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Jeremiah 8

1Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, saithJehovah,theyshallbringיוֹצִ֣יאוּve.yo.tzi.'uH3318forthH3318thebonesH6106ofthekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063,andthebonesH6106ofhisprincesH8269,andthebonesH6106ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andthebonesH6106oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andthebonesH6106oftheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵֽי־yo.she.vei-H3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,outoftheirgravesH6913;

2andtheyshallspreadוּשְׁטָחוּם֩u.she.ta.ChumH7849themouttothesunלַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121andtothemoonוְלַיָּרֵ֜חַve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394andtoallthehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whichtheyhavelovedH157,andwhichtheyhaveservedH5647,andafterwhichtheyhavewalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980,andwhichtheyhavesoughtH1875,andwhichtheyhaveworshipped:theyshallnotbeH1961gatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622,norbeH1961buriedH6912;theyshallbeH1961fordungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828uponthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.

3Anddeathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194shallbechosenH977ratherthanlifeמֵֽחַיִּ֔יםme.chai.YimH2416byalltheresiduethatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604ofthisevilהָֽרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940,inalltheplacesH4725whitherIhavedrivenH5080thosethatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

4Andthou shaltsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Do[men]fallהֲיִפְּל֖וּha.yi.pe.LuH5307,andnotriseH6965up? Dothoneturnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725awayH7725,andnotreturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725?

5Whyמַדּ֨וּעַma.Du.a'H4069haththispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sliddenbackH7725withaperpetual backsliding?Theyholdהֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.che.Zi.kuH2388fastdeceit,theyrefuseH3985toreturnH7725.

6IhearkenedandheardH8085:theyspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696notwhatisrightכֵ֣ןkhenH3651;thereisnomanH376whorepentethhimofhiswickednessרָ֣עָת֔וֹra.'a.ToH7451,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,WhathaveIdone?EveryoneH376turnethtohiscourseבִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔םbim.ru.tzo.tamH4794,likeahorseכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483rushingintothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

7Evenastorkחֲסִידָ֣הcha.si.DahH2624intheheavensבַשָּׁמַ֗יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064knowethherappointedמֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָmo.'a.Dei.haH4150timesעֵ֣ת'etH6256,andtheturtle-doveandtheswallowandthecraneוְעָג֔וּרve.'a.GurH5693observeH8104thetimeH6256oftheircomingH935;butmypeopleוְעַמִּ֕יve.'a.MiH5971knowH3045notthejudgmentH4941ofJehovah.

8Howאֵיכָ֤ה'ei.KhahH349doyesayתֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559,Wearewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450,andthelawוְתוֹרַ֥תve.to.RatH8451ofJehovahiswithus?Behold,certainlythelyingH8267penofthescribesH5608hathmadeH6213itfalsehoodH8267.

9Thewiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450menareashamedH954,theyaredismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865andtakenH3920:behold,theyhaverejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988Jehovah'swordבִדְבַר־vid.var-H1697;andwhatwisdomוְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-H2451isinthem?

10Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651willIgiveאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414theirwivesH802untoothersלַאֲחֵרִ֗יםla.'a.che.RimH312,theirfieldsשְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙se.do.tei.HemH7704tothosethatshallpossessH3423[them];foreveryone,fromtheleastevenuntothegreatestגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,isgivenH5414tocovetousness;fromtheprophetמִנָּבִיא֙mi.na.Vi'H5030evenuntothepriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,everyonedealethfalsely.

11Andtheyhavehealedוַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.PuH7495thebreachofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971lightly,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965!whenthereisnopeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

12AretheyashamedH954thattheyhavecommittedabominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441? Nay,theyarenotatallashamedH954,andtheyknowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045nothowtoblush.Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651shalltheyfallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307amongthemthatfallבַנֹּפְלִ֗יםva.no.fe.LimH5307:inthetimeבְּעֵ֧תbe.'EtH6256oftheirvisitationtheyshallstumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782, saithJehovah.

13Iwillutterlytakethemaway, saithJehovah:therearenograpesonthevineבַּגֶּ֜פֶןba.Ge.fenH1612,norfigsH8384onthefig-tree;andtheleafH5929isfaded:andIwillgiveH5414themuptothosethatshallpassיַעַבְרֽוּם׃ya.'av.RumH5674overthem.

14WhyH4100dowesitH3427still?Assembleyourselves,andletusenterintothefencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892,andletusbesilentthere:forJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathputustosilence,andgivenH8248uswaterמֵי־mei-H4325ofgalltodrinkוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuH8248,becausewehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah.

15Peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965islookedfor,andthereisnogoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;atimeלְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256ofhealingמַרְפֵּ֖הmar.PehH4832,andbehold,terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205.

16ThesnortingofhishorsesH5483isheardH8085fromDanמִדָּ֤ןmi.DanH1835:thewholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776tremblethatthesoundמִקּוֹל֙mi.kOlH6963oftheneighingofhissteeds,andtheycomeוַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,anddevourH398thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,andallitcontains,thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892andthosethatdwellH3427therein.

17Forbehold,Isendמְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.achH7971amongyouserpents, vipersagainstwhichthereisnocharmH3908,andtheyshallbiteyou, saithJehovah.

18Mycomfortinmysadness!myheartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820isfaintדַוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742inme!

19BeholdthevoiceH6963ofthecryשַֽׁוְעַ֣תshav.'AtH7775ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,fromaveryfarcountry:IsnotJehovahinZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726?Isnotherkingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428inher?Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069havetheyprovokedH3707metoangerהִכְעִס֛וּנִיhikh.'i.Su.niH3707withtheirgravenimages,withforeignvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֥יbe.hav.LeiH1892?

20Theharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105ispast,thesummerקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019isendedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,andwearenotsavedH3467.

21—Forthebreachofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971amIcrushed;Igomourningקָדַ֕רְתִּיka.Dar.tiH6937; astonishment hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃he.che.zi.Ka.te.niH2388ofme.

22Istherenobalmהַצֳרִי֙ha.tzo.RiH6875inGileadבְּגִלְעָ֔דbe.gil.'AdH1568?istherenophysicianH7495there?Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069thenistherenodressing appliedforthehealingH7495ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 8

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