New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 34

A Prophecy against Zedekiah

1The wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whenNebuchadnezzarוּנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רu.ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelH894and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵיל֡וֹchei.LoH2428, withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776that were under his dominionמֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶתmem.She.letH4475and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,were fightingנִלְחָמִ֧יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its citiesעָרֶ֖יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Goהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980and speakוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him: “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘BeholdH2009,I am givingנֹתֵ֜ןno.TenH5414thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, andhe will burnוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּu.se.ra.FahH8313it with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

3You will not escapeתִמָּלֵט֙ti.ma.LetH4422from his handמִיָּד֔וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,for you will surelyתָּפֹ֣שׂta.FosH8610be capturedתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂti.ta.FesH8610and deliveredתִּנָּתֵ֑ןti.na.TenH5414into his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027; and you willseeתִּרְאֶ֗ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894eyeוְֽ֠עֵינֶיךָVe.'ei.nei.khaH5869to eyeעֵינֵ֨י'ei.NeiH5869,and he will speakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696with youfaceוּפִ֛יהוּu.Fi.huH6310to faceפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,and you will goתָּבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935to Babylonוּבָבֶ֥לu.va.VelH894.’”’

4Yetאַ֚ךְ'akhH389hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,O Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063!Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerningעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, ‘You will not dieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

5You will dieתָּמ֗וּתta.MutH4191in peaceבְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965; and as spiceswere burnedוּֽכְמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹתu.khe.mis.re.FotH4955for your fathersאֲ֠בוֹתֶיךָ'A.vo.tei.khaH1,the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223kingsהַמְּלָכִ֨יםha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651they willburnיִשְׂרְפוּ־yis.re.fu-H8313spices for you; andthey will lamentיִסְפְּדוּ־yis.pe.du-H5594for you, “Alasוְה֥וֹיve.HoH1945,lordאָד֖וֹן'a.DonH113!”’For I have spokenדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696the wordדָבָ֥רda.VarH1697,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389

7when the armyוְחֵ֣ילve.CheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894was fightingנִלְחָמִים֙nil.cha.MimH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and againstוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the remainingהַנּֽוֹתָר֑וֹתha.no.ta.RotH3498citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, that is,Lachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923andAzekahעֲזֵקָ֔ה'a.ze.KahH5825, for they aloneremainedנִשְׁאֲר֛וּnish.'a.RuH7604asfortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃ פmiv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892among the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

8The wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068afterאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667hadmadeכְּרֹת֩ke.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֗יתbe.RitH1285with allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389toproclaimלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121releaseדְּרֽוֹר׃de.RorH1865to them:

9that eachH376manH376should setלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670his maleעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650servantH5650and eachH376manH376his femaleשִׁפְחָת֛וֹshif.cha.ToH8198servantH8198, aHebrewהָעִבְרִ֥יha.'iv.RiH5680manH5680or a Hebrewוְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖הve.ha.'iv.ri.YahH5680womanH5680; so thatnoלְבִלְתִּ֧יle.vil.TiH1115oneH1097should keepH5647them, a Jewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251,in bondageH5647.

10And allכָל־khol-H3605theofficialsהַשָּׂרִ֨יםha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971obeyedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into the covenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285that eachH376manH376should setלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670his maleעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650servantH5650and eachH376manH376his femaleשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shif.cha.ToH8198servantH8198,so that noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115oneH1097should keepH5647them anyH5750longerH5750in bondageH5647;they obeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085,and setוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃vay.sha.Le.chuH7971them free.

11But afterwardאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651they turnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725aroundH7725and tookH7725backוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725the maleהָֽעֲבָדִים֙ha.'a.va.DimH5650servantsH5650and the femaleהַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198servantsH8198whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they had setשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,and broughtH3533them into subjectionH3533for maleלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650servantsH5650and for femaleוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198servantsH8198.

12Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Imadeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with your forefathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that Ibroughtהוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'IH3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14“At the endמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093of sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141eachאִישׁ֩'ishH376of you shall setH7971freeH7971his Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834has been soldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376to you and has servedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647you sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,you shall sendH7971him out freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from you; but your forefathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1did not obeyשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085Me or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241to Me.

15Although recentlyהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117you hadturnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725anddoneוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213whatH3477is rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,eachH376manH376proclaimingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121releaseדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865to his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453, and you hadmadeוַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440Mein the houseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

16Yet youturnedוַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙va.ta.Shu.vuH7725andprofanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034,and eachH376manH376tookH7725backוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּva.ta.Shi.vuH7725his maleH5650servantH5650and eachH376manH376his femaleשִׁפְחָת֔וֹshif.cha.ToH8198servantH8198whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you had setשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670according to their desireלְנַפְשָׁ֑םle.naf.ShamH5315,and you broughtH3533them into subjectionH3533to be your maleH5650servantsH5650and femaleוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198servantsH8198.”’

17“Thereforeלָכֵן֮la.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, ‘You have not obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085Me in proclaimingלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121releaseדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865eachH376manH376to his brotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251and eachH376manH376to his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453.BeholdH2009, I amproclaimingקֹרֵא֩ko.Re'H7121areleaseדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865to you,’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘to theswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719,to the pestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698and to the famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458;and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you aterrorH2113to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414the menH376who havetransgressedהָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.RimH5674My covenantבְּרִתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285,whoH834have not fulfilledהֵקִ֙ימוּ֙he.Ki.muH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834they madeכָּרְת֖וּka.re.TuH3772beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me, when theycutכָּרְת֣וּka.re.TuH3772the calfהָעֵ֙גֶל֙ha.'E.gelH5695in twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147and passedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996its partsבְּתָרָֽיו׃be.ta.RavH1335--

19theofficialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and the officialsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the courtH5631officersH5631and the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776who passedהָעֹ֣בְרִ֔יםha.'oe.RimH5674betweenבֵּ֖יןbeinH996the partsבִּתְרֵ֥יbit.ReiH1335of the calfהָעֵֽגֶל׃ha.'E.gelH5695--

20I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesH340and into the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those whoseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their lifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315. And theirdeadH5038bodiesH5038will be foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

21Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and his officialsשָׂרָ֗יוsa.RavH8269I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesH340and into the handוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their lifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,and into the handוּבְיַדu.ve.yadH3027of the armyחֵ֚ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894which hasgoneH5927awayH5927from you.

22BeholdH2009,I am going to commandמְצַוֶּ֜הme.tza.VehH6680,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘and I will bringוַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜יםva.ha.Shi.vo.TimH7725them backH7725to thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892;and they will fightוְנִלְחֲמ֣וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898againstעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it andtakeוּלְכָד֖וּהָu.le.kha.Du.haH3920it and burnוּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָu.se.ra.Fu.haH8313it with fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784;and I will makeאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063adesolationשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427.’”

A Prophecy against Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 34