King James Version
Jeremiah 25
1The wordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697that came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414concerning all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063in the fourthהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, that wasthe firstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יתha.Ri.sho.NitH7224yearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141of Nebuchadrezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894;
3From the thirteenthשְׁלֹ֣שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.Losh 'es.RehH6240H7969yearשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141of Josiahלְיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּle.yo.shi.Ya.huH2977the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amonאָמוֹן֩'a.mOnH526kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,even unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, that isthe threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath come unto me, and I have spokenוָאֲדַבֵּ֧רva.'a.da.BerH1696unto you, rising earlyאַשְׁכֵּ֥ים'ash.KeimH7925and speakingוְדַבֵּ֖רve.da.BerH1696;but ye have not hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.
4And the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068hath sentוְשָׁלַח֩ve.sha.LachH7971unto you all his servantsעֲבָדָ֧יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.KemH7925and sendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them;but ye have not hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085,nor inclinedהִטִּיתֶ֥םhi.ti.TemH5186your earאָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241to hearלִשְׁמֹֽעַ׃lish.Mo.a'H8085.
5They saidלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Turn ye againשֽׁוּבוּ־shu.vu-H7725now every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֤וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,and from the evilוּמֵרֹ֣עַu.me.Ro.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and dwellוּשְׁבוּ֙u.she.VuH3427in the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414unto you and to your fathersוְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:
6And goH3212not afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647them, and to worshipוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812them, and provoke me not to angerתַכְעִ֤יסוּtakh.'I.suH3707with the worksבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027;and I will do you no hurtאָרַ֖ע'a.Ra'H7489.
9Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֡חַsho.Le.achH7971and takeוְלָקַחְתִּי֩ve.la.kach.TiH3947all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֨וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the northצָפ֜וֹןtza.FonH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and Nebuchadrezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894,my servantעַבְדִּי֒'av.DiH5650,and will bringוַהֲבִ֨אֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Vi.'o.TimH935them against this landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and against the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֶ֔יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof, and against all these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and will utterly destroyוְהַ֣חֲרַמְתִּ֔יםve.Ha.cha.ram.TimH2763them, and makeוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760them an astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,and an hissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322,and perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationsוּלְחָרְב֖וֹתu.le.cha.re.VotH2723.
10Moreover I will takeוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from them the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of mirthשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of gladnessשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the bridegroomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860,and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618,the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the millstonesרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347,and the lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH216of the candleנֵֽר׃NerH5216.
11And this whole landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723, andan astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֑הle.sha.MahH8047;and these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471shall serveוְעָ֨בְד֜וּve.'A.ve.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
12And it shall come to pass, when seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141are accomplishedכִמְלֹ֣אותkhim.LotH4390, thatI will punishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֩ba.VelH894,and that nationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771,and the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,and will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760it perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769desolationsלְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹתle.shi.MotH8077.
13And I will bringוְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ve.he.ve.tiH935upon that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776all my wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697which I have pronouncedדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696against it, evenall that is writtenהַכָּתוּב֙ha.ka.TuvH3789in this bookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,which Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414hath prophesiedנִבָּ֥אni.Ba'H5012against all the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.
14For manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדוֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall serveעָֽבְדוּ־'a.ve.du-H5647themselves of them also: and I will recompenseוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999them according to their deedsכְּפָעֳלָ֖םke.fo.'o.LamH6467,and according to the worksוּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.khe.ma.'a.SehH4639of their own handsיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ סye.dei.HemH3027.
15For thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto me; Takeקַ֠חkachH3947the wineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196cupכּ֨וֹסKosH3563of this furyהַחֵמָ֛הha.che.MahH2534at my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,and cause all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,to whom I sendשֹׁלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971thee, to drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֤הve.hish.ki.TahH8248it.
18To wit,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and the kingsמְלָכֶ֖יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428thereof, and the princesשָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.haH8269thereof, to makeלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414them a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֧הle.cha.re.BahH2723,an astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֛הle.sha.MahH8047,an hissingלִשְׁרֵקָ֥הlish.re.KahH8322,and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.LahH7045; as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117;
20And all the mingledH6153people, and all the kingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Uzהָע֑וּץha.'UtzH5780,and all the kingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֤וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,and Azzahעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804,and Ekronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138,and the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Ashdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹד׃'ash.DodH795,
26And all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the northהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,farוְהָֽרְחֹקִים֙ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350and nearהַקְּרֹבִ֤יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138,oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with anotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,and all the kingdomsהַמַּמְלְכ֣וֹתha.mam.le.KhotH4467of the worldהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, which areupon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127:and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Sheshachשֵׁשַׁ֖ךְshe.ShakhH8347shall drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֥הyish.TehH8354afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.
27Therefore thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Drinkשְׁת֤וּshe.TuH8354ye, and be drunkenוְשִׁכְרוּ֙ve.shikh.RuH7937,and spueוּקְי֔וּu.ke.YuH7006,and fallוְנִפְל֖וּve.nif.LuH5307,and riseתָק֑וּמוּta.Ku.muH6965no more, becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719which I will sendשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971among you.
28And it shall be, if they refuseיְמָאֲנ֛וּye.ma.'a.NuH3985to takeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947the cupהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563at thine handמִיָּדְךָ֖mi.ya.de.KhaH3027to drinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354,then shalt thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Ye shall certainlyשָׁת֥וֹsha.ToH8354drinkתִשְׁתּֽוּ׃tish.TuH8354.
29For, lo, I beginמֵחֵ֣לme.ChelH2490to bring evilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489on the cityבָעִ֜ירva.'IrH5892which is calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,and should ye be utterlyהִנָּקֵ֣הhi.na.KehH5352unpunishedתִנָּק֑וּti.na.KuH5352?Ye shall not be unpunishedתִנָּק֔וּti.na.KuH5352:for I will callקֹרֵא֙ko.Re'H7121for a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719upon all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.
30Therefore prophesyתִּנָּבֵ֣אti.na.Ve'H5012thou against them all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068shall roarיִשְׁאָג֙yish.'AgH7580from on highמִמָּר֤וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791,and utterיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414his voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963from his holyקָדְשׁוֹ֙ka.de.ShoH6944habitationוּמִמְּע֤וֹןu.mi.me.'onH4583;he shall mightilyשָׁאֹ֤גsha.'OgH7580roarיִשְׁאַג֙yish.'AgH7580upon his habitationנָוֵ֔הוּna.Ve.huH5116;he shall giveיַֽעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030a shoutהֵידָד֙hei.DadH1959,as they that treadכְּדֹרְכִ֣יםke.do.re.KhimH1869the grapes,against all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
31A noiseשָׁאוֹן֙sha.'OnH7588shall comeבָּ֤אba'H935evento the endsקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;for the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a controversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,he will pleadנִשְׁפָּ֥טnish.PatH8199with all fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320;he will giveנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them that arewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֛יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563to the swordלַחֶ֖רֶבla.Che.revH2719,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
32Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Behold, evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451shall go forthיֹצֵ֖אתyo.TzetH3318from nationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471to nationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471,and a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419whirlwindוְסַ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH5591shall be raised upיֵע֖וֹרye.'orH5782from the coastsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
33And the slainחַֽלְלֵ֤יcha.LeiH2491of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall be at that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117from oneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776even unto the otherendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:they shall not be lamentedיִסָּפְד֗וּyi.sa.fe.DuH5594,neither gatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622,nor buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912;they shall be dungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.
34Howlהֵילִ֨ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,ye shepherdsהָרֹעִ֜יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and cryוְזַעֲק֗וּve.za.'a.KuH2199;and wallowוְהִֽתְפַּלְּשׁוּ֙ve.hit.pa.le.ShuH6428yourselves in the ashes,ye principalאַדִּירֵ֣י'a.di.ReiH117of the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629:for the daysיְמֵיכֶ֖םye.mei.KhemH3117of your slaughterלִטְב֑וֹחַlit.Vo.achH2873and of your dispersionsוּתְפוֹצ֣וֹתִיכֶ֔םu.te.fo.Tzo.ti.KhemH8600are accomplishedמָלְא֥וּmal.'UH4390;and ye shall fallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307like a pleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532vesselכִּכְלִ֥יkikh.LiH3627.
36A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the cryצַעֲקַ֣תtza.'a.KatH6818of the shepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and an howlingוִֽילְלַ֖תvi.LatH3215of the principalאַדִּירֵ֣י'a.di.ReiH117of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, shall be heard:for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spoiledשֹׁדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703their pastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830.
38He hath forsakenעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800his covertסֻכּ֑וֹsu.KoH5520,as the lionכַּכְּפִ֖ירka.ke.FirH3715:for their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776is desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of the fiercenessחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740of the oppressorהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3238,and becauseוּמִפְּנֵ֖יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440of his fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 25
- 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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