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Jeremiah 6:9-17
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!’
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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