King James Version

Jeremiah 2

1Moreover the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2GoH1980and cryוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121in the earsבְאָזְנֵ֨יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;I rememberזָכַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142thee, the kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of thy youthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,the loveאַהֲבַ֖ת'a.ha.VatH160of thine espousalsכְּלוּלֹתָ֑יִךְke.lu.lo.Ta.yikhH3623,when thou wentestH3212afterאַחֲרַי֙'a.cha.RaiH310me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that wasnot sownזְרוּעָֽה׃ze.ru.'AhH2232.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478washolinessקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andthe firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֖יתre.ShitH7225of his increaseתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393:all that devourאֹכְלָ֣יו'o.khe.LavH398him shall offendיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816;evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451shall comeתָּבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935upon them, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

4Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,What iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766have your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1foundמָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'UH4672in me, that they are gone farרָחֲק֖וּra.cha.KuH7368from me, and have walkedH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310vanityהַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.velH1892,and are become vainוַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃vai.yeh.Ba.luH1891?

6Neither saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559they, Where isthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that brought us upהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,that ledH3212us through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,through a landבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of desertsעֲרָבָ֤ה'a.ra.VahH6160and of pitsוְשׁוּחָה֙ve.shu.ChahH7745,through a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776of droughtצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723,and of the shadow of deathוְצַלְמָ֔וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757,through a landבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that no manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376passed throughעָ֤בַר'A.varH5674,and where no manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427?

7And I broughtוָאָבִ֤יאva.'a.Vi'H935you into a plentifulהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398the fruitפִּרְיָ֖הּpir.YahH6529thereof and the goodnessוְטוּבָ֑הּve.tu.VahH2898thereof; but when ye enteredוַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙va.ta.Vo.'uH935,ye defiledוַתְּטַמְּא֣וּva.te.ta.me.'UH2930my landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,and madeשַׂמְתֶּ֖םsam.TemH7760mine heritageוְנַחֲלָתִ֥יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159an abominationלְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃le.to.'e.VahH8441.

8The priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559not, Where isthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068?and they that handleוְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יve.to.fe.SeiH8610the lawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451knewיְדָע֔וּנִיye.da.'U.niH3045me not: the pastorsוְהָרֹעִ֖יםve.ha.ro.'ImH7462also transgressedפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against me, and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּא֣וּni.be.'UH5012by Baalבַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alH1168,and walkedהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310things thatdo not profitיוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luH3276.

9Wherefore I will yet pleadאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378with you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and with your children’sבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121will I pleadאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

10For pass overעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674the islesאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339of Chittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794,and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200;and sendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971unto Kedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938,and considerוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995diligentlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,and seeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200if there be such a thing.

11Hath a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedהַהֵימִ֥ירha.hei.MirH3235theirgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, which areyet no godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?but my peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971have changedהֵמִ֥ירhe.MirH4171their gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519for that whichdoth not profitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Be astonishedשֹׁ֥מּוּSho.muH8074,O ye heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,at this, and be horribly afraidוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175,be ye veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13For my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971have committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451;they have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800me the fountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andhewed them outלַחְצֹ֤בlach.TzoH2672cisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877,that can holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557no waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

14IsIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478a servantהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650? ishe a homebornיְלִ֥יד בַּ֖יִתye.Lid Ba.yitH3211 H1004slave?whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is he spoiledלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957?

15The young lionsכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715roaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580upon him, andyelledנָתְנ֖וּ קוֹלָ֑םna.te.Nu ko.LamH6963 H5414,and they madeוַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּvai.ya.Shi.tuH7896his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047:his citiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892are burnedנִצְּת֖וּni.tze.tahH3341without inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16Also the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Nophנֹ֖ףnofH5297and Tahapanesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471have brokenיִרְע֖וּךְyir.'UkhH7462the crown of thy headקָדְקֹֽד׃ka.de.KodH6936.

17Hast thou not procuredתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsakenעָזְבֵךְ֙'a.ze.veKhH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256he ledH3212thee by the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

18And now what hast thou to do in the wayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Sihorשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883?or what hast thou to do in the wayלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,to drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the riverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Thine own wickednessרָעָתֵ֗ךְra.'a.TekhH7451shall correctתְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְte.ya.se.RekhH3256thee, and thy backslidingsוּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.me.shu.vo.Ta.yikhH4878shall reproveתּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְto.khi.ChukhH3198thee: knowוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045therefore and seeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200that it isan evilרַ֣עra'H7451thingand bitterוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751,that thou hast forsakenעָזְבֵ֖ךְ'a.ze.VekhH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,and that my fearפַחְדָּתִי֙fach.da.TiH6345isnot in thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

20For of old timeמֵעוֹלָ֞םme.'o.LamH5769I have brokenשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665thy yokeעֻלֵּ֗ךְ'u.LekhH5923, andburstנִתַּ֙קְתִּי֙ni.Tak.tiH5423thy bandsמוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְmos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147;and thou saidstוַתֹּאמְרִ֖יva.tom.RiH559,I will not transgressאֶעֱב֑וֹר'e.'e.vodH5647 H5674;when upon every highגְּבֹהָ֗הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֞הgiv.'AhH1389and under every greenרַעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086thou wanderestצֹעָ֥הtzo.'AhH6808,playing the harlotזֹנָֽה׃zo.NahH2181.

21Yet I had plantedנְטַעְתִּ֣יךְne.ta'.TikhH5193thee a noble vineשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321,wholly a rightאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233:how then art thou turnedנֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּneh.PakhtH2015into the degenerate plantסוּרֵ֖יsu.ReiH5494of a strangeנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237vineהַגֶּ֥פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612unto me?

22For though thou washתְּכַבְּסִי֙te.kha.be.SiH3526thee with nitreבַּנֶּ֔תֶרba.Ne.terH5427,and take thee muchוְתַרְבִּי־ve.tar.bi-H7235soapבֹּרִ֑יתbo.RitH1287, yetthine iniquityעֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhH5771is markedנִכְתָּ֤םnikh.TamH3799beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

23How canst thou sayתֹּאמְרִ֞יtom.RiH559,I am not pollutedנִטְמֵ֗אתִיnit.Me.tiH2930,I have not goneהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Baalimהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168?seeרְאִ֤יre.'IH7200thy wayדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870in the valleyבַּגַּ֔יְאba.Gay'H1516,knowדְּעִ֖יde.'IH3045what thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213: thou arta swiftקַלָּ֖הka.LahH7031dromedaryבִּכְרָ֥הbikh.RahH1072traversingמְשָׂרֶ֥כֶתme.sa.Re.khetH8308her waysדְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃de.ra.Khei.haH1870;

24A wild assפֶּ֣רֶה׀Pe.rehH6501usedלִמֻּ֣דli.MudH3928to the wildernessמִדְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057, thatsnuffeth upשָׁאֲפָ֣הsha.'a.FahH7602the windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307at her pleasureבְּאַוַּ֤ת נַפְשָׁהּ֙be.'a.Vat na.fo.shahH5315 H185;in her occasionתַּאֲנָתָ֖הּta.'a.na.TahH8385who can turn her awayיְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּהye.shi.Ve.nahH7725?all they that seekמְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙me.vak.Shei.haH1245her will not wearyיִיעָ֔פוּyi.'A.fuH3286themselves; in her monthבְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּbe.cha.de.ShahH2320they shall findיִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃yim.tza.'U.ne.haH4672her.

25Withholdמִנְעִ֤יmin.'IH4513thy footרַגְלֵךְ֙rag.leKhH7272from being unshodמִיָּחֵ֔ףmi.ya.ChefH3182,and thy throatוּגְרוֹנֵ֖ךְu.go.ro.nekhH1627from thirstמִצִּמְאָ֑הmi.tzim.'AhH6773:but thou saidstוַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.RiH559,There is no hopeנוֹאָ֔שׁno.'AshH2976:no; for I have lovedאָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157strangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114,and afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them will I goH3212.

26As the thiefגַּנָּב֙ga.NavH1590is ashamedכְּבֹ֤שֶׁתke.Vo.shetH1322when he is foundיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,so is the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478ashamedH3001;they, their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,their princesשָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔םsa.rei.HemH8269,and their priestsוְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖םve.kho.ha.nei.HemH3548,and their prophetsוּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃u.ne.vi.'ei.HemH5030,

27Sayingאֹמְרִ֨ים'o.me.RimH559to a stockלָעֵ֜ץla.'EtzH6086, Thou artmy fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1;and to a stoneוְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ve.la.'E.venH68,Thou hast brought me forthיְלִדְתָּ֔נוּye.lid.ti.nuH3205:for they have turnedפָנ֥וּfa.NuH6437theirbackעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203unto me, and not theirfaceפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440:but in the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of their troubleרָֽעָתָם֙ra.'a.TamH7451they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965,and saveוְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ve.ho.shi.'E.nuH3467us.

28But where arethy godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430that thou hast madeעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thee? let them ariseיָק֕וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965,if they can saveיוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָyo.shi.'U.khaH3467thee in the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of thy troubleרָעָתֶ֑ךָra.'a.Te.khaH7451: for according tothe numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of thy citiesעָרֶ֔יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892are thy godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

29Wherefore will ye pleadתָרִ֖יבוּta.Ri.vuH7378with me? ye all have transgressedפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥םpe.sha'.TemH6586against me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30In vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723have I smittenהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbe.nei.KhemH1121;they receivedלָקָ֑חוּla.Ka.chuH3947no correctionמוּסָ֖רmu.SarH4148:your own swordחַרְבְּכֶ֛םchar.be.KhemH2719hath devouredאָכְלָ֧ה'a.khe.LahH398your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,like a destroyingמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843lionכְּאַרְיֵ֥הke.'ar.YehH738.

31O generationהַדּ֗וֹרha.DorH1755,seeרְא֣וּre.'UH7200ye the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Have I been a wildernessהֲמִדְבָּ֤רha.mid.BarH4057unto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of darknessמַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑הma'.Pe.le.YahH3991?wherefore sayאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,We are lordsרַ֔דְנוּRad.nuH7300;we will comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935no more unto thee?

32Can a maidבְּתוּלָה֙be.tu.LahH1330forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her ornamentsעֶדְיָ֔הּ'ed.YahH5716, ora brideכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618her attireקִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָki.shu.Rei.haH7196?yet my peopleוְעַמִּ֣יve.'a.MiH5971have forgottenשְׁכֵח֔וּנִיshe.khe.Chu.niH7911me daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117without numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

33Why trimmestתֵּיטִ֥בִיtei.Ti.viH3190thou thy wayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870to seekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160?therefore hast thou also taughtלִמַּ֖דְתְּli.mad.tiH3925the wicked onesהָרָע֔וֹתha.ra.'otH7451thy waysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.

34Also in thy skirtsבִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙bikh.na.Fa.yikhH3671is foundנִמְצְא֔וּnim.tze.'UH4672the bloodדַּ֛םdamH1818of the soulsנַפְשׁ֥וֹתnaf.ShotH5315of the poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34innocentsנְקִיִּ֑יםne.ki.YimH5355:I have not foundמְצָאתִ֖יםme.tza.TimH4672it by secret searchבַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶתva.mach.Te.retH4290, but upon all these.

35Yet thou sayestוַתֹּֽאמְרִי֙va.to.me.RiH559,Because I am innocentנִקֵּ֔יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352,surely his angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639shall turnשָׁ֥בshavH7725from me. Behold, I will pleadנִשְׁפָּ֣טnish.PatH8199with thee, because thou sayestאָמְרֵ֖ךְ'a.me.RekhH559,I have not sinnedחָטָֽאתִי׃cha.Ta.tiH2398.

36Why gaddest thou aboutתֵּזְלִ֥יte.ze.LiH235so muchמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966to changeלְשַׁנּ֣וֹתle.sha.NotH8138thy wayדַּרְכֵּ֑ךְdar.KekhH1870?thou also shalt be ashamedתֵּב֔וֹשִׁיte.Vo.o.shiH954of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,as thou wast ashamedבֹּ֖שְׁתְּBo.shetH954of Assyriaמֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃me.'a.ShurH804.

37Yea, thou shalt go forthתֵּֽצְאִ֔יte.tze.'IH3318from him, and thine handsוְיָדַ֖יִךְve.ya.Da.yikhH3027upon thine headרֹאשֵׁ֑ךְro.ShekhH7218:for the Lordיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath rejectedמָאַ֤סma.'AsH3988thy confidencesבְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְbe.miv.ta.Cha.yikhH4009,and thou shalt not prosperתַצְלִ֖יחִיtatz.Li.chiH6743in them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

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