Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 5:26-31
26Forכִּי־ki-H3588amongנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672My peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971are wicked menרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563;they watchיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789like fowlersיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353lying in waitכְּשַׁ֣ךְke.ShakhH7918;they setהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324a trapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889to catchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582.
27Like cagesכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619full ofמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392birdsע֔וֹףofH5775,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004are full ofמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392deceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651they have become powerfulגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431and richוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.
28They have grown fatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080and sleekעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245,andגַּ֚םgamH1571have excelledעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674in the deedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of the wickedרָ֔עRa'H7451.They have notלֹא־lo'-H3808taken up the causeדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1779H1777of the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,that they might prosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743;nor have theyלֹ֥אlo'H3808defendedשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199the rightsוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34.
29Should I notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808punish themאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485forהַֽעַל־ha.'al-H5921these thingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068אִ֚ם'imH518. “Should I notלֹ֥אlo'H3808avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315on such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088?
31The prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267,and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548ruleיִרְדּ֣וּyir.DuH7287byעַל־'al-H5921their own authorityיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027.My peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157it soכֵ֑ןKhenH3651,but whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100will you doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in the endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319?
Commentaries on Jeremiah 5
- 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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