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Jeremiah 5

1Run ye to and froשׁוֹטְט֞וּsho.TuH7751through the streetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and seeוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200now, and knowוּדְעוּ֙u.de.'UH3045,and seekוּבַקְשׁ֣וּu.vak.ShuH1245in the broad placesבִרְחוֹבוֹתֶ֔יהָvir.cho.o.Tei.haH7339thereof, if ye can findתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,if there beיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426anythat executethעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,that seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245the truthאֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahH530;and I will pardonוְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.LachH5545it.

2And though they sayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559,The Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416;surely they swearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267.

3O Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, arenot thine eyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869upon the truthלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530?thou hast strickenהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, but they have not grievedחָ֔לוּCha.luH2342;thou hast consumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, butthey have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to receiveקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:they have made their facesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderחִזְּק֤וּchi.ze.KuH2388than a rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553;they have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to returnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Therefore I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Surely these arepoorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800;they are foolishנוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.LuH2973:for they knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, northe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5I will getH3212me unto the great menהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419,and will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696unto them; for they have knownיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andthe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:but these have altogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162brokenשָׁ֣בְרוּSha.ve.ruH7665the yokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923, andburstנִתְּק֖וּni.te.KuH5423the bondsמוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃mo.se.RotH4147.

6Wherefore a lionאַרְיֵ֜ה'ar.YehH738out of the forestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293shall slayהִכָּ֨םhi.KamH5221them, anda wolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061of the eveningsעֲרָבוֹת֙a.ra.VotH6160shall spoilיְשָׁדְדֵ֔םye.sha.de.DemH7703them, a leopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246shall watchשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245over their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892:every one that goeth outהַיּוֹצֵ֥אhai.yo.Tze'H3318thence shallH2007be torn in piecesיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963:because their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588are manyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231, andtheir backslidingsמְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.shu.vo.tei.hemH4878are increasedעָצְמ֖וּ'a.tze.MuH6105.

7Howאֵ֤י'eiH335shall I pardonאֶֽסְלַֽח'es.lo.ach-H5545thee for thisלָזֹאת֙la.zoTH2063?thy childrenבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have forsakenעֲזָב֔וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and swornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650by them that arenoבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:when I had fed them to the fullH7650,they then committed adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003,and assembled themselves by troopsיִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃yit.go.Da.duH1413in the harlots’זוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181housesוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

8They were asfedמְיֻזָּנִ֖יםme.yu.za.NimH2109horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483in the morningמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7904:every oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376neighedיִצְהָֽלוּ׃yitz.Ha.luH6670after his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9Shall I not visitאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485for these things?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and shall not my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315be avengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

10Go ye upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927upon her wallsבְשָׁרוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sha.ro.Tei.haH8284,and destroyוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּve.sha.Che.tuH7843;but makeתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213not a full endוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617:take awayהָסִ֙ירוּ֙ha.Si.ruH5493her battlementsנְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָne.Ti.sho.Tei.haH5189; for they arenot the Lord’sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

11For the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063have dealt veryבָג֨וֹדva.GodH898treacherouslyבָּגְד֜וּba.ge.DuH898against me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12They have beliedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.ShuH3584the Lordבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, It isnot he; neither shall evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935upon us; neither shall we seeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719nor famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458:

13And the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall become windלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307,and the wordH1696isnot in them: thus shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213unto them.

14Wherefore thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Because ye speakדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696this wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,behold, I will makeנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414my wordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697in thy mouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784,and this peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086,and it shall devourוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

15Lo, I will bringמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935a nationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471upon you from farמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it isa mightyאֵיתָ֣ן'ei.TanH386nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471, it isan ancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471,a nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whose languageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956thou knowestתֵדַ֣עte.Da'H3045not, neither understandestתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085what they sayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Their quiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827isas an openפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605sepulchreכְּקֶ֣בֶרke.Ke.verH6913, they areall mighty menגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368.

17And they shall eat upוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398thine harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105,and thy breadוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899, whichthy sonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thy daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323should eatיֹאכְלוּ֙yo.khe.LuH398:they shall eat upיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398thy flocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and thine herdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241:they shall eat upיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thy vinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and thy fig treesוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384:they shall impoverishיְרֹשֵׁ֞שׁye.ro.SheshH7567thy fencedמִבְצָרֶ֗יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,wherein thouH2007trustedstבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982,with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

18Nevertheless in those daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,I will not makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213a full endכָּלָֽה׃ka.LahH3617with you.

19And it shall come to pass, when ye shall sayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559,Whereforeתַּ֣חַת מֶ֗הTa.chat MehH4100 H8478doethעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213the Lordיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430all these thingsunto us? then shalt thou answerוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them, Like as ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם'a.zav.TemH5800me, and servedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647strangeנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,so shall ye serveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that is not yours.

20Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046this in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and publishוְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haH8085it in Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now this, O foolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,and without understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820;which have eyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200not; which have earsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,and hearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085not:

22Fearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372ye not me? saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:will ye not trembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342at my presenceמִפָּנַי֙mi.pa.NaiH6440,which have placedשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the sandחוֹל֙chOlH2344forthe boundגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the seaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220by a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769decreeחָק־chok-H2706,that it cannot passיַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּya.'av.Ren.huH5674it: and though the wavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530thereof tossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607themselves, yet can they not prevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;though they roarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993,yet can they not pass overיַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃ya.'av.Run.huH5674it?

23But this peopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hath a revoltingסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and a rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820;they are revoltedסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493and goneH3212.

24Neither sayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559they in their heartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824,Let us now fearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,that givethהַנֹּתֵ֗ןha.no.TenH5414rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,both the formerיוֹרֶ֥הve.yo.rehH3138and the latterוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456,in his seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256:he reservethיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104unto us the appointedחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620of the harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.

25Your iniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have turned awayהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186these things,and your sinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403have withholdenמָנְע֥וּma.ne.'UH4513goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896things from you.

26For among my peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971are foundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563men:they lay waitיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789,as he that settethכְּשַׁ֣ךְke.ShakhH7918snaresיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353;they setהִצִּ֥יבוּhi.Tzi.vuH5324a trapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889,they catchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582.

27As a cageכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619is fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392of birdsע֔וֹףofH5775, so aretheir housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392of deceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820:therefore they are become greatגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431,and waxen richוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They are waxen fatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080,they shineעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245:yea, they overpassעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the deedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of the wickedרָ֔עRa'H7451:they judgeדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777not the causeH1779,the cause of the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,yet they prosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743;and the rightוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34do they not judgeשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199.

29Shall I not visitאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485for these things?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:shall not my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315be avengedתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358on such a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471as this?

30A wonderfulשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8047and horrible thingוְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔הve.Sha.'a.ru.RahH8186is committedנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776;

31The prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267,and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bear ruleיִרְדּ֣וּyir.DuH7287by their meansיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027;and my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157to have itso: and what will ye doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in the endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5

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