְׁמֻעָ֥הshe.mu.'AhH8052;they are agitatedנָמֹ֑גוּna.Mo.guH4127like the seaבַּיָּ֣םbai.YamH3220;their anxietyדְּאָגָ֔הde.'a.GahH1674cannotלֹ֥א יוּכָֽל׃lo' yu.KhalH3808H3201be calmedהַשְׁקֵ֖טhash.KetH8252.
24Damascusדַמֶּ֛שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834has become feebleרָפְתָ֥הra.fe.TahH7503;she has turnedהִפְנְתָ֥הhif.ne.TahH6437to fleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127.Panicוְרֶ֣טֶט׀ve.Re.tetH7374has gripped herהֶחֱזִ֑יקָהhe.che.Zi.kahH2388;anguishצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869and painוַחֲבָלִ֛יםva.cha.va.LimH2256have seized herאֲחָזַ֖תָּה'a.cha.Za.tahH270like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.
26Forלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651her young menבַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.haH970will fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307in the streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָbir.cho.Tei.haH7339,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her warriorsאַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH582H4421will be silencedיִדַּ֙מּוּ֙yi.Da.muH1826in thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.
28Concerning Kedarלְקֵדָ֣ר׀le.ke.DarH6938and the kingdomsוּֽלְמַמְלְכ֣וֹתu.le.mam.le.KhotH4467of Hazorחָצ֗וֹרcha.TzorH2674,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834NebuchadnezzarH5020kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894defeatedהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221,this is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Rise upק֚וּמוּKu.muH6965,advanceעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413Kedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,and destroyוְשָׁדְד֖וּve.sha.de.DuH7703אֶת־'et-H853the peopleבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924!
Commentaries on Jeremiah 49
- 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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