Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 7

1This is the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵאֵ֥תyir.me.Ya.hu me.'EtH3414 H854from the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068שָּׁ֔םShamH8033אֶת־'et-H853and proclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121thisהַזֶּ֑ה וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ha.Zeh ve.'a.mar.TaH2088 H559messageהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697:Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605you people of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063who enterהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935through theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Correctהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and deedsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and I will let you liveוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Do notאַל־'al-H408trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982inאֶל־'el-H413deceptiveהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘This isהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.’

5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you really correctH3190אֶת־'et-H853your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,ifאִם־'im-H518you actH6213justlyמִשְׁפָּ֔ט בֵּ֥יןmish.Pat beinH4941 H996toward oneאִ֖ישׁ וּבֵ֥ין'ish u.VeinH376 H996anotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453,

6if you noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longer oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231the foreignerגֵּ֣רgerH1616andthe fatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490and the widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,and if you noאַֽל־'al-H408longer shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725or followוְאַחֲרֵ֨י תֵלְכ֖וּve.'a.cha.Rei te.le.KhuH310 H1980otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים לֹ֥א'a.che.Rim lo'H312 H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your own harmלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451,

7then I will let you liveוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853in thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foreverלְמִן־ עוֹלָ֖םle.min- o.LamH4480 H5769andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8But lookהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859keep trustingבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982inעַל־'al-H5921deceptiveהַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697to noלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115availהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276.

9Will you stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀ha.ga.NoH1589and murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙ra.Tzo.achH7523,commit adulteryוְֽנָאֹ֔ףve.na.'OfH5003and perjuryוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַ לַשֶּׁ֖קֶרve.hi.sha.Ve.a' la.She.kerH7650 H8267,burn incenseוְקַטֵּ֣רve.ka.TerH6999to Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and followוְהָלֹ֗ךְ אַחֲרֵ֛יve.ha.Lokh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045,

10and then comeוּבָאתֶ֞םu.va.TemH935and standוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mad.TemH5975before Meלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440in thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834houseבַּבַּ֤יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,which bearsנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֣י עָלָ֔יוshe.Mi 'a.LavH8034 H5921,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘We are deliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּni.Tzal.nuH5337,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616we can continue withעֲשׂ֔וֹתa.SotH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441’?

11Has thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834bearsנִקְרָֽא־nik.ra'-H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034,becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961a denהַמְעָרַ֣תham.'a.RatH4631of robbersפָּרִצִ֗יםpa.ri.TzimH6530inעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?Yesהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595tooגַּ֧םgamH1571have seen itרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12Butכִּ֣יkiH3588goלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֗אNa'H4994toאֶל־'el-H413the placeמְקוֹמִי֙me.ko.MiH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Shilohבְּשִׁיל֔וֹbe.shi.LoH7887whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I firstבָּרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223made a dwellingשִׁכַּ֧נְתִּֽיshi.Kan.tiH7931for My Nameשְׁמִ֛י שָׁ֖םshe.Mi shamH8034 H8033,and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to itbecause ofמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wickednessרָעַ֖תra.'AtH7451of My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282you have doneעֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.KhemH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and because I have spokenוָאֲדַבֵּ֨רva.'a.da.BerH1696to youאֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH413again and againהַשְׁכֵּ֤ם וְדַבֵּר֙hash.Kem ve.da.BerH7925 H1696but you would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.TemH8085,and I have calledוָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'H7121to youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853but you would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerעֲנִיתֶֽם׃'a.ni.TemH6030,

14therefore what I didוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213to Shilohלְשִׁלֽוֹ׃le.shi.LoH7887I will now doעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to the houseלַבַּ֣יִת׀la.Ba.yitH1004thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834bearsנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֣י עָלָ֗יוshe.Mi 'a.LavH8034 H5921, the housein whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859trustבֹּטְחִ֣יםbo.te.ChimH982,the placeוְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹםve.La.ma.KomH4725thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to youand your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834.

15And I will castוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853out ofמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921My presenceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834I have cast outהִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙hish.Lakh.tiH7993אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם'a.chei.KhemH251אֵ֖ת'etH853,allכָּל־kol-H3605the descendantsזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669.

Judah’s Idolatry Persists

16As for youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859,do notאַל־'al-H408prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל׀tit.pa.LelH6419forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157theseהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408offerתִּשָּׂ֧אti.Sa'H5375a pleaרִנָּ֥הri.NahH7440or petitionוּתְפִלָּ֖הu.te.fi.LahH8605on their behalfבַעֲדָ֛םva.'a.DamH1157,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408begתִּפְגַּע־tif.ga'-H6293Me,forכִּי־ki-H3588I will notאֵינֶ֥נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369listenשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085to youאֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH853.

17Do you notהַֽאֵינְךָ֣ha.'ei.ne.KhaH369seeרֹאֶ֔הro.'EhH7200whatמָ֛הmahH4100theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992are doingעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתu.ve.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

18The sonsהַבָּנִ֞יםha.ba.NimH1121gatherמְלַקְּטִ֣יםme.la.ke.TimH3950woodעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,the fathersוְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ve.ha.'a.VotH1lightמְבַעֲרִ֣יםme.va.'a.RimH1197אֶת־'et-H853the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802kneadלָשׁ֣וֹתla.ShotH3888the doughבָּצֵ֑קba.TzekH1217to makeלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213cakesכַּוָּנִ֜יםka.va.NimH3561for the Queenלִמְלֶ֣כֶתlim.Le.khetH4446of Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;they pour outוְהַסֵּ֤ךְve.ha.SekhH5258drink offeringsנְסָכִים֙ne.sa.KhimH5262to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616provoke Me to angerהַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃hakh.'i.Se.niH3707.

19הַאֹתִ֛יha.'o.TiH853But am I the Oneהֵ֥םhemH1992they are provokingמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707?declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Is it notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808themselvesאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853they spiteלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,to their own shameבֹּ֥שֶׁת פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סBo.shet pe.nei.HemH1322 H6440?

20Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559:Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,My angerאַפִּ֤י'a.PiH639and My furyוַֽחֲמָתִי֙va.cha.ma.TiH2534willנִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ni.Te.khetH5413be poured out onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,onעַל־'al-H5921manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the treesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the fieldוְעַל־ הַשָּׂדֶ֖הve.'al- ha.sa.DehH7704 H5921andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the produceפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127,and it will burnוּבָעֲרָ֖הu.va.'a.RahH1197and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be extinguishedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ סtikh.BehH3518.

21This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559:Add your burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם סְפ֥וּo.lo.tei.Khem se.FuH5930 H3254toעַל־'al-H5921your other sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֖םziv.chei.KhemH2077and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398the meat yourselvesבָשָֽׂר׃va.SarH1320!

22Forכִּ֠יkiH3588whenלֹֽא־ בְּי֛וֹםlo'- be.YomH3117 H3808I broughtהוֹצִיאִ֥יho.tzi'H3318your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,I did not merelyוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808command themדִבַּ֤רְתִּי אֶת־ צִוִּיתִ֔יםdi.Bar.ti 'et- tzi.vi.TimH1696 H854 H6680aboutעַל־ דִּבְרֵ֥י'al- div.ReiH5921 H1697burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930and sacrificesוָזָֽבַח׃va.Za.vachH2077,

23butכִּ֣י אִֽם־ki 'im-H3588 H518אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697this is whatהַ֠זֶּהHa.zehH2088I commanded themצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680אוֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853לֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559:Obey Meשִׁמְע֣וּ בְקוֹלִ֔יshim.'U ve.ko.LiH8085 H6963,and I will beוְהָיִ֤יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859will beתִּֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971.You must walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the waysהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commandedאֲצַוֶּ֣ה'a.tza.VehH6680youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,so thatלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616it may go wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with you.

24Yet they did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808listenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inclineהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָ֔ם'a.ze.NamH241,but they followedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980the stubbornבִּשְׁרִר֖וּתbish.ri.RutH8307inclinationsבְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹתbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156of their own evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451heartsלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820.They wentוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961backwardלְאָח֖וֹרle.'a.ChorH268and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forwardלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.

25Fromלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1came outיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,I have sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.LachH7971youאֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH413אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔ים י֖וֹםha.ne.vi.'Im YomH5030 H3117again and againהַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃hash.Kem ve.sha.Lo.achH7925 H7971.

26Yet they would notוְל֤וֹאve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but they stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203anddid more evilהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489than their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1.

27When you tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֶת־'et-H853,they will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.When you callוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,they will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ya.'a.Nu.khahH6030.

28Therefore you must sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, ‘Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the nationהַגּוֹי֙ha.goyH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834would notלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808listenשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085to the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430and would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808receiveלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148.Truthהָֽאֱמוּנָ֔הha.'e.mu.NahH530has perishedאָֽבְדָה֙'a.ve.DahH6;it has disappearedוְנִכְרְתָ֖הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from their lipsמִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סmi.pi.HemH6310.

29Cut offגָּזִּ֤יga.ZiH1494your hairנִזְרֵךְ֙niz.reKhH5145and throw it awayוְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִיve.hash.Li.khiH7993.Raise upוּשְׂאִ֥יu.se.'IH5375a lamentationקִינָ֑הki.NahH7015onעַל־'al-H5921the barren heightsשְׁפָיִ֖םshe.fa.YimH8205,forכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has rejectedמָאַ֣סma.'AsH3988and forsakenוַיִּטֹּ֖שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203אֶת־'et-H853the generationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755of His wrathעֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ev.ra.ToH5678.’

The Valley of Slaughter

30Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the peopleבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063have doneעָשׂ֨וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,declaresנְאֻום־ne.'u.vm-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.They have set upשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760their abominationsשִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251in the houseבַּבַּ֛יִתba.Ba.yitH1004thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834bearsנִקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֥י עָלָ֖יוshe.Mi 'a.LavH8034 H5921,and so have defiled itלְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃le.ta.me.'OH2930.

31They have builtוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129the high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of Tophethהַתֹּ֗פֶתha.To.fetH8612אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834in the Valley of Ben-hinnomבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516so they could burnלִשְׂרֹ֛ףlis.RofH8313אֶת־'et-H853their sonsהִנֹּ֔ם וְאֶת־hi.Nom ve.'EtH1121 H2011 H853and daughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834—something I neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808commandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808did it even enterעָלְתָ֖ה עַל־'al.Tah 'al-H5927 H5921My mindלִבִּֽי׃ סli.BiH3820.

32Soלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when this place will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֤וֹדodH5750be calledיֵאָמֵ֨רye.'a.MerH559Tophethהַתֹּ֙פֶת֙ha.To.fetH8612and the Valley of Ben-hinnomוְגֵ֣יא בֶן־ הִנֹּ֔םve.Gei' ven- hi.NomH1516 H1121 H2011,butכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the Valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of Slaughterהַהֲרֵגָ֑הha.ha.re.GahH2028.For they will buryוְקָבְר֥וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912the deadin Tophethבְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetH8612until there is noמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369more roomמָקֽוֹם׃ma.KomH4725.

33The corpsesנִבְלַ֨תniv.LatH5038of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971will becomeוְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜הve.Ha.ye.TahH1961foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and there will be no oneוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369to scare them awayמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

34I will removeוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י׀ve.hish.ba.TiH7673from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and the streetsוּמֵֽחֻצוֹת֙u.me.chu.tzOtH2351of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389the soundsק֤וֹלKolH6963of joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342and gladnessוְק֣וֹל שִׂמְחָ֔הve.Kol sim.ChahH8057 H6963and the voicesק֥וֹלKolH6963of the brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618andוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will becomeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961a wastelandלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723.”

Judah’s Idolatry Persists

The Valley of Slaughter

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7