New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 14

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

1That whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961as the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in regardדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697to thedroughtH1224:

2“Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mournsאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56Andher gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179languishאֻמְלְל֖וּ'um.le.LuH535;They sitH6937on the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776in mourningקָדְר֣וּka.de.RuH6937, And thecryוְצִוְחַ֥תve.tziv.ChatH6682of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389has ascendedעָלָֽתָה׃'a.La.tahH5927.

3Their noblesוְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.Di.rei.HemH117havesentשָׁלְח֥וּsha.le.ChuH7971theirservantsצְעִירֵיהֶ֖םtze.'o.rei.hemH6810for waterלַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;They have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thecisternsגֵּבִ֞יםge.VimH1356and foundמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325.They have returnedשָׁ֤בוּSha.vuH7725with their vesselsכְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.HemH3627emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;They have beenH954putH954to shameH954and humiliatedוְהָכְלְמ֖וּve.ha.khe.le.MuH3637, And theycoverוְחָפ֥וּve.cha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

4Becauseבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668thegroundהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127iscrackedחַ֔תָּהCha.tahH2865,For there has beenהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653on the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776; Thefarmersאִכָּרִ֖ים'i.ka.RimH406have beenH954putH954to shameH954,They have coveredחָפ֥וּcha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

5For evenגַם־gam-H1571the doeאַיֶּ֙לֶת֙'ai.Ye.letH355in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704has givenH3205birthיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205only to abandonוְעָז֑וֹבve.'a.ZovH5800her young,BecauseH3588there isnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808grassדֶּֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877.

6Thewildוּפְרָאִים֙u.fe.ra.'ImH6501donkeysH6501standעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975on the bareשְׁפָיִ֔םshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205;They pantשָׁאֲפ֥וּsha.'a.FuH7602for airר֖וּחַRu.achH7307like jackalsH8565,Their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם'ei.nei.HemH5869failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615For thereH369isnoH369vegetationעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.

7Althoughאִם־'im-H518ouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Nei.nuH5771testifyעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030against us,O Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,actעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213for Your name’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616!Trulyכִּֽי־ki-H3588ourapostasiesמְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּme.shu.vo.Tei.nuH4878have beenH7231manyרַבּ֥וּra.BuH7231, We havesinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398against You.

8OHopeמִקְוֵה֙mik.VehH4723of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ItsSaviorמֽוֹשִׁיע֖וֹmo.shi.'OH3467intimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of distressצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100are You like a strangerכְּגֵ֣רke.GerH1616in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776Or like a travelerוּכְאֹרֵ֖חַu.khe.'o.Re.achH732who has pitchedנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186his tentfor the nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885?

9Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100are You like a manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376dismayedנִדְהָ֔םnid.HamH1724,Like a mightyH1368manH1368whocannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֣לlo'- yu.KhalH3201 H3808saveלְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467? YetYou are in our midstבְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, And we arecalledנִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'H7121by Your nameוְשִׁמְךָ֛ve.shim.KhaH8034;Do not forsakeתַּנִּחֵֽנוּ׃ סta.ni.Che.nuH5117us!”

10Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971, “Even soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651they havelovedאָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.VuH157to wanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128; they have notkeptH2820their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272in checkH2820.Therefore the Lordוַיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068doesnot acceptרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521them; nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258He willrememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771and callH6485their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403to accountH6485.”

11So the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do not prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֛לtit.pa.LelH6419for the welfareH2899of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they fastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684, I amnot going to listenשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085to their cryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440;and whenוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588they offerיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503,I am not going to acceptרֹצָ֑םro.TzamH7521them. Ratherכִּ֗יKiH3588I am going tomakeH3615an endמְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.LehH3615of them by theswordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719,famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.”

False Prophets

13But, “Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!”I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are tellingאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559them, ‘Youwill not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719norH3808will you haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458,but I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youlastingאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571peaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.’”

14Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012falsehoodשֶׁ֚קֶרShe.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034.I have neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808spokenדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them; they are prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012to you afalseשֶׁ֜קֶרShe.kerH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377,divinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,futilityוֶֽאֱלִיל֙ve.'e.lulH457and the deceptionוְתַרְמִ֣יתve.tar.mutH8649of their ownmindsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.

15Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningעַֽל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who are prophesyingהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in My nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,although it was not I who sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971them--yet they keep sayingאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘There will be noH3808swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776’--by swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458thoseH1992prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shallmeetיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552their endH8552!

16The peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971also to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012will bethrownמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993out into the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and the swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;and thereH369will be noH369oneH369toburyמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912them--neither them, northeir wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,norH369their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,norH369their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323--for I willpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210out their ownwickednessH7463on them.

17You will sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to them, ‘Let my eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869flowH3381downתֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119,And let them not ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820;For the virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971has been crushedנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665with a mightyגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419blowH4347,With a sorelyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966infectedנַחְלָ֥הnach.LahH2470woundמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18Ifאִם־'im-H518Igoיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318out to the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,Beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, thoseslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719!Or ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518I enterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,diseasesתַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יta.cha.lu.'EiH8463of famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458! ForbothH1571prophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030and priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548Havegone rovingH5503aboutH5503in the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776that they do not knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045.’”

19Have You completelyהֲמָאֹ֨סha.ma.'OsH3988rejectedמָאַ֜סְתָּma.'As.taH3988Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063?Orאִם־'im-H518haveYou loathedגָּעֲלָ֣הga.'a.LahH1602Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069have You strickenהִכִּיתָ֔נוּhi.ki.Ta.nuH5221us so that weare beyondוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369healingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832? Wewaitedקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965,but nothingוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369goodט֔וֹבTovH2896came;And for a timeוּלְעֵ֥תu.le.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,terrorבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

20Weknowיָדַ֧עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045our wickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562, O Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,The iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, forwe have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You.

21Do not despiseתִּנְאַץ֙tin.'AtzH5006us,for Your own name’sשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616;Do not disgraceתְּנַבֵּ֖לte.na.BelH5034thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Your gloryכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519;Rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142anddo not annulתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565Your covenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285with us.

22Are thereH3426anyH3426among theidolsבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whogiveH1652rainH1652?Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518can the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064grantיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241?Is it not You, O Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430? Therefore wehopeוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960in You,For You are the one who has doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428.

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

False Prophets

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14