New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 2:9-19

9“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651I will yetעֹ֛ד'odH5750contendאָרִ֥יב'a.RivH7378with you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And with your sons’בְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121sonsבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121I will contendאָרִֽיב׃'a.RivH7378.

10Forcrossעִבְר֞וּ'iv.RuH5674to the coastlandsאִיֵּ֤י'i.YeiH339ofKittimכִתִּיִּים֙khi.ti.YimH3794and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200,And sendשִׁלְח֥וּshil.ChuH7971toKedarוְקֵדָ֛רve.ke.DarH6938and observeוְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּve.hit.bo.NuH995closelyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966And seeוּרְא֕וּu.re.'UH7200ifהֵ֥ןhenH2005there has beenהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961such a thingas thisH2088!

11Has a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471changedH4171godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430Whenthey were not godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?But My peopleוְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.MiH5971havechangedH4171their gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519For that which does not profitיוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'IlH3276.

12Be appalledשֹׁ֥מּוּSho.muH8074,O heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,at thisH2088,And shudderוְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.RuH8175,be veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966desolateחָרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13“For My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971have committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147evilsרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451:They have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Me, Thefountainמְק֣וֹר׀me.KorH4726of livingחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,To hewלַחְצֹ֤בlach.TzoH2672for themselvescisternsבֹּאר֔וֹתbo.RotH877,Brokenנִשְׁבָּרִ֔יםnish.ba.RimH7665cisternsבֹּארֹת֙bo.RotH877That canH3201holdיָכִ֖לוּya.Khi.luH3557noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

14“Is Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478a slaveהַעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650?Orאִם־'im-H518is he a homebornיְלִ֥יד בַּ֖יִתye.Lid Ba.yitH3211 H1004servant?Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has he becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a preyלָבַֽז׃la.VazH957?

15The youngכְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715have roaredיִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.GuH7580at him, They haveroaredH5414 H6963loudlyH5414 H6963. And they havemadeוַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּvai.ya.Shi.tuH7896his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776a wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047;His citiesעָרָ֥יו'a.RavH5892have been destroyedH5327,withoutמִבְּלִ֥יmi.be.LiH1097inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

16Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571themenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofMemphisנֹ֖ףnofH5297and Tahpanhesוְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סve.tach.pe.nesH8471Haveshavedיִרְע֖וּךְyir.'UkhH7462thecrownH6936of your headH6936.

17Have you notdoneתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisH2088to yourselfBy your forsakingעָזְבֵךְ֙'a.ze.veKhH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430Whenבְּעֵ֖תbe.'EtH6256Heledמוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְmo.li.KhekhH1980you in the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870?

18But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whatמַה־mah-H4100are you doingon the roadלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,To drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of theNileשִׁח֑וֹרshi.ChorH7883?Or whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100are you doing on the roadלְדֶ֣רֶךְle.De.rekhH1870to Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,To drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of theEuphratesנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104?

19Your own wickednessH7463will correctתְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְte.ya.se.RekhH3256you, And yourapostasiesוּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.me.shu.vo.Ta.yikhH4878will reproveתּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְto.khi.ChukhH3198you;Knowוּדְעִ֤יu.de.'IH3045therefore and seeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200that it is evilH7451andbitterוָמָ֔רva.MarH4751For you to forsakeעָזְבֵ֖ךְ'a.ze.VekhH5800the LordH3068your Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, Andthe dreadפַחְדָּתִי֙fach.da.TiH6345of Me is not in you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

Read all of Jeremiah 2

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2