King James Version

Jeremiah 4

1If thou wilt returnתָּשׁ֨וּבta.ShuvH7725,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,returnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725unto me: and if thou wilt put awayתָּסִ֧ירta.SirH5493thine abominationsשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָshi.ku.Tzei.chaH8251out of my sightמִפָּנַ֖יmi.pa.NaiH6440,then shalt thou not removeתָנֽוּד׃ta.NudH5110.

2And thou shalt swearוְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ve.nish.Ba'.taH7650,The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571,in judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941,and in righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666;and the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall blessוְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.hit.Ba.re.khuH1288themselves in him, and in him shall they gloryיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ סyit.ha.La.luH1984.

3For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to the menלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Break upנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214your fallow groundנִ֑ירNirH5215,and sowתִּזְרְע֖וּtiz.re.'UH2232not among thornsקוֹצִֽים׃ko.TzimH6975.

4Circumciseהִמֹּ֣לוּhi.Mo.luH4135yourselves to the Lordלַיהֹוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and take awayוְהָסִ֙רוּ֙ve.ha.Si.ruH5493the foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of your heartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824,ye menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:lest my furyחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534come forthתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318like fireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784,and burnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197that none can quenchמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518it,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611.

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,and publishהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559,Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628ye the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121,gather togetherמַלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390,and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let us goוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935into the defencedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6Set upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375the standardנֵ֣סnesH5251toward Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726:retireהָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zuH5756,stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975not: for I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7The lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738is come upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from his thicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441,and the destroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471is on his wayנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265;he is gone forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from his placeמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725to makeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thy landאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047; andthy citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892shall be laid wasteתִּצֶּ֖ינָהti.Tzei.nahH5327,without an inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

8For this girdחִגְר֥וּchig.RuH2296you with sackclothשַׂקִּ֖יםsa.KimH8242,lamentסִפְד֣וּsif.DuH5594and howlוְהֵילִ֑ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213:for the fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is not turned backשָׁ֛בshavH7725from us.

9And it shall come to pass at that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thatthe heartלֵב־lev-H3820of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall perishיֹאבַ֥דyo.VadH6,and the heartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820of the princesהַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.RimH8269;and the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall be astonishedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall wonderיִתְמָֽהוּ׃yit.Ma.huH8539.

10Then saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I, Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069!surelyאָכֵן֩'a.KhenH403thou hast greatlyהַשֵּׁ֨אha.She'H5377deceivedהִשֵּׁ֜אתָhi.She.taH5377this peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971and Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall have peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965;whereas the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719reachethוְנָגְעָ֥הve.na.ge.'AhH5060unto the soulהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ha.Na.feshH5315.

11At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256shall it be saidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to this peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,A dryצַ֤חtzachH6703windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the high placesשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057towardדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,not to fanלִזְר֖וֹתliz.RotH2219,nor to cleanseלְהָבַֽר׃le.ha.VarH1305,

12Evena fullמָלֵ֛אma.Le'H4392windר֧וּחַRu.achH7307from those placesshall comeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935unto me: now also will I giveאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696sentenceמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםmish.pa.TimH4941against them.

13Behold, he shall come upיַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.LehH5927as cloudsכַּעֲנָנִ֣יםka.'a.na.NimH6051,and his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shall beas a whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָה֙ve.kha.su.FahH5492:his horsesסוּסָ֑יוsu.SavH5483are swifterקַלּ֥וּka.LuH7043than eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404.Woeא֥וֹי'oH188unto us! for we are spoiledשֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃shu.Da.de.nuH7703.

14O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,washכַּבְּסִ֨יka.be.SiH3526thine heartלִבֵּךְ֙li.beKhH3820from wickednessמֵרָעָ֤הme.ra.'AhH7451,that thou mayest be savedתִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִיti.va.She.'iH3467.How long shall thy vainאוֹנֵֽךְ׃'o.NekhH205thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.VotH4284lodgeתָּלִ֥יןta.LinH3885withinבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130thee?

15For a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963declarethמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046from Danמִדָּ֑ןmi.DanH1835,and publishethוּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַu.mash.Mi.a'H8085afflictionאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205from mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

16Make ye mentionהַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.ruH2142to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471;behold, publishהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatwatchersנֹצְרִ֥יםno.tze.RimH5341comeבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from a farהַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and give outוַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414their voiceקוֹלָֽם׃ko.LamH6963against the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

17As keepersכְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣יke.sho.me.ReiH8104of a fieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704,are they against her round aboutמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439;because she hath been rebelliousמָרָ֖תָהma.Ra.tahH4784against me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Thy wayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870and thy doingsוּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.la.La.yikhH4611have procuredעָשׂ֥וֹa.SoH6213these things unto thee; this isthy wickednessרָעָתֵךְ֙ra.'a.teKhH7451,because it is bitterH4751,because it reachethנָגַ֖עna.Ga'H5060unto thine heartלִבֵּֽךְ׃ סli.BekhH3820.

19My bowelsמֵעַ֣י׀me.'AiH4578,my bowelsמֵעַ֨י׀me.'AiH4578!I am painedאוֹחִ֜ילָה'a.chu.lahH3176 H2342at my veryקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023heartלִבִּ֛יli.BiH3820;my heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820maketh a noiseהֹֽמֶה־ho.meh-H1993in me; I cannot hold my peaceאַחֲרִ֑ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790,because thou hast heardשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.ma'.tiH8085,O my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782,the alarmתְּרוּעַ֖תte.ru.'AtH8643of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

20Destructionשֶׁ֤בֶרShe.verH7667upon destructionשֶׁ֙בֶר֙she.verH7667is criedנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121;for the whole landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is spoiledשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703:suddenlyפִּתְאֹם֙pit.'OmH6597are my tentsאֹהָלַ֔י'o.ha.LaiH168spoiledשֻׁדְּד֣וּshu.de.DuH7703, andmy curtainsיְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ye.ri.'o.TaiH3407in a momentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281.

21How long shall I seeאֶרְאֶה־'er.'eh-H7200the standardנֵּ֑סNesH5251, andhearאֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה'esh.me.'AhH8085the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃ סsho.FarH7782?

22For my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971isfoolishאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191,they have not knownיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045me; they aresottishסְכָלִים֙se.kha.LimH5530childrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121,and they have none understandingנְבוֹנִ֖יםne.vo.NimH995: they arewiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450to do evilלְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'H7489,but to do goodוּלְהֵיטִ֖יבu.le.hei.TivH3190they have no knowledgeיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045.

23I beheldרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and, lo, it waswithout formתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414,and voidוָבֹ֑הוּva.Vo.huH922;and the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and they hadno lightאוֹרָֽם׃'o.RamH216.

24I beheldרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and, lo, they trembledרֹעֲשִׁ֑יםro.'a.ShimH7493,and all the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389moved lightlyהִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃hit.kal.Ka.luH7043.

25I beheldרָאִ֕יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, and, lo, there wasno manהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,and all the birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were fledנָדָֽדוּ׃na.Da.duH5074.

26I beheldרָאִ֕יתִיra.'I.tiH7200,and, lo, the fruitful placeהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3759wasa wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,and all the citiesעָרָ֗יו'a.RavH5892thereof were broken downנִתְּצוּ֙ni.te.TzuH5422at the presenceH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andby his fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ ס'a.PoH639.

27For thus hath the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,The whole landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be desolateשְׁמָמָ֥הshe.ma.MahH8077;yet will I not makeאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213a full endוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617.

28For this shall the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,and the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605be blackוְקָדְר֥וּve.ka.de.RuH6937:because I have spokenדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it,I have purposedזַמֹּ֔תִיza.Mo.tiH2161it,and will not repentנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162,neither will I turn backאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725from it.

29The whole cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892shall fleeבֹּרַ֙חַת֙bo.Ra.chatH1272for the noiseמִקּ֨וֹלmi.KolH6963of the horsemenפָּרָ֜שׁpa.RashH6571and bowmenוְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁתve.Ro.meh Ke.shetH7411 H7198;they shall goבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935into thicketsבֶּעָבִ֔יםbe.'a.VimH5645,and climb upעָל֑וּ'a.LuH5927upon the rocksוּבַכֵּפִ֖יםu.va.ke.FimH3710:every cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall beforsakenעֲזוּבָ֔ה'a.zu.VahH5800,and not a manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376dwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427thereinH2004.

30And when thou artspoiledשָׁד֜וּדsha.DudH7703,what wilt thou doתַּעֲשִׂ֗יta.'a.SiH6213?Though thou clothestתִלְבְּשִׁ֨יtil.be.ShiH3847thyself with crimsonשָׁנִ֜יsha.NiH8144,though thou deckestתַעְדִּ֣יta'.DiH5710thee with ornamentsעֲדִי־'a.di-H5716of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,though thou rentestתִקְרְעִ֤יtik.re.'IH7167thy faceעֵינַ֔יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869with paintingבַפּוּךְ֙va.puKhH6320,in vainלַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav'H7723shalt thou make thyself fairתִּתְיַפִּ֑יtit.ya.PiH3302; thyloversעֹגְבִ֖ים'o.ge.VimH5689will despiseמָאֲסוּ־ma.'a.su-H3988thee, they will seekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245thy lifeנַפְשֵׁ֥ךְnaf.ShekhH5315.

31For I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085a voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963as of a woman in travailכְּחוֹלָ֜הke.cho.LahH2470, andthe anguishצָרָה֙tza.RahH6869as of her that bringeth forth her first childכְּמַבְכִּירָ֔הke.mav.ki.RahH1069,the voiceק֧וֹלKolH6963of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726, thatbewailethתִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַtit.ya.Pe.achH3306herself, thatspreadethתְּפָרֵ֣שׂte.fa.ResH6566her handsכַּפֶּ֑יהָka.Pei.haH3709, saying,Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188isme now! for my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is weariedעָיְפָ֥ה'a.ye.FahH5888because of murderersלְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פle.ho.re.GimH2026.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4

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