New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 12

Jeremiah’s Prayer

1Righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662are You, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I would pleadH7378mycaseאָרִ֖יב'a.RivH7378with You;Indeedאַ֤ךְ'akhH389I woulddiscussאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696mattersH4941of justiceH4941with You:Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563prosperedצָלֵ֔חָהtza.Le.chahH6743? Whyare allכָּל־kol-H3605those whodealבֹּ֥גְדֵיBo.ge.deiH898in treacheryבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899at easeשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7951?

2You haveplantedנְטַעְתָּם֙ne.ta'.TamH5193them, they have alsoגַּם־gam-H1571takenH8327rootשֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuH8327;They growיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980,they have evenגַּם־gam-H1571producedעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213fruitפֶ֑רִיFe.riH6529. You arenearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138to their lipsבְּפִיהֶ֔םbe.fi.HemH6310But farוְרָח֖וֹקve.ra.ChokH7350from theirmindמִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kil.yo.tei.HemH3629.

3But Youknowיְדַעְתָּ֔נִיye.da'.Ta.niH3045me, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;You seeתִּרְאֵ֕נִיtir.'E.niH7200me; And Youexamineוּבָחַנְתָּ֥u.va.chan.TaH974my heart’sלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820attitudetowardאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854You.DragH5423them offH5423like sheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629for the slaughterלְטִבְחָ֔הle.tiv.ChahH2878Andsetוְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םve.hak.di.ShemH6942them apartH6942for adayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117of carnageהֲרֵגָֽה׃ סha.re.GahH2028!

4HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970is thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56And thevegetationוְעֵ֥שֶׂבve.'E.sevH6212of the countrysideכָּל־ הַשָּׂדֶ֖הkol- ha.sa.DehH3605 H7704to witherיִיבָ֑שׁyi.VashH3001? For thewickednessH7463of those who dwellיֹֽשְׁבֵי־yo.she.vei-H3427in it,Animalsבְהֵמוֹת֙ve.he.mOtH929and birdsוָע֔וֹףva.'ofH5775have been snatchedH5595awayסָפְתָ֤הsa.fe.TahH5595,Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588menhave saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “He will not seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200our latterH319endingאַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃'a.cha.ri.Te.nuH319.”

5“Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you have runרַ֙צְתָּה֙ratz.tahH7323with footmenרַגְלִ֥ים׀rag.LimH7273and they have tiredוַיַּלְא֔וּךָvai.yal.'U.khaH3811you out,Then howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349can you competeH2734with horsesהַסּוּסִ֑יםha.su.SimH5483?If you fallH982downH982in a landוּבְאֶ֤רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776of peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965,Howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349will you doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213in thethicketבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383?

6For evenגַם־gam-H1571yourbrothersאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251and the householdוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,Evenגַּם־gam-H1571they have dealtבָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duH898treacherouslyH898with you,Evenגַּם־gam-H1571they have criedקָרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121aloudמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.Do not believeתַּאֲמֵ֣ןta.'a.MenH539them, althoughH3588they may sayיְדַבְּר֥וּye.da.be.RuH1696niceH2899thingsH2899to you.”

God’s Answer

7“I haveforsakenעָזַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Zav.tiH5800My houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,I have abandonedנָטַ֖שְׁתִּיna.Tash.tiH5203My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159;I have givenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thebelovedיְדִד֥וּתye.di.DutH3033of My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315Into the handבְּכַ֥ףbe.KhafH3709of her enemiesH340.

8My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֖יna.cha.la.TiH5159has becomeהָיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961to MeLike a lionH743in the forestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293; She hasroaredנָתְנָ֥ה בְּקוֹלָ֖הּna.te.Nah be.ko.LahH5414 H6963againstעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921Me;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I have come tohateשְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃se.ne.Ti.haH8130her.

9Is My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִי֙na.cha.la.TiH5159like a speckledצָב֤וּעַtza.Vu.a'H6641birdהַעַ֨יִטha.'A.yitH5861of preyהַעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861to Me? Are thebirdsH5861of preyH5861againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921her on everyH5439sideH5439?Goלְכ֗וּle.KhuH1980,gatherאִסְפ֛וּ'is.FuH622allכָּל־kol-H3605thebeastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,Bringהֵתָ֥יוּhe.Ta.yuH857them to devourH398!

10Manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227shepherdsרֹעִ֤יםro.'ImH7462have ruinedשִֽׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843Myvineyardכַרְמִ֔יkhar.MiH3754, They havetrampledH947downבֹּסְס֖וּbo.se.SuH947My fieldחֶלְקָתִ֑יchel.ka.TiH2513;They have madeנָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.NuH5414Mypleasantחֶמְדָּתִ֖יchem.da.TiH2532fieldחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513A desolateשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֥רle.mid.BarH4057.

11It has been madeשָׂמָהּ֙sa.MahH7760a desolationשְׁמֵמָ֑הshe.me.MahH8077,Desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8076, itmournsאָבְלָ֥ה'a.ve.LahH56beforeH5921Me; Thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776has been madeH8074desolateנָשַׁ֙מָּה֙na.Sha.mahH8074,Becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588noאֵ֥ין'einH369manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376laysשָׂ֥םsamH7760it to heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12On allכָּל־kol-H3605thebareשְׁפָיִ֣םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057Destroyersשֹֽׁדְדִ֔יםsho.de.DimH7703have comeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935, For aswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719of the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068is devouringאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398From one endמִקְצֵה־mik.tzeh-H7097of the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776even to theotherקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץke.Tzeh ha.'A.retzH7097 H776;ThereH369isnoH369peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965foranyoneלְכָל־ בָּשָֽׂר׃ סle.khol ba.SarH3605 H1320.

13They havesownזָרְע֤וּza.re.'UH2232wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406and have reapedקָצָ֔רוּka.Tza.ruH7114thornsוְקֹצִ֣יםve.ko.TzimH6975, They havestrainedנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470themselvesto noלֹ֣אlo'H3808profitיוֹעִ֑לוּyo.'I.luH3276.But be ashamedוּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙u.Vo.shuH954of yourharvestמִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmi.te.vu.'O.tei.KhemH8393BecauseH4480of thefierceמֵחֲר֖וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

14Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Mywickedהָֽרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451neighborsשְׁכֵנַי֙she.khe.NaiH7934whostrikeהַנֹּֽגְעִים֙ha.no.ge.'ImH5060at the inheritanceבַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔הba.na.cha.LahH5159with whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have endowedהִנְחַ֥לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “BeholdH2009I am about to uprootנֹֽתְשָׁם֙no.te.ShamH5428them from their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127and willuprootאֶתּ֥וֹשׁ'e.To.oshH5428the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063from amongמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432them.

15And it will comeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about that afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310I have uprootedנָתְשִׁ֣יna.te.ShiH5428them, I willagainH7725haveH7355compassionוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֑יםve.ri.cham.TimH7355on them; and I willbringH7725them backH7725,eachH376oneH376to his inheritanceלְנַחֲלָת֖וֹle.na.cha.la.ToH5159and eachH376oneH376to his landלְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le.'ar.TzoH776.

16Then ifאִם־'im-H518they will reallyלָמֹ֣דla.ModH3925learnיִלְמְדוּ֩yil.me.DuH3925the waysדַּֽרְכֵ֨יdar.KheiH1870of My peopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971, toswearלְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַle.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650by My nameבִּשְׁמִי֙bish.MiH8034, ‘As the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,’evenH3512as they taughtלִמְּדוּ֙li.me.DuH3925My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971toswearלְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַle.hi.sha.Ve.a'H7650by Baalבַּבָּ֑עַלba.Ba.'alH1168, they will bebuiltוְנִבְנ֖וּve.niv.NuH1129up in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of My peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

17But ifוְאִ֖םve.'ImH518they will not listenיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085, then I willuprootוְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜יve.Na.tash.TiH5428that nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471,uprootנָת֥וֹשׁna.To.oshH5428and destroyוְאַבֵּ֖דve.'a.BedH6it,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Jeremiah’s Prayer

God’s Answer

Commentaries on Jeremiah 12