Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 6
1“Run for coverהָעִ֣זוּ׀ha.'I.zuH5756,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִניָמִ֗ןvi.n.ya.MinH1144; flee fromמִקֶּ֙רֶב֙mi.Ke.revH7130Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389!Soundתִּקְע֣וּtik.'UH8628the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782in Tekoaוּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙u.vit.Ko.a'H8620;send upשְׂא֣וּse.'UH5375a signalמַשְׂאֵ֑תmas.'EtH4864overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Beth-haccheremH1021,forכִּ֥יkiH3588disasterרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451loomsנִשְׁקְפָ֥הnish.ke.FahH8259from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,even greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.
3Shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462and their flocksוְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑םve.'ed.rei.HemH5739will comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935against herאֵלֶ֛יהָ'e.Lei.haH413;they will pitchתָּקְע֨וּ עָלֶ֤יהָta.ke.'U 'a.Lei.haH8628H5921their tentsאֹהָלִים֙'o.ha.LimH168all around herסָבִ֔יב רָע֖וּsa.Viv ra.'UH5439H7462,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853tending his own portionיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027:
4‘Prepareקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942for battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421against herעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921;rise upק֖וּמוּKu.muH6965,let us attackוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927at noonבַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188to us,forכִּי־ki-H3588the daylightהַיּ֔וֹם כִּ֥יhai.Yom kiH3117H3588is fadingפָנָ֣הfa.NahH6437;the eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153shadowsצִלְלֵי־tzi.lei-H6752grow longיִנָּט֖וּyi.na.TuH5186.
6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֤הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Cut downכִּרְת֣וּkir.TuH3772the treesעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6097and raiseוְשִׁפְכ֥וּve.shif.KhuH8210a siege rampסֹלְלָ֑הso.le.LahH5550againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Thisהִ֚יאhi'H1931cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892must be punishedהָפְקַ֔דha.fe.KadH6485;there is nothing butכֻּלָּ֖הּku.LahH3605oppressionעֹ֥שֶׁק'O.shekH6233in her midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.
7As a wellH953gushesכְּהָקִ֥ירke.ha.KirH6979its waterמֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.haH4325,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651she pours outהֵקֵ֣רָהhe.Ke.rahH6979her evilרָעָתָ֑הּra.'a.TahH7451.Violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555and destructionוָ֠שֹׁדVa.shodH7701resoundיִשָּׁ֨מַעyi.Sha.ma'H8085in her;sicknessחֳלִ֥יcho.LiH2483and woundsוּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.KahH4347are everתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeעַל־'al-H5921Meפָּנַ֛יpa.NaiH6440.
8Be forewarnedהִוָּסְרִי֙hi.va.se.RiH3256,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,orפֶּן־pen-H6435Iנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will turn awayתֵּקַ֥עte.Ka'H3363from youמִמֵּ֑ךְ פֶּן־mi.Mekh pen-H4480H6435;I will makeאֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ'a.si.MekhH7760you a desolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776withoutל֥וֹאLo'H3808inhabitantנוֹשָֽׁבָה׃ פno.Sha.vahH3427.”
9This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Glean the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478as thoroughlyH5953as a vineכַגֶּ֖פֶןkha.Ge.fenH1612.Pass your handיָדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027once moreהָשֵׁב֙ha.ShevH7725like a grape gathererכְּבוֹצֵ֖רke.vo.TzerH1219overעַל־'al-H5921the branchesסַלְסִלּֽוֹת׃sal.si.LotH5552.”
10Toעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֨יmiH4310can I giveאֲדַבְּרָ֤ה'a.da.be.RahH1696this warningוְאָעִ֙ידָה֙ve.'a.'I.dahH5749?Who will listenוְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּve.yish.Ma.'uH8085to me?Lookהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,their earsאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241are closedעֲרֵלָ֣ה'a.re.LahH6189,so they cannotוְלֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּve.Lo' yu.khe.LuH3808H3201hearלְהַקְשִׁ֑יבle.hak.ShivH7181.Seeהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961offensiveלְחֶרְפָּ֖הle.cher.PahH2781to them;they find noלֹ֥אlo'H3808pleasureיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654in it.
11וְאֵת֩ve.'EtH854But I am full ofמָלֵ֙אתִי֙ma.Le.tiH4390the LORD’sיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068wrathחֲמַ֨תcha.MatH2534;I am tiredנִלְאֵ֣יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811of holding it backהָכִ֔ילha.KhilH3557. “Pour it outשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210onעַל־'al-H5921the childrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768in the streetבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351,and onוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921the young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970gatheredס֥וֹדSodH5475togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588bothגַם־gam-H1571husbandאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376andעִם־'im-H5973wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802will be capturedיִלָּכֵ֔דוּyi.la.Khe.duH3920,the oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205andעִם־'im-H5973the very oldמְלֵ֥א יָמִֽים׃me.Le' ya.MimH4392H3117alike.
12Their housesבָֽתֵּיהֶם֙va.tei.HemH1004will be turned overוְנָסַ֤בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֔יםla.'a.che.RimH312,their fieldsשָׂד֥וֹתsa.DotH7704and wivesוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802as wellיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will stretch outאַטֶּ֧ה'a.TehH5186אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13“Forכִּ֤יkiH3588from the least of themמִקְּטַנָּם֙mi.ke.ta.NamH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגְּדוֹלָ֔םge.do.LamH1419,allכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605are greedyבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214for gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215;from prophetוּמִנָּבִיא֙u.mi.na.Vi'H5030toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,allכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605practiceעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213deceitשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
14They dressוַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּvay.ra.pe.'UH7495אֶת־'et-H853the woundשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971עַל־'al-H5921with very little careנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,’when there is noוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965at all.
15Are they ashamedהֹבִ֕ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954of the abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441כִּ֥יkiH3588they have committedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?Noגַּם־gam-H1571,they have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shameבּ֣וֹשׁBo.oshH954at allיֵב֗וֹשׁוּ גַּם־ye.Vo.o.shu gam-H954H1571;they do not evenלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045how to blushהַכְלִים֙hakh.LimH3637.Soלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651they will fallיִפְּל֧וּyi.pe.LuH5307among the fallenבַנֹּפְלִ֛יםva.no.fe.LimH5307;whenבְּעֵת־be.'et-H6256I punish themפְּקַדְתִּ֥יםpe.kad.TimH6485,they will collapseיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
16This is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Standעִמְדוּ֩'im.DuH5975atעַל־'al-H5921the crossroadsדְּרָכִ֨יםde.ra.KhimH1870and lookוּרְא֜וּu.re.'UH7200.Askוְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ve.sha.'a.LuH7592for the ancientעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769pathsלִנְתִב֣וֹתlin.ti.VotH5410: ‘Whereאֵי־ זֶ֨ה'ei- zehH335H2088isthe goodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896wayדֶ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870?’Then walkוּלְכוּ־u.le.khu-H1980in it,and you will findוּמִצְא֥וּu.mitz.'UH4672restמַרְגּ֖וֹעַmar.Go.a'H4771for your soulsלְנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םle.naf.she.KhemH5315.But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘We will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808walk in itנֵלֵֽךְ׃ne.LekhH1980!’
17I appointedוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965watchmenצֹפִ֔יםtzo.FimH6822over youעֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921and said, ‘Listenהַקְשִׁ֖יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181for the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֑רsho.FarH7782.’But they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘We will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808listenנַקְשִֽׁיב׃nak.ShivH7181!’
19Hearשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8085,O earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776הִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009!Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595am bringingמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935disasterרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of their own schemesמַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmach.she.vo.TamH4284,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they have paid noלֹ֣אlo'H3808attentionהִקְשִׁ֔יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181toעַל־'al-H5921My wordדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697and have rejectedוַיִּמְאֲסוּ־vai.yim.'a.su-H3988My instructionוְתוֹרָתִ֖יve.to.ra.TiH8451.
20What useלָמָּה־ זֶּ֨הla.mah- zehH4100H2088to Meis frankincenseלְבוֹנָה֙le.vo.NahH3828from Shebaמִשְּׁבָ֣א תָב֔וֹאmi.she.Va' ta.Vo'H7614H935or sweetהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896caneוְקָנֶ֥הve.ka.NehH7070from a distantמֶרְחָ֑קmer.ChakH4801landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776?Your burnt offeringsעֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930are not acceptableלֹ֣א לְרָצ֔וֹןlo' le.ra.TzonH3808H7522;your sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077do notלֹא־lo'-H3808pleaseעָ֥רְבוּ'A.re.vuH6149Me.”
21Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֥יYah.weh hi.NiH3068H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I will layנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414stumbling blocksמִכְשֹׁלִ֑יםmikh.sho.LimH4383beforeאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971;fathersאָב֨וֹת'a.VotH1and sonsוּבָנִ֥יםu.va.NimH1121alikeיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162will be staggeredוְכָ֣שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782;friendsוְרֵע֖וֹve.re.'OH7453and neighborsשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934will perishוְאָבָֽדוּ׃ פve.'a.Ba.duH6.”
An Invasion from the North
22This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,an armyעַ֥ם'amH5971is comingבָּ֖אba'H935from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828;a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471is stirred upיֵע֖וֹרye.'orH5782from the endsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
23They graspיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388the bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and spearוְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.DonH3591;theyהוּא֙hu'H1931arecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394and mercilessוְלֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔מוּve.Lo' ye.ra.Che.muH3808H7355.Their voiceקוֹלָם֙ko.LamH6963roarsיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993like the seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,and they rideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,lined upעָר֗וּךְ'a.RukhH6186like menכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376in formationלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against youעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921,O Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.”
24We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085אֶת־'et-H853the reportשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089;our handsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027hang limpרָפ֣וּra.FuH7503.Anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869has gripped usהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhe.che.zi.Kat.nuH2388,painחִ֖ילchilH2427like that of a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.
25Do notאַל־'al-H408go outתֵּֽצְאוּ֙te.tze.'iH3318to the fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704;do notאַל־'al-H408walkתֵּלֵ֑כוּte.le.khiH1980the roadוּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְu.va.De.rekhH1870.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the enemyלְאֹיֵ֔בle.'o.YevH341has a swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719;terrorמָג֖וֹרma.GorH4032is on every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.
26O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971,dressחִגְרִי־chig.ri-H2296yourselves in sackclothשָׂק֙sakH8242and rollוְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣יve.hit.pa.le.ShiH6428in ashesבָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665.Mournאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60with bitterתַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam.ru.RimH8563wailingמִסְפַּ֖דmis.PadH4553,as you wouldעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213for an only sonיָחִיד֙ya.ChidH3173,forכִּ֣יkiH3588suddenlyפִתְאֹ֔םfit.'OmH6597the destroyerהַשֹּׁדֵ֖דha.sho.DedH7703will comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935upon usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.
28Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605are hardenedסֽוֹרְרִ֔יםso.RimH5637rebelsסָרֵ֣יsa.ReiH5493,walking aroundהֹלְכֵ֥יho.le.KheiH1980as slanderersרָכִ֖ילra.KhilH7400.They are bronzeנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270;allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605of them are corruptמַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃mash.chi.Tim He.mahH7843H1992.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 6
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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