New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 21

Jeremiah’s Message for Zedekiah

1The wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068whenKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sentבִּשְׁלֹ֨חַbish.Lo.achH7971to himPashhurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֔הmal.ki.YahH4441, andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֧הtze.fan.YahH6846the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994inquireדְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-H1875of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068on our behalfבַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙va.'a.De.nuH1157, forNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894is warringנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898againstH5921us; perhapsאוּלַי֩'u.LaiH194the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will dealיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213with usaccording to allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605HiswonderfulH6381actsH6381, so that the enemywill withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from us.”

3Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You shall sayתֹאמְרֻ֖ןtom.RunH559to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667as followsכֹּ֥הkohH3541:

4‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “BeholdH2009, I am about toturnמֵסֵב֮me.SevH5437backH5437the weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֮ha.mil.cha.MahH4421whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in your handsבְּיֶדְכֶם֒be.yed.KhemH3027,with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are warringנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstH854the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894and the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778who are besiegingהַצָּרִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔םha.tza.Rim 'a.lei.KhemH6696 H5921you outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the wallלַֽחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346; and I willgatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622them into the centerתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

5IMyselfאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589will warוְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤יve.nil.cham.TiH3898againstאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854you with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027and a mightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, even inangerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639and wrathוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419indignationוּבְקֶ֥צֶףu.ve.Ke.tzefH7110.

6I will also strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֗יve.hi.kei.TiH5221downH5221the inhabitantsיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,both manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120and beastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929;they will dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191of a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419pestilenceבְּדֶ֥בֶרbe.De.verH1698.

7Then afterwardsוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֣ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, “I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414over Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and his servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו׀'a.va.DavH5650and the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,even those who surviveהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892from the pestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶר׀ha.De.verH1698,the swordהַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revH2719and the famineהָרָעָ֗בha.ra.'AvH7458,into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and into the handוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of their foesH340and into the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315;and he will strikeוְהִכָּ֣םve.hi.KamH5221them downH5221with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719. Hewill not spareיָח֣וּסya.ChusH2347them norH3808haveH2550pityיַחְמֹ֖לyach.MolH2550norH3808compassionיְרַחֵֽם׃ye.ra.ChemH7355.”’

8“You shall also sayתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971, ‘Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009, Isetנֹתֵן֙no.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of lifeH2425and the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

9He whodwellsהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892will dieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719and by famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and by pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698;but he who goesוְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318out and fallsוְנָפַ֨לve.na.FalH5307awayH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.DimH3778who are besiegingהַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.RimH6696 H5921you will liveוְחָיָ֔הve.cha.yahH2421,and he will haveוְהָֽיְתָה־ve.ha.ye.tah-H1961his own lifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315as bootyלְשָׁלָֽל׃le.sha.LalH7998.

10For I havesetשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760My faceפָ֠נַיFa.naiH6440against thisH2088cityבָּעִ֨ירba.'IrH5892forharmH7463and not for goodH2899,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “It will begivenתִּנָּתֵ֔ןti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894and he willburnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313it with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סba.'EshH784.”’

11“Then sayto the householdוּלְבֵית֙u.le.VeitH1004of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, ‘Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

12Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: “Administerדִּ֤ינוּDi.nuH1777justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941everymorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242;And deliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337the personwho has been robbedגָז֖וּלga.ZulH1497from thepowerמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of hisoppressorעוֹשֵׁ֑קo.ShekH6231,That My wrathחֲמָתִ֗יcha.ma.TiH2534may not goתֵּצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318like fireכָאֵ֜שׁkha.'EshH784Andburnוּבָעֲרָה֙u.va.'a.RahH1197with noneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to extinguishמְכַבֶּ֔הme.kha.BehH3518it,Becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of their deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.khemH4611.

13“BeholdH2009,I am againstאֵלַ֜יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413you, Ovalleyהָעֵ֛מֶקha.'E.mekH6010dwellerיֹשֶׁ֧בֶתyo.She.vetH3427, Orockyצ֥וּרtzurH6697plainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “You men who sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559, ‘Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will comeיֵחַ֣תye.ChatH5181downH5181againstעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us?Or whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310will enterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into our habitationsבִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃bim.'o.no.Tei.nuH4585?’

14But I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֧יu.fa.kad.TiH6485you according to theresultsכִּפְרִ֥יkif.RiH6529of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And I willkindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in its forestבְּיַעְרָ֔הּbe.ya'.RahH3293That it may devourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398allכָּל־kol-H3605its environsסְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃ סse.vi.Vei.haH5439.”’”

Jeremiah’s Message for Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 21