Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 8:4-12
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-H6965H518?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.chatH4878H5329?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.NehH403H2009the 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-H5971H5921with 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.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 8
- 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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