New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 22

Warning of Jerusalem’s Fall

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Goרֵ֖דredH3381downH3381to the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697

2and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,O kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, whositsהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427on David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,you and your servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971who enterהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179.

3Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Doעֲשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666,and deliverוְהַצִּ֥ילוּve.ha.Tzi.luH5337the one who has been robbedגָז֖וּלga.ZulH1497from the powerמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of hisoppressorעָשׁ֑וֹקa.ShokH6216. Alsodo not mistreatתֹּנוּ֙to.NuH3238ordoH2554violenceH2554to the strangerוְגֵר֩ve.GerH1616,the orphanיָת֨וֹםya.TomH3490,or the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֤הve.'al.ma.NahH490; and do notshedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4For ifאִם־'im-H518you men will indeedעָשׂוֹ֙a.SoH6213performתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, thenkingsמְלָכִים֩me.la.KhimH4428will enterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thisהַזֶּ֡הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,sittingיֹשְׁבִ֨יםyo.she.VimH3427in David’sלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732place on his throneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678,ridingרֹֽכְבִים֙ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֔יםu.va.su.SimH5483, even the kinghimselfה֥וּאhu'H1931and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוve.'av.davH5650and his peopleוְעַמּֽוֹ׃ve.'a.MoH5971.

5But ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518you will not obeyתִשְׁמְע֔וּtish.me.'UH8085theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, Iswearנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiH7650by Myself,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “that thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will becomeיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961a desolationלְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.BahH2723.”’”

6For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerningעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּית֙beitH1004of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: “You are likeGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568to Me, Likethe summitרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844;Yet mostלֹ֤אlo'H518 H3808assuredlyלֹ֥אlo'H518 H3808I will makeאֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaH7896you like awildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057, Likecitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892which are not inhabitedנוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃no.sha.vahH3427.

7For I will setH6942apartH6942destroyersמַשְׁחִתִ֖יםmash.chi.TimH7843againstH5921you,Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֑יוve.khe.LavH3627; And they willcutוְכָֽרְתוּ֙ve.kha.re.TuH3772downH3772your choicestמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005cedarsאֲרָזֶ֔יךָ'a.ra.Zei.khaH730Andthrowוְהִפִּ֖ילוּve.hi.Pi.luH5307themon the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

8“Manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471will passוְעָֽבְרוּ֙ve.'a.ve.RuH5674by thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892; and they willsayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, ‘Whyמֶ֨הmehH5921 H4100has the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityלָעִ֥ירla.'IrH5892?’

9Then they willanswerוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseעַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834theyforsookעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and bowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430and servedוַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them.’”

10Do not weepתִּבְכּ֣וּtiv.KuH1058for the deadלְמֵ֔תle.MetH4191or mournתָּנֻ֖דוּta.Nu.duH5110for him, Butweepבְּכ֤וּbe.KhuH1058continuallyבָכוֹ֙va.KhoH1058for the one who goesלַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְla.ho.LekhH1980away; Forhe will neverלֹ֤א ע֔וֹדlo' odH3808 H5750returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725Or seeוְרָאָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7200his nativeמוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ סmo.lad.ToH4138landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

11For thusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saysאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068in regardאֶל־'el-H413toShallumשַׁלֻּ֨םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,who becameH4427kingH4427in the placeתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wentH3318forthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318from thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, “He will neverלֹֽא־ עֽוֹד׃lo'- odH3808 H5750returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;

12but in the placeבִּמְק֛וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834 H8033they ledH1540him captiveH1540,thereH8033he willdieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191and not seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.

Messages about the Kings

13“Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to him who buildsבֹּנֶ֤הbo.NehH1129his houseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004withoutH3808righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664And hisupperוַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944roomsH5944withoutH3808justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,Who usesH5647his neighbor’sבְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙be.re.'E.huH7453servicesH5647withoutH2600payחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600Anddoes not giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him his wagesוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467,

14Who saysהָאֹמֵ֗רha.'o.MerH559, ‘I willbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129myself a roomyמִדּ֔וֹתmi.DotH4060houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004With spaciousמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםme.ru.va.ChimH7304upperוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתva.'a.li.YotH5944roomsH5944,And cutוְקָ֤רַֽעve.Ka.ra'H7167out its windowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יcha.lo.NaiH2474,Panelingוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603it withcedarבָּאָ֔רֶזba.'A.rezH730and paintingוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַu.ma.Sho.achH4886itbrightH8350redH8350.’

15Do you becomeH4427a kingהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְha.tim.LokhH4427becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you are competingH2734in cedarבָאָ֑רֶזva.'A.rezH730?Did not your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1eatאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֗הve.sha.TahH8354Anddoוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הu.tze.da.KahH6666?Thenאָ֖ז'azH227it waswellט֥וֹבTovH2895with him.

16He pledדָּ֛ןdanH1777the causeדִּין־din-H1779of theafflictedעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34;Thenאָ֣ז'azH227it was wellט֑וֹבTovH2895.Is not that what it means to knowהַדַּ֥עַתha.Da.'atH1847Me?”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17“But your eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and your heartוְלִבְּךָ֔ve.li.be.KhaH3820Are intentonlyאִם־'im-H3588 H518upon your owndishonestH1215gainבִּצְעֶ֑ךָbitz.'E.khaH1215, And onsheddingלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְlish.PokhH8210innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818And on practicingלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213oppressionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233and extortionהַמְּרוּצָ֖הha.me.ru.TzahH4835.”

18Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068in regardאֶל־'el-H413toJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, “They will notlamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him: ‘Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945,my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251!’or, ‘Alasוְה֣וֹיve.HoH1945,sisterאָח֑וֹת'a.ChotH269!’They will not lamentיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for him: ‘Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945for the masterאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113!’or, ‘Alasוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945for his splendorהֹדֽוֹ׃ho.DoH1935!’

19He will beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רyi.ka.VerH6912with a donkey’sחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543burialקְבוּרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900,Draggedסָח֣וֹבsa.ChovH5498off and thrownוְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְve.hash.LekhH7993out beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH4480 H1973the gatesלְשַׁעֲרֵ֥יle.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

20Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927up to Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844and cryוּֽצְעָ֔קִיu.tze.'A.kiH6817out,And liftתְּנִ֣יte.NiH5414up your voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963in Bashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןu.va.ba.ShanH1316;Cryוְצַֽעֲקִי֙ve.tza.'a.KiH6817out also fromAbarimמֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםme.'a.va.RimH5682,For allכָּל־kol-H3605yourloversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157have been crushedנִשְׁבְּר֖וּnish.be.RuH7665.

21I spokeדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you in your prosperityבְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְbe.shal.vo.Ta.yikhH7962; Butyou saidאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559, ‘I will not listenאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085!’Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088has been your practiceדַרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870from your youthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,That you have not obeyedשָׁמַ֖עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085My voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

22The windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307will sweepH7462awayH7462allכָּל־kol-H3605yourshepherdsH7462, And yourloversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157will goיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יba.she.ViH7628;Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588beashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙te.Vo.shiH954and humiliatedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637BecauseH4480of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605your wickednessH7463.

23You who dwellיֹשַׁבְתְּ֙yo.shav.tiH3427in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,Nestedמְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּme.ku.nan.tiH7077in the cedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםba.'a.ra.ZimH730,Howמַה־mah-H4100you will groanH2603when pangsחֲבָלִ֔יםcha.va.LimH2256comeבְּבֹא־be.vo'-H935upon you,Painחִ֖ילchilH2427like a woman in childbirthכַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205!

24“As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, “evenכִּ֣יkiH3588thoughאִם־'im-H518ConiahH3078the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were asignetחוֹתָ֖םcho.TamH2368ringon My rightיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH3225handיַ֣דyadH3027,yetכִּ֥יkiH3588I would pullאֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃'e.te.Ken.kaH5423youoffH5423;

25and I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you over into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of those who are seekingמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315,yes, into the handוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of those whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you dreadיָג֖וֹרya.GorH3016,even into the handוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and into the handוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ha.kas.DimH3778.

26I willhurlוְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יve.he.tal.TiH2904you and yourmotherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834boreיְלָדַ֔תְךָye.la.Dat.khaH3205you into anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033you were not bornיֻלַּדְתֶּ֖םyu.lad.TemH3205,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033you will dieתָּמֽוּתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuH4191.

27But as for the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they desireמְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים נַפְשָׁ֖םme.na.se.'Im naf.ShamH5375 H5315to returnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725,they will not returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ סya.Shu.vuH7725to it.

28Is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376ConiahH3078a despisedנִבְזֶ֜הniv.ZehH959,shatteredנָפ֗וּץna.FutzH5310jarהַעֶ֨צֶבha.'E.tzevH6089?Orאִ֨ם־'Im-H518is he anundesirableאֵ֥ין חֵ֖פֶץ'ein Che.fetzH369 H2656vesselכְּלִ֔יke.LiH3627?Whyמַדּ֤וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have he and his descendantsוְזַרְע֔וֹve.zar.'OH2233beenhurledהֽוּטֲלוּ֙hu.ta.LuH2904outAnd castוְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּve.Hush.le.KhuH7993into alandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that they had not knownיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045?

29O landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776,landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068!

30Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘WriteH3789thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397downH3789childlessעֲרִירִ֔י'a.ri.RiH6185,A manH1397who willnot prosperיִצְלַ֣חyitz.LachH6743in his daysבְּיָמָ֑יוbe.ya.MavH3117;For noH3808manH376of hisdescendantsמִזַּרְע֗וֹmi.zar.'OH2233will prosperיִצְלַ֜חyitz.LachH6743Sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732Or rulingוּמֹשֵׁ֥לu.mo.ShelH4910againע֖וֹדodH5750in Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.’”

Warning of Jerusalem’s Fall

Messages about the Kings

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22