New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 27
The Nations to Submit to Nebuchadnezzar
1In the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלֶ֛כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofZedekiahH6667the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאושִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697cameהָיָ֞הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הyir.me.YahH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559--
3and sendוְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ve.shi.lach.TamH7971word to the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomH112,to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,to the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofTyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865and to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721by the messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397who comeהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
4Commandוְצִוִּיתָ֣ve.tzi.vi.TaH6680them to goto their mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541you shall sayתֹֽאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to your mastersאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Do.nei.KhemH113,
5“I have madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the menהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120and the beastsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834are on the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776by My greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחִי֙be.kho.ChiH3581and by My outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרוֹעִ֖יu.viz.ro.'IH2220, and I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֕יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to the one whoלַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.SherH834ispleasingיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474in My sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.
6Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Ihave givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428landsהָאֲרָצ֣וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650,and I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571thewildH2421animalsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704to serveלְעָבְדֽוֹ׃le.'a.ve.DoH5647him.
7Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shall serveH5647him and his sonH1121and his grandsonH1121untilעַ֣ד'adH5704the timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256of his own landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776comesבֹּא־bo'-H935; thenmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428willmakeH5647him their servantH5647.
8“It will be, thatthe nationהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471or the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֗הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will not serveיַעַבְד֤וּya.'av.DuH5647him, Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834will not putיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414its neckצַוָּאר֔וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֖לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,I will punishאֶפְקֹ֨ד'ef.KodH6485that nationהַגּ֤וֹיha.GoyH1471with theswordבַּחֶרֶב֩ba.che.RevH2719,with famineוּבָרָעָ֨בu.va.ra.'AvH7458and with pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֜בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “untilעַד־'ad-H5704I have destroyedתֻּמִּ֥יtu.MiH8552it by his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
9But as for you,do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֨וּtish.me.'UH8085to your prophetsנְבִיאֵיכֶ֜םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,your divinersקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗םko.se.mei.KhemH7080, yourdreamersחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472,your soothsayersעֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ne.nei.KhemH6049or your sorcerersכַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑םka.sha.fei.KhemH3786whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834speakאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.’
11But the nationוְהַגּ֗וֹיve.ha.GoyH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834willbringיָבִ֧יאya.Vi'H935its neckצַוָּאר֛וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֥לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and serveוַֽעֲבָד֑וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him, I willlet remainוְהִנַּחְתִּ֤יוve.hi.nach.TivH5117on its landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “and they will tillוַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּva.'a.va.DahH5647it and dwellוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427in it.”’”
12I spokeדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֤הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935your necksצַוְּארֵיכֶ֜םtza.ve.rei.KhemH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֣לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894and serveוְעִבְד֥וּve.'iv.DuH5647him and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971,and liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421!
13Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100will youdieתָמ֙וּתוּ֙ta.Mu.tuH4191,you and your peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458and pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙u.va.Da.verH1698,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to that nationהַגּ֕וֹיha.GoyH1471whichH834will not serveיַעֲבֹ֖דya.'a.VodH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894?
14Sodo not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who speakהָאֹמְרִ֤יםha.'o.me.RimH559to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,’for they prophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you;
15forI have not sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “but theyprophesyנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034,in orderלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that I maydriveהַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.ChiH5080you out and that you may perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.TemH6,you and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you.”
16ThenI spokeדִּבַּ֣רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֩ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068:Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030who prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֤יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thevesselsכְלֵ֧יkhe.LeiH3627of the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004will nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shortlyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120be broughtH7725againH7725from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לָהmi.ba.Ve.lahH894’;for they are prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012alieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267to you.
18Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are prophetsנְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'ImH5030,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with them, let them nowנָא֙na'H4994entreatיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627which are leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,in the houseוּבֵ֨יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389may not goבֹ֜אוּVo.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ פba.Ve.lahH894.
19For thusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635concerningאֶל־'el-H413thepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the standsהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350and concerningוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627that are leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892,
20whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894did not takeלְקָחָ֗םle.ka.ChamH3947when hecarriedH1540into exileבַּ֠גְלוֹתוֹbag.lo.toH1540Jeconiahיְכֹנְיָ֨הye.kha.ne.YahH3204the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the noblesחֹרֵ֥יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
21Yesכִּ֣יkiH3588,thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,concerningעַל־'al-H5921the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that are leftהַנּֽוֹתָרִים֙ha.no.ta.RimH3498in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and in the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,
22‘They will becarriedיוּבָ֖אוּyu.Va.'uH935to Babylonבָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahH894and they will be thereוְשָׁ֣מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117I visitפָּקְדִ֤יpa.ke.DiH6485them,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. ‘Then I willbringוְהַֽעֲלִיתִים֙ve.ha.'a.li.TimH5927thembackH5927and restoreוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725them to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.’”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
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