Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 9

1H4310Oh, thatH5414my headרֹאשִׁי֙ro.ShiH7218were a spring of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and my eyesוְעֵינִ֖יve.'ei.NiH5869a fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832!I would weepוְאֶבְכֶּה֙ve.'ev.KehH1058dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915H853over the slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my peopleH5971.

2If onlyמִֽי־ יִתְּנֵ֣נִיmi- yi.te.Ne.niH4310 H5414I had a traveler’sאֹֽרְחִ֔ים'o.re.ChimH732lodgeמְלוֹן֙me.lOnH4411in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֗רva.mid.BarH4057,I would abandonוְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ve.'e.'ez.VahH5800H853my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971and departוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980from themמֵֽאִתָּ֑םme.'i.TamH854,forH3588they are allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,a crowdעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116of faithless peopleבֹּגְדִֽים׃bo.ge.DimH898.

3“They bendוַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּvai.yad.re.KhuH1869אֶת־'et-H853their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֙le.sho.NamH3956like bowsקַשְׁתָּ֣םkash.TamH7198;liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267prevailגָּבְר֣וּga.ve.RuH1396overוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808truthלֶאֱמוּנָ֖הle.'e.mu.NahH530in the landבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.ForH3588they proceedיָצָ֛אוּya.Tza.'uH3318וְאֹתִ֥יve.'o.TiH853from evilמֵרָעָ֨הme.ra.'AhH7451toאֶל־'el-H413evilרָעָ֧ה׀ra.'AhH7451,and they do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808take Me into accountיָדָ֖עוּya.Da.'uH3045,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

4“Let everyoneH376guardהִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּhi.sha.Me.ruH8104againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his neighborH7453;do notאַל־'al-H408trustתִּבְטָ֑חוּtiv.Ta.chuH982anyכָּל־kol-H3605brotherאָ֖ח'achH251,forכִּ֤יkiH3588everyכָל־khol-H3605brotherאָח֙'achH251deals craftilyH6117,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605friendH7453spreadsיַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ya.ha.LokhH1980slanderרָכִ֥ילra.KhilH7400.

5Each oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376betraysיְהָתֵ֔לּוּye.ha.Te.luH2048his friendבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453;noלֹ֣אlo'H3808one tellsיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696the truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571.They have taughtלִמְּד֧וּli.me.DuH3925their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֛םle.sho.NamH3956to lieדַּבֶּר־ שֶׁ֖קֶרda.ber- She.kerH1696 H8267;they wear themselves outנִלְאֽוּ׃nil.'UH3811committing iniquityהַעֲוֵ֥הha.'a.VehH5753.

6You dwellשִׁבְתְּךָ֖shiv.te.KhaH3427in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of deceptionמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820;in their deceitבְּמִרְמָ֛הbe.mir.MahH4820they refuseמֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.NuH3985to knowדַֽעַת־da.'at-H3045Meאוֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDH3068.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005,I will refine themצוֹרְפָ֖םtzor.FamH6884and test themוּבְחַנְתִּ֑יםu.ve.chan.TimH974,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588whatאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349else can I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of My peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971?

8Their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956are deadlyשָׁח֛וּטsho.chetH7819arrowsחֵ֥ץchetzH2671;they speakדִבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696deceptionמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820.With his mouthבְּפִ֗יוbe.FivH6310a man speaksיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֤וֹםsha.LomH7965toאֶת־'et-H854his neighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453,but in his heartוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130he setsיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760a trap for himאָרְבּֽוֹ׃'a.re.BoH696.

9Should I notH3808punishאֶפְקָד־'ef.kod-H6485themforH5921these thingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Should I notH3808avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315onאִ֚ם'imH518such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088?”

10I will take upאֶשָּׂ֧א'e.Sa'H5375a weepingבְכִ֣יve.KhiH1065and wailingוָנֶ֗הִיva.Ne.hiH5092forעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶ֨הָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022,a dirgeקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057pastureנְא֤וֹתne.'otH4999,forכִּ֤יkiH3588they have been scorchedנִצְּתוּ֙ni.tze.TuH3341so noH1097oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376passes throughעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674,and the lowingק֣וֹלKolH6963of cattleמִקְנֶ֑הmik.NehH4735is notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085.Both the birdsמֵע֤וֹףme.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the beastsבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929have fledנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074;they have gone awayהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980.

11“And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a heap of rubbleלְגַלִּ֖יםle.ga.LimH1530,a hauntמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583for jackalsתַּנִּ֑יםta.NimH8577H853;and I will makeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063a desolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077,withoutH1097inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃ סyo.ShevH3427.”

12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is the manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450enough to understandוְיָבֵ֣ןve.ya.VenH995H853thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063?To whomH834has the mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the LORDH3068spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,that he may explain itוְיַגִּדָ֑הּve.ya.gi.DahH5046?Whyמָה֙mahH5921 H4100is the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776destroyedאָבְדָ֣ה'a.ve.DahH6and scorchedH5327like a desertכַמִּדְבָּ֖רkha.mid.BarH4057,so noמִבְּלִ֖יmi.be.LiH1097one can pass through itעֹבֵֽר׃ ס'o.VerH5674?

13And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is becauseעַל־'al-H5921they have forsakenעָזְבָם֙'a.ze.VamH5800אֶת־'et-H853My lawתּ֣וֹרָתִ֔יto.ra.TiH8451,whichH834I setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440;they have notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808walkedH1980in it orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808obeyedשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085My voiceבְקוֹלִ֖יve.ko.LiH6963.

14Instead, they have followedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖יvai.Ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתshe.ri.RutH8307of their heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820and gone afterוְאַחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֔יםha.be.'a.LimH1168,asאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1taught themלִמְּד֖וּםli.me.DumH3925.”

15Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005,I will feedמַאֲכִילָ֛םma.'a.khi.LamH398H853thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971wormwoodלַֽעֲנָ֑הla.'a.NahH3939and give them poisonedרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7219waterמֵי־mei-H4325to drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.TimH8248.

16I will scatter themוַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙va.ha.fi.tzo.TimH6327among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992northeir fathersוַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םva.'a.vo.TamH1have knownיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045,and I will sendH7971a swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310themאֶת־'et-H853untilעַ֥ד'adH5704I have finished them offכַּלּוֹתִ֖יka.lo.TiH3615אוֹתָֽם׃ פ'o.TamH853.”

17This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Take noteהִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֛וּhit.bo.NuH995,and summonוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121the wailing womenלַמְקוֹנְנ֖וֹת וּתְבוֹאֶ֑ינָהlam.ko.Not u.te.vo.'Ei.nahH6969 H935;sendשִׁלְח֖וּ וְתָבֽוֹאנָה׃shil.Chu ve.ta.Vo.nahH7971 H935forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the most skillfulהַחֲכָמ֥וֹתha.cha.kha.MotH2450among them.

18Let them come quicklyוּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָהu.te.ma.He.re.nahH4116and take upוְתִשֶּׂ֥נָהve.ti.Se.nahH5375a lamentH5092over usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,that our eyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869may overflowוְתֵרַ֤דְנָהve.te.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֔הdim.'AhH1832,and our eyelidsוְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּve.'af.'a.Pei.nuH6079may gushיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19ForH3588the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of wailingH5092is heardH8085from Zionמִצִּיּ֖וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726: ‘Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349devastated we areשֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּshu.Da.de.nuH7703!How greatמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966is our shameבֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּBo.she.nuH954!ForH3588we have abandonedעָזַ֣בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800the landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776becauseH3588our dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סmish.ke.no.Tei.nuH4908have been torn downהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993.’”

20NowH3588,O womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,hearשְׁמַ֤עְנָהshe.Ma'.nahH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Openוְתִקַּ֥חve.ti.KachH3947your earsאָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241to the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of His mouthפִּ֑יוPivH6310.Teachוְלַמֵּ֤דְנָהve.la.Me.de.nahH3925your daughtersבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323to wailנֶ֔הִיNe.hiH5092,and oneוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802anotherרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468to lamentקִינָֽה׃ki.NahH7015.

21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194has climbed inעָ֤לָה'A.lahH5927through our windowsבְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּbe.cha.lo.Nei.nuH2474;it has enteredבָּ֖אba'H935our fortressesבְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.nuH759to cut offלְהַכְרִ֤יתle.hakh.RitH3772the childrenעוֹלָל֙o.LalH5768from the streetsמִח֔וּץmi.ChutzH2351,the young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970from the town squaresמֵרְחֹבֽוֹת׃me.re.cho.VotH7339.

22Declare thatדַּבֵּ֗רda.BerH1696this is whatH3541the LORDH3068saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002: “The corpsesנִבְלַ֣תniv.LatH5038of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120will fallוְנָֽפְלָה֙ve.na.fe.LahH5307like dungכְּדֹ֖מֶןke.Do.menH1828uponעַל־'al-H5921the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,like newly cut grainוּכְעָמִ֛ירu.khe.'a.MirH5995behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the reaperהַקֹּצֵ֖רha.ko.TzerH7114,with noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one to gather itמְאַסֵּֽף׃ סme.'a.SefH622.”

23This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Let notאַל־'al-H408the wiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450manboastH1984in his wisdomבְּחָכְמָת֔וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451,norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408the strong manהַגִּבּ֖וֹרha.gi.BorH1368H1984in his strengthבִּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹbig.vu.ra.ToH1369,norאַל־'al-H408the wealthy manעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223H1984in his richesבְּעָשְׁרֽוֹ׃be.'a.she.RoH6239.

24Butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518let him who boastsיִתְהַלֵּ֣לyit.ha.LelH1984boastהַמִּתְהַלֵּ֗לha.mit.ha.LelH1984in thisבְּזֹ֞אתbe.ZotH2063,that he understandsהַשְׂכֵּל֮has.KelH7919and knowsוְיָדֹ֣עַve.ya.Do.a'H3045Meאוֹתִי֒'o.TiH853,thatכִּ֚יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDH3068,who exercisesעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213loving devotionחֶ֛סֶדChe.sedH2617,justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776—forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654in these thingsבְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428,”declaresH5002the LORDH3068.

25“Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “when I will punishוּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔יu.Fa.kad.TiH6485 H5921all who areH3605circumcisedמ֖וּלmulH4135only in the fleshבְּעָרְלָֽה׃be.'a.re.LahH6190—

26עַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִם וְעַל־mitz.Ra.yim ve.'al-H4714 H5921,Judahיְהוּדָ֗ה וְעַל־ye.hu.Dah ve.'al-H3063 H5921,Edomאֱד֞וֹם וְעַל־'e.Dom ve.'al-H123 H5921,Ammonבְּנֵ֤י עַמּוֹן֙ וְעַל־be.Nei 'a.mOn ve.'al-H1121 H5983 H5921,Moabמוֹאָ֔ב וְעַל֙mo.'Av ve.'AlH4124 H5921,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427of the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֤יba.mid.Bar kiH4057 H3588who clip the hairקְצוּצֵ֣יke.tzu.TzeiH7112of their templesפֵאָ֔הfe.'AhH6285.For allכָל־khol-H3605these nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471areuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֔ים'a.re.LimH6189,and the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is uncircumcisedעַרְלֵי־'ar.lei-H6189in heartלֵֽב׃ סLevH3820.”

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