Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 8

1“At thatהַהִ֣יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, “the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853,the bonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106of the officialsשָׂרָיו֩sa.RavH8269וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the bonesעַצְמ֨וֹתatz.MotH6106of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,and the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of the peopleיוֹשְׁבֵֽי־yo.she.vei-H3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389will be removedיוֹצִ֣יאוּve.yo.tzi.'uH3318וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853from their gravesמִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kiv.rei.HemH6913.

2They will be exposedוּשְׁטָחוּם֩u.she.ta.ChumH7849to the sunלַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121and moonוְלַיָּרֵ֜חַve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394,and to allוּלְכֹ֣ל׀u.le.KholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have lovedאֲהֵב֜וּם'a.he.VumH157וַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834,servedעֲבָדוּם֙'a.va.DumH5647וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834,followedהָלְכ֣וּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔םha.le.Khu 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980 H310וַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834,consultedדְּרָשׁ֔וּםde.ra.ShumH1875וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834,and worshipedהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּhish.ta.cha.VuH7812.Their bones will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be gathered upיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912,but will becomeיִֽהְיֽוּ׃Yih.YuH1961like dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828lying onעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.

3And whereverלְכֹ֗ל הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔ים הַמְּקֹמ֤וֹתle.Khol ha.nish.'a.Rim ha.me.ko.MotH3605 H4725 H7604אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have banished themהִדַּחְתִּ֣ים שָׁ֔םhi.dach.Tim ShamH5080 H8033בְּכָל־be.kholH3605,the remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִית֙ha.she.'e.RitH7611הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604of thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063evilהָֽרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940will chooseוְנִבְחַ֥רve.niv.CharH977deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194overמִן־min-H4480lifeמֵֽחַיִּ֔יםme.chai.YimH2416,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

4So you are to tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Do men fallהֲיִפְּל֖וּha.yi.pe.LuH5307and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808get up againיָק֑וּמוּ אִם־ya.Ku.mu 'im-H6965 H518?Does one turn awayיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808returnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725?

5Whyמַדּ֨וּעַma.Du.a'H4069thenhave theseהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971turned awayשׁוֹבְבָ֜הsho.VahH7725?Why does Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389always turn awayמְשֻׁבָ֣ה נִצַּ֑חַתme.shu.Vah ni.Tza.chatH4878 H5329?They clingהֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.che.Zi.kuH2388to deceitבַּתַּרְמִ֔יתba.tar.MitH8649;they refuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to returnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

6I have listenedהִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּיhik.Shav.tiH7181and heardוָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085;they do notלוֹא־lo'-H3808speakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696what is rightכֵ֣ןkhenH3651.Noאֵ֣ין'einH369oneאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376repentsנִחָם֙ni.ChamH5162of hisעַל־'al-H5921wickednessרָ֣עָת֔וֹra.'a.ToH7451,askingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213?’Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֗הku.LohH3605has pursuedשָׁ֚בShavH7725his own courseבִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔םbim.ru.tzo.tamH4794like a horseכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483chargingשׁוֹטֵ֖ףsho.TefH7857into battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

7Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the storkחֲסִידָ֣הcha.si.DahH2624in the skyבַשָּׁמַ֗יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064knowsיָֽדְעָה֙ya.de.'AhH3045her appointed seasonsמֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָmo.'a.Dei.haH4150.The turtledoveוְתֹ֤רve.TorH8449,the swiftוְסִיס֙ve.susH5483,and the thrushוְעָג֔וּרve.'a.GurH5693keepשָׁמְר֖וּsha.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853their timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of migrationבֹּאָ֑נָהbo.'A.nahH935,but My peopleוְעַמִּ֕יve.'a.MiH5971do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045אֵ֖ת'etH853the requirementsמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8Howאֵיכָ֤ה'ei.KhahH349can you sayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559, ‘Weאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450,and the Lawוְתוֹרַ֥תve.to.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with usאִתָּ֑נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854,’when in factאָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה'a.Khen hi.NehH403 H2009the lyingלַשֶּׁ֣קֶרla.She.kerH8267penעֵ֖ט'etH5842of the scribesסֹפְרִֽים׃so.fe.RimH5608has producedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a deceptionשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267?

9The wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450will be put to shameהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954;they will be dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and trappedוַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּvai.yi.la.Khe.duH3920.Sinceהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009they have rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988the wordבִדְבַר־vid.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whatמֶ֖הmehH4100wisdomוְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-H2451do they really have?

10Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651I will giveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֜םne.shei.HemH802to other menלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםla.'a.che.RimH312andtheir fieldsשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙se.do.tei.HemH7704to new ownersלְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔יםle.Yor.ShimH3423.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588from the leastמִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.TonH6996of themtoוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,allכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605are greedyבֹּצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214for gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215;from prophetמִנָּבִיא֙mi.na.Vi'H5030toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704priestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,allכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605practiceעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213deceitשָּֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

11They dressוַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.PuH7495אֶת־'et-H853the woundשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּי֙ עַל־'a.Mi 'al-H5971 H5921with very little careנְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.LahH7043,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, ‘Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,’when there is noוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965at all.

12Are they ashamedהֹבִ֕שׁוּho.Vi.shuH954of the abominationכִּ֥יkiH3588תוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441they have committedעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?Noגַּם־gam-H1571,they have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shameבּ֣וֹשׁBo.oshH954at allיֵבֹ֗שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954;they do not evenלֹ֣אlo'H3808know howיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045to blushוְהִכָּלֵם֙ve.hi.ka.LemH3637.Soלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651they will fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307among the fallenבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםva.no.fe.LimH5307;whenבְּעֵ֧תbe.'EtH6256I punish themפְּקֻדָּתָ֛םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,they will collapseיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

The People Respond

13I will take away their harvestאָסֹ֥ף אֲסִיפֵ֖ם'a.Sof 'a.si.FemH622 H5486,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.There will be noאֵין֩'einH369grapesעֲנָבִ֨ים'a.na.VimH6025on the vineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612,norוְאֵ֧יןve.'EinH369figsתְּאֵנִ֣יםte.'e.NimH8384on the treeבַּתְּאֵנָ֗הba.te.'e.NahH8384,and even the leafוְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ve.he.'a.LehH5929will witherנָבֵ֔לna.VelH5034.Whatever I have givenוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414themwill be lost to themיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674.”

14Whyעַל־ מָה֙'al- mahH5921 H4100are weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587just sitting hereיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427?Gather togetherהֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.FuH622,let us fleeוְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892and perishוְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-H1826thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033,forכִּי֩kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has doomed usהֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuH1826.He has given us poisonedרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325to drinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15We hopedקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,but noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֑וֹבTovH2896has come,for a timeלְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832,but thereוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009was only terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205.

16The snortingנַחְרַ֣תnach.RatH5170of enemy horsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483is heardנִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'H8085from Danמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835.At the soundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963of the neighingמִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.LotH4684of mighty steedsאַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.RavH47,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakesרָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.ShahH7493.They comeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to devourוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and everything in itוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892and all who dwellוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427in it.

Jeremiah Weeps for His People

17“Forכִּי֩kiH3588beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I will sendמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971snakesנְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.ShimH5175among you,vipersצִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.NimH6848thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cannotאֵין־'ein-H369be charmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908,and they will biteוְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.KhuH5391youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18My sorrowיָג֑וֹןya.GonH3015is beyondעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921healingמַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖יmav.Li.gi.TiH4010;my heartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742within meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.

19הִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009Listenק֞וֹלKolH6963to the cryשַֽׁוְעַ֣תshav.'AtH7775of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971from a land far awayמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙ מַרְחַקִּ֔יםme.'E.retz mar.cha.KimH4801 H776: “Is the LORDהַֽיהוָה֙ha.Yah.wehH3068noאֵ֣ין'einH369longer in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726?Is herאִם־'im-H518Kingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428no longerאֵ֣ין'einH369there?” “Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have they provoked Me to angerהִכְעִס֛וּנִיhikh.'i.Su.niH3707with their carved imagesבִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖םbif.si.lei.HemH6456,with their worthless foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236idolsבְּהַבְלֵ֥יbe.hav.LeiH1892?”

20“The harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105has passedעָבַ֥ר'a.VarH5674,the summerקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019has endedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,but weוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587have notל֥וֹאLo'H3808been savedנוֹשָֽׁעְנוּ׃no.Sha.'e.nuH3467.”

21Forעַל־'al-H5921the brokennessשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971I am crushedהָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּיha.she.Ba.re.tiH7665.I mournקָדַ֕רְתִּיka.Dar.tiH6937;horrorשַׁמָּ֖הsha.MahH8047has gripped meהֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃he.che.zi.Ka.te.niH2388.

22Is there noאֵ֣ין'einH369balmהַצֳרִי֙ha.tzo.RiH6875in Gileadבְּגִלְעָ֔ד אִם־be.gil.'Ad 'im-H1568 H518?Is noאֵ֣ין'einH369physicianרֹפֵ֖אro.Fe'H7495thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033?Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069thenכִּ֗יKiH3588has the healthאֲרֻכַ֖ת'a.ru.KhatH724of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971notלֹ֣אlo'H3808been restoredעָֽלְתָ֔ה'al.TahH5927?

The People Respond

Jeremiah Weeps for His People

Commentaries on Jeremiah 8