New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 17

The Deceitful Heart

1Thesinחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063is writtenH3789downH3789with anironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270stylusבְּעֵ֥טbe.'EtH5842;With a diamondשָׁמִ֑ירsha.MirH8068pointבְּצִפֹּ֣רֶןbe.tzi.Po.renH6856it isengravedחֲרוּשָׁה֙cha.ru.ShahH2790upon the tabletל֣וּחַLu.achH3871of their heartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820And on the hornsוּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתu.le.kar.NotH7161oftheir altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃miz.be.cho.tei.KhemH4196,

2As they rememberכִּזְכֹּ֤רkiz.KorH2142theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121, So they remembertheir altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196and theirAsherimוַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.she.rei.HemH842Bygreenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086on the highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364hillsגְּבָע֥וֹתge.va.'otH1389.

3OmountainH2022of Mine in the countrysideבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, I willgiveאֶתֵּ֑ן'e.TenH5414over your wealthחֵילְךָ֥chei.le.KhaH2428and allכָל־khol-H3605your treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ'otz.ro.Tei.khaH214for bootyלָבַ֣זla.VazH957,Your highבָּמֹתֶ֕יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116for sinבְּחַטָּ֖אתbe.cha.TatH2403throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your bordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ge.vu.Lei.khaH1366.

4And you will, even of yourself,letH8058goH8058of your inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙mi.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159That I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you;And I will make you serveוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647yourenemiesH340In thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichH834you do not knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045; For you havekindledקְדַחְתֶּ֥םke.dach.TemH6919a fireאֵ֛שׁ'eshH784in My angerבְּאַפִּ֖יbe.'a.PiH639Which will burnתּוּקָֽד׃ סtu.KadH3344foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֥ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

5Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779is the manהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834trustsיִבְטַ֣חyiv.TachH982in mankindבָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120And makesוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320hisstrengthזְרֹע֑וֹze.ro.'OH2220,And whose heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820turnsיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493awayH5493from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

6For he will be like abushכְּעַרְעָ֣רke.'ar.'ArH6176in the desertבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160And will not seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200whenכִּי־ki-H3588prosperityט֑וֹבTovH2896comesיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935,But will liveוְשָׁכַ֤ןve.sha.KhanH7931in stonyH2788wastesH2788in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, Alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of saltמְלֵחָ֖הme.le.ChahH4420withoutH3808inhabitantתֵשֵֽׁב׃ סte.ShevH3427.

7Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288is the manהַגֶּ֔בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834trustsיִבְטַ֖חyiv.TachH982in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068And whosetrustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009is the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

8For he will be like atreeכְּעֵ֣ץ׀ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֣וּלsha.TulH8362by the waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325,That extendsיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971its rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֔יוsha.ra.ShavH8328by a streamיוּבַל֙yu.ValH3105And will not fearH3372whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the heatחֹ֔םChomH2527comesיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935;But its leavesעָלֵ֖הוּ'a.Le.huH5929will be greenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488,And it will not be anxiousיִדְאָ֔גyid.'AgH1672in a yearוּבִשְׁנַ֤תu.vish.NatH8141ofdroughtבַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙ba.Tzo.retH1226NorH3808ceaseיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185to yieldמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213fruitפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529.

9“Theheartהַלֵּ֛בha.LevH3820is moreH4480deceitfulעָקֹ֥בa.KoH6121thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605elseAnd is desperatelyH605sickH605;Whoמִ֖יmiH4310can understandיֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.da.'E.nuH3045it?

10I, the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,searchחֹקֵ֥רcho.KerH2713the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820,I testבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974themindכְּלָי֑וֹתke.la.YotH3629, Evento giveוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414to eachH376manH376according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוke.dar.kovH1870, According to theresultsכִּפְרִ֖יkif.RiH6529of his deedsמַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ סma.'a.la.LavH4611.

11As a partridgeקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7124that hatchesH1716eggsH1716which it has not laidיָלָ֔דya.LadH3205, So is he whomakesעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213a fortuneעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,but unjustlyבְמִשְׁפָּ֑טve.mish.PatH4941 H3808;In the midstבַּחֲצִ֤יba.cha.TziH2677of his daysיָמָיו֙yo.movH3117it will forsakeיַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800him, And inthe endוּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹu.ve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319he will be afoolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036.”

12A gloriousכָב֔וֹדkha.VodH3519throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678on highמָר֖וֹםma.RomH4791from the beginningמֵֽרִאשׁ֑וֹןme.ri.ShonH7223Is the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of our sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃mik.da.She.nuH4720.

13O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thehopeמִקְוֵ֤הmik.VehH4723of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Allכָּל־kol-H3605whoforsakeעֹזְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ze.Vei.khaH5800You will be putH954to shameH954.Those who turnH5493awayH5493on earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776will bewrittenH3789downיִכָּתֵ֔בוּyi.ka.Te.vuH3789,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they have forsakenעָזְב֛וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the fountainמְק֥וֹרme.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416waterמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325,even the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14Healרְפָאֵ֤נִיre.fa.'E.niH7495me, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and I will be healedוְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔אve.'E.ra.Fe'H7495;Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me and I will be savedוְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָהve.'i.va.She.'ahH3467, For You are mypraiseתְהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

15Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, they keepsayingאֹמְרִ֖ים'o.me.RimH559to me, “Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068?Let it comeיָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'H935nowנָֽא׃Na'H4994!”

16But as for me, I have not hurriedאַ֣צְתִּי׀'Atz.tiH213away from beinga shepherdמֵרֹעֶ֣הme.ro.'EhH7462afterאַחֲרֶ֗יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310You,NorH3808have I longedהִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִיhit.'a.Vei.tiH183for the woefulאָנ֛וּשׁ'a.NushH605dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117;You Yourselfאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045that the utteranceמוֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193Was in Your presenceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

17Do not be aterrorלִמְחִתָּ֑הlim.chi.TahH4288to me; You are myrefugeמַֽחֲסִי־ma.cha.si-H4268in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of disasterH7463.

18Let those who persecuteרֹדְפַי֙ro.de.FaiH7291me beputיֵבֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954to shameאֵבֹ֣שָׁה'e.Vo.shahH954, but as for me,let me not be putH954to shameH954;Let them be dismayedיֵחַ֣תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865,but let me not be dismayedאֵחַ֖תָּה'e.Cha.tahH2865.Bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935on them a dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of disasterH7463,And crushשָׁבְרֵֽם׃ סsha.ve.RemH7665them with twofoldוּמִשְׁנֶ֥הu.mish.NehH4932destructionשִׁבָּר֖וֹןshi.ba.RonH7670!

The Sabbath Must Be Kept

19Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to me, “Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980and standוְעָֽמַדְתָּ֙ve.'a.mad.TaH5975in thepublicבְּנֵֽי־ הָעָ֔םbe.nei- ha.amH1121 H5971gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,through whichH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063comeיָבֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935in and goיֵ֣צְאוּYe.tze.'uH3318out, as well as in allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

20and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Listenשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389who comeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935in through theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179:

21Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Takeהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104heedH8104for yourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbe.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315, anddo not carryתִּשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375any loadמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117or bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935anything in through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

22You shall not bringתוֹצִ֨יאוּto.Tzi.'uH3318a loadמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853out of your housesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117norH3808doתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399,but keepH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.ki.dash.TemH6942, as Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourforefathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

23Yet theydid not listenשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earsאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241, butstiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203in order not to listenשְׁמ֔וֹעַsho.me.a'H8085or takeקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24“But it will comeוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961about, ifאִם־'im-H518youlistenשָׁמֹ֨עַsha.Mo.a'H8085attentivelyתִּשְׁמְע֤וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “tobringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935noלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀le.vil.TiH1115loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853in through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,but to keepH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyוּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u.le.ka.DeshH6942by doingעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213noלְבִלְתִּ֥י כָּל־le.vil.Ti kol-H1115 H3605workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399on it,

25then there will comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935in through the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428and princesוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483,they and their princesוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269,the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and thisH2088cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892will be inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26They will comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935in from thecitiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063and from the environsוּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹתu.mi.se.vi.VotH5439of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, from thelowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָ֤הha.she.fe.LahH8219,from the hillהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022countryH2022and from theNegevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burntעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930offeringsH5930,sacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077,grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503and incenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑הu.le.vo.NahH3828,and bringingוּמְבִאֵ֥יu.me.vi.'EiH935sacrificesH8426of thanksgivingH8426to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do not listenתִשְׁמְע֜וּtish.me.'UH8085to Me to keepH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyלְקַדֵּשׁ֙le.ka.DeshH6942by not carryingשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375a loadמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853and comingוּבֹ֛אu.Vo'H935in through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, thenI will kindleוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in its gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.haH8179and it willdevourוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398the palacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andnot be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ פtikh.BehH3518.”’”

The Deceitful Heart

The Sabbath Must Be Kept

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17