New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 12:1-6
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-H5704H4970is thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56And thevegetationוְעֵ֥שֶׂבve.'E.sevH6212of the countrysideכָּל־ הַשָּׂדֶ֖הkol- ha.sa.DehH3605H7704to 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.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 12
- 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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